Ever since a magical day in 10th or 11th grade when my Spanish teacher played a Spanish song to "teach us Spanish" I've been obsessed with Spanish music. Particularly Estopa, a trashy pop group from Spain.
Since I'm in Peru at the moment (and typing this on my brain computer) I thought I'd share some of their tracks en español.
The first is the aforementioned "teaching song". The topic? Smoking marijuana. Why my teacher chose this tune, I may never know. But it's actually a really catchy track off of Estopa's eponymous debut. "Fumo porros a diario" is basically Spanish slang for "I smoke a J on the daily". Those rough and tough Madrileños.
Estopa - Poquito a Poco (YSI) (filesavr)
Continuing Estopa's run of unbearably catchy but lewd/inappropriate tracks is "Por La Raja De Tu Falda", a song about a guy doing things as a result of the slit in a girl's skirt. Nothing past PG-13, but still pretty suggestive. Also, an amazing track.
Estopa - Por La Raja De Tu Falda (YSI) (filesavr)
And finally, the Spanish vice of choice, booze. Did you know that in Madrid there is a bar to people ratio of about 1:12? How incredible is that statistic? "Paseo" is a drunken revelry - all about drinking more beer than they can pay for - that ends in a fraternal sing-a-long not too unlike those found in la Puerta del Sol on a Friday (or Tuesday, for that matter) night. Enjoy - these are my favorite Spanish Guilty Pleasures.
Estopa - Paseo (YSI) (filesavr)
1 comments:
Sorry, but Estopa aren't a 'trashy' pop group. Their songs are infused with by rock, rumba and flamenco music. I'm afraid the fact that you don;t realise how big Estopa really are in the Latin Music world shows just how little you know about their legend. I am grateful for your posting the music though!
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