What's The Connection? Malaguena 2

The continuation of the Malaguena Salerosa connection from yesterday. When I started looking for this song for my Pop, I had no idea how popular it was as a song. I had friends that knew the song (many from the Tubes - yesterday's post) from such a wide variety of places. Here are some more versions of the song that you can enjoy. I'm not sure if it is now my favorite song for a mariachi band to play, but if not it's up there. It's also been done in Surf, to Exotica, to Jazz, to New Wave and more. 

What's The Connection? Malaguena 2

18 Nana Mouskouri - Malagueña Salerosa

19 Narciso Yepes - Malaguena

20 Yanni - La Malaguena

21 Sarkis - Malaguena Salerosa

22 Paco De Lucia - Malaguena Salerosa

23 Stan Kenton - Malaguena

24 Mystic Moods Orchestra - Malaguena Salerosa

25 Percy Faith Orchestra - Malaguena

26 Miguel Aceves Mejia - La Malaguena

27 Arthur Lyman - Malaguena

28 Martin Denny - Malaguena

29 Tish Hinojosa - Malagueña Salerosa (Enchanting Woman From Malaga)

30 Chick Corea Electric Band - Malaguena

31 Luiz Bonfa - Malaguena Salerosa

32 Elisabeth Waldo - Malaguena

33 James Last - La Malaguena Salerosa

What's The Connection? Malaguena 1

This Connection started because of my dad. My pop. I was visiting Mexico and talking about the cool mariachi bands we were listening to. And pop says his favorite mariachi tune is Malaguena Salerosa. At this point I was leaning more towards Las Mananitas which I still like. But Pop goes further and says that I'll probably never find it but his favorite version of Malaguena is by a trio of Paraguayos and that it is fabulous. I must hear it he says. He knew that I would then have to search wide and far for this version. I did. First, I noticed that the Tubes had done the song. I introduced the Tubes on two of the very last tours (and they had several after that too) in the Bay Area. But that's a side note. I play every version I find to my pop. And he likes them all, but always says, It's good, but not the right version. Eventually I find Los Fabulosos 3 Paragauyos. I'm pretty sure this is the version, but with pop you are never sure (ask me about the House, House song he had me looking for). But sure enough this is the one. For his next birthday I make him a CD with a bunch of versions on it including his favorite. He played it at least once. This is a variation of that CD, because I found more.

What's The Connection? Malaguena 1

01 The Invisible Surfers - Malaguena

02 Ley Alejandro - Malaguena Salerosa

03 The Trashmen - Malaguena

04 Tornadoes - Malaguena (Dark Eyes)

05 Los Fabulosos 3 Paragauyos - Malaguena

06 Eddie Palmieri - Malagueña Salerosa

07 Travis Edmonson - Malaguena Salerosa

08 Vicente Fernandez - Malaguena Salerosa

09 Los Copacabana - Malaguena Salerosa

10 The Platters With Buck Ram & His Orchestra - Malaguena Salerosa

11 Sabicas - Malaguena

12 Antonio Maciel - La Malaguena

13 Avenged Sevenfold - Malagueña Salerosa (La Malagueña)

14 Brian Setzer - Malaguena

15 Tubes - Malaguena Salerosa

16 Connie Francis - Malaguena

17 Ritchie Valens - Malaguena