I invite you all to list your favorite ten songs in Spanish here. I'd like this thread to be a great compendium of music. So without further ado, here is my rapidly composed list (in no particular order):


1. Donde pongo lo hallado - Silvio Rodriguez
2. Pequeña Serenata Diurna - Silvio Rodriguez
3. Cantares - Joan Manual Serrat
4. Contamíname - Victor Manuel y Ana Belen
5. Te doy una canción - Silvio Rodriguez
6. Si no lo veo, no me lo creo - Celtas Cortos
7. Planetas - Nauta
8. Papá cuéntame otra vez - Ismael Serrano
9. Canario - No me pises que llevo chanclas
10. La puerta de Alcalá - Victor Manuel y Ana Belen

Great idea for a thread, caminante! Here's mine (not complete, but all I can think of now - and in no particular order):

1) Yolanda - Pablo Milanés y Victor Manuel
2) Para Vivir - Pablo Milanés
3) Caminando por la Calle - Gipsy Kings
4) Mi Confianza - Luz
5) El Elefante y la Paloma - Pedro Guerra
6) Daniela - Pedro Guerra
7) The Macarena - Los del Rio ( )

[ 12-05-2001: Message edited by: MadridMan ]

Feel free to disagree, but here are some things I like:
1.) Anything by Mecano (so old, but so good)
2.) Me Gustas Tu - Manu Chau
3.) anything by La Oreja de Van Gogh
4.) Cunado Nadie Me Ve - Alejandro Sanz
5.) Me Ire - Alejandro Sanz

I also own a huge selection of music from the discotecas, which I wouldn't really call quality, but bring me back to many nights of dancing until 5 or 6 a.m.! I guess its just classic!

Great topic, caminante, but it´s extremely difficult to choose!

And here my personal favourites in no special order:

1. ANYTHING by Alejandro Sanz, but if I have to choose one it would be 'Aquello que me diste'
2. Angel - Cristian Castro
3. Cuando los sapos bailen flamenco - Ella baila sola
4. Grita - Jarabe de Palo
5. Olvidarte - Ricardo Arjona
6. Cuéntame al oído - Oreja de Van Gogh
7. A mi ritmo - Ella baila sola
8. Si no te hubieras ido - Marco Antonio Soliz
9. A puro dolor - Son by four
10. Cuando - Ricardo Arjona

[ 12-06-2001: Message edited by: Tia ]

There are so many, it's too hard to choose!...

Anyway, two questions; I guess by other previous posters' choices that they don't necessarily need to be songs from Spain, but sung in Spanish¿?.
And do the Spanish version of foreign songs count?, 'cause I like for instance, one called 'Acuarela' originally, by a singer from Brazil.

Right now I can only think of:

-Mediterraneo, by J.M. Serrat (also Penelope, etc....)
-Eres tu, by Mocedades (I believe it was even a hit in the US in the 70s!)
-A cara o cruz, by Radio Futura (also Escuela de calor)
-Corazon partio, By A. Sanz
-El ramito de violetas, by Cecilia!
-¿Como pudiste hacerme esto a mi? and Bailando, by Alaska
-El dia que me quieras, Esta tarde vi llover, etc,...., by Los panchos and others(I had to throw in some classical 'boleros')


Maybe some of you can check out a song by Mecano, sorry I don't know it's name, maybe El reloj de la Puerta del Sol, or something like that; the lyrics explain how New Year's eve is the one occasion when all 'españolitos' do the same thing at the same time, and it's true! Each year we perform the little "grape-ritual", etc, all at once(I don't know about Canarias, ha,ha!)which is quite amazing

pim

[ 12-12-2001: Message edited by: pim ]

Pim, the song is 'Un año más'.

Tia

P.S. Eres tú is one of my favourites, too!



[ 12-06-2001: Message edited by: Tia ]

Pim - I just said songs in Spanish, so Spanish versions of foreign songs are fine.

Ahi vamos! Drum roll please!

. Branquias Bajo el Agua DERRIBOS ARIAS
. Ay Que Dolor! LOS CHUNGUITOS
. Todo Tiene Su Fin MODULOS
. Abre La Puerta TRIANA
. Cuatro Rosas GABINETE CALIGARI
. Que Hace Una Chica Como Tu...BURNING
. Flamenco LOS BRINCOS
. Chica de Ayer NACHA POP
. Como El Agua CAMARON
. Ataque Preventivo de la URSS POLANSKI y EL ARDOR

This is my list, but not a ranking from 1-10 (and by the way, Un año más is DEFINITELY on the list):

1. Un año más - Mecano
2. Recordarás - Luz Casal
3. Puro teatro - La Lupe
4. Amarga - Duncan Dhu
5. Cosas de la vida - Eros Ramazzotti
6. En algún lugar - Duncan Dhu
7. Hombre al agua - Soda Stéreo
8. Las Nachas - Banda Machos :p (if MM puts in Macarena...I get "Las Nachas")
9. Un hombre lobo en París - La Unión (or "Ella es un volcán" either one...)
10. Soy infeliz - Lola Beltrán

This is the Spanish language list...which differs from the Spain-only list.

Very hard to choose, but here come another ten:
Los rockeros van al Infierno- Barón Rojo
Agradecido- Rosendo
Como el agua - Camarón
Pedro Navaja - Rubén Blades
Burbujas de amor- J.L.Guerra
Si tú te vas - Pata Negra
Dame veneno- Los Chunguitos
Si tú me dices ven - Los Panchos
Clandestino - Manu Chao
Atrapados por el blues de Memphis- Kiko Veneno

My little list

1- Se dejaba llevar por ti: Ketama con Antonio Vega

2- Lucia: Rosario Flores

3- Pajaros de Barro: Manolo Garcia

4- Tu perfume es el veneno: Estopa

5- Abril: Ketama

6- Joselito: Kiko Veneno

7- En algun lugar: Duncan Dhu

8- Sabor, Sabor: Rosario Flores

10- 20 de Abril: Celtas Cortos

10- Tu me camelas: Camela

[ 12-07-2001: Message edited by: Guapetona ]

Guapetona, I LOVE Sabor, Sabor by Rosario (Flores)! It's SO soooothing. Mmmmm...
Tia, "Un Año Más" by Mecano.. I've always loved that song. There's also, "Vente pa' Madrid" by Antonio Flores (with Ketama).

[ 12-07-2001: Message edited by: MadridMan ]

1. Anything by Joaquín Sabina (best song-writer ever)
2. La chica de ayer- Nacha Pop
3. La senda del tiempo- Celtas Cortos
4. Déjame- Los Secretos
5. Corazón partío- Alejandro Sanz
6. Contamíname- Pedro Guerra
7. Al partir- Nino Bravo
8. El que canta su mal espanta- El último de la fila.
9. La flaca- Jarabe de palo.
10. Sevilla- Miguel Bosé.

and I could go on and on...

Here are some of mine:

1. Sin Documentos - Los Rodriguez
2. La Negra Flor - Radio Futura
3. A Quien Le Importa - Alaska
4. La Flaca - Jarabe de Palo
5. Noches de Bohemia - Navajita Platea
6. Clandestino - Manu Chao
7. En Algun Lugar - Duncan Dhu

Thanks to everyone for their lists of songs!! We have 11 lists here out of over two thousand members, so if you haven't listed your favorite Spanish songs here, what are you waiting for?

Fill your holidays with lots of Spanish music and you will have a very happy new year!

OK Caminante,

I'd already posted a list before, but I just deleted some of the previous songs(didn't want to cheat), to add instead:

-España camisa blanca_Ana Belen
-El deseo de vivir_Danza Invisible
-No estamos locos_Ketama

It is almost impossible to think of all of them, but right now I am really into Tish Hinojosa, a Tex-Mex artist from Texas. So, here goes, in no particular order:

Tú que puedes, vuelvete- Tish Hinojosa
La llorona - Tish Hinojosa
Farolito -Tish HInojosa
Balance - Ana Belen
Por el aire va- Los Chunguitos
Anything from "Andalucia Espiritual" de Felipe Campuzano

Hello Esperanza, probably you won't know, but "Tú que puedes vuélvete" it's originally from Atahualpa Yupanqui, a great argentinian musician that died a few years ago. There are quite a few singers who have made versions of his songs, there is one really good version of these song by Mercedes Sosa.
I think "la llorona" it's also a very famous Mexican song, I'm not sure if it was originally singed by Chavela Vargas or who was the original singer.
I think we should also remember the all time most famous songs like Cielito lindo, la Cumparsita, Suspiros de España,....

It's great reading everyones' song list. Here's mine:

1) "Aguandando el tiron" - Celtas Cortos
2) "Sevilla" - Miguel Bose
3) "Sin ella" - Gipsy Kings
4) "Abre la puerta, nina" - Triana
5) "Ven conmigo" - Cristina Aguilera
6) "Suerte" - Shakira
7) "Mejor sin ti" - Ella Baila Sola
8) "Mas es amar" - Enrique Iglesias
9) "Flor de mal" - Cruzados (a California band)
10) "Vuela, vuela" - Magneto

Really, I love almost everything new by Shakira and Enrique Iglesias.

1)Pongamos que Hablo de Madrid - Joaquin Sabina
2)Negra Noche - Joaquin Sabina
3)Juana La Loca - Joaquin Sabina

4)Fuera de Mi - La Ley
5)Prisioneros de la Piel - La Ley

6)Y Nos Dieron la Diez - Joaquin Sabina & Rocio Durcal
7) Una Rosa es Una Rosa - Mecano
8) Me Muero de Amor -Natalia Oreiro

9) Bikini Amarillo - Los Sacados

10) ¡todo del Señor Jose El Duende! :p

[ 12-14-2001: Message edited by: celeste ]

Hola a todos,
Las mías son:
1-De música ligera-Soda Stereo
2-Lobo hombre en París-La Unión
3-Deshacer el mundo-Héroes del Silencio
4-Barco a Venus-Mecano
5-Un año más-Mecano
6-El duelo-La Ley
7-Desnúdame-Miguel Mateos
8-Primavera Cero-Soda Stereo
9-La Copa de la vida-R. Martin
10-Planeta Hola-Bohemia Suburbana

I can't believe people haven't mentioned the following...maybe I'm a music geek in Spain for liking the following (hahha):

Piensa en Mi........Luz
Soy Infeliz.......Lola Beltran
Anything by.......... Paco de Lucia
Solo se Vive una vez......Azucar Moreno (ok, so it's like 7 years old now!)
Si tu no estas.......Rosana
mi pequeno tesoro........Presuntos Implicados (funny story about that...I was mistaken once for the lead singer of this group while in the Palacio Gaviria, by the MANAGER and ended up being stared at ALL night and given ROYAL treatment!!LOL)
tu tierra y mis semillas......Presuntos Implicados
and last but not least, a whole bunch of stuff from Luis Mariano!!!
And my hubby loves Revolver

tracy

[ 12-19-2001: Message edited by: Tracy Moral ]

A couple more....

-Aquellas pequeñas cosas by Juan Manuel Serrat (Manu Tenorio sung it last night at Operacion Triunfo, so I was reminded of it)

-Vida, by Rosana(Arbelo), sung by a girl named Kesia; it describes the birth of a baby from his/her point of view, if you're a female, it's almost guaranteed to make you cry.

When I was younger I liked heavy/hard music:
Prisionero - Los ángeles del infierno
Las flores del mal - Barón Rojo
Pan de higo - Rosendo
Noche de rock&roll - Barricada

Then I changed to more comercial music
La luz se le apagó - Alejandro Sanz (the liric can make you cry).
Élla - Alejandro Sanz
Peor para el sol - Joaquín Sabina

Now, I prefer to hear caribean music (salsa, bachata, merengue) but I don't know the titles of the songs, just a few:
La vida es un carnaval - ?
A puro dolor - Son by four
? - Luis Miguel de Lamargue


Now there's a group called Estopa that is beating hardly through the young people and they have a couple of songs that are as hymns. Just guapetona has showed one of their songs (Tu perfume es el veneno).
Why don't you like them?. Because you still haven't heard anything about them?. Because their lirycs are written with complicated slang?. Their music is a mixture of Rumba and rock and roll.

I prefer Vino Tinto!
Oops, almost forgot Luna Lunera!

[ 02-13-2002: Message edited by: nevado ]

I freely admit my inexerpience in this area, but my madrileño roomate is educating me. A few of my favorite are:
Lobo Lopez: Kiko Veneno
Periodicos de Mañana: M Clan
Carolina: M Clan
Morenami(spelling): Miguel Bose

hombre_gizón: Man, I remember that Barricada stuff...that is going back a few years! You must've grown up in Euskadi since ALL the young folks were listening to Barricada there back in the late 80's.

You're right Calibasco!, I've grown up in Euskadi. I've seen Barricada in small village concerts when they weren't still famous eek: and on the stage they just wore ... "Un par de calcetines rotos, las botas negras sin limpiar ..."

Bye.

I saw Barricada play in New York a few years ago. 1993? It was amazing! Can you believe LOS RODRIGUEZ played before them? Anyway, Ariel Rot was also incredible. Saludos para todos desde la Gran Manzana!

I like Barricada too. I recall "Problemas" and "Oveja Negra".
About Estopa, they're really popular among young people, a great success from their beginning (2 years ago).
But if you really want to listen to the most popular song in Spain: "Mi musica es tu voz" from Operacion Triunfo (not the best song ever, but terribly commercial)

Just thought I'd add my two cents worth:
1. Anything by Paco de Lucia
2. Ana Belen - Espana camisa blanca
3. Victor Manuel - Digo amor y digo libertad
4. Media Azahara - Paseando por la Mezquita
5. Mecano - Eugenio Salvador Dali
6. Gypsy Kings - Bamboleo
7. Manzanita - Un ramito de violetas
8. Manzanita - Rey de tus suenos
9. Joan Manuel Serrat - Mediterraneo
10. Anything by Mano Negra

Love this topic. We spent 13 years in Spain and 2 in Panama. We now live in Texas.
How can anyone ignore Maria Dolores Pradera? Anything she sings is beautiful.
I also remember with great fondness Carlos Cano and his habaneros. And the zarzuelas... Spanish is such a lovely language and has such a rich heritage in music, that it is impossible to choose. How can you rate a Carlos Gardel and his tangos against Pedro Infante singing ballads, or Chocolate with his canto jondo against Carlos Cano and his lovely habaneros? I love them all and listen to them all. Also as someone mentioned the Tex-Mex connection. Tish Hinojosa is terrific and so is Linda Ronstadt singing "Canciones de mi Padre". What a rich, varied legacy. Paloma San Basilio, Alfredo Kraus, Placido Domingo, Julio Iglesias, Lola Beltran, Javier Solis, Jorge Negrete, all wonderful talents in their own right. I could never choose my favorite 10.

hi everybody

here my list of 10 favorite songs in spanish.

1.ella baila sola- despidete
2.ella baila sola-quisiera poder gritar
3.presuntos implicados-gente
4.camilo sesto-perdoname
5.amistades peligrosas-sacrificate
6.joan manuel serrat-mediterriano
7.luz casal-plantado en mi cabeza
8.mecano-hijo de la luna
9.miguel bose-morir de amor
10.amistades peligrosas-mas circo y mas pan

There are so many, and so hard to choose, in my opinion. May I just add a few of my favorite groups?

In no particular order, La oreja de Van Gogh, Antonio Flores, OBK, Celtas Cortos(Nos vemos en los bares is one of my favorite cds)Rosana, Ella Baila Sola, Alejandro Sanz, and I love a group called Union Lirica that comes from Gran Canaria, and also a sort of new group called Soul Sonnet, also from the islands(both are kind of hip hop/ Rap groups.

mi lista

1. El medio de los chichos-estopa
2. vivir sin aire-mana
3. matador-los fabulosos cadillacs
4. lun lunera crappy internet radio demos version--its great e-mail me if you want it(way better than album version).-estopa
5. cada vez-pioneer remix negrocan
6. oye mi amor-mana
7. te quiero dar-la mosca
8. anything paco de lucia o pata negra(think SRV adalucian stlye)
y
mas pero no las recuerdo

Chris

I love to listen to Rosario Flores anything she sings

also then Enrique Bunbury such as El viento a favor and then of course El extranjero

It has some gypsy sound and it is really super. :p

OK some of mine are really sentimental and most are only sung in Spanish but not by Spaniards but hey I am from Tejas so what do you expect.

1. Contra La Corriente - Marc Anthony
2. Quiero - Jerry Rivera
3. Cuenta Conmigo - Jerry Rivera
4. Te Extraño - Luis Miguel
5. Suavemente - Elvis Crespo
6. Te Odio - Noelia
7. DLG - Lagrimas
8. Mana - de los pies a la cabeza
9. Hagamos el amor - Ricky Martin
10. La India - Que ganas de no verte nunca mas

I have found that when I am in Spain I hear a lot of Ricky Martin and Luis Miguel but apparently the locals haven't discovered Jerry Rivera yet. Great salsa/merengue!

hey everybody

remember my favorite 10 songs in spanish earliar on in the forum
well heres my other 10(i have many favorite)
1.amistades peligrosas:satan te invade
2.camilo sesto:entre amigos
3.mecano:hoy no me pudo levantar
4.angela carrasco:quererte a ti
5.oreja de van gogh:soledad
6.almost everything from pimpinela
7.almost everything from milladoiro and luar na lubre oh and also cristina pato(well its not in spanish or galego its in gaita language.)
8.jose angel hevia:busindre reel
9.alaska:bailando y nativos
10.cafe quijano:la taberna del buda

saludos a todos

Sounds good to me Mike, 10 more...

1. Yo Tambien Necesito Amar - Ana y Johnny
2. Woman - Barrabas
3. Porque Te Vas - Jeannette
4. Tu Mira - Lole y Manuel
5. Mi Novia Se Llamaba Ramon- Los Burros
6. El Jardin Prohibido - Sandro Giaccobe
7. Bote De Colon - Alaska & Pegamoides
8. Un Dia En Texas - Paralisis Permanente
9. Mo Mires A Los Ojos De La Gente - Golpes Bajos
10. Perdoname - Junior

WOW! What great songs! They really bring back memories!

How about Nino Bravo and also some songs by Mana!

Bittersweet, but so true especially when leaving spain until the next visit...

"Al partir, un beso y una flor, una caricia y un adios.... es ligero el equipaje, para tan larga viaje, me voy pero te juro que manana volvere!"

Here's mine! What a great topic!
1) Por tu placer-Frankie Negrón
2) Para no verte más-La Mosca
3) Atrapados en la red-Tam Tam Go
4) Maria-Ricky Martin
5) Se me olvidó otra vez-Maná
6) Imagíname sin ti-Luis Fonsi
7) Cuídate-La oreja de Van Gogh
8) Sueño su boca-Raúl
9) Estoy aquí-Shakira
10) Fruta fresca-Carlos Vives

I imagine I will have a second list like fmiketheman soon!

Top ten "I don't like them" Spanish-SPEAKING acts:

10) Ricky Martin
9) Shakira
8) Cristina Aguilera
7) see 8, 9 and 10
6) see 7
5) all of the above
4) see 5
3) see 4
2) see 3
1) Ricky Martin and Cristina Aguilera together.

¡Jolín! Si me somete la radio una vez más a esos ruidos de vaca herida que salen de los ocicos de esas MU-jeres, me mato. :p

Cali, you forgot the bleating Enrique (Iglesias Junior)!

All I neeeeeeeeed is a jar of sheep dip!

hey everybody

hahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaahhaaha that was funny .

nice!

also, i love the barricada banter earlier on the thread...

whatever happened to those guys? i saw them in '95 in Manzanares with 'Platero Y Tu', which must have been some time after they started to become famous. great show, but platero y tu was awful! (but they were better than the new star wars movie!! )

1. cuatro rosas - gabinete caligari
2. enamorado de la moda juvenil - radio futura
3. entre arena y espuma - heroes del silencio
4. saca la lengua - los ronaldos
5. mercedes sosa
6. ibrahim ferrer
7. joaquin sabina
8. barricada

i can only think of 8 and i know they are not all spanish, but you know... we like what we like!

andrew
:wq

Anything from el maestro Joaquin Sabina....

Note that the age of these songs does not reflect *my* age. I love a lot of the Los Bravos and Los Salvajes stuff, along with Los Brincos, etc. Of course, I prefer music from the 60s in general, so here you go:

1. Los Chicos Con Las Chicas - Los Bravos
2. Las Ovejitas - Los Salvajes
3. Bugulu - Los Albas
4. Vive (or Viva, depending on if you look at the cover or the record) La Vida - Los Bravos
5. Amiga Mia - Los Brincos
6. Seis Dias - Bruno Lomas
7. Ven Conmigo - The Finders
8. Dame Tu Cariño - Los Bohemios
9. 98,6 - Los Angeles
10. They Call Me Mr. Tibbs - Chaquito Big Band (oops, this one is instrumental, but I totally love it!)

Plus many others!

My buddy, who owns the bar "La Zapateria"
on c/ de la Victoria, always plays
"Yo Me Bajo en Atocha" by Joaquin Sabina on the sound system during my last night on every trip.

I still bawl like a baby!

What a great selection "that_girl"! Spanish 60's music is amazing: Sirex, Cheyenes, Iberos, Brincos, etc. It's like a parallel universe. It sounds like the Creation or the Kinks or the Beatles or the Stones...but NOT really. Highly recommended.

0oh hard one I'm gonna forget so much..

Well I'm not gonna make a top 10 from Alejandro Sanz (I could easily do it though).. but my favourite songs that are yet unmentioned are
01 Y si fuera ella... in download programs also available with David Bisbal..
02 Lo ves... sorry have to give another song from him but this was the first one I heard from him and I love it...

03 No me conoces... Marc Anthony... I think he's great.. but anyway I'm not really much into salsa but this is definitely one of my favourites... also here I'm skipping LOTS

OK here comes Operacion Triunfo fan... watch out the next ones...
04 Digale.. by David Bisbal, beautiful song and it has a special meaning for me..
05 Sin miedo a nada.. by Alex Ubago.. or Beth and Joan Tena.. just not with Amaia Monteiro.. can't believe no one mentioned it before

06 14 de Febrero.. Alex y Vega.. whether it's original from them or not, this song could bring me to tears..
07 Siempre fuiste mio.. Monica Naranjo.. a few years ago I had TVE int. (now they took it away ) and I saw her performing a song god no idea what it was.. anyway was in Spain some week ago and found the cd with it.. it turned out there was a much better song on it.. but it might be italian original.. if it is, please tell me the title and who sings it..

ok 3 more to go..
08 Volver amar.. Cristian Castro.. truly a beautiful song.. would be a long story to tell so I won't bother you again with it.. but I love it and again I could make a top 10 with songs from him

09 Sin ti no soy nada.. Amaral.. I don't know.. just something in this song touches me.. in some way I think it is logical.. can't explain but I love it..

10 Amiga Soledad.. Miguel Nandez.. ok again I return to operacion triunfo.. I love that program and also this singer LOL I bought a t-shirt from him.. I think he has a great voice and this is such a beautiful song.. can't believe it's not on the album..

Well think this post is long enough for a first post.. loved this topic

byebye
Desirée

by the way.. songs in no particular order!!

Muchas gracias a todos ustedes - I was unaware of the music that you like so much. I´ll check them out the next time I´m in the international section of the mall music stores.

My collection (if you could call it that) of Spanish-language music is quite limited, but these are my favorites.

First, Con Los Años Que Me Quedan, Mi Tierra, aw, heck, almost everything on the Mi Tierra CD - Gloria Estefan. Yes, it´s more Cuban than Spanish, but I sang Con los años to my wife when she first visited me in Pittsburgh as we went to Mount Washington one evening, and she cried. Yeah, I sing bad, but not that bad! Actually, it made her happy.

My second favorite is almost everything on Abriendas Puertas by Gloria - again, more Latin American than Spanish, but I enjoy it anyway.

There are a few songs on Arrasando from Thalia that I really like, especially Rosalinda. It´s the theme to a telenovela - and maybe considered cheesy but I like it anyway.

Mi esposa broght a lot of Colombian music with her when she came last year but she prefers American country!

Thanks! Actually a lot of Spanish 60s songs are covers of British or American songs, but some are done much better than the original.

My friend who usually does a dj session at the Siroco in Madrid for Operación Bikini every year gave me two cd compilations of Spanish ye-ye (made for Operación Bikini 2003), very funny stuff mostly about summer holidays in Mallorca or Benidorm. He explained to me the funny story of "Estoy de Rodriguez", right before his friend texted him with literally "Estoy de Rodriguez, wanna go out?". Anyway, there are some truly fun songs on the cds.

Hello, I am nico from Karlsruhe/Germasy and I have one big problem. There is a spain movie called "Deprisa, deprisa". I am searching for the soundtrack of this film for a very long time. Also I do not understand spanish. Perhaps there is somebody here, who can help me to find a spanish company who is selling this soundtrack. I thank you very much for every answer!!! Yours nico

Oh, I have forgotten my email-adress:
hedeknorf@web.de
Thank you for answering!!!

Hi Nico, most (all?) songs in the soundtrack were by LOS CHUNGUITOS, the great Rumberos from Badajoz, Lots of compilations are available on AMAZON o la FNAC. Just make sure the following songs are included: "Ay! Que Dolor","Me Quedo Contigo". Hope this helps.

¡¡Mis Favoritas!! - They don't seem to be the most popular looking at everyone's but I love them!!

1. En el muelle de San Blas - Mana (lo mejor)
2. Pienso en Ti - Enrique Iglesias
3. Ven Dimelo - Marc Anthony
4. Rayando El Sol - Mana
5. Antologia - Shakira
6. Bruta, Ciega, Sordomuda - Shakira
7. Donde Jugaran Los Ninos - Mana
8. Fotografia - Juanes
9. Carlos Vives es bueno, no se cual cancion
10. Perdido en Un Barco - Mana

only 10, hmmm, now i have to rack my brain, lol
1. Anything by Ednita Nazario but i'll pick 1 song- Mas grande que grande
2. Anything by Paulina Rubio but i'll pick one-Solo por ti
3. Anything by Ricky Martin but i'll pick one- Casi un Bolero
4. Anything by Alexandre Pires but.. Ay, Corazon (i think that's the name)
5.Anything by Melina Leon but... Cuando una mujer
6. Alejandro Fernandez- Sin tantita pena
7. Anything by Luis Miguel but.. La media vuelta
8. Juanes- Mala Gente, Un dia como hoy
9. Ana Gabriel- tu amor es una trampa, una trampa maldita, sorry i started singing as i typed, lol
10. Celia Cruz- Usted abuso
bonus Giselle- Marchate

ok i'm cheating, here are 2 more
Laura Pausini- Entre tu y mil mares and a duet she has with Nek which i can't remember the name
Gianmarco (?) De tardes negras
:p

oooh, this is a good topic! here are mine!!
1. anything by SHAKIRA
2. no es lo mismo-alejandro sanz
3. amame-alexandre pires
4. tu-noelia
5. a gritos de esperanza-alex ubago
6. loca-ana barbara
7. aqui-la ley
8. la playa-la oreja de van gogh
9. tu carcel-enanitos verde
10..and so many others

I don't speak any Spanish but have been to Madrid a few times. The only music that really jumped out at n=me was Celtas Cortos (something like that). The music is a killer blend of rock and Celtic. Not sure what the lyrics are like, but I like this band a lot.

okay, i'm adding a few more:
Laura Pausini- Volvere junto a ti
Carlos Ponce- Escuchame
Ricky Martin- La Bomba, Perdido sin ti
Marc Anthony- Y hubo alguien
Olga Tanon- Es mentiroso
Mana- Hechicera, Oye mi amor
Myriam Hernandez- El hombre que yo amo, Huele a peligro
Los Fabuloso Cadilacs ?- Matador (i think they sing that)

I could go on and on, I love so many spanish songs! Most of them are pop. lol But here is my shortened list..

Te Comere a Besos - Sara
Cuando Tu Vas - Chenoa
Que No Puede Ser - Natalia
La Trampa - Roser
Chicas Malas - Monica Naranjo
No Voy a Llorar - Monica Naranjo
Baila Morena - Upa Dance
Morenita - Upa Dance
A Quien Le Importa - Thalia
Tu y Yo - Thalia
Algo Tienes - Paulina Rubio
Que Vuelvas - Shakira
Te Dejo Madrid - Shakira

Eep I went over 10, sorry! lol But thats a very shortened list of my favorites!

Amaral-Cabecita Loca

Well, I'm going to post some "oldies but goodies." Maybe this shows my age but here goes:

Mediterraneo - Joan Manuel Serrat
Pongamos Que Hablo de Madrid - Joaquin Sabina
Un Ramito de Violetas - Cecilia
Perdoname - Camilo Sesto
Anything by Nino Bravo
Me Cuesta Tanto Olvidarte - Mecano
Luna Llena - Victor Manuel
Anything by Ana Belen
Por el Amor de Una Mujer - Julio Iglesias
Al Alba - Rosa Leon

marilisa

Well, there is one name I'm surprised not to see: Nino Bravo...anything he sings...maybe many haven't heard of him since he died at a young age in 1973...but what a voice.

I prefer the voice of Julio Iglesias to his son...especially the song "flor de piel" (I'm pretty sure that's the title).

Sheryl

En mi opinion humilde, 10 canciones buenas en ningun orden particular;

1. Caifanes - La Celula que explota
2. Mikel Erentxun - Esta Luz Nunca Se Apagara
3. Mana - Te Llore un rio
4. Mano Negra - Mala Vida
5. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - Siguiendo la luna
6. Los Heroes del Silencio - Agosto
7. Los Hombres G - Devuelvame a mi Chica
8. Soda Stereo - Cuando Pasa el Temblor
9. Julio Jaramillo - Nuestro Juramento
10. Gypsy Kings - Un Amor

Mis favoritos canciones de espanol
1. En Algun Lugar- Duncan Dhu
2. Nada es Igual- Luis Miguel
3. Eres Tu- Armando Manzanero
4. Como Lobo- Miguel Bose
5. Baile Me- Gypsy Kings
6. Bella Maria de mi Alma-Antonio Banderas in the film "Mambo Kings"
7. Guantanamera- Celia Cruz
8. Al Otro Lado del Rio-Jorge Drexler
9. La Incondicional-Luis Miguel
10.Tengo Todo Excepto a Ti- Luis Miguel

La Tortura-Shakira y Alejandro Sanz
Todo de Juanes pero mi favorito-Y es por ti
Todo de Shakira y Alex Ubago

Ten great spanish songs you may not know:

1-Semilla en tierra-Carlos Chaouen
1-El roce de tu cuerpo-Platero y tú
1-Viaje a los sueños polares-Family
1-Rompeolas-Quique González
1-Así estoy yo sin ti-Sabina
1-Dolores se llamaba Lola-Los Suaves
1-Quien fuera-Silvio Rodríguez
1-El sitio de mi recreo-Antonio Vega
1-Molinos de viento-Mago de Oz
1-La senda del tiempo-Celtas Cortos
All of them deserve number one

First of all, THANK YOU to those who put Soda Stereo and Silvio Rodriguez in your lists!!! So cool!!!! To those who posted, I would have to add Ojala for Silvio Rodriguez, and Te para tres for Soda Stereo. Ok, this is impossible to make a list of only 10 songs, and of all genres in Spanish language music, but here goes (in no order AT ALL)...

10. Ojala que llueva cafe - Juan Luis Guerra
9. He sido tan feliz contigo - Alejandro Sanz
8. Me cuesta tanto olvidarte - Mecano
7. La gota fria - Carlos Vives
6. Mi tierra - Gloria Estefan
5. Puedes contar conmigo - La oreja de Van Gogh
4. Me falta el aliento - Estopa
3. Ojos asi - Shakira
2. La bomba - Ricky Martin (Come on, tell me you haven't danced to that SOMEWHERE in some little hole in the wall bar in Spain anywhere! Lol)
1. El album - Aterciopelados

This was too hard to do, I just picked some songs that came to mind...my music collection is so eclectic you would think I was a crackhead (Everything from Frank Sinatra to Tribalistas from Brazil to Zero Assoluto from Italy). I was a recording industry major, what do you expect? Lol....
Anyway, this was fun!!! Can't wait to see other posts....

VannieNY - The song you are thinking of with Nek and Laura Pausini is Tan Solo Tu (Sei solo tu in Italian) I LOVE that song, I think it's that one unless there's another one I don't know about that got that popular. I thought Nek was from Spain until recently when I started stuying Italian, LOL...he was so popular there and had the accent.

Also, Joe - I think you mentioned a lot about Gloria Estefan, she is MY FAVORITE and I totally agree with you on those CDs - Abriendo Puertas and Mi Tierra are my faves from her yet (even over Alma Caribena, although that CD brings good memories because it came out the year I was in Spain). No me dejes de querer is the bomb. But so is everything she does. I got the great fortune of finally seeing my idol last year in Houston...it was amazing.

Oh, and I'm an idiot for not putting at least one song by Mana. For gosh's sake I have Mana plastered in my windshield above my rear view mirror! Scary, I know. Anyway, I think my fave song by them would have to be En el muelle de San Blas, but the live version. I acutally wore out their two disc live CD set, so I had to buy another one. Yes, that's sad.

Anyway, I love talking about music waaay too much, I should have never ventured here! Now I won't shut up!

Hehe...talk to ya'll later.

Majesty318 -

LOLOLOL!!! I almost totally forgot about Tam Tam Go!!!! That song was the bomb when I was in Madrid. I need to download it now to listen to it again. And I love Para no verte mas - La Mosca is so cool. And, Carlos Vives - what can you say, you gotta dance. I first heard Fruta Fresca for the first time five years ago in some small bar somewhere in Madrid - my host dad gave me his CD for my birthday.....*Sigh* Memories.

Music is so awesome in so many ways.

Almost any song from Mecano, Héroes del Silencio, Extremoduro and Joaquín Sabina make my day. Specially the last two. By the way MadridMan, have you ever listened to "Pongamos que hablo de Madrid", from Sabina?? It could be the anthem of your website...

JasMadrid wrote: I know the song well and do love it too. But the stanza which gives me chills is...:
... but otherwise yes, it's a beautiful and melancholy song.

Saludos, MadridMan