"One, two, three, four, five
Everybody in the car, so come on, let's ride
To the video shoot down the street
We hear it's gonna be totally neat!"

As soon as we walked into the white, bright soundstage our feet started tappin' to the groovy mambo sounds of Lou Bega's "Disney Mambo #5." This new version of his hit song "Mambo #5" is featured on Walt Disney Records' new CD, Radio Disney Jams 2, and the video shoot was in full swing when we arrived.

Lou was there in his white zoot suit dancing and singing to a backing band made up of six cool kids - Robert on drums, Tyler on bass, and Clarisse, "Fuzzy," Jenny, and Angelica on horns. We watched them perform the song over and over and over so the cameramen could get a bunch of different shots. When the director yelled, "Take 5, everybody," we said, "A little bit of Lou Bega's all we need," and mamboed over to ask him these quick questions:

Why did you decide to record a Disney version of "Mambo #5"?
Disney sent a sample of the song to me with the new lyrics and asked if I would sing it. I grew up with Disney-just like any other kid-so I said "Sure." I haven't done another version of "Mambo #5." I've been asked to do it for chips [commercials], but I would rather do it for kids.

What's been your favorite part of filming the video?
Well, we're not done yet, but I think dancing with the kids will be fun-I've been watching them practice their dance routine.

We hear you're going to be dancing with Mickey and Donald too - who do you think is a better dancer?
Between Mickey and Donald? I would say Donald - he's my guy. I remember my mother and I used to read his comics when I was a kid. I had at least 80 of them in my collection, but my mom dumped them out 'cause I wasn't doing well in school.

And now you collect fedoras. Which one of those cool hats is your favorite?
Let's put it this way-if you have 10 or 15 children, who's your favorite? It's hard to pick, but I like the white hat I'm wearing today.

Which one of the Disney characters do you think would look cool in a fedora?
Donald-he's not so serious.

What style tips would you give him to go with his cool new look?
Wear shoes!