Shadilay
"Shadilay" is an Italo disco song by the Italian band P.E.P.E.,[a] released in 1986 by the music label Magic Sound.[3] It was written by Italian singer-songwriter Marco Ceramicola, who sang under the pseudonym of Manuele Pepe.[4][5] It gained attention in 2016 for the band name's similarity to the meme Pepe the Frog, as well as the single's label art also featuring a drawing of a cartoon frog.[6][7] The label art belongs to Magic Sound, and has been used in multiple songs produced by them, including "Babababo" by Bibox.[8] It has since been used as the anthem for the fictional country of Kekistan.[6][9][10] Ceramicola, who had since abandoned his career in the music industry, felt the newfound worldwide audience the song received online to be unexpected.[5] Composition"Shadilay" is an electronic Italo disco song.[11] The song's verses are in the key of A minor, while its chorus is in the relative major key C major. It has a moderate tempo of 103 beats per minute.[12] The instrumentation consists of a DX7 Keyboard.[13] Track listing
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