Who sung the original hips dont lie, I heard it whilst watching Dirty Dancing 2. :o

shakira wrote it?.. maybe the backing music is the same?

I thought Wyclef Jean did it orginally for Dirty Dancing 2, but like they changed the lyrics to fit Shakira or something.

I thought Wyclef Jean did it orginally for Dirty Dancing 2, but like they changed the lyrics to fit Shakira or something.

That sounds like it could be true

If you download it, it's very similar.

Her name was Claudette Ortiz, I don't think I've spelt it right, but it is along those lines :P

 

It was originally called 'Dance Like This' and was produced by Wyclef. The song also samples an old latin song by Jerry Rivera

 

It's originally a Wyclef song that was used for Havana Nights. Shakira's record company asked Wyclef to do a remix of La Tortura and Wyclef decided to send them Dance Like This with some different ad libs on, including the "Shakira Shakira" bit. Shakira must've liked it because it became Hips Don't Lie. She re wrote her verses, added the chorus "I'm on tonight..." and added the reggaeton beat.

 

That's why Shakira gets a lot of stick from some of her fans, because technically, HDL could be viewed as just a cover.

HDL is just a cover... but with different lyrics... :rolleyes:

its a reworking :rolleyes: a cover is when you don't change anything at all. HDL had new verses written by shakira, added production plus a new bridge.