Jelani wrote:


Well, 11 years later I give it an 8.

This reminds on some level — bass? rhythm of the lyrics? — of “Get Off” by Foxy. I don’t get the sense that a ton of RP listeners were listening to disco in 1978 so I’m not sure anyone else is going to chime in on this opinion. 

TOTALLY COOL!!  Thanx RP!

 ziakut wrote:


I Agree! Thanx RP!   

What was I thinking!?!? Upping for 7 -> 9, easy! This tune seriously swings.

 Duc1098 wrote:


A life well lived is precious.  

Great! I never heard of him before. Thank You RP!

The weird squawling horns are too grating, fine for 3 minutes but not for a 5-minute song.  Insta-PSD.

Cannot not dance to this-even when I just spent an hour and a half in the dentist getting a tooth removed.

 Trusky wrote:


Like Rap in the '80's in NYC?

 lewisv66 wrote:


I never even heard of that song. I think you've been doing something wrong. 

Great, now I've got the Spice Girls stuck in my head "People of the world, spice up your life".  

Hmm, I could use some good herb.

...thought I heard Zappa.

no me diga que no 

 ziakut wrote:
 
Add the horns to that too.  No me digas que no...

dancing banana worthy

I like this.

 Trusky wrote:
 Please post some lyrics?

I am guessing the people that "hate" this are the same  ones that cant stand any prog stuff. What gives new music haters?  Try to open your ears. 

"If you like my BODY and you think I'm SEXY"? How do ya say lawsuit in Spanish?

A sort of Latino Yello, well done RP 

 Jelani wrote:
 
i love Yello anytime!     ha. ...    this one tho, i could pass.

Text in Spanish is cheap (I'm Cuban, and I understand what they are talking about). Music is ok. You will find this sound at every corner in any neighborhood there.

This tune seriously swings. What a beat! Great horns! Me gusto

would be amazing as an instrumental.

Worst song ever. 

not very good - but make me shake though - the horn riffs are very reminiscent to WAR though...

Reminds me of some of the cool world fusion acts that I get to see every July at "Sunfest" in Canada. Best world music festival I've seen. 

 ziakut wrote: 
According to wilipedia, it is Meshell Ndegeocello  No wonder it is so bad ass!

Me no Popeye.

I can't work when I hear this, I HAVE TO get up and dance !!! this is great, I love it :) 

I can't stop dancing!
 

Theme music for an acid flashback while drinking tequila in a Tijuana cantina.

 ziakut wrote: 
Haha I just came to say that bass part alone annoys me!
I couldn't exactly tell what bothers me in this song, but it's a 3 and it won't go higher! 

 deecee99 wrote: 
wow, how many times has this been covered,
probably a lot like "Yesterday" 

btw I like this

woo hoo!

no can do I  

Me gusta.....8

rated this an 8 when I first heard it a little while ago, it's hot imo

I imagine that I have unusual tastes in music (probably why I come to RP), but I am really liking this tune. Lost of energy, great Latin beat, and they are from my hood. What's not to like?

Wow. Two Yerba Buena cuts from this terrific album in the last 2-3 days. Bueno!

 Euskadita wrote: 
¡Ah, Gracias!
Slang like that is always tricky to learn from across the ocean ;-)

 Kilroy wrote: 
This is not ranchero music, but definitely sucks

Bass part alone deserves a high score.

How do I put this nicely.... here goes:  ranchero music sucks. It should not be played.... EVER.

Look at the reviews for this song, Bill. Your listeners do not like it.

You've got to like the genre to appreciate it.  Ranks W-A-A-A-Y higher than rated.

I don't know what to make of this; I find it to be a lot of fun, but very annoying at the same time.
Guess it's something I"d have to be in the right mood to hear, maybe I'm not in that mood right now.
Reminds me a bit of Yellow. I'm never not in the mood to hear a Yellow tune though. 

Was a bit shocked to see that rating too
 Poacher wrote: 

love this!

This is what pasticho cubano must taste like 

 ce wrote: 
Yeah, you're close
Yerba buena or yerbabuena is a cocktail made with spearmint and rum, sort of a "mojito"
La Gringa normally is a USA female, not pejorative

Suddenly hungry for Mexican food and I don't know why.

Well, those kids sure are having fun!

oooh, this is really fingernails-on-the-chalkboard annoying.  *shudder*

A (current) 4.3 rating? Strange that this is rated so low, I think it fits perfectly on RP for an occasional play. . . sometimes the ratings here make no sense to me, but as they are obviously a true representation of the feelings of RP listeners then I'll just have to admit I am sometimes slightly out of step with the majority. . . which to be honest, is something I have been for all my years. 

 fede550 wrote: 
This one is horrible and and plays right into cheesy Latin stereotypes, right enough, but RP does play some pretty good Spanish-language artists on a regular basis. Calexico, Los Lobos and Cuban artists come immediately to mind.

Why are most spanish songs aired at radioparadise so horrible? Moreover, why do they almost always belong to "caribbean" genres? Some Piazzolla's tangos are heard now and then, but if the idea is to keep music as "native" as possible, other latinamerican artists/genres may be included (e.g. the great Mercedes Sosa).
All in all, I am not liking this rather obtuse representation of latinamerica and its music.

 Zeke19 wrote: 
w/ chips no doubt.

HEY GRINGO LOCO, TU NO SABES COMO SE COME LA PIÑA!!

SSSSAAABROSURA TOTAL!!!

VENTE  PA'CA

VERY BAILABLE BILL ,THX A LOT, LA SALSA ES LA MUSICA DEL FUTURO

I'll pass. When I want to hear Cuban dance music I turn to Cubanismo!

 gregorbill wrote: 
Naaa its a "miracle drug" but it can't do EVERYTHING.....

YUCK......

 

Saw them live at Jazzfest here in Mtl two weeks ago on an outdoor stage and they did have a fair amount of synths on stage along with the real percussionist, who was indeed solid. In order to appreciate this ya'll, ya really gotta see them dancing and going nuts on stage. Context is everything sometimes. BillG wrote:

asdojfn345 wrote: :iamwith: yeah, my "headeach" too! (and WTF is a scong?)

I'm sorry, but anyone giving this song a 10 needs their head examined, starting at the ears (defective maybe?). I mean, if you can give this a ten, you can give half of the music in the world a 10, and then, what are all those other numbers for? :-k

queso queso queso

this song would be more enjoyable had i not just heard it yesterday!!! thanks!

So the band's name means "good grass." Perhaps that's what I'm missing in order to enjoy it...

holy hell. what have we done to deserve this punishment? this is making me want to rip my ears off and stomp on them. i guess i'll just switch the station instead. yuck.

LaChinchon wrote: So then it would be a good segue with T.Rex' "Get it On." ("...you got the teeth of the hydra upon you...")

Seriously annoying.

Businessgypsy wrote: Dunno, but as someone still learning Spanish, AFAIK: "Buena Yerba" = "Good grass" (yes, that sort of grass) La Gringa = "The stranger" (female) Does that help? ;-)

I don't understand Spanish, but everybody around me speaks it rapid fire and nonstop - is this about visiting porn sites? Anyway, it makes sense followed by Wall of Voodoo's Mexican Radio . Bill be all about the context.

:? even "world" music has its fair share of cheese, i suppose.

You mean you are turning into a hydra? Scongs will do that every time. :p

I like this but I think Los Amigos Invisibles do it better.

Make it stop!!!!!

it's fun but it gets tiresome rather quickly...

have to agree.

Yeah! :2dancingbananas:

So this is what Ricky Martin is doing these days.

There HAS to be better music representative of its homeland than this!

I guess I could give it more than a 3 if I didn\'t hear it every farking day. :( Makes me look back fondly on the days of \"Somewhere over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World\".

I can do without the Latino-salsa-merengue-cha crossover in my rock music. Cuban "charanga" is great in its place . . . but for me that place is not called "rock music." Good for dance venues. And I am allergic to brass instruments in rock. To me they are like putting salt in coffee--some more so than others.

Are you kidding? These guys are great! Nothing "Menudo" about them!

It\'s not outstanding but I like this one. I keep find myself turning up the volume on the headphones everytime I hear it.

Ricky f*****g Martin sh*t.

Unless I'm very much mistaken, all of the percussion & drum parts on this are played live by actual humans (a very talented crew of NYC & So. American session players). Hard to get that solid of a groove from a machine. Not that I have anything against electronic drum tracks & loops - but that's not what's happening here.

As someone who lives in Spain, you're in a position to educate us. Start uploading, please. I'm sure there's great stuff from there that we'll never hear here unless you do. The only band I can name from Spain is Los Relampagos.

props to radio paradise for exposing me to this group. damn, great song, killer vibe. will look to buy the album (imagine that)

Deadwood has an old-west main street/Vegas thing going, with boardwalks and gambling. Not far from Mt. Rushmore. Mr P-Funk's going to be at the Deadwood Jam (2 days), with John McEuen and the Young Dubliners.

I feel like I\'m in Andale Bar in Puerto Vallarta with a major buzz.

Many more like this and I will never listen to this station again. :roll: :oops:

Not this garbage again!!!

Wow! What a locale for the galactic funkster. That the Badlands's area, isn't it?

Yeah. I agree. Booty shakin! ;) As I posted earlier, in a similar vein, people sometimes limit themselves with an approach that heavily leans primarily toward 9's and 10's and 2's and 1's. Some of the just "ok" songs may be new, still - possibly - overcoming the prejudice of unfamiliarity. Or they may be classic/vintage cuts - regardless of genre - that are deeply and passionately enjoyed by a smaller group of people than the "mainstream" of the Paradise audience. Most of the new music judged to be bland and/or bad is removed in due course by Bill. It is good to have the opportunity to hear new sounds - regardless of era. The older material that scores uniformly in the bland/acceptable area are probably also removed, along with the songs judged to be out and out "bad/revolting" ;) But there should always be a place for songs that are considered great by a portion of the audience. I myself enjoy reconsidering my opinion at those times, listening with fresh ears.

This song is like havnig red hot forks stuck into my eyes. Torture. Please make it stop. Reminds me of my old neighborhood which isn\'t a good thing either.

Basta!!!!! Estoy hasta los huevos de esta cancion!!!! Paso de traducirlo....

¿Por que toda la musica que poneis en español es tan horrible? Why all spanish music that we hear in Radio Paradise is so awful?

I\'ll agree to dissagree :> - this is just what I needed to wake me up

Close your eyes and think "I Zimbra". This reminds me... George Clinton's playing Deadwood SD in a few months...

Well said! make it stop

Ouch, this is horrible. Stop the madness.