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  • This is the only reference I can find to said connection anywhere, so I’d put this squarely in the rumor category. Further, none of the names in Mambo No. 5 match the names any of Clinton’s accusers, only Monica.

    https://web.archive.org/web/20000815061133/http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/08/14/convention.music/index.html

    Tuning out Monica

    Lyrics turned out to be a problem in choosing the convention theme song. Convention producers had selected Lou Bega’s “Mambo No. 5” because it was up-tempo and popular, like “The Macarena,” the Democrats’ convention theme in 1996.

    But the chorus of “Mambo No. 5” refers to a girl named Monica.

    Convention planners initially thought they could just rewrite the lyric, but late on the eve of the convention, they re-thought the whole idea.

    “That’s out now,” said Wheeler, whose orchestra rehearsed the song. “That will not be played at all.”

    Convention producers are now looking for another song - one just as catchy, but without a catch - that will rally the party faithful, inspire the crowd and get the campaign off on the right note.