Righteous Brothers ( The ) - Little Latin Lupe Lu

First performance: 23/03/1977

Coverinfo

Bruce covered the song 16 times in full (soundcheck included) and 1 time as a snippet :
 
1977-03-23 - MUSIC HALL, BOSTON, MA
1977-03-24 - MUSIC HALL, BOSTON, MA
1977-03-25 - MUSIC HALL, BOSTON, MA
1977-12-31 - CAPITOL THEATRE, PASSAIC, NJ
Bruce and Southside Johnny join Beaver Brown on stage at Big Man’s West in Red Bank

1982-06-20 - THE STONE PONY, ASBURY PARK
1983-07-10 - THE STONE PONY, ASBURY PARK
1984-04-22 - THE STONE PONY, ASBURY PARK
1984-10-07 - THE STONE PONY, ASBURY PARK 
 
1987-11-20 - THE STONE PONY, ASBURY PARK
With Bobby Bandiera
 
1987-12-05 - THE STONE PONY, ASBURY PARK
With Cats On A Smooth Surface
 
1988-05-03 - SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE, MOUNTAIN VIEW
1995-02-21 - TRAMPS, NEW YORK CITY
 
1999-09-20 - FIRST UNION CENTER, PHILADELPHIA
Soundcheck
 
2008-08-02 - GILLETTE STADIUM, FOXBOROUGH, MA
Little Latin Lupe Lu was played the same evening as a snippet during Mary's Place
 
 
 
  • Snippet
during MARY'S PLACE 
 
2008-08-02 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA 
 

Songinfo

"Little Latin Lupe Lu" was written by Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers. Reminiscing about the song, Medley stated that in high school he dated a Lupe Laguna. 
 
 
 

Bruce on the artist

2021-07-21 SiriusXM Studio, New York City
Bruce played the song during the 25th episode of 'From My Home to Yours' series, themed "Frat Party"
 
Bruce on the song:  
"This song was simply another one of the E Street Band's favorite early live encores, copped simultaneously by the version by The Kingsmen and, of course, The Righteous Brothers. "Little Latin Lupe Lu" was written by a 19-year-old Bill Medley in 1962 and was the song that launched their careers. He said the song was inspired by a girl he dated at Santa Ana High School in California named Lupe Laguna, whose nickname was Lupe Lu, who loved to dance. Well, she danced straight into rock 'n' roll history with this one. "
 
 
 
 
  

Lyrics

Talk about my baby
A little Latin Lupelu
She's a hot footin' baby
There ain't no dance she couldn´t do
She's my groovy little baby
A little Latin Lupelu
A Bopa Bopa Lupelu
A shake it, shake it, shake it, Lupe
Wahtusi pretty baby
C'mon and do the who-chee-coo
Magic love, pretty baby
A little Latin Lupelu
And if you wanna do the twist
The Lupelu can put it down
If you Wah Wahtusi
She's the best for miles around
She's my mash potato baby
A little Latin Lupelu
A Bopa Bopa Lupelu
A shake it, shake it, shake it, Lupe
Wahtusi pretty baby
C'mon and do the who-chee-coo
Magic love, pretty baby
A little Latin Lupelu
One, one more time
A shake it, shake it, shake it Lupe
Wahtusi pretty baby
C'mon and do the who-chee-coo
Magic love, pretty baby
A little Latin Lupelu
A little Latin Lupelu
A little Latin Lupelu
A little Latin Lupelu