Introducing D's Music Category!



Just a brief intro here. My partner, who I've affectionally referenced here as D (standing for DeVane), has been delving into the world of Spanish-language music over the last couple months. He's discovered all kinds of interesting things, and much of which I find quite intriguing. So I decided to give him his only Spanish music corner of this blog... Believe me, it'll be worth it:

¡Bienvenidos todos!

Welcome to the Latin segment of rogerzmusic brought to you by none other than Señor DeVane, Spanish teacher extraordinaire. In my efforts to look cool and culturally savvy in front of my students, I began researching and collecting a variety of songs and videos from all over Latin America and Spain. While it started with a few random clicks and glances through articles, Perez Hilton as well as a few other websites and bloggers paved the way for what now is a YouTube and iTunes crazed frenzy. Some call it an addiction, I call it unwinding after 7 hours of “attempting” to educate and occasionally baby-sit 125 teenagers. Who are you to judge me?!?!?!

Lets get started with the album of the week.

Belanova – Dulce Beat – Mexico

A great Pop/Electronic/Dance album for gettin’ ready for the club, a Sunday jog, or simply as background music while playing a game of Skip-Bo with the neighbors. I would classify the lead singer, Denisse Guerrero, as a Mexican Kylie Minogue if you will. My favorite song on the album is Me pregunto (I wonder). Coinsidentally Kylie’s kid sister, Dannii Minogue, had a hit a few years before called “I Began to Wonder” that’s not too dissimilar lyrically (only in English of coarse). Did Guerrero copy it? I don’t know. Do I care? Girl, do what you gotta do to pay the bills. You will still be on my top 10 playlist. (The same does not go for you J-Lo. There is a line, and girl, you crossed it. I am OVER you).



Grammar Point: The verb preguntar means “to ask” or “to question”. When conjugated in the present tense first person yo form it becomes pregunto (I ask/I question). However, when the indirect object pronoun me is placed before this conjugation (me pregunto) it changes meaning to “I ask myself/I question myself” or more commonly translated “I wonder”.

Well kiddies, that’s all for this week. Check back in this time next week for more fun Spanish music and meaningless ranting.

Señor DeVane

Expresión del día:
Cuando estás cansado/a o frustrado/a y alguien te pide “¿Qué tal? o ¿Qué pasa?” dile “la misma mierda”

Posted: Wed - June 27, 2007 at 08:01 PM           |

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