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Dandy

Music by Lucio Demare, lyrics by Agustin Irusta. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1969.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1928

  1. Juan D'ArienzoOsvaldo Ramos1965
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel1945
  3. Lucio Demare1957
  4. Osvaldo Fresedo1928
  5. Francisco LomutoCharlo19281928
  6. Horacio SalganEdmundo Rivero1969

Versions of Dandy recorded 1928–1969

Dandy was composed by Lucio Demare.† The lyrics of Dandy are by Agustin Irusta and Roberto Fugazot.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

6 orchestras recorded it

15 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Lucio Demare
Words
Agustin Irusta
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1945 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1928 to 1969.
1920’30’40’50’60
Recordings of Dandy by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 16 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Juan D'ArienzoDandyJuan D'ArienzoOsvaldo RamostangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1965
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedDandyOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
    9 dances
    1945
  3. Lucio DemareDandyLucio DemaretangoDisc Jockey
    5 dances
    1957
  4. Osvaldo FresedoDandyOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1928
  6. Horacio SalganDandyHoracio SalganEdmundo RiverotangoPhilips
    No match yet
    1969
  7. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1928
  8. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jan 141928
  9. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jun 201928
  10. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogue-unspecified male- · Sep 241928
  11. Trío ArgentinoNot in our catalogue1930
  12. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogue1932
  13. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogue1942
  14. Víctor D'AmarioNot in our catalogueAlberto Santillán1951
  15. Emilio BrameriNot in our catalogueMercedes Simone1966
  16. Lucio DemareNot in our catalogueJul 301968
  17. Agustín IrustaNot in our catalogue
  18. Rubén JuárezNot in our catalogue
  19. Argentino GalvánNot in our catalogue
  20. Rubén JuárezNot in our catalogueRubén Juárez
All recordings of Dandy

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Osvaldo Pugliese

DandyOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 10 Performances

Carlitos Espinoza & Agustina PiaggioWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 20192024 · 2:56

Danced to it

Music from 1928–1969 · danced on film 2018–2026

20182026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2018: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 1, 2026: 3

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sMatteo Panero & Patricia Hilliges2018
  2. The 2020sCarlitos Espinoza & Agustina Piaggio2024

Read more

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370009510

TodoTango · tema/600

Composer1

Composed by Lucio Demare

Lyricist2

Lyrics by Agustin Irusta

Lyrics by Roberto Fugazot

Listen

  1. DandyFrancisco LomutoCharlotangoOdeon
  2. DandyFrancisco LomutotangoOdeon
  3. DandyOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  4. DandyOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
  5. DandyLucio DemaretangoDisc Jockey
  6. DandyJuan D'ArienzoOsvaldo RamostangoRCA Victor
  7. DandyHoracio SalganEdmundo RiverotangoPhilips

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