Blog Post #5
The song I chose for this week is "La Bamba" by Richie Valens. I chose this song because I remember my Dad (who speaks Spanish) listening to it a lot when I was growing up. It was one of his songs in Spanish that he would either turn on really loud in the car, play while working out in our basement, or just start singing parts of while walking around the house. I never understood what the lyrics were saying as a kid but the chorus of it definitely got stuck in my head a lot because of my Dad.
Looking into it a little, the lyrics translated to English from Spanish don't seem to make too much sense either. I asked my older brother to translate some of the lyrics to English and he told me they say, "You gotta be pretty good to dance the Bamba / Both of us / But if you can I can / I am not a shiphand I'm a captain." Some articles I found talked about how the song was originally a Mexican Folk song and Richie Valens learned lyrics phonetically, combined it with rock and roll, then ended up with his popular song "La Bamba".
Richie Valens : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp6j5HJ-Cok
It's so cool that you have a emotional connection to this song. I think having a memory tied to the songs we listen to makes a big difference in the music. I went and listened to the song and it was a great song. Hope to get to see your blog again! Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteAmazing blog I have to say! I also really like that you connected to this song on a personal level and like Natty said, that really is the best way to listen to music. The upbeat rhythm this song has really just makes you want to get up and dance! Amazing job!
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