Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Reyes Gitanos

I was a rock enthusiast in my younger days. My music ranges from Rolling Stone, Grand Funk, The Who, BTO etc. to compositions by Bob Dylan, CSNY, JT and even songs sang by Joe Cocker. I still appreciate this music but as I grow older, my taste mellowed down and varies depending on my frame of mind.

When I’m in deep contemplation, I like classical as my background music. Mellow jazz puts me in a relaxing mood and in the road I play something that keeps me alert while driving. One of my favorite “road music” is the Gypsy Kings.

Gypsy Kings are not new. They’ve been around for sometimes but in my observation here, very few of our kabayans appreciate them. I guess maybe because they sang in Spanish. I have to admit I don’t understand their lyrics either, except for some smattering of words I learned from Spanish 101. But their melody has that “masa” appeal and the guitar play would be popular among “barkada” gatherings. In fact, I often heard them as background music in TV programs and their rendition of Frank Sinatra’s famous song, My Way, was featured on Pixar’s animation movie, Happy Feet.

Here’s their version of that song:



Although my CD version has a faster tempo, the “live” version is just as great.

10 comments:

  1. hindi ko na naabutan tong mga to. pero yung iba kilala ko dahil sa tatay ko. yung rolling stones medyo familiar pa ako.

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  2. pre napaghahalata ka na..he he he

    itong my way, maraming version to yung iba nakamamatay basta wag mong kakantahin sa karaoke bar,yun kasi yung napanuod ko sa gma jessica soho reports...kaya siguro my way,may kanya kanyang way na version..:)

    astig ang accoustic guitar play!

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  3. donG, ang Rolling Stones kasi buhay pa. Yung iba matagal nang nagdis-band.

    ever, ganyan lang talaga ang buhay. Huwag kang mag-alala, darating ka rin dyan hehehe.

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  4. I like also to listen to rock music during my High school days but being raised in Baguio I ended up most of the time jamming country music with my friends which is the kind of music young lads in Baguio mostly listened to at that time.

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  5. ed v., bagay kasi sa Baguio ang country music lalo na pag nag "nature tripping" ang barkada. Suave!

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  6. with matching cowboy boots pa kami he he he,Iyong isang barkada ko may kabayo pa, cowboys talaga kami doon.If you happened to visit western music pub there you will also hook up at that time....

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  7. hahaha, kulang nalang pala revolver ano. I also like country music. Noong college ako, kung may natira sa allowance ko, we went to Father Mustache dyan sa Ermita to listen to country and folk music. Buhay pa kaya yun?

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  8. ha ha ha...napapansin ko nga rin nitongumuwi ako,nagulat ako sa mga music eh,nawala na yung mga guns and roses at bon jovi o metallica rock music,napalitan na ng hip hop music,pero impernes!he he he,naaliw talaga ako sobra sa video,pinakita ko nga sa barkada ko yung ka-band ko dati,sabi nya bakit daw di namin naisip kantahin ang ibang version naman..baka daw mag click,at ang magiging costume namin eh yung pang cowboy din gaya nung kay EDGAR,he he he...with matching background hagibis picture!

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  9. ang parati kong binabalik balikan sa youtube, yung Suite Judy Blue Eyes ng CSN. Ang ganda ng version nila sa woodstock. The first one I heard from the same group actually.

    Yung Grandfunk, unang-unang piyesa ng grupo ko when we started learning how to play. Remember "Inside Looking Out?"

    Kung yan kayang version na yan ng my way ang kakantahin sa videoke, babarilin ka pa rin?

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  10. ever, lipas na talaga ang kapanahonan nang music ko. Hindi ko na ma-intindihan ang mga bagong kanta ngayon o kanta bang ituring yung nagsasalita o tumutula.

    Ka Rolly, yup, magandang mag pratice sa GrandFunk music kasi simple lang pero may dating. Biro mo tatlo lang sila at basic na basic ang intrumento (bass, drums & rhythm guitar) pero they produced lots of hits during their time.

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