Spanish language music anyone?

clementine · 12-01-2010, 08:51 AM

thanks!!! that was helpful!! sure I'll help, I must admit I'm more into under sort of bands though, but I do love Pescado Rabioso, Spinetta, Soda! so it sounds great!
I was thinking about Manu Chao

btw, where in Spain are you? the other day a friend of mine showed me this song and I just loved it

Vigilant1Seattle · 12-01-2010, 04:28 PM

Not a huge fan of this guy. "Mexican Institute of Sound" You can look it up on youtube (again I would embed if I could) , look up a song called "Cumbia" (really dig the samples he uses).

Pretty fun Latin flavored dance music. That particular song really does not have lyrics, but he does have songs that use the "spanish language".

Pura Vida Vatos!

Zaqarbal · 12-02-2010, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by clementine

Where in Spain are you? the other day a friend of mine showed me this song and I just loved it

Soy madrileño. I'm from Madrid, like Marwan.

Yes, there is an interesting generation of young singers-songwriters born in the city, like Ismael Serrano and Javier Álvarez:

http://www.goear.com/listen/d14a784/...javier-alvarez

Russian Red (I mentioned her at this another thread) is from Madrid too, although she sings in English.

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Originally Posted by Vigilant1Seattle

Not a huge fan of this guy. "Mexican Institute of Sound" You can look it up on youtube (again I would embed if I could) , look up a song called "Cumbia" (really dig the samples he uses).

Pretty fun Latin flavored dance music. That particular song really does not have lyrics, but he does have songs that use the "spanish language".

Pura Vida Vatos!

Yep, the M.I.S. (pseudonym of Camilo Lara) is quite known. I like El Micrófono ("The Microphone") and Alocatel:

Another well-known Mexican act with a similar style (at least in some songs): Plastilina Mosh.

clementine · 12-02-2010, 05:53 PM

how nice Madrid!!! I've got a couple of friends from that city, one from Barcelona and a very very good friend from Sevilla. spanish people are really cool!

Papá cuentame otra vez, god that's such a sad song. Ismael Serrano is a great song writer! I really like this song

Zaqarbal · 02-02-2011, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by clementine

how nice Madrid!!! I've got a couple of friends from that city, one from Barcelona and a very very good friend from Sevilla. spanish people are really cool!

Thank you! BTW, I love how Argentine and Spanish musicians have always been in tune with each other. Even several famous Argentine musicians have lived (and succeeded) in Spain: Moris, Rubi, Calamaro, Ariel Rot, Federico Aubele... As I said in this thread some months ago, the golden age of Spanish-language pop and rock began in Madrid with two Argentines and three Spaniards in 1978. Tequila!! Thanks to these boys under the "blessed" musical influence of the colossal Chuck Berry and The Rolling Stones, rock in Spanish finally became a massively-successful event for the whole Hispanic world. I still remember that chorus ♫ "Me voy.... me voy... me voy de casaaaaa...." ♫

Me vuelvo loco ("I'm Losing my Mind") and Me voy de casa ("I Leave the Nest")

And in the 90's, Los Rodríguez. Amazing band too:

Mi enfermedad ("My Disease")

"Estoy vencido porque el mundo me hizo así......I've lost heart because the world made me this way.
No puedo cambiar.............I can't change.
Soy el remedio sin receta..........I am the medicine without a recipe
y tu amor mi enfermedad.........and your love is my disease.
Estoy vencido porque el cuerpo de los dos.........I've lost heart because this body, mine and yours,
es mi debilidad........is my weakness.
Esta vez el dolor va a terminar.............This time, pain is gonna end.
(...)"

Petula07 · 02-04-2011, 12:06 PM

Althought it's not only spanish (a lot fo english lyrics), last weeks I am really enjoying this band

Zaqarbal · 02-05-2011, 02:50 PM

Punk rock now: Siniestro Total. One of the best (if not the best) bands in the genre. Apart from the already-mentioned "classic" I'll Dance on Your Tomb, here you are a few more hits, with their characteristic mocking tone. These are Asssumpta (who was "a girl from Barcelona") and Pueblos del mundo ("Peoples of the World"):

♫ "Pueblos del mundo: ¡extinguíos!..........Peoples of the World: kill yourselves!
Dejad que continúe la evolución........Let evolution go on.
esterilizad a vuestro hijos........Sterilize your children.
Juntos de la mano..............Let's go together hand in hand
hacia la extinción............towards the extinction." ♫

Cuenca minera ("Coal-mining Area") is a funny song about some crazy miners. Hermano, bebe ("Brother, drink") is a brilliant ode to alcohol:

♫ "(...)
Hermano, bebe,............................Drink, brother,
que la vida es breve,......................because life is short,
y aunque a ti no te lo pareciere.......and believe it or not,
el más grande bien........................even the biggest good thing
siempre es pequeño.......................is always small.
No seas berebere, Mohamed...........Don't be a Berber, Muhammad.
(...)" ♫

*Ayatola, no me toques la pirola ("Ayatollah, Don't Piss Me Off", 1982) was "dedicated" to Khomeini (when he prohibited music in Iran). Nowadays we could dedicate it to Ahmadineyad.

*Bueno, pero no empecemos... (an homage to Pulp Fiction)
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPv3-HMkteQ (a sarcastic song about chastity)
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfrjdS0Y_SU
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxPOvgUFCzM
*Cristina...

And now, shoegazing. De la monarquía a la criptocracia ("From Monarchy to Cryptocracy") by Triángulo de Amor Bizarro, and Nunca estás a la altura by Klaus & Kinski:

Zaqarbal · 02-24-2011, 08:53 PM

More top-notch rock: Loquillo (since 1980). This singer's pseudonym refers to the Spanish name for the famous cartoon character Woody Woodpecker. Until 2007 he was accompanied by several musicians, forming the well-known band Loquillo y Trogloditas, one the best acts of the Spanish-language rock scene in the 80's and 90's.

A few examples:

El rompeolas ("The Breakwater") and La mataré ("I'll Kill Her"):

♫ "No hables de futuro,...........Don't talk about the future,
es una ilusión.............that's an illusion
cuando el rock & roll...............since rock & roll
conquistó mi corazón...............won my heart." ♫
(El rompeolas)

Cadillac solitario ("Lonely Cadillac") and Cuando fuimos los mejores ("When We Were the Best"):

♫ "Siempre quise ir a L.A.,..........I always wanted to go to L.A.,
dejar un día esta ciudad,..........to leave this town one day,
cruzar el mar en tu compañía...........to cross the sea together with you.

Pero ya hace tiempo que me has dejado.......But it's been long since you left me
y probablemente me habrás olvidado..........and you probably don't remember me anymore.
No sé que aventuras correré sin ti........I don't know what adventures I will have without you.

Y ahora estoy aquí sentado........And now I'm here sitting
en un viejo Cadillac segunda mano..........in an old second-hand Cadillac.

(...)

Quizás el Martini me ha hecho recordar.........Maybe the Martini has woken my memories up.
Nena, ¿por qué no volviste a llamar?...........Baby, why didn't you call me again?
Creí que podía olvidarte sin más..........I thought I could just forget you...

(...)

El amanecer me sorprenderá..................Daybreak will catch me
dormido borracho en el Cadillac,.......sleeping it off in the Cadillac,
bajo las palmeras, dulce y solitario..........under the plam trees, sweet and lonely.
Y dice la gente que ahora eres formal...........And people say you're serious-minded now.
Y yo aquí borracho en el Cadillac,.........And I'm here, drunk in the Cadillac,
bajo las palmeras, dulce y solitario.........under the palm trees, sweet and lonely.
Y no estás tú, nena..........And you're not here, baby...." ♫

Todo el mundo ama a Isabel ("Everybody Loves Isabel") and Rock & Roll Star:

And (click) Autopista ("Highway"), En las calles de Madrid ("In the Streets of Madrid"), María, La mala reputación ("The Bad Reputation"), Simpatía por los Stones ("Sympathies for the Stones") and many more. As I said, this is a top band. There are several compilations. And they released two excellent live albums too.

VEGANGELICA · 03-04-2011, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaqarbal

And now, shoegazing. De la monarquía a la criptocracia ("From Monarchy to Cryptocracy") by Triángulo de Amor Bizarro, and Nunca estás a la altura by Klaus & Kinski :

I enjoyed both of these songs, Zaqarbal.

The punk-like boldness of the "From Monarchy to Cryptocracy" song appealed to me, and the video has some memorable images.

The consistently pretty, almost ethereal sound of Nunca estás a la altura by Klaus & Kinski jangled on in me for quite a few minutes after listening to it. Really, very nice.

Nathan1709 · 12-07-2010, 10:01 AM

Spanish Stroll by Mink DeVille and Vamos by the Pixies are about the only (partially) Spanish language songs I own.

12-01-2010, 08:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
clementine Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Argentina Posts: 38	thanks!!! that was helpful!! sure I'll help, I must admit I'm more into under sort of bands though, but I do love Pescado Rabioso, Spinetta, Soda! so it sounds great! I was thinking about Manu Chao btw, where in Spain are you? the other day a friend of mine showed me this song and I just loved it __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/leni-clementine

12-02-2010, 05:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
clementine Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Argentina Posts: 38	how nice Madrid!!! I've got a couple of friends from that city, one from Barcelona and a very very good friend from Sevilla. spanish people are really cool! Papá cuentame otra vez, god that's such a sad song. Ismael Serrano is a great song writer! I really like this song __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/leni-clementine

02-04-2011, 12:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
Petula07 ♫ Music 'n' Sun ♫ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Prague Posts: 388	Althought it's not only spanish (a lot fo english lyrics), last weeks I am really enjoying this band __________________ *Take whatever comes to you 'cause time flies...* ♫ ♫ Some Song ♫ ♫ Last.fm ♫ ♫ Some Song ♫ ♫

02-05-2011, 02:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Zaqarbal Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 824	Punk rock now: Siniestro Total. One of the best (if not the best) bands in the genre. Apart from the already-mentioned "classic" I'll Dance on Your Tomb, here you are a few more hits, with their characteristic mocking tone. These are Asssumpta (who was "a girl from Barcelona") and Pueblos del mundo ("Peoples of the World"): ♫ "Pueblos del mundo: ¡extinguíos!..........Peoples of the World: kill yourselves! Dejad que continúe la evolución........Let evolution go on. esterilizad a vuestro hijos........Sterilize your children. Juntos de la mano..............Let's go together hand in hand hacia la extinción............towards the extinction." ♫ Cuenca minera ("Coal-mining Area") is a funny song about some crazy miners. Hermano, bebe ("Brother, drink") is a brilliant ode to alcohol: ♫ "(...) Hermano, bebe,............................Drink, brother, que la vida es breve,......................because life is short, y aunque a ti no te lo pareciere.......and believe it or not, el más grande bien........................even the biggest good thing siempre es pequeño.......................is always small. No seas berebere, Mohamed...........Don't be a Berber, Muhammad. (...)" ♫ Ayatola, no me toques la pirola ("Ayatollah, Don't Piss Me Off", 1982) was "dedicated" to Khomeini (when he prohibited music in Iran). Nowadays we could dedicate it to Ahmadineyad. Bueno, pero no empecemos... (an homage to Pulp Fiction) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPv3-HMkteQ (a sarcastic song about chastity) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfrjdS0Y_SU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxPOvgUFCzM Cristina... And now, shoegazing. De la monarquía a la criptocracia ("From Monarchy to Cryptocracy") by Triángulo de Amor Bizarro, and Nunca estás a la altura by Klaus & Kinski: __________________ "Lullabies for adults / crossed by the years / carry the flower of disappointment / tattooed in their gloomy melodies." Last edited by Zaqarbal; 02-05-2011 at 02:57 PM. Reason: a typo

02-24-2011, 08:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
Zaqarbal Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 824	More top-notch rock: Loquillo (since 1980). This singer's pseudonym refers to the Spanish name for the famous cartoon character Woody Woodpecker. Until 2007 he was accompanied by several musicians, forming the well-known band Loquillo y Trogloditas, one the best acts of the Spanish-language rock scene in the 80's and 90's. A few examples: El rompeolas ("The Breakwater") and La mataré ("I'll Kill Her"): ♫ "No hables de futuro,...........Don't talk about the future, es una ilusión.............that's an illusion cuando el rock & roll...............since rock & roll conquistó mi corazón...............won my heart." ♫ (El rompeolas) Cadillac solitario ("Lonely Cadillac") and Cuando fuimos los mejores ("When We Were the Best"): ♫ "Siempre quise ir a L.A.,..........I always wanted to go to L.A., dejar un día esta ciudad,..........to leave this town one day, cruzar el mar en tu compañía...........to cross the sea together with you. Pero ya hace tiempo que me has dejado.......But it's been long since you left me y probablemente me habrás olvidado..........and you probably don't remember me anymore. No sé que aventuras correré sin ti........I don't know what adventures I will have without you. Y ahora estoy aquí sentado........And now I'm here sitting en un viejo Cadillac segunda mano..........in an old second-hand Cadillac. (...) Quizás el Martini me ha hecho recordar.........Maybe the Martini has woken my memories up. Nena, ¿por qué no volviste a llamar?...........Baby, why didn't you call me again? Creí que podía olvidarte sin más..........I thought I could just forget you... (...) El amanecer me sorprenderá..................Daybreak will catch me dormido borracho en el Cadillac,.......sleeping it off in the Cadillac, bajo las palmeras, dulce y solitario..........under the plam trees, sweet and lonely. Y dice la gente que ahora eres formal...........And people say you're serious-minded now. Y yo aquí borracho en el Cadillac,.........And I'm here, drunk in the Cadillac, bajo las palmeras, dulce y solitario.........under the palm trees, sweet and lonely. Y no estás tú, nena..........And you're not here, baby...." ♫ Todo el mundo ama a Isabel ("Everybody Loves Isabel") and Rock & Roll Star: And (click) Autopista ("Highway"), En las calles de Madrid ("In the Streets of Madrid"), María, La mala reputación ("The Bad Reputation"), Simpatía por los Stones ("Sympathies for the Stones") and many more. As I said, this is a top band. There are several compilations. And they released two excellent live albums too. __________________ "Lullabies for adults / crossed by the years / carry the flower of disappointment / tattooed in their gloomy melodies." Last edited by Zaqarbal; 04-19-2011 at 07:13 PM. Reason: One videolink fixed.

12-01-2010, 04:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vigilant1Seattle Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 19	Not a huge fan of this guy. "Mexican Institute of Sound" You can look it up on youtube (again I would embed if I could) , look up a song called "Cumbia" (really dig the samples he uses). Pretty fun Latin flavored dance music. That particular song really does not have lyrics, but he does have songs that use the "spanish language". Pura Vida Vatos!

12-07-2010, 10:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
Nathan1709 Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: High Wycombe, UK Posts: 26	Spanish Stroll by Mink DeVille and Vamos by the Pixies are about the only (partially) Spanish language songs I own.