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        "role": "user",
        "content": "who%20recorded%20the%20instrumental%20from%20the%2050s%20or%2060s%20called%20Tequila"
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        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "The instrumental tune you're thinking of is almost certainly **\u201cTequila\u201d** by The Champs. Here\u2019s a rundown of its origins and why it fits your description:\n\n---\n\n### \ud83c\udfb5 \u201cTequila\u201d \u2014 basic facts\n\n- **Written by** Daniel \u201cDanny\u201d Flores, under the pseudonym Chuck Rio. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila_%28The_Champs_song%29?utm_source=openai))  \n- **Recorded by** The Champs, an American rock-and-roll instrumental band. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila_%28The_Champs_song%29?utm_source=openai))  \n- **Date**: The recording took place December 23, 1957, and it was released as a single in January 1958. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila_%28The_Champs_song%29?utm_source=openai))  \n\n---\n\n### \ud83d\udd0d Why it\u2019s \u201cinstrumental from the \u201950s/\u201960s\u201d\n\n- It\u2019s primarily **instrumental**\u2014the only vocals are the word \u201cTequila!\u201d spoken three times during the track. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila_%28The_Champs_song%29?utm_source=openai))  \n- It was a huge hit in **1958**, making it firmly a product of the late \u201950s. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila_%28The_Champs_song%29?utm_source=openai))  \n- Though its main run was in the \u201950s, its popularity has kept it alive through regular use, covers, and references through the \u201960s and beyond. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila_%28The_Champs_song%29?utm_source=openai))  \n\n---\n\nIf this rings a bell but feels slightly off\u2014maybe the version you remember sounded different or had a variation\u2014there are many covers, especially jazz renditions and instrumental versions, of \u201cTequila\u201d that came out in the \u201960s. Things like Wes Montgomery\u2019s 1966 cover, etc. ([360degreesound.com](https://360degreesound.com/threefer-jazz-covers-of-tequila/?utm_source=openai))  \n\nWould you like info on those alternate versions too?"
    }
]