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The song was notably covered by Los Lobos for the soundtrack to the 1987 film La Bamba which portrayed the life story of Ritchie Valens. In one scene, Valens is shown singing it to his girlfriend Donna Ludwig on the telephone and in another scene Valens is shown recording the song in the recording studio, and in a third scene he is shown performing the song on American Bandstand.
"Donna", a parody of doo-wop songs [2] (see also "Donna" by Ritchie Valens), was originally written as a potential B-side to the song "Waterfall". The song features sharp contrasts between falsetto in the chorus (Creme) and deep monotone vocals (Godley) in the verse. The melody line is similar to the Beatles song "Oh! Darling". [3] [4]
Valens was born as Richard Steven Valenzuela on May 13, 1941, in Pacoima, [3] a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles.The son of Joseph Steven Valenzuela (1896–1952) and Concepción "Concha" Reyes (1915–1987), he had two half-brothers, Robert "Bob" Morales (1937–2018) and Mario Ramirez, and two younger sisters, Connie and Irma.
The Mexican folk song “La Bamba” is also known as La Bomba, and the folk song became famous after being recorded by Ritchie Valens in 1958. The song originated in the Mexican state of Veracruz ...
Although the lyrics call out to a woman, the song is actually about a man who came from great money and privilege. ... "Last Dance" by Donna Summer (1978) ... Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper ...
Ritchie Valens is the debut album by American musician Ritchie Valens, released by Del-Fi Records on January 12, 1959. [1] It is his only studio album entirely composed of master tracks recorded at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles. The album peaked at #23 on the US Billboard album chart.
Three tracks were previously issued on the first greatest hits package: "Donna", "La Bamba" and "Cry, Cry, Cry". This compilation has two pressing errors: Side 2, track 6 was pressed with "Rockin' All Night" (already on the first compilation) instead of Valens' last charted record, "Little Girl", as shown on the back cover and record label.
Valens's version is ranked number 345 on Rolling Stone magazine′s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and is the only song on the list not written or sung in English. "La Bamba" has been covered by numerous artists, notably by Los Lobos whose version was the title track of the 1987 film La Bamba , a bio-pic about Valens; their version ...