By the Zonagirante.com team @spinning zone
Do you believe in love? Do you still have hope of loving and being loved? Has your heart ever been broken? How long did the heartbreak last? Have you ever read a poem and felt a connection to it? Have you ever learned a rhyme to seduce someone?. If you have Tinder or Bumble, how do you convince potential matches that you're someone willing to give your all in that possible relationship? Or, on the contrary (and we don't want to judge you, not at all), is your thing the pursuit of libidinal pleasure and nothing more? Do you like to quote Groucho Marx, when the brilliant comedian says «"Why do they call it love when they mean sex?"
In the end, The music industry thrives on feeding the audience's illusions with its romantic recordings. We know many people (and we're part of that club) who have told us they've found the truth of what they feel when they hear a particular tune. It happens to us when we hear Holy Colors, of Cerati-Melero, either I feel much better., of Charly García, Among so many others. Knowing that, we went early this morning to ask some musician friends. What was your favorite Latin American song about love?. By gathering fourteen responses, We've put together a playlist that overflows with love, affection, attachment, tenderness, passion, and adoration. There will also be hints of resentment, animosity, anger, and fury. In short, the price of falling in love and receiving, or not receiving, the desired response. However, if you seek solace for your bitterness, remember what he said... Fontanarrosa Black, “The bird is free. It would be even freer if it were single.”.
Now, let's get to what our musician friends said:
Sisti Cat (107 Fauns)
Selected song: Saint Anthony – Javi Punga.
«"A teenage, neighborhood love story. Dramatic and beautiful. Everyday situations filtered through the lens of romantic love.".
Nuria Zapata (The Fox Zapata)
Selected song: She's asleep – Ruiz-González
«"I think she's very beautiful. She gives me a feeling like 'what a shame but how wonderful' (laughs). Her voice has something that resonates with me in a special way."“.
Laura Torres (Laura and the Typewriter)
Selected song: A Life – Natalia Lafourcade
«"It's a song about a love that transcends life."»
Juan Olmedillo (The Little Revenge)
Selected song: 11 and 6 – Fito Páez.
«"It tells the story of a young love, without hang-ups or the conditions that adults usually place on their relationships. A poor but healthy and pure love."»
Negra Chavez.
Selected song: Your lack of desire – Mon Laferte,
«"I think it portrays, in a very sincere and realistic way, the feeling of love for someone, when you love them despite everything. At the same time, I think you have to be careful, because when you can't see that the other person doesn't feel the same way, and you keep trying and putting energy into something that's not working, that's no longer healthy for either of you. You can love and be loved in return, and you can suffer for love, but always trying not to lose yourself in the other person. Self-love comes first, always.".
Lolita de Sola.
Selected song: Are – Café Tacuba.
«"I think it's a work of art with a lot of feeling and a lot of love!!"»
Loreta Neira (Infinite Ice Cream)
Selected song: With you – Children of the Hill
«"I love it, and I find its declaration very simple: 'With you I feel less bad.' Simple and clear, in that indie carnival vibe of the kids from the hill, which I find super fresh. I find it super fresh, and for me that breeze, that fresh, novel wind, is similar to the feeling of love. I like that about the song. I feel it's light, how love should make us feel.".
Maria Jose Camargo (V for Volume)
Selected song: More than usual – Six Pedestrians.
«"Obviously. It's my husband's band and I melt when I see him play and sing these songs.".
Migue Irrazabal (Zebra 93)
Selected song: Rouge – A laser shooter
«"This song was released in 2001, and I'm impressed by how relevant and current it sounds. Lucas Martí is a true visionary and one of the best-kept secrets of Latin music. The harmony of this song, besides being very complex, has a nostalgic character without falling into romantic clichés, and the lyrics are beautifully heartbreaking. Personally, it transports me to a particular moment in my life with which I felt a strong connection.".
Francisca Bascuñán (Entropic)
Selected song: It costs you nothing. – Javiera Mena
«"I think when I heard this song, it really resonated with me. I think it's a beautiful way of saying 'accept and accept that you love me and that I'm good enough for you.'".
Priscila Rauto (Bermuda)
Selected song: Pole Dance – Fuchsia
«"I listened to this love song a lot this past month. I really like the lyrics and the atmosphere it has. I also heard how they recorded it. For me, it's about love because of the part about 'still more love remained,' and I imagine two people playing a game of chasing each other among the paths of the plants."“
Bosco Benavente (I Want Club)
Selected song: Morphine – Kiddie Gang
«"I think that to some extent we are addicted to something and what better than love, a young, daring and romantic voice with a daring sound, that gives me morphine.".
Amos Piñeros (Tequendama)
Selected song: There are two of us – Bomba Estéreo
«"I like it because it conveys the landscape and emotions of Lili and Brian's love story without needing to see the music video. It's a sweet song that's easy to identify with personally.".
Renata Nieto (The Tower)
Selected song: Reverie – Ark
«"In general, I feel that Latin American music is quite reserved when it comes to experimenting, but Arca allows herself to explore without many limits. And I also like that she takes a song from her country and gives it a contemporary perspective."»