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"La Cucaracha" was a popular tune among Mexican civilians at the time, and there are numerous examples of non-aligned political verses. Many were general complaints about the hardships created by the war, and were often written by pro-Zapatistas. Other non-aligned verses contained references to various factions, in a non-judgmental manner:
The song's tune is described in the novel as sounding like a combination of "La Cucaracha" and "Oh My Darling Clementine". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The animals sing "Beasts of England" frequently after the rebellion, especially after meetings.
[6] [7] The name "cockroach" comes from the Spanish word for cockroach, cucaracha, transformed by 1620s English folk etymology into "cock" and "roach". [8] The scientific name derives from the Latin blatta, "an insect that shuns the light", which in classical Latin was applied not only to cockroaches, but also to mantids. [9] [10]
La Cucaracha" is a traditional Spanish-language folk song. La Cucaracha may also refer to: La Cucaracha (comic strip), a daily comic strip running 2002–present; La Cucaracha, a 1934 film that was one of the first live-action shorts in three color Technicolor; La Cucaracha, a 1959 Mexican film
A portrait of Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution. According to Callier the term roach was inspired by the Latin American folk song “La Cucaracha". [5] While the exact origins of the song remain unknown the version that is thought to have referenced the roach is the commonly cited version that ridicules Mexican Revolutionary leader Pancho Villa.
When the Mexican Revolution was exploding, there was a woman who made history, her name was "La Cucaracha" (María Félix). Her great passion was the Revolution, but her downfall was a man: Colonel Antonio Zeta (Emilio Fernández), who has eyes for another woman, Isabel, the widow (Dolores del Río). The rivalry between both women explodes.
Another kind of revolutionary songs are folk songs that become popular or change lyrics during revolutions or civil wars. Typical examples, the Mexican song "La Cucaracha" and the Russian song "Yablochko" (Little Apple) have humorous (often darkly humorous) lyrics that come in easily remembered stanzas and vary highly from singer to singer.
La Cucaracha, which would prove to be Ween's final album, would later be called a "big piece of shit" by Freeman, adding, "I think the songs on it were good, or a bunch of songs, but overall that was a big clue Mickey and I were finito". [34]