Taka takata

"Taka takata"
Single by Paco Paco
LanguageSpanish
A-side"Taka takata".
B-side"Olé España"
Released1972 (1972)
LabelBellaphon
Songwriter(s)Al Verlane
"Taka takata (La femme du Toréro)"
Single by Joe Dassin
from the album Joe
LanguageFrench
A-side"Taka takata (La femme du Toréro)"
B-side"Le Cheval de fer"
Released1972 (1972)
LabelCBS Disques
Songwriter(s)Al Verlane
French adaptation: Claude Lemesle, Richelle Dassin
Joe Dassin singles chronology
"Elle était Oh !"
(1972)
"Taka takata (La femme du Toréro)"
(1972)
"La Complainte de l'heure de pointe (À vélo dans Paris)"
(1972)

"Taka takata" is a song originally recorded by Paco Paco, a Spanish singer living in Málaga, Spain. The song was released as a single in 1972 and was a hit in Europe.

In the same year the song was adapted into French under the title "Taka takata (La femme du Toréro)" by Claude Lemesle and Richelle Dassin. and recorded by Joe Dassin, who released it in 1972 on his album Joe and as a single.