Magazine 60 ~ Don Quichotte 1984 Disco Purrfection Version

The enigmatic lyrics of this synth driven dance tune lend it a literary air with its casual referencing to Miguel de Cervantes classic tale of “Don Quixote“. The song opens with an Englishman mispronouncing the name and trying to reach a “Don Key Shot“ by calling an increasingly alarmed woman who tells him in Spanish that Don Quixote and Sancho Panza are not there. I listened to the lyrics and found that they are actually saying “Sancho Pantha“ and “Don Quixote“ although the printed title is “Don Quichotte“ which is pronounced the same way, I’m guessing to avoid copyrights. The English translation of the lyrics go like “Today they are still fighting“ and “dance little donkey, dance“ (donkey?) are fanciful images that again reinforce the Cervantes story where Quixote is presented as a delusional character who sees himself as a knight on a crusade against evil and inducts his neighbor Sancho Panza into his virtual reality. Magazine 60 was