Shadilay

Shadilay is an Italo-disco song by the Italian band P.E.P.E.,[lower-alpha 1] released in 1986 by the music label Magic Sound.[1] It was written by Italian singer-songwriter Manuele Pepe.

"Shadilay"
Unofficial recreation
Single by P.E.P.E.
A-side"Shadilay (Vocal)"
B-side"Shadilay (Instrumental)"
Released1986
GenreElectronic, Italo disco
Length6:06
LabelMagic Sound
Songwriter(s)Manuele Pepe

It gained attention in 2016 for the band name's similarity to the meme Pepe the Frog, the single's cover also featured a drawing of a cartoon frog.[2] It has since been used as the anthem for the fictional country of Kekistan,[3][4][2] and was blasted from speakers during the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol building.[5]

Track listings
12" Single (Magic Sound – MASNP 007)
  1. "Shadilay" (Vocal) – 6:06
  2. "Shadilay" (Instrumental) – 6:05

Notes
  1. P.E.P.E is the acronym for "Point-Emerging-Probably Entering"

References
  1. "Un tube italo disco est devenu l'hymne des néo-nazis américains". 7sur7. 2017-09-11.
  2. Don Caldwell (August 2017). "Shadilay". Know Your Meme. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  3. "Comment l'alt-right s'est approprié un tube italo-disco oublié pour en faire son hymne". Slate.fr (in French). 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  4. "Ecco a voi Big Man Tyrone, il presidente del Kekistan". Agi (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  5. https://forward.com/news/461577/g-d-bless-the-capitol-police-far-right-protesters-attempt-to-storm-us/?utm_source=PostUp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Afternoon%20Newsletter%20(Sunday%20RSS)&utm_maildate=01/06/2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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