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Irapuato is a Mexican city and municipality located at the foot of the Arandas Hill (in Spanish: Cerro de Arandas), in the central region of the state of Guanajuato. It lies between the Silao River and the Guanajuato River , a tributary of the Lerma River , at 1,724 m (5,656 ft) above sea level .
The idea for the song came from British music executive Adam Kidron, as a show of support to Hispanic immigrants in the United States. [citation needed] The song is included on the album Somos Americanos; a portion of the profits of which go to the National Capital Immigration Coalition, a Washington, D.C.–based group. [1]
"Spanish Flea" was one of several songs he wrote for the group. It was released as an instrumental on the B-side to the single " What Now My Love " from their 1965 album Going Places . The album was a No. 1 hit in the U.S., and the single peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
"Amapola" is a 1920 song by Spanish American composer José María Lacalle García (later Joseph Lacalle), who also wrote the original lyrics in Spanish. [3] Alternative Spanish lyrics were written by Argentine lyricist Luis Roldán in 1924. [4] French lyrics were written by Louis Sauvat and Robert Champfleury. After the death of Lacalle in ...
During the Spanish Civil War, in common with many older folk songs, the melody was reused with new lyrics by the Republican side, in various versions (El Ejército del Ebro, El paso del Ebro, ¡Ay, Carmela!, ¡Ay, Manuela!, Rumba la Rumba, and Viva la XV Brigada). A less well-known version was also coined by Nationalists (El Rîo del Nervión).
Tienes el alma de provinciana, Hueles a limpia rosa temprana A verde jara fresca del rio, Son mil palomas tu caserio, Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Hueles a pura tierra mojada. Ay ay ay ay! Colomitos lejanos. Ay! Ojitos de agua hermanos. Ay! Colomitos inolvidables, Inolvidables como las tardes En que la lluvia desde la loma No nos dejaba ir a Zapopan..
"Granada" is a song written in 1932 by Mexican composer Agustín Lara. The song is about the Spanish city of Granada and has become a standard in music repertoire.. The most popular versions are the original with Spanish lyrics by Lara (often sung operatically); a version with English lyrics by Australian lyricist Dorothy Dodd; and instrumental versions in jazz, pop, easy listening, flamenco ...
"Matador" or "El matador" (Spanish for "Killer") is a song written by Flavio Cianciarulo, bass player of Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, a rock band from Argentina. It was first released in their 1993 album Vasos Vacíos and it is considered their signature song since the song topped the charts all across Hispanic America .