Paco Ojeda on Music
By Paco Ojeda
Two Mexican Songs That Are More Hateful Than They Sound
What happens when you listen to songs that sound happy, but upon learning the meaning of their lyrics, you realize that they are actually rather hateful? Such is the case with these two very popular Mexican songs, both of which earned their performers a fair amount of financial success.
The songs are:
Rata de Dos Patas (Two-Legged Rat)
Performed by Paquita la del Barrio
To dive deeper into the lyrics, here is a YouTube video featuring the lyrics in Spanish and English: https://youtu.be/qTbh93rUnYM
Ojalá Que Te Mueras (I Hope You Die)
Performed by Grupo Pesado
Here is the official (and weirder) music video for the song: https://youtu.be/byuMXm3MAho
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Episode cover art source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_black_rat_sitting_upright_on_the_ground._Etching_by_W._S._Wellcome_V0020711.jpg
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A bit about me: my name is Paco Ojeda and I am the producer and host of Coffee & Headlines, a morning live broadcast (on Facebook) featuring headlines from our city, state and country, along with news and stories for the local English-speaking community. I'm also passionate about music and love sharing my love for it through music appreciation lectures, although the pandemic has made this challenging as an in-person activity.
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