~ BAILANDO ~
Enrique Iglesias, age 39, has outdone himself again with his current Block-buster hit, Bailando, in both Spanish and "Spanglish" Language Versions
A Rare Gem in Multi-Cultural Brilliance and Positive Influence in Current Pop-Culture...WOW!
I rarely praise anything in our current pop-culture scene for its artistic elements of style, beauty, passion, and positive multi-cultural influences, but I have to say that these two videos are brilliant! Not only are the images, dancing, and messages presented 99.9% appropriate for viewing by all age groups, they offer such a feel-good vibe that is felt cross-culturally no matter whether you identify more with Caribbean, Spanish, Jamaican, Dominican, Latin-American, African, or North-American Cultures. Both videos epitomize the beauty and style of mixed and blended cultures, in terms of their popular themes of music, dancing, love, and life.
From what I have read, this song and video variations were presented first fully in Spanish, and the Spanish Version Video of the hit song Bailando has been viewed on YouTube by more than 360,000,000 viewers, which is amazing in and of itself. The video is filmed in one of my all-time favorite cities in the world, which is Dominican Republic's Capital, Santo Domingo.
Many of you know that Ryan and I went to the Dominican on our Luna de Miel, and it is truly an intriguing place. It was much less tourist-oriented 13 years ago than it is now, but the blending of music, cultures, races, and languages we experienced there was ever-so prominent then. I would venture to say that the small country that shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti is even more of a Melting Pot now, as cultural borders and identities have lessened greatly due to social media and ease of travel.
Before I further ramble about...I mean, analyze...the video presentations of the pop hit, Bailando, which most-notably presents the vocals of Enrique Iglesias, in both the Spanish and English (Spanglish) Versions, here is the Spanish Version directed by Alejandro Pérez that features beautiful Spanish Flamenco dancing at its finest and stunning dancers from all walks of life, in the various street scenes. It appeals to young and old, rich and poor, and many other broad-spectrum audiences. It is amazing to see and hear the blend of Spanish and Latin-American dialects of Spanish. Notice how Enrique uses the "th" sound in his "speech," which is synonymous to Spain, while the Cuban artists Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona use the "s" sound in words such as corazón and respiración.
View Spanish Version "Bailando" Video Below Lyrics
Lyrics:
Yo te miro y se me corta la respiración
Cuando tú me miras se me sube el corazón
(Me palpita lento el corazón)
Y en un silencio tu mirada dice mil palabras
La noche en la que te suplico que no salga el sol
(Bailando, bailando, bailando, bailando)
Tu cuerpo y el mío llenando el vacío
Subiendo y bajando (subiendo y bajando)
(Bailando, bailando, bailando, bailando)
Ese fuego por dentro me va enloqueciendo
Me va saturando
Con tu física y tu química también tu anatomía
La cerveza y el tequila y tu boca con la mía
Ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)
Ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)
Con esta melodía, tu color, tu fantasía
Con tu filosofía mi cabeza está vacía
Y ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)
Ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)
Yo quiero estar contigo, vivir contigo
Bailar contigo, tener contigo
Una noche loca (una noche loca)
Y besar tu boca (y besar tu boca)
Yo quiero estar contigo, vivir contigo
Bailar contigo, tener contigo una noche loca
Con tremenda nota
(Ooooh, ooooh, ooooh, ooooh)
Tú me miras y me llevas a otra dimensión
(Estoy en otra dimensión)
Tus latidos aceleran a mi corazón
(Tus latidos aceleran a mi corazón)
Qué ironía del destino no poder tocarte
Abrazarte y sentir la magia de tu olor
(Bailando, bailando, bailando, bailando)
Tu cuerpo y el mio llenando el vacío
Subiendo y bajando (subiendo y bajando)
(Bailando, bailando, bailando, bailando)
Ese fuego por dentro me va enloqueciendo
Me va saturando
Con tu física y tu química también tu anatomía
La cerveza y el tequila y tu boca con la mía
Ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)
Ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)
Con esta melodía, tu color, tu fantasía
Con tu filosofía mi cabeza está vacía
Y ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)
Ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)
Yo quiero estar contigo, vivir contigo
Bailar contigo, tener contigo
Una noche loca (una noche loca)
Y besar tu boca (y besar tu boca)
Yo quiero estar contigo, vivir contigo
Bailar contigo, tener contigo una noche loca
Con tremenda loca
(Ooooh, ooooh, ooooh, ooooh
Ooooh, ooooh, ooooh, ooooh
Ooooh bailando amor ooooh
Bailando amor ooooh es que se me va el dolor
Ooooh).
Songwriters
Iglesias, Cristian Gabriel
Published by
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
Below is the "Spanglish" video version of the song, Bailando (that we mostly hear on mainstream U.S. radio stations,) which even blends more cultures, by including all the artists in the Spanish version, plus the Jamaican singer, Sean Paul. I love how the repetition of Spanish words in the song and video, such as bailando and contigo, provide "buzzwords" in the target language of Spanish for beginning non-native Spanish-language learners. I love how these videos provide such high cultural, lingual, and educational value, probably without the "intention" of doing so. As a mother with young children, I love that it is one of the morally-cleanest "cool" videos my kids like to watch, and the Spanish Teacher within me appreciates the multi-cultural and linguistic values it conveys.
Spanglish Lyrics:
[Intro: Sean Paul]
Enrique...sing for 'em
[Enrique]
You look at me
And girl you take me to another place
Got me feeling like I'm flying, like I'm outer space
Something 'bout your body says 'come and take me'
Got me begging, got me hoping that the night don't stop
(Bailando, bailando, bailando, bailando)
Tu cuerpo y el mio llenando el vacío
Subiendo y bajando (subiendo y bajando)
(Bailando, bailando, bailando, bailando)
Ese fuego por dentro me va enloqueciendo
Me va saturando
Girl I like the way you move
Come and show me what to do
People tell me that you want me
Girl you got nothing to lose
I can't wait no more
(ya no puedo mas)
I can't wait no more
(ya no puedo mas)
[Sean Paul]
I wanna be contigo
And live contigo, and dance contigo
Wanna have contigo una noche loca
Ay besar tu boca
I wanna be contigo
And live contigo, and dance contigo
Para dar contigo una noche loca
Con tremenda loca
[Enrique]
I look at you and it feels like paradise
When you got me spinning, got me crazy
Got me hypnotized
I need your love, I need you closer
Keep me begging, keep me hoping that the night don't stop
(Bailando, bailando, bailando, bailando)
Tu cuerpo y el mio llenando el vacío
Subiendo y bajando (subiendo y bajando)
(Bailando, bailando, bailando, bailando)
Ese fuego por dentro me va enloqueciendo
Me va saturando
Girl I like the way you move
Come and show me what to do
People tell me that you want me
Girl you got nothing to lose
I can't wait no more
(ya no puedo mas)
I can't wait no more
(ya no puedo mas)
[Sean Paul]
I wanna be contigo
And live contigo, and dance contigo
Wanna have contigo una noche loca
Ay besar tu boca
I wanna be contigo
And live contigo, and dance contigo
Para dar contigo una noche loca
Con tremenda loca
[Outro: Sean Paul]
Songwriters
Iglesias, Cristian Gabriel
Published by
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
Both versions of the video discussed here are truly a breath of fresh air, when compared to all the vulgarity and promiscuity seen in so many mainstream videos and songs presented to our youth today! The directors, singers, songwriters, and artists display pure genius here, and I personally label this video The Most Intriguing Spanish, Latin-American, and Caribbean-Influenced Music Video of Our Time!!
Blogged by Bobbie Wright Grogan
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