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Pink Martini — No Hay Problema
Album: Sympathique
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Released: 1997
Length: 6:06
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 yofitofu wrote:

Mid Century Modern house music.



Nothing Wrong With That... How about Herb Alpert!
Posted 2 days ago by mjbaumann    [ Reply ]
 johnfiva wrote:

Make your worst enemy listen to this day an night!



And they will become your friend. And ask you to dance.
Posted 2 months ago by slugore    [ Reply ]
Make your worst enemy listen to this day an night!
Posted 7 months ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
The Main Mix has become an exotic coctail!
Posted 9 months ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
I gotta have more clave
Posted 1 year ago by MJdub    [ Reply ]
What a fun song.
Posted 1 year ago by captbradders    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

8 or so years ago I was intent on getting altitude-corrected, shall we say, and I energetically popped out from a side-trail onto the main trail up to Bluebell Shelter from Chautauqua, and a guy in a tuxedo sees me lighting up a tasty J of Golden Goat, and he begs me for a share of it. I said "Sure, man, but, ahh...what's with the outfit?" and he said, "-- Oh... Oh... Well, I'm in this band, this band called Pink Martini, and we're playing at Chautauqua Auditorium, and uhh... we're on a break, and, uhh..." and I just love that that happened...



Thank You for sharing your story. I follow your posts. You sound like tons of fun!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 Clark_Novato wrote:

this song does it!




I Agree!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 jahgirl8 wrote:

first off, the name pink martinini is delicious. 



or "pink martini," even.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
this song does it!
Posted 1 year ago by Clark_Novato    [ Reply ]
Love it. This is the first time I've heard Pink Martini on RP. More, please.
Posted 1 year ago by teg710    [ Reply ]
 JayHavvic wrote:
Please add more Pink Martini 



EXCELLENT TUNE!!   I Agree completely!   PLEASE ADD MORE PINK MARTINI  to the RP playlist!  Thank You!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

8 or so years ago I was intent on getting altitude-corrected, shall we say, and I energetically popped out from a side-trail onto the main trail up to Bluebell Shelter from Chautauqua, and a guy in a tuxedo sees me lighting up a tasty J of Golden Goat, and he begs me for a share of it. I said "Sure, man, but, ahh...what's with the outfit?" and he said, "-- Oh... Oh... Well, I'm in this band, this band called Pink Martini, and we're playing at Chautauqua Auditorium, and uhh... we're on a break, and, uhh..." and I just love that that happened...


You just have to love CoJo's stories. Substance related or otherwise. Thanks for sharing :)
Posted 2 years ago by Egctheow    [ Reply ]
Spooky - yesterday I was rescuing some miscellaneous music file while sorting out a PC for my local U3A music appreciation group and encountered the name Pink Martini for the first time. Now I know what they sound like...
Posted 2 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
Slinky.  I was 30 years out in my guess with this little number.
Posted 2 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

a bossa nova?

or tango?

sometimes its a challenge 

dancing is my challenge so i simply enjoy the music!

Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
Please add more Pink Martini 
Posted 2 years ago by JayHavvic    [ Reply ]
Stands between danzón and (in did) latin jazz. Enjoyable anyway. 
Posted 2 years ago by sergioso    [ Reply ]
 KeithT wrote:

Love this song and the band is great to see  in person.  If you can, seek them out at the Portland Zoo for an open air night performance (even if it's raining).


Agreed, seen them there a couple of times, a great show every time. Highly recommend.
Posted 2 years ago by bowerp64    [ Reply ]
a bossa nova?

or tango?

sometimes its a challenge 
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 KeithT wrote:

Love this song and the band is great to see  in person.  If you can, seek them out at the Portland Zoo for an open air night performance (even if it's raining).



Thomas Lauderdale is so great! My bestie went to school with him. Says he has always been an outgoing, energetic musician. A local role model here in Portland, OR. 
Posted 3 years ago by alisathegreat    [ Reply ]

8 or so years ago I was intent on getting altitude-corrected, shall we say, and I energetically popped out from a side-trail onto the main trail up to Bluebell Shelter from Chautauqua, and a guy in a tuxedo sees me lighting up a tasty J of Golden Goat, and he begs me for a share of it. I said "Sure, man, but, ahh...what's with the outfit?" and he said, "-- Oh... Oh... Well, I'm in this band, this band called Pink Martini, and we're playing at Chautauqua Auditorium, and uhh... we're on a break, and, uhh..." and I just love that that happened...
Posted 3 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Mid Century Modern house music.
Posted 3 years ago by yofitofu    [ Reply ]
just a cool classic good-mood-groovy- evergreen. one for the lonely island 
Posted 3 years ago by Alaindelon    [ Reply ]
 blkstd wrote:
reminds me of my parents' parties but i still like it
 ... with pampas grass in the front garden? 

Posted 4 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
Needs more bongo!!!! 
Posted 4 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
 filemaker wrote:
Reminiscent of Señior Coconut?
 Bill - Please follow this with SC's Smoke on the Water!

Posted 4 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
Love this song and the band is great to see  in person.  If you can, seek them out at the Portland Zoo for an open air night performance (even if it's raining).
Posted 4 years ago by KeithT    [ Reply ]
 jahgirl8 wrote:
first off, the name pink martinini is delicious. 
 
Almost as good as "Combustible Edison".  Yes it's a drink, and a band, and it's divine!  Similar great lounge music.
Posted 4 years ago by Larrygrrl    [ Reply ]
first off, the name pink martinini is delicious. 
Posted 4 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
Nice tune
Posted 4 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
Reminiscent of Señior Coconut?
Posted 5 years ago by filemaker    [ Reply ]
Nice 'n sweet
Posted 5 years ago by Gonzoo    [ Reply ]
 caatgrrrl wrote:
Feelin a bit tipsy.
 

Wheresz my mar-teeni? Haves you been drankin' my mar-teeni? I wannanuther. An' make the rroo0m stop spinniining.
Posted 6 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Much as I dislike this band, when this particular song is playing, I just can't get this image out of my head:

 

 
Dislike??  DISlike??  THIS band?
Posted 7 years ago by LaurieinTucson    [ Reply ]
 zenhead wrote:
shades of "black magic woman."

 
I don't hear that much other than the minor key and the so-called "Afro-Cuban" rhythm, but anyhow, it's the other way around.  This song (originally titled "No Problem") was written by Duke Jordan (aka Jacques Marray) and recorded by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1959 or '60, for the original soundtrack to Roger Vadim's "Les Liaisons Dangereuses".
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]


dance music for lovers   : )
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 zenhead wrote:
shades of "black magic woman."

 
Good call!
Posted 9 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Much as I dislike this band, when this particular song is playing, I just can't get this image out of my head:

 

 

Clouseau: Does your dog bite?

Hotel Clerk: No.

Clouseau: (bowing down to pet the dog) Nice doggie.

(Dog barks and bites Clouseau in the hand)

Clouseau: I thought you said your dog did not bite!

Hotel Clerk: That is not my dog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui442IDw16o


Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Feelin a bit tipsy.
Posted 9 years ago by caatgrrrl    [ Reply ]
 blkstd wrote:
reminds me of my parents' parties but i still like it

 
Then you had cool parents.
Posted 10 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
reminds me of my parents' parties but i still like it
Posted 10 years ago by blkstd    [ Reply ]
Darn this is good.   
Posted 10 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear something sorta classic sounding.  Gettin kinda tired of the shift toward electronic...
Posted 10 years ago by MilesW    [ Reply ]
We be dancin' in the kitchen!
Posted 10 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
FANTASTIQUE{#Bananapiano} 
Posted 10 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:
A fine song for a lazy summer Sunday afternoon. 

 
And perhaps a better song for the onset of a winter storm, 14" of snow settling over one's brow like a dull ache. It's the promise of sun, light, warmth, a chilled chardonnay at a Trocadero cafe overlooking the Seine.
Posted 10 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Living part of the year in Portland, I've been getting a regular dose of Thomas Lauderdale & Co. for decades. I can't shake the impression that they are a pale shade of their source material. Congrats to them for building a sound and growing empire - but if I want modern tiki lounge, gimme Michael Giacchino (or the original Lalo Schifrin stuff)

Posted 11 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
Playing air piano on the kitchen counter right now. 
Posted 11 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Likeable but a bit generic, doesn't have anything really new to it - Pop Jazz
Posted 11 years ago by Johnny-smooth    [ Reply ]

Morphing into Don Draper....


Posted 11 years ago by SpamNRice    [ Reply ]
shades of "black magic woman."
Posted 11 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
This one should be paired with Thelonious Monk's Criss-Cross (about three cuts back). 
 
Posted 12 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Thrilled to go see Pink Martini this Sunday @ The Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA.
Posted 12 years ago by Dancing_banana    [ Reply ]
What a freakin' awesome song!  Perfect for making my gin martini and cooking dinner.  More please!
Posted 12 years ago by schayler    [ Reply ]
Dyno mite !!
Posted 12 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]

 .......uàh uàh uàh !!!!!

{#Clap}  fantastic, love it!!!


jhorton wrote:

Much as I dislike this band, when this particular song is playing, I just can't get this image out of my head:

 
 


Posted 12 years ago by tomvela    [ Reply ]
Off to see this band with tremendous Australian comedian Tim Minchin at Kew Gardens a week from Thursday.  Myself and an Australian friend were convincing a German friend of ours to come see Tim.  She was almost in anyway and then we looked it up and saw it was a pink martini/Tim Minchin gig.  Our friend is a massive Pink Martini fan so that worked out well for all.  Fingers crossed for a fine evening but waterproofs on standby already because I've lived in the UK long enough to know.
Posted 12 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Feels really good, especially while thinking that if all goes as planned and dreamed, in two months I'll be dance Dance DANCING all night to the salsa beats in Cafe Havana and Cafe del Mar in sultry Cartagena, con mojito o jugo de lulo en una mano y la otra mano en la mano de la chiquita mas hermosa del mundo!  Thanks for this, RP!
Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
A fine song for a lazy summer Sunday afternoon. 
Posted 12 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Did I just get put on hold?
Posted 12 years ago by nrahk    [ Reply ]
Much as I dislike this band, when this particular song is playing, I just can't get this image out of my head:

 
Posted 12 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
Spontaneous dancing, martini in hand...
Posted 13 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]
O dance

Posted 13 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
 Terrific set:

Pink Martini - No Hay Problema
J. Geils Band - Give It To Me
Lyle Lovett - She's Hot to Go
Thelonious Monk - Criss-Cross

Posted 13 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Between this and Jill Barber's "Measures and Scales"...  I HAVE to learn to play the piano, or at least the upright bass. 

Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
 spudboy wrote:
Reminds me of the scene in Animal House where Otter is seducing Dean Wormer's wife and he keeps missing getting the ice cubes in the glass.
 

Yes...bachelor pad music. Good times. 
Posted 13 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of the scene in Animal House where Otter is seducing Dean Wormer's wife and he keeps missing getting the ice cubes in the glass.
Posted 13 years ago by spudboy    [ Reply ]
 dggeek wrote:
Excellent cheesy lounge music.
 

I like it a lot, but is it really cheesy? I don't think so, somehow. It has some depth, I think.
Posted 13 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
It's raining hard here in Brighton - and has been all day long - it's now 18.30.  This track is good to hear in such circumstances - take me to Cuba baby! 
Posted 14 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
MORE PINK MARTINI PLEASE!!{#Bananapiano}
Posted 14 years ago by purplespider    [ Reply ]
tiki drinks

This song make me want to get my drink on....something fruity & frothy
Posted 14 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
Excellent musicians, great vocals, what's not to like?
Posted 14 years ago by gwhydro    [ Reply ]
Excellent cheesy lounge music.
Posted 14 years ago by dggeek    [ Reply ]
Love the percussion.
Posted 14 years ago by rabaak    [ Reply ]
Tres fromage, in a hipster kinda of way.
Posted 14 years ago by derekd    [ Reply ]
these guys could have jammed with the BVSC, no problemo.  kind of a swingy cuba feel
Posted 15 years ago by nook    [ Reply ]
Look at those guys they are banging on the bongos like chimpanzees
Posted 15 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
 AdyMiles wrote:
boring, boring and predictable
 
Sort of like the majority of your comments...Excelsior?

On another  note, very cool tune.

Posted 15 years ago by biomedvgh    [ Reply ]
 AdyMiles wrote:
boring, boring and predictable
 
Like you...booo....bies,,,,good day

Posted 15 years ago by abulaabula    [ Reply ]
boring, boring and predictable
Posted 15 years ago by AdyMiles    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana} more pink martini please!

Posted 15 years ago by Dancing_banana    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
Wes Montgomery Visits Airto and Ruben Gonzalez
 

I had a vinyl of Airto.  Loved him.
Posted 15 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
Kind of Arthur Lyman-ish : )

Check out Taboo by A. L. if you like this at all.
Posted 15 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
{#Drunk}{#Cheers} No hay problema......


Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
Wes Montgomery Visits Airto and Ruben Gonzalez
 
I wrote this???  {#Lol}


Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]

This is nothing but make-believe jazz - repetition does not make music. Try the real stuff if you want music that plays with the mind.


Posted 15 years ago by Jamus    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}love it

Posted 15 years ago by Dancing_banana    [ Reply ]
Wes Montgomery Visits Airto and Ruben Gonzalez


Posted 16 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]

reliable musicians & voices - 7.


Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
hell yeah...Dig that craaaaazy sound!
Posted 16 years ago by kaosmonkey    [ Reply ]
I recently heard this in the background of a Soprano's episode (Season 3). I have a feeling I've heard it other places too. Kind of like those sound effects in Marathon 2 reused in movie after movie
Posted 16 years ago by agent55317    [ Reply ]
Groovin'!
Posted 16 years ago by Girdwood    [ Reply ]
This is one of the best songs on what I think is one of my top 10 albums ever. What is so cool about it is how many people ask about it when they are over and it is playing. I have turned a bunch of other people on to Pink Martini without even trying. Didn't like the follow up albums as much, though I still enjoy them.
Posted 16 years ago by cvandoren    [ Reply ]
I Love them, I feel like a Mastroianni having a Dry Martiny with Gilda...
Posted 16 years ago by natius    [ Reply ]
Brilliant cover art.
Posted 16 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh.......much better. Thank you!
Posted 17 years ago by Marley    [ Reply ]
I like this song. Too bad the streams are down and I can't hear it. When will they be back up? Bill? Where are you?!? I can't deal this early without my RP!! lol.
Posted 17 years ago by Marley    [ Reply ]
Dancing_banana wrote:
Thank you Radio Paradise for introducing me to Pink Martini! Best concert at Richmond symphony in April 2007. Tom Lauderdale is a musical genius to bring this diverse band together.
Agreed!..they make me want to quit my desk job and become a groupie!
Posted 17 years ago by geniusofnothing    [ Reply ]
the_om wrote:
Sounds like it should be a soundtrack to an Ernie Kovacs skit.
Posted 17 years ago by dharmanavy    [ Reply ]
Sounds like it should be a soundtrack to an Ernie Kovacs skit.
Posted 17 years ago by the_om    [ Reply ]
Thank you Radio Paradise for introducing me to Pink Martini! Best concert at Richmond symphony in April 2007. Tom Lauderdale is a musical genius to bring this diverse band together.
Posted 17 years ago by Dancing_banana    [ Reply ]
Frater_Kork wrote:
My hips are swinging and my Gin is spilling.
I think my heal is even picking up.
Posted 17 years ago by MTlady    [ Reply ]
My hips are swinging and my Gin is spilling.
Posted 17 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
Hola! Muy bueno de Martini...
Posted 17 years ago by SpamNRice    [ Reply ]
After performing in Chico they hung out in the street, met the fans, and smoked cloves. They put on a delicious show and told strange stories. However, this track is a little bland compared to some of their racier stuff.
Posted 17 years ago by BigTimber    [ Reply ]
junebaby65 wrote:
Wasn't there a band called the Coctails who did this kind of music too?
The Coctails! I had forgotten all about them. I saw them play a bunch of times in Champaign IL in the early 90s. They were fantastic. Unfortunately I think I only had them on vinyl, and I wouldn't even begin to know where to look for it now, even if I had a way to play it. Someone please UPLOAD SOME COCTAILS!
Posted 17 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
daveesh wrote:
and let's not forget a REAL martini is made with GIN and VERMOUTH. everything else is just a drink.
And only a drop or two of Vermouth at that.
Posted 17 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
all is well on New Years Day.....!!! wishing all the best in peace, health, and everlasting music....thanks rp~
Posted 17 years ago by godspeed    [ Reply ]
great album, give it a try!
Posted 18 years ago by mkd    [ Reply ]
Wasn't there a band called the Coctails who did this kind of music too?
Posted 18 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
daveesh wrote:
and let's not forget a REAL martini is made with GIN and VERMOUTH. everything else is just a drink.
A Pink Martini is a real martini seen through rose-colored glasses
Posted 18 years ago by Vogelfrei    [ Reply ]
Thistle wrote:
I feel like I should be drinking martinis and wearing a leisure suit.
On rollerskates!
Posted 18 years ago by weevilkinevil    [ Reply ]
Jacksonstat wrote:
Makes me want to dance around on my tippy toes swiveling my hips while delicately holding a martini! (Gin, of course)
Agree... agree... but.. umm vodka instead
Posted 18 years ago by onapath    [ Reply ]
Shouldn't this be getting the usual gripes about it not being rock? Guess I should count my blessings and just enjoy.
Posted 18 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
Bossa Nova!
Posted 18 years ago by bev    [ Reply ]
Makes me want to dance around on my tippy toes swiveling my hips while delicately holding a martini! (Gin, of course)
Posted 18 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
Whoa they're in Chicago on the 8th! I'm there!!
Posted 18 years ago by amandamustdance    [ Reply ]
ah... this is putting me in a good mood this morning... lovely :) Someone pass me a cosmo!
Posted 18 years ago by amandamustdance    [ Reply ]
this song reminds me of the orange-passing scene in Charade.
Posted 18 years ago by stinkycheese    [ Reply ]