Saturday, November 22, 2008

Lamento Boliviano

I think the first time I heard this song was back in 1995 on an old FM/AM radio casette player, I actually did record this song on a tape cassette, but we all know how much those lasted . It wasn't until later, in the days where file sharing started as a free open source to all users, that I started to listen to a variety of songs, and to my delight someone had a complete collection of the "Enanitos Verdes".
Lamento Boliviano was released in 1994, part of a collection of song in their CD "Big Bang". Most people have different interpretations of "Lamento Boliviano" depending how they look at it. I heard so many different opinions and some even connect it to the "Guerra del Pacifico" a war that took place between 1879 - 1884 between Chile, Peru and Bolivia. For some including myself I think this song tells us a story of how hard it is when you fall in love. I'm sure we all been "there" and done "that" and maybe we are still doing "that" but it is sure nice to share and enjoy the music.
Recently, I had the opportunity to listen to los "Enanitos Verdes" Live in Boston with an excellent and hermosa persona that I love, and to my delight they played this song that I listened to possibly a million times but it will never get old.


Katie and I right before it got packed like this: these three guys sure know how to put up a show!
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