El Piporro: Natalio Reyes Colas

[Xipe Totec]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJIN5oOslgw

[ChangoLoa]

1. Natalio?! :)

[Judi Lynn]

2. Nat King Cole, right? His daughter's name is Natalia.

Good one.

I started wondering where he was headed when I started hearing the saxophone, the rock n'roll piano, then "Love is a Many Splendored Thing".... Yikes! That guy is really entertaining.

Might I recommend this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gma5IUNMTn0

After I saw it the first time I couldn't get it out of my mind. My brain kept singing along with that little fella, long after the novelty wore off! It can drive you wacko.

[Xipe Totec]

4. Nat King Cole Martinez de la Garza!

:rofl:

His speech is very fast and colloquial, but here's my best effort at translation:

Ha ha ha!
I'm not crossing over to the other side
because I can't speak English
and those that do, well, they can't understand me!

Natalio Reyes Colas
born in Tamaulipas
a fine and daring homeboy
raised by the Rio Grand
he crossed without looking back
leaving his fiancee
while still engaged to be married

She wasn't skinny; a little fat
Petra Garza Benavides
crying she told Natalio, don't forget me
I'm more plain than pretty
but you'll never find another who can keep house better

No sooner did he cross the Arizona line that he bumped into Mabel, Mabel Ortiz,
a Pochita (Mexican American) that even changed his name
instead of Natalio Nat, instead of Reyes King, and Cole for Colas,
now he's Nat King Cole Martinez de la Garza... ay ay ay ayy!

Bracerou bracerou doesn't want no polka with the accordion
now he juke boxes to the rhythm of rock n'roll
he forgot Petrita, he loves the pochita
now he even sings to her like Nat King Cole

Bracerou bracerou...
Love is a many-splendored thing,
It's the April rose that only grows in the early spring,
Love is nature's way of giving a reason to be living,
Bracerou Bracerou...

But the pochita left him broke
she only knew how to sing, and dance,
of the kitchen, nothing,
nothing but ham & eggs, waffles, and hamburger with ketchup
And he was used to eating nothing but tortillas and chile!

Natalio Reyes Colas returned to the border,
he came on foot and thumbing rides,
saying I'll never find another prietita (dark skin)
that will love me like Petrita, who
may not be pretty, but knows how to love

ajuuua!

[Judi Lynn]

7. Thanks for taking the time to post this translation. Very clever. The guy learned a lesson! n/t

[Xipe Totec]

5. Klaus Nomi is an absolute scream!

I loved it!

[rabs]

3. Speaking of songs, down in Colombia

JM Santos' campaign today issued a communique that it had NOT used a song by Colombian superstar Juanes in one of its political ads. The denial said someone outside of the campaign (YEAH, RIGHT) had posted the pro-Santos version on Youtube.

Juanes had said he will support Mockus and demanded on his Twitter page that the Santos campaign cease and desist from using his music.

This is the song, "Tengo la camisa negra." (Incidentally, the song was used by the resistance in Honduras on Radio Globo following the goriletti coup. Juanes did not object.)

The Santos people changed the first couple of lines to say"

"Tengo la camisa puesta, porque yo apoyo a Santos/ yo quiero que sea presidente y gobierne nuestra tierra". (I have the shirt on, because I support Santos/ I want (him) to be president and govern our land.")

Here is the original song that was a smash hit all around Latin America. English wording is in the comments.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh9BbalDxRE

[Xipe Totec]

6. Music and song are powerful societal influences

It's not surprising that political groups would want to use them to their advantage.

Kudos to Juanes for calling them out on this.

[Judi Lynn]

8. A Santos support song by Juanes. Oh, jeez. He must have thought Juanes wouldn't say a word,

in fear of a man who can simply have him killed, with NO investigation by the police, afterward.

Glad Juanes stood his ground and spoke up for his OWN property, his song.

Also glad to know the innocent people of Honduras were allowed to use it for non-violent resistance.

Thank you.