But what's the music's name on the danceshopper???
Pleeease, there are million tango musics!!!

Is there an instrumental version of "El Tango de Roxanne"? The original was a song by The Police, but in reggae rhythm, and the version that appears in the film, Moulin Rouge, certainly isn't instrumental - it makes a very dramatic tango, but if you hadn't seen the film, you would find the vocal treatment rather odd!

Incidentally, there IS a good danceable version on a CD published by the BBC as a spinoff from Strictly Come Dancing, sung (very successfully) by Tommy Blaize. It can be bought from Amazon for less than £5, and is one of the best value dance disks currently available (even if one or two of the tracks are not quite so good - notably those sung by octogenarian Bruce Forsyth).

Anybody wanting to see and listen to from the film Moulin Rogue just Google El Tango De Roxanne.

Its a wonderful film, and the "Roxanne" tango sequence is very cleverly done - but I don't think that I would want to dance to the soundtrack!

There's an interesting article about the song "Roxanne" and its different versions on wikipedia. As Polished says, there is a clip from the film 'Moulin Rouge' on You Tube, and you can find the original song by 'The Police' there too.

One of the versions mentioned in the wikipedia article has the title "Tanguera" by Mariano Mores, and can be downloaded from iTunes (30 second preview clip available). It's good - I wonder whether THIS is the instrumental version mentioned earlier? I have added it to my collection.

The instrumental version of this song is available on Casa Musica's Ballroom Emotions CD which can be purchased ON THIS SITE (Ballroom Emotions).

ETDR is not bad for the Tango-on-steroids crowd.

I prefer something much more subtle, artistic, and authentic. Pepe and Celin Romeros' recording of Isaac Albeniz' No. 2 Tango is perfect (No. 2 Tango - search for 'tango').



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I guess it depends on what you call Modern. An almost brand new song, unquestionably a tango, is Leandra Gamine's debut single "Tango," and very dance-able. If you want something 'fast,' try "Objection" by Shakira. "Dance with Me" by Debelah Morgan is a pop version of Hernando's Hideway from maybe 8 years ago. "Running Scared" by Roy Orbison is another unquestionable tango pop song (I say that because so few pop songs seem to have both the beat and flavor of tango - and these songs have both), but hies back to 1961. If you do American style, the title track to the "Phantom of the Opera" soundtrack is a good tango too, though not exactly exactly what I'd call pop. "Tango in the Night" by Fleetwood Mac is a tango, but the beat seems a little soft for some. "Indian Reservation," another 60's song by Paul Revere and the Raiders, has the S-S-Q-Q-S beat of American tango, but lacks a little bit of the proper feel.

If anybody else knows some good "pop" tangos, I'd be interested!

I would seriously advise anyone to NOT go to a REAL tango site.. ( even much/most of the Intern. style is a hybrid )

Guess Im a purist at heart .