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More La, La, La by Massiel!

Just kidding.....but I have been intrigued by these Spanish entries in the Eurovision contest. This songbird is Salome. I think there are 4 harmonic modulations in this song....4 in a row! Wow... ! I love the song!!! In 1969, there was a four-way tie in the Eurovision song contest. This was one of the winners. Salome....Massiel...Madonna?

Massiel--LA LA LA again!

Just kidding! There are some LA LA LA's in this song though! This is Malaguena by Connie Francis. As I was about to close my web browser, YouTube was still there and I saw this song. One of my favorite Connie songs..I have no idea what the lyrics mean. In her prime, Connie was awesome!

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La La La Re-re-revisited

I learned some interesting things about Massiel and LA LA LA on the Internet:

1. Originally, Spanish representative Joan Manuel SERRAT was going to perfom the song La, La, La in Catalan, to protest Spanish dictator FRANCO. His initiative was not appricated by government officials and he was withdrawn from the contest. He was replaced by Massiel, who sang the same song in Spanish and won.
2. Lesley Gore ("It's My Party" "You Don't Own Me" "Maybe I Know") did a cover of this song.
3. It was the first of Spain's two wins in the Contest so far.
4. The song was composed by Ramon Arcusa and Manuel de la Calva, otherwise known as the singing duo called Dúo Dinámico.
5. The song itself is controversial for three reasons. Joan Manuel Serrat, the original performer for the song, sang it in Catalan. The Franco government would not allow that. Hence the selection of Massiel to perform the song. Catalan would not be heard in the Contest until the 2004 debut performance of Andorra.
6. Lyrically, the song is a very positive number.
7. Massiel sings about things she is thankful for, such as being given life and walking through the world.
8. The British entry performed by Cliff RICHARD came second, just a single point behind the Spanish entry.
9. There has to be over 100 La's in the song! (Has anyone counted them yet?)

If I Didn't Care

• I hear that Cher is about to put out a new video.
• I am sad that Ms. Bitch has never made a comment on my blog.
• For some reason, I am craving Cheetos.
• My friend who writes the madonnathoughts.blogspot.com website just cracks me up. I don't know M comes up with all that stuff! She is brilliant!
• I realized today that I know so little about artists from other countries. For example, the only singers that I could think of who were from Australia were Olivia Newton-John, the Bee Gees, Kylie, and that was about it. Other than the La La La woman (Massiel), I don't know any artists from Spain.

• I wonder if Mediocre Travis knows the answers to these questions:
• * What was the title of Madonna's first album ?
• * Madonna won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for her work in which film ?
• * Who directed Madonna in Dick Tracy ?
• * On what show did Madonna state 'I wanna rule the world'
• * Which song contains the lyrics 'Happiness lies in your own hands' ?
• * For which video did Madonna dress as a Geisha Girl ?
• * Who was Madonna's duet partner on 'Love Song' ?
• * In what state was Madonna born ?
• * For which soft drink company did Madonna do a commercial for ?
• * Which video was banned from MTV ?
• * Which Sean Penn film contained a Madonna song ?
• * What was the name of Madonna's team in 'A League Of Their Own' ?
• * Which of the following was not a name of a Madonna tour ?
• * Who played Che in the film 'Evita' ?
• * Which song contains the lyrics 'Says that he's going to marry me and we can raise a little famiy ' ?
• * Who of these men was Madonna actually married to ?
• * For which album did Madonna win her first Grammy for Best Pop Album ?
• * What was the name of the play Madonna starred in on Broadway ?
• * Who co-stars with Madonna in the film 'The Next Best Thing' ?
• Who did Madonna say was her "co-editor" on her children's book, The English Roses?
• Swept Away was also the title of a mid-'80s album by what artist?
• What Madonna 45rpm record was created on non-black vinyl?

La La La Re-revisited

Yo canto a la mañana____ I sing to the morning
Que ve mi juventud ____ Which sees my youth
Y al sol que día a día ____ And to the sun which day by day
Nos trae nueva inquietud ____ Brings us new hope
Todo en la vida es ____ Everything in life is
Como una canción ____ Like a song
Que cantan cuando naces____ Which is sung on your day of birth
Y también en el adios ____ And also when you say goodbye

(No translation is needed for the CHorus! HAHA!)
La lalala lalala lalala...
La lalala lalala la...
La lalala lalala lalala...
La lalala lalala la...


Le canto a mi madre____ I sing to my mother
Que dio vida a mi ser____ Who gave me my life
Le canto a la tierra ____ I sing to the earth
Que me ha visto crecer ____ Which has seen me growing
Y canto al día en que____ And I sing to the day when
Sentí el amor ____ I felt love
Andando por la vida ____ Walking through life
Aprendí esta canción ____ I learned this song
____ ____
(No translation is needed for the Chorus)
La lalala lalala lalala...
La lalala lalala la...
La lalala lalala lalala...
La lalala lalala la...
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I wonder how many la's are in the song La La La? I am so mental.....I am so obsessed by this song. I am going to have to do some more research about it and the artist.

La La La Revisited

Who is Massiel? I have been infatuated with this Youtube video for a couple of months now. It is one of the most bizarre things I have ever watched in my life. Somehow, this song won the Eurovision song contest in 1968 with a chorus like "la la la la la la la la la." What creativity! I don't think I have ever heard a song with a chorus of a single word repeating itself over and over!

And then there is Massiel herself! I take it that she is an icon in Spain....a legend! But take a look at her mouth during this performance. Her mouth barely moves! And then there is this one scene where she puts her hand up to the side of her head...as if to say...."Why am I singing this awful song? Who wrote this crap?"

I will have to admit---the first part of the song is very dramatic.....but then we get to all the La La La's. How she sings all those LA LA LA's without moving her mouth bothers me. After the first chorus, we hear another dramatic part of the song. Then--Massiel gets into the chorus...wailing away on the LA LA LA's.......Then there are the dramatic last three LaLaLa's.

This song is the craziest performance ever! And it won Eurovision! How? How in the heck did this song and this performance win anything?

This got me to thinking----What would be some crazy wins in today's music scene? Here are a few of my ideas......

1. Mooriah Carey wins an Oscar for Glitter 2.
2. Amy Winehouse is given the SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD.
3. Britney Spears is awarded the National Mother of the Year Award.
4. Clay Aiken is awarded the National Man of the Year Award. (I am so bad!)
5. William Hung wins a Grammy for Record of the Year.

I am tired....so I will have to come up with some more awards later!

This Massiel woman.....you have to give her props......She takes a song filled with more LA LA LA's that any Partridge Family song ever had.....and makes it her own....and somehow she wins Eurovision. It makes you wonder what the other songs sounded like that year! But the song is a bit catchy for some reason. Maybe Madonna or Cher will redo it someday.

La La La

There is something about this song that I like...It makes me feel better. I wonder if I was Spanish in a former life. The lyrics of the chorus speak to me.