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It's slightly difficult to know how to approach this one. It'd be very easy, but not very interesting, to dismiss it as rubbish. After all it is the Vengaboys. However,I can't deny that it's a record I look upon somewhat more favourably now than at the time, possibly because I'm not in the thick of it, so to speak. The other interesting way to look at it is to recall that it's based on Typically Tropical's 'Barbados', a song that sounds a bit disreputable nowadays. By turning it into a song about partying, they neatly avoid any potential offence, although they did undo this somewhat with their later hit 'Uncle John From Jamaica'.
One thing that I do recall bothering a lot of people at the time was the pronunciation of "Ibiza": if it's any consolation, it would appear that we in the English-speaking world have been mispronouncing the group's name all along. So, I don't really have the heart to be too critical of this record, but those computer-generated Vengaboys in the video - no, just no.
Also appearing on: Now 41, 42, 43, 45, 46
Available on: Pop Party [Includes Bonus Karaoke CD]
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