Hace un rato (a while back) I wrote a post about the Beatles’ failure in Spanish.
The post includes an interesting story about the Beatles getting rejected, a video of them singing Bésame Mucho (kiss me a lot) and a translation of the Spanish lyrics.
It generated some interesting comments on my blog.
“An interesting story, a lovely song and some nice intimate new words.”
“Now I can learn the words and practice singing this lovely song in Spanish.”
“Isn’t Spanish a beautiful language? Just like its people.”
“As usual, Marcus, your approach is original amusing and thought-provoking.”
But one comment from Randy really stood out. It was about an even better version of the song.
Better than the Beatles?
Better than Los Panchos?
De veras? (Really?)
I checked it out and I have to say I agree with Randy de todo corazón (wholeheartedly). This version by Cesaria Evora beats the Beatles and punches Los Panchos.
See if you agree:
Que Bien!! Impressionante!!! Continuamos, Santamaria, con mas musica y lecciones en esta estilo.Excellente !!!
That was wonderful! Muchas Gracias!
I enjoyed that performance she can sing and the musicians were great. I am going to print the lyrics and try it out on my husband.
Actually the beatles version is not at all hard to beat. But what is the accent Cesaria Evro has? It sounds odd.
I still prefer Los Panchos Trios.
Yes, she is not a native Spanish speaker. She is from Cape Verde where they speak Portuguese.
Merci,
Comme pour les petits enfants, la musique est un moyen d’expression super puissant!
The Beatles really helped me to learn English too.
Viva la musica!