Calcutta (song)

An instrumental version by American bandleader and TV host Lawrence Welk on the 1961 Dot Records album Calcutta!

The original title was "Tivoli Melody", but it was re-titled several times, until it finally was named for the Indian city of Kolkata, known in German as Kalkutta and in English as Calcutta.

It incorporated his recognizable "trademarks," i.e., the harpsichord lead and an accordion but combined them with handclaps and a brisk rock rhythm.

Les Baxter made a version of the song, which was featured in Volume 3: Space Capades on the 1960s CD compilation Ultra-Lounge.

[5] There is also a vocal version by Marino Marini, and a French-language cover by Petula Clark, Ma Fête À Moi.