"Vamos a la playa" is a single released by Italian disco duo Righeira

Righeira

Righeira is an Italo Disco duo from Turin, Italy. The group was founded in 1981 by Stefano Rota and Stefano Righi. They became famous in continental Europe for their single Vamos A La Playa , composed together with Carmelo and Michelangelo La Bionda and released in 1983...

 in 1983. The song, whose lyrics are in Spanish, was composed together with Carmelo and Michelangelo La Bionda. The track reached #53 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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Meaning of the song

Due to the meaning of its title and its lighthearted melody, Vamos a la playa has become a summer and holiday anthem in many countries. However, the song deals with the explosion of a nuclear bomb in the ocean. The people in the song all wear "a sombrero" to prevent the "radioactive wind" from "messing up their hair". The singer states that finally "the sea is clean," and instead of fish there is now "fluorescent water".