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"Pedro" is a song by Italian singer Raffaella Carrà, from her album Mi Spendo Tutto. In 2024, the song was remixed by German producers Jaxomy and Agatino Romero , leading to a resurgence in popularity.
"Pedro Navaja" (English: Peter Blade) is a salsa song written and performed by Rubén Blades from the 1978 collaboration with Willie Colón, Siembra, about a criminal of the same name. [1] Navaja means "folding knife" in Spanish. Inspired by the song "Mack the Knife", [2] it tells the story of a panderer's life and presumed death.
The lyrics talk of an island named San Pedro, whose location has been debated. Madonna said the song was her tribute to Latin Americans . Upon its release as the fifth and final single from True Blue on February 25, 1987, "La Isla Bonita" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised its Latin-inspired sound.
Pedro Infante, for whom the song was written, recorded it in 1954. Norman Gimbel took the song, removed the somewhat melancholy Spanish lyrics about a man wondering if he shall ever love again, and wrote brand-new English lyrics about a man praising his dancing partner's ability to affect his heart with how she "sways" when they dance.
The words of the first verse of "Cielito Lindo" were found in a song from that era, hinting at that fear. But with time the meaning of the verse changed as people began romanticizing it. "Your face is the Sierra Morena. Your eyes are thieves who live there." The verse had other melodies put to it and variations on the lyrics.
There are various lyrics to the song. For example (in the following version) the verse is first repeated normally (followed with the last line "Da-da-da"). The volume verses are repeated four times (often while altering the volume or pitch).
"Las Mañanitas" Spanish pronunciation: [las maɲaˈnitas] is a traditional Mexican [1] birthday song written by Mexican composer Alfonso Esparza Oteo.It is popular in Mexico, usually sung early in the morning to awaken the birthday person, and especially as part of the custom of serenading women.
"Tutu" (transl. "You-you") is a song by Colombian singer Camilo and Puerto Rican singer Pedro Capó.The song was written by Camilo and its producers, Jon Leone and Richi Lopez.