I´ve always thought about "Se quiere, Se mata" as a statement song about safe sex, the lack of sexual education and clandestine abortions, that can be very dangerous, and can even kill the woman. If you see the video you would realize that the "doctor" Dana goes to end her pregnancy is not really a doctor, she goes to a clandestine "clinic" and that is why she dies. The taboo that exists around young pregnancies and abortions in Colombia/Latinamerica is still heavy, and in 1995 was a subject completely unspoken about. So, clandestine abortions are sadly more common that going to a actual hospital to safely get one, just because of the social and moral mark that a thing like this would leave on a girl/woman. This song was revolutionary and way ahead of its time.
Also about “Se Quiere, Se Mata”, as a Spanish speaker, i don’t find it to be anti-abortion or something, it tells a story that could be real to tons of people to this day, abortion is still illegal in many regions in Latin America and is shame people like Danna die for not having professional medical help to get an abortion.
2:49 Estoy aquí (I’m here) 7:43 antologia (anthology) 11:40 un poco de Amor (a little bit of love) 14:24 quiero (I want) 17:27 te necesito (I need you) 22:15 vuelve (come back) 27:50 te Espero sentata (I’ll wait for you sitting) 30:11 pies descalzos suenos blancos (bare feet white Dreams) 34:59 pienso en Ti (I think of you) 37:16 donde estas corazon (where are you my love) 40:36 se quiere, se mata (it’s loved it’s killed)
"Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos" is a critique of society. She's not talking about Eve or Adam specifically but about humanity in general, how we take our decisions, blame and even demonize others but victimize ourselves (you bit the apple and gave up on paradise, you condemned a snake when it was you who took the decision), how we sometimes don't truly care about other people or the future, how we built this society full of judgement, criticism, rules, prejudice (that why she lists all those "rules" at the end that you kinda have to follow to be considered a "good" person: say hi to your neighbor, go to sleep at a certain hour, work everyday, only speak when you're supposed to, only feel what you're supposed to, not have bad thoughts, go to school, not be a loser, always wear shoes, etc). It's a critique of all those nonsensical rules and how we try so hard to be those perfect people, how we care so much about what others think but we don't really truly care about the things that really matter sometimes. Classic Spanish rock song.
You don't know this but... Antologia is one of the most beautiful spanish songs ever, everyone cries everytime she sing it live, it's a very beautiful heartbraking song, hard to explain
I get so excited when I see people realizing how talented actually Shakira is. I think she is really underrated outside of Latin America , as a songwriter and a versatile artist. Her most commercial songs sometimes overshadow her deep cuts both in spanish and english songs, it’s so fulfilling seeing other people reacting and truly appreciate her masterpieces Cant wait to the reaction of oral fixation vol 2
Congrats!! Because i know how complicated should be for non spanish speakers to digest this album who's full of metaphores, art data to discuss deep subjects like chaos, abortion, love and the chaos after love.
Finally! 🥰 There’s an english version of “Estoy aqui” “Antología” is even bigger now in 2021 (live versions are the best!) “Te necesito” is one of my favs songs “Se quiere, se mata” is a hard song with interesting lyrics, she was only 18!
I'm not gonna lie, when you said: "oh my mother's name is Dana, awww"... I laughed and said loud: oh boy, you're gonna have a ride when you get to THAT sad part of the song
The first single was Dónde Estás Corazón. It was released before the album in Colombia as part of a compilation featuring Colombian rock bands called Nuestro Rock (Our Rock), a bit of a shock for those who were familiar with her earlier material, and then became her first hit outside of Colombia when it was playlisted by 92.9 FM in Venezuela and then released in a compilation. This early release was pushed with a video clip that, as far as I'm aware, was only played in those two countries (ua-cam.com/video/bx1n3cHfeU8/v-deo.html). After Estoy Aquí and the album became a hit in Latin America, the song was re-released with a new video (the one available in her official UA-cam channel). At some point Estoy Aquí was also slightly remixed for the European and Brazilian market and 2nd video for THAT song was also made (ua-cam.com/video/ClSq9pZnr4A/v-deo.html) but unlike Dónde Estás Corazón, the original version of Estoy Aquí is the one available in her official UA-cam channel as of today.
I hope my comment is well understood, because I am still learning English. My interpretation of “Se quiere se mata” is a social critisim: Some families in Latin American (in case of Shakira Colombia) are so religious and think that having children out of the marriage is deplorable; Some young ladys ends without the support of their family, when find out they’re pregnant (Shkira mentions that in the choirs: During tea time nothing ever happens Oh oh oh You just will go far away from home Oh oh oh Because you brought one more inhabitant To live in this rotted city Where whatever is not wanted, is killed... is killed) Dana was scary about how her family would react, so she went to a doctor to make an abortion but in the process she died. the abortion decriminalization in Colombia was in 2006, Shakira must wrote the song thinking Dana went to a clandestine place to make her abortion. I love the reaction, Gettins from Mexico.
Pienso en ti with the song La despedida was chosen for the movie Love in the time of cholera, based on the book from nobel prize winner Garcia Marquez, who loved And respected Shakira a lot and wanted her to take the main female character in the movie. The song La despedida was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
Antología is one of those songs that is just SO lyrically beautiful in Spanish, it makes you emotional. As someone who's bilingual, I think most Spanish speakers who have heard this song can agree with me that translating this song will never have the same effect as the Spanish lyrics no matter how great the translation is. It's sad that the translation can't do the song justice but it also makes me feel so incredibly thankful I speak and understand Spanish to be able to understand this song how it is intended.
Another Fact: Donde estas corazon? Was the first song that she wrote for this album. After the fail of "Peligro", Sony Music gave her a last opportunity to make a hit, if she didn't, she would lose the contract. Then, they choose her to participate in a collaborative album called "Nuestro rock vol.2"" literally it's called "Our rock". Then, she wrote Donde estas corazon? And was a hit in Colombia, then, she decide to make a new album, and then she maked Pies descalzos.
Me he reencontrado con este genial álbum.Me siento por un instante un muchacho de 15 años. Y te necesito esa mejor canción de este álbum. Me recuerda lo hermosa que era el alma de mi madre.
“Se Quiere, Se Mata” is definitely the start of Shakira singing about some controversial topics on her songs, from now on you’ll find a few songs against/questioning some religion, politics and more ideas
Fact: this album sold 4 million copies before the release of ¿Donde estás los ladrones ? (1998) so back then for a Spanish álbum 4 million units sold was consider massive . The album sold more as over the years
Her first international album. When i fell in love to her in 1996 and became a loyal fan for even and ever and ever😍😍 sorry I lost my objetivity when Shak is the subject🙈🙈 she had a lot of presure with the album due to the 2 previous failure Her music label only wanted to ended the contract, was not interested on Shak anymore, they provided the minimal budget to do the almbum but surprise! Surprise! This album became the most selling album in LATAM . Waitingo for your comments
She says she learned to LIKE cats, hehe. Because of this guy she now likes cats. Maybe her ex was a cat lover. I'm so glad you're doing this. We in Latin America fell in love with Shakira in 1995 since we heard Estoy Aquí.
This is an amazing album. I remember being at school, everyone was talking about her and how cool and different her lyrics and music was, in an era without social media or google..wow great memories...
This album introduced me to her music; I love it!!! I used to play it on repeat when I was taking Spanish courses in college. I miss this era of Shakira; with this album and the amazing DONDE ESTAN LOS LADRONES. Unfortunately, it wasn't the same anymore when she started her US career. She kinda lost me after her album Laundry Service...
@@SalRocha It’s always controversial especially for an artist to move onwards from her previously “set” course of artistry. A lot of her Latin/original fans were put off by her crossover attempt. They saw it as her sexualizing herself and selling her rock artistry for the English market. Whatever. I’m glad she crossed over-she’s literally the most successful Spanish crossover artist. And she gained even more millions of fans in the process.
Pies Descalzos has quite complex songs because at that time Shakira also made songs of social criticism and talked about issues such as religion and abortion. This is her first official album and it was a success in Latin America and the United States. My favorites are "Estoy Aquí" (I'm here) and Antología (Antologhy) ♥ ️ I recommend you analyze the lyrics of "Antología" well because it is one of Shakira's flagship songs and a classic of Spanish music 👌🏻 If you liked "Pies Descalzos" 🌻 I'm sure that the next album 'Dónde están los ladrones" (Where are the thieves) is going to enchant you and it will blow your mind, that's why I recommend you pay close attention to the lyrics. Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴❣️
@@SalRocha It's great! :) and I hope that after reacting to Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde están los ladrones (1998) I hope you don't skip the MTV Unplugged (2000) before arriving at Laundry Service (2001) it is a live album and I consider which is one of the best of her career 🙏🏻 she dyed her hair red for that album Hehe it's quite iconic 😁 Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴🤙🏻
I don't know if it's the same for American culture, but in Latin America, green is the color of hope, that is what she meant in that line from "Vuelve"
The reality of “Donde estás corazón” was that it was originally released in 1994 only in Colombia (with a music video only for Colombia) when the album wasn’t even out yet, the song was a super huge hit in Colombia so that’s when the record company said Yes to make a new album (pies descalzos) and after “Estoy Aquí” they decide to promote “Donde estás corazón” internationally and with a new and different music video.
Her voice sounds more "normal' here. She doesn't have the closed throat tone that she does now. I like her current voice. It really sets her apart from other singers.
My personal top 1.- Quiero 2.- Te necesito 3.- Antología 4.- Pies Descalzos 5.- Dónde estás corazón? 6.- Vuelve 7.- Te espero sentada 8.- Estoy aquí 9.- Un poco de amor 10.- Pienso en ti 11.- Se quiere se mata
ABOUT THE MESSAGE OF THE SONG "SE QUIERE, SE MATA": Shakira in an interview in the 90s talks about the rejection that always had the already established norms that we all fear and respect, for which we are capable of sacrificing what we more we want in this life .. The lyrics of the song imply that they (Braulio and Danna) loved each other and if it weren't for pressure from conservative society / family, Danna would not have had an abortion .. therefore she would not have died. Danna being a "good girl" probably getting pregnant so young would ruin her reputation, that of her family and seeing herself under that pressure and without the support of anyone saw no other way out. Shakira does not talk about her thinking about abortion, she uses it as a metaphor. we are capable of giving up many dreams for fear of what others think and even more so in a conservative family. I hope I have been understood, my English is not the best but I try hahaha
There will always be something that's not entirely correct when translating Shakira's songs, especially from this album and the next one. Congrats on understanding almost everything! :)
In Pies Descalzos, she's singing about social and religious conventions. So she's "mad at Eve" because she's singing as if she's one of those people who follow those rules in society. The whole song is about what society expects from women specifically, and Shakira defying and criticizing those expectations and being a rebel.
In Spanish "qué velas cargo en este entierro" is a saying, it's not literally about a burial, it just means kinda like what business do I have here (thus "what candles do I carry in this burial"), so she's just saying she doesn't know what her business is there anymore. It's not literally about a person passing away, but it definitely is about someone who's not there with you anymore. I guess you could sing it for someone who died though. :(
Anthology is a great piece, its lyrics are like a poem that's why many people love it, I think not all the lyrics translate well, you should react to the live of this song on the El Dorado world tour and see how people connect with this song, I think that this album is the only song that she continues to sing on her tours.
In fact the song Pies Descalzos is refered to adam as "the humankind" not womanhood, and she criticizes how men (human) creates their own miths and opressive cultural traits without thinking about the consequences... and then complaint about them "y ahora estas aquí queriendo ser feliz cuando no te importó un pepino tu destino" she says "and now you (human) are here wanting to be happy when you didnt even cared back then about your destiny".
It’s unfortunate that the true lyrical poetry of her work can’t be fully appreciated in English-you’d have to learn Spanish first 😭 Her phrasing, lyrics, tonal emphases and vocal delivery on specific moments just give her songs something extra, which was why she basically exploded throughout the Latin world with the album.
Se quiere se mata is very up to interpretation. I believe on a personal level Shakira would never have an abortion but in general is pro-choice. The song is more about teen pregnancy and how back then and even now is shamed within latin communities so much so that it leads women to seek out unconventional ways to get an abortion which hence leads to a botched abortion that leads to Dana’s death in the song.
Es que en Colombia cuando una joven quedaba embarazada la familia la echaba , así que del temor ellas hacían abortos clandestino , muchas mueren así , y si decides tener tu hijo "solo te irás lejos de casa ,por haber traído a un habitante más" literal se va de su casa por manchar el nombre de su familia. Aún pasa en Colombia , debido que el aborto es ilegal :(
Dana died during the abortion because in the city where she lives they are very conservative and they don't believe in abortion. She got pregnant out of wedlock and that's a no no. Shakira is just the narrator, but she's not saying she's anti-abortion, she's merely saying that in that place they kill whatever they don't want, and Dana paid with her baby's and her own life. I used to sing this with my friends when I was 9 or 10, not knowing what this was really about until years later, lol.
Oh and the translations you're using seem to be too literal. For "Se Quiere, Se Mata" the line about tea time in the chorus would be better translated as: "But if at the moment of truth nothing happens / you will just go far away from home". It's the story of a teenager getting pregnant and fearing the reaction from society decides to get an abortion, likely in a clandestine clinic and ends up dying because of it. She's once again criticizing how people place too much importance in what others think when at the end of the day people don't really care.
Shakira hated 'peligro' and refused to promote it. She wanted to start over from scratch. Label released it anyway. So, she got a job on a soap opera. Then, she decided to open a foundation for abandoned orphans when saw them in the street while filming. She opened up the Barefoot Foundation, which is why she named her next album that. She was only willing to do the last album if the corp. suits left.
In “se quiere se mata” Shakira talks about a social issue in Colombia which was back then and still is now: abortion. It is not her who was planning to have one, but the girl in the story. Sating that that what becomes a problem needs to disappear according to the world’s standards.
Terrible translations, and of course it isn't your fault, I think you did great but it is not fair to grade an album as meaningful as this one using online translations. Her songs are already odd in Spanish as it is haha but in an intelligent way... I hope you can find better translations and song explanations in the future. Up until 1999 she was referred to as the Latina Alanis Morissette, so it's interesting that you mention that haha.
I´ve always thought about "Se quiere, Se mata" as a statement song about safe sex, the lack of sexual education and clandestine abortions, that can be very dangerous, and can even kill the woman. If you see the video you would realize that the "doctor" Dana goes to end her pregnancy is not really a doctor, she goes to a clandestine "clinic" and that is why she dies.
The taboo that exists around young pregnancies and abortions in Colombia/Latinamerica is still heavy, and in 1995 was a subject completely unspoken about. So, clandestine abortions are sadly more common that going to a actual hospital to safely get one, just because of the social and moral mark that a thing like this would leave on a girl/woman. This song was revolutionary and way ahead of its time.
Thanks for sharing Mariale! I agree with everything you said!
and that's why Shakira considers this album as her first album of her career :)
I see why!
Also about “Se Quiere, Se Mata”, as a Spanish speaker, i don’t find it to be anti-abortion or something, it tells a story that could be real to tons of people to this day, abortion is still illegal in many regions in Latin America and is shame people like Danna die for not having professional medical help to get an abortion.
It's not right at all for women in these areas to not have access!
2:49 Estoy aquí (I’m here)
7:43 antologia (anthology)
11:40 un poco de Amor (a little bit of love)
14:24 quiero (I want)
17:27 te necesito (I need you)
22:15 vuelve (come back)
27:50 te Espero sentata (I’ll wait for you sitting)
30:11 pies descalzos suenos blancos (bare feet white Dreams)
34:59 pienso en Ti (I think of you)
37:16 donde estas corazon (where are you my love)
40:36 se quiere, se mata (it’s loved it’s killed)
As always, THANK YOU!
@@SalRocha PIN IT!
"Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos" is a critique of society. She's not talking about Eve or Adam specifically but about humanity in general, how we take our decisions, blame and even demonize others but victimize ourselves (you bit the apple and gave up on paradise, you condemned a snake when it was you who took the decision), how we sometimes don't truly care about other people or the future, how we built this society full of judgement, criticism, rules, prejudice (that why she lists all those "rules" at the end that you kinda have to follow to be considered a "good" person: say hi to your neighbor, go to sleep at a certain hour, work everyday, only speak when you're supposed to, only feel what you're supposed to, not have bad thoughts, go to school, not be a loser, always wear shoes, etc). It's a critique of all those nonsensical rules and how we try so hard to be those perfect people, how we care so much about what others think but we don't really truly care about the things that really matter sometimes.
Classic Spanish rock song.
Thanks for sharing!
This album is gorgeous. I still listen to it, it's timeless
I love it too! Timeless is a great way to describe it!
You don't know this but... Antologia is one of the most beautiful spanish songs ever, everyone cries everytime she sing it live, it's a very beautiful heartbraking song, hard to explain
It is such a beautiful song!
Love this Album......
Me too!
I get so excited when I see people realizing how talented actually Shakira is.
I think she is really underrated outside of Latin America , as a songwriter and a versatile artist. Her most commercial songs sometimes overshadow her deep cuts both in spanish and english songs, it’s so fulfilling seeing other people reacting and truly appreciate her masterpieces
Cant wait to the reaction of oral fixation vol 2
So glad you're enjoying Nicolas!!!
Congrats!! Because i know how complicated should be for non spanish speakers to digest this album who's full of metaphores, art data to discuss deep subjects like chaos, abortion, love and the chaos after love.
It was tough but I did it!
Finally! 🥰
There’s an english version of “Estoy aqui”
“Antología” is even bigger now in 2021 (live versions are the best!)
“Te necesito” is one of my favs songs
“Se quiere, se mata” is a hard song with interesting lyrics, she was only 18!
Thanks for sharing Tino!
I can't believe!!! I can't wait to see you reacting to Antologia, one of my favs ❤️
It's so good!
I'm not gonna lie, when you said: "oh my mother's name is Dana, awww"... I laughed and said loud: oh boy, you're gonna have a ride when you get to THAT sad part of the song
#JusticeForDana
HERMOSA REACCIÓN... ESPERO "DÓNDE ESTÁN LOS LADRÓNES" 😍
You can catch that reaction next week but be warned I wasn't as into that album as I was into this one!
It’s because of you I learned to love cats
Gotcha!
Pienso en Ti was the intro in of one of her concerts "Live from Paris"
Very Underrated track
Awesome!
The first single was Dónde Estás Corazón. It was released before the album in Colombia as part of a compilation featuring Colombian rock bands called Nuestro Rock (Our Rock), a bit of a shock for those who were familiar with her earlier material, and then became her first hit outside of Colombia when it was playlisted by 92.9 FM in Venezuela and then released in a compilation. This early release was pushed with a video clip that, as far as I'm aware, was only played in those two countries (ua-cam.com/video/bx1n3cHfeU8/v-deo.html).
After Estoy Aquí and the album became a hit in Latin America, the song was re-released with a new video (the one available in her official UA-cam channel).
At some point Estoy Aquí was also slightly remixed for the European and Brazilian market and 2nd video for THAT song was also made (ua-cam.com/video/ClSq9pZnr4A/v-deo.html) but unlike Dónde Estás Corazón, the original version of Estoy Aquí is the one available in her official UA-cam channel as of today.
Thanks for all that info Jesus!
Good reaction! The best is about to come, donde estan los ladrones...
Just you wait!
Antología es un himno para 3 generaciónes de latinos , por eso Shakira es una mega. Estrella mundial LOS LATINOS ESTAMOS EN TODO EL MUNDO
¡Seguro que lo son!
I hope my comment is well understood, because I am still learning English.
My interpretation of “Se quiere se mata” is a social critisim:
Some families in Latin American (in case of Shakira Colombia) are so religious and think that having children out of the marriage is deplorable; Some young ladys ends without the support of their family, when find out they’re pregnant (Shkira mentions that in the choirs: During tea time nothing ever happens
Oh oh oh
You just will go far away from home
Oh oh oh
Because you brought one more inhabitant
To live in this rotted city
Where whatever is not wanted, is killed... is killed)
Dana was scary about how her family would react, so she went to a doctor to make an abortion but in the process she died. the abortion decriminalization in Colombia was in 2006, Shakira must wrote the song thinking Dana went to a clandestine place to make her abortion.
I love the reaction, Gettins from Mexico.
I understood! Thanks for sharing!
This album is a 10/10!!!
It really is!
Pienso en ti with the song La despedida was chosen for the movie Love in the time of cholera, based on the book from nobel prize winner Garcia Marquez, who loved And respected Shakira a lot and wanted her to take the main female character in the movie. The song La despedida was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
Awesome!
I love this album
Tracks 1,2,3,8,9,10 and 11 are iconic classics
I can't wait for your reaction to Donde Estas Los Ladrones.
You can catch that reaction next week but be warned I didn't like that album as much as I liked this one!
This album is full of hits!
So true!
Antología is one of those songs that is just SO lyrically beautiful in Spanish, it makes you emotional. As someone who's bilingual, I think most Spanish speakers who have heard this song can agree with me that translating this song will never have the same effect as the Spanish lyrics no matter how great the translation is. It's sad that the translation can't do the song justice but it also makes me feel so incredibly thankful I speak and understand Spanish to be able to understand this song how it is intended.
:)
Another Fact: Donde estas corazon? Was the first song that she wrote for this album. After the fail of "Peligro", Sony Music gave her a last opportunity to make a hit, if she didn't, she would lose the contract.
Then, they choose her to participate in a collaborative album called "Nuestro rock vol.2"" literally it's called "Our rock". Then, she wrote Donde estas corazon? And was a hit in Colombia, then, she decide to make a new album, and then she maked Pies descalzos.
Thank god! Imagine if the world didn't have Shakira!
Me he reencontrado con este genial álbum.Me siento por un instante un muchacho de 15 años.
Y te necesito esa mejor canción de este álbum.
Me recuerda lo hermosa que era el alma de mi madre.
“Se Quiere, Se Mata” is definitely the start of Shakira singing about some controversial topics on her songs, from now on you’ll find a few songs against/questioning some religion, politics and more ideas
Awesome!
Fun fact. Shakira and Lui Fernando make first Dónde estás corazón. And this song sounds before than Estoy aquí in Colombia
Cool
Fact: this album sold 4 million copies before the release of ¿Donde estás los ladrones ? (1998) so back then for a Spanish álbum 4 million units sold was consider massive . The album sold more as over the years
Slay
I’m from Colombia and I was a little kid when this album was everywhere
Awesome!!!
I love this album !!! I still listen to it every now and then. 🥰
Awesome Alex!
Her first international album. When i fell in love to her in 1996 and became a loyal fan for even and ever and ever😍😍 sorry I lost my objetivity when Shak is the subject🙈🙈 she had a lot of presure with the album due to the 2 previous failure Her music label only wanted to ended the contract, was not interested on Shak anymore, they provided the minimal budget to do the almbum but surprise! Surprise! This album became the most selling album in LATAM . Waitingo for your comments
Thanks for sharing Jorge!
Reyna del pop latino shakira 😍😍
:)
Antología es triste y al mismo tiempo uno sonríe.
:)
Genuine reaction!
Thanks Miguel!
I loved your reaction 😍😍😍 and Iove shakira
So glad you enjoyed! My next one goes live today!
She says she learned to LIKE cats, hehe. Because of this guy she now likes cats. Maybe her ex was a cat lover. I'm so glad you're doing this. We in Latin America fell in love with Shakira in 1995 since we heard Estoy Aquí.
I've always been a Dog lover!
Yeaaah!!!!
YAAASS
mori con tu sonrisa en estoy aqui. i adore your smile on estoy aqui !
Thank you!
This is an amazing album. I remember being at school, everyone was talking about her and how cool and different her lyrics and music was, in an era without social media or google..wow great memories...
Awesome!
Amo este álbum 😍❤️ extraño los 90'
Sos muy lindo 😍
:)
Lo quiero yaaaaaa 🙊
¡Lo conseguirás muy pronto!
Inicia lo buenooooo 🙈🙈
💕❤️💕
Love Shakira kisses frow Brasil 🇧🇷♥️
:)
This album introduced me to her music; I love it!!! I used to play it on repeat when I was taking Spanish courses in college. I miss this era of Shakira; with this album and the amazing DONDE ESTAN LOS LADRONES. Unfortunately, it wasn't the same anymore when she started her US career. She kinda lost me after her album Laundry Service...
Same here! She was huge in Argentina with these two albums
I'm sorry to hear that!
@@SalRocha It’s always controversial especially for an artist to move onwards from her previously “set” course of artistry.
A lot of her Latin/original fans were put off by her crossover attempt. They saw it as her sexualizing herself and selling her rock artistry for the English market.
Whatever. I’m glad she crossed over-she’s literally the most successful Spanish crossover artist. And she gained even more millions of fans in the process.
This Is the hippie Shakira i fall in love.
LOL
Pies Descalzos has quite complex songs because at that time Shakira also made songs of social criticism and talked about issues such as religion and abortion.
This is her first official album and it was a success in Latin America and the United States. My favorites are "Estoy Aquí" (I'm here) and Antología (Antologhy) ♥ ️
I recommend you analyze the lyrics of "Antología" well because it is one of Shakira's flagship songs and a classic of Spanish music 👌🏻
If you liked "Pies Descalzos" 🌻 I'm sure that the next album 'Dónde están los ladrones" (Where are the thieves) is going to enchant you and it will blow your mind, that's why I recommend you pay close attention to the lyrics.
Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴❣️
Juan I am so glad you enjoyed the video! I just want you to be warned... I didn't enjoy the next album as much as this one
@@SalRocha It's great! :) and I hope that after reacting to Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde están los ladrones (1998) I hope you don't skip the MTV Unplugged (2000) before arriving at Laundry Service (2001) it is a live album and I consider which is one of the best of her career 🙏🏻 she dyed her hair red for that album Hehe it's quite iconic 😁
Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴🤙🏻
I don't know if it's the same for American culture, but in Latin America, green is the color of hope, that is what she meant in that line from "Vuelve"
Gotcha!
The reality of “Donde estás corazón” was that it was originally released in 1994 only in Colombia (with a music video only for Colombia) when the album wasn’t even out yet, the song was a super huge hit in Colombia so that’s when the record company said Yes to make a new album (pies descalzos) and after “Estoy Aquí” they decide to promote “Donde estás corazón” internationally and with a new and different music video.
Thanks for sharing Sebastian!
Her voice sounds more "normal' here. She doesn't have the closed throat tone that she does now. I like her current voice. It really sets her apart from other singers.
It really does!
This álbum was so huge in Brazil in when It was released
Slay
My personal top
1.- Quiero
2.- Te necesito
3.- Antología
4.- Pies Descalzos
5.- Dónde estás corazón?
6.- Vuelve
7.- Te espero sentada
8.- Estoy aquí
9.- Un poco de amor
10.- Pienso en ti
11.- Se quiere se mata
Thanks for sharing!
A mis 44 años he entendido la letra de Te Necesito.😢😢😢
I have listened to all of Shakira's albums before it's a good experience.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
One of my favorite albums
Yaasss!
You should check her out doing MTV unplugged absolutely amazing
Can't wait till you do done están los ladrones
Estoy Aqui has a English Versión "I am Here" you can find it on youtube.
It's a Demo but sounds great
Thanks for the info! I listened. It looses a lot of it's magic in English
@@SalRocha totally, is not a bad song but is almost a different song
Buscando un poco de amor is not rap, rapper, it’s reggae and a reggae artist. It added some Caribbean flavor to the song with typical 90’s reggae.
Cute
When she says "sueños Blancos" I think she refers more to innocent dreams not white. But I know translation sucks .
Gotcha!
ABOUT THE MESSAGE OF THE SONG "SE QUIERE, SE MATA": Shakira in an interview in the 90s talks about the rejection that always had the already established norms that we all fear and respect, for which we are capable of sacrificing what we more we want in this life .. The lyrics of the song imply that they (Braulio and Danna) loved each other and if it weren't for pressure from conservative society / family, Danna would not have had an abortion .. therefore she would not have died. Danna being a "good girl" probably getting pregnant so young would ruin her reputation, that of her family and seeing herself under that pressure and without the support of anyone saw no other way out. Shakira does not talk about her thinking about abortion, she uses it as a metaphor. we are capable of giving up many dreams for fear of what others think and even more so in a conservative family. I hope I have been understood, my English is not the best but I try hahaha
Thanks for sharing!
In Piez Descalzos Shakira used to be the Alanis Morisette from South America
She really did!
In "Antología" she didn't say she "learned to live like cats." She said, "Because of you, I learned to love cats." 😹
lol! I've since learned that!
There will always be something that's not entirely correct when translating Shakira's songs, especially from this album and the next one. Congrats on understanding almost everything! :)
Thank you very much!
As a native speaker, you are able to enjoy the songs better. Shakira is pure gold in Pies Descalsos and Se Quiere, Se Mata!!!!! :)
:)
The first Shakira's song reminds me of stand by me from the pretenders
Interesting!
omg yes
YAAS
Shakira the Latin queen
Please react to laundry services album
I will be very soon!
The whole album were performed at the "Pies Descalzos Tour"
Also, you should watch the video for "Se Quiere, Se Mata"
Noted!
In Pies Descalzos, she's singing about social and religious conventions. So she's "mad at Eve" because she's singing as if she's one of those people who follow those rules in society. The whole song is about what society expects from women specifically, and Shakira defying and criticizing those expectations and being a rebel.
Thanks for sharing!
In Te necesito, the part that says Candles in this burial, she meant that she doesn't even know why it's that happening and why to her.
Gotcha Mario!
29:21 this Is my fav track of the álbum xD , I love experimental song like that, me encanta cuando se arriesgan a hacer un nuevo sonido 😍
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You need to listen to te necesito as intro in her concert! It is an amazing song to start her concerts!
Okay!
In Spanish "qué velas cargo en este entierro" is a saying, it's not literally about a burial, it just means kinda like what business do I have here (thus "what candles do I carry in this burial"), so she's just saying she doesn't know what her business is there anymore. It's not literally about a person passing away, but it definitely is about someone who's not there with you anymore.
I guess you could sing it for someone who died though. :(
Thanks for that info!
ahahah omg I laughed so much with your face when you were listening "se quiere se mata" ahaha not ofense but was funny!
Call me Joan Rivers
The fast part also surprised me 😂
😂😂😂
Anthology is a great piece, its lyrics are like a poem that's why many people love it, I think not all the lyrics translate well, you should react to the live of this song on the El Dorado world tour and see how people connect with this song, I think that this album is the only song that she continues to sing on her tours.
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Last track is anti stigma of a being young and pregnant and the consequences of falling into the pressures of keeping up family appearances
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In fact the song Pies Descalzos is refered to adam as "the humankind" not womanhood, and she criticizes how men (human) creates their own miths and opressive cultural traits without thinking about the consequences... and then complaint about them "y ahora estas aquí queriendo ser feliz cuando no te importó un pepino tu destino" she says "and now you (human) are here wanting to be happy when you didnt even cared back then about your destiny".
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Please react to "Estoy Aquí" Live on MTV Unplugged 🙏🏻 and you will see Shakira's vocal range 🔥
I love your channel❣️
MTV Unplugged reaction coming soon!
It’s unfortunate that the true lyrical poetry of her work can’t be fully appreciated in English-you’d have to learn Spanish first 😭
Her phrasing, lyrics, tonal emphases and vocal delivery on specific moments just give her songs something extra, which was why she basically exploded throughout the Latin world with the album.
Thanks for sharing!
How come u don't have a shakiras poster on ur wall?? Hahaha Btw nice reaction ❤️
You can expect her on the wall at the end of the journey!
Unfortunately there is an English version somewhere out there on you tube lol. It's not at all to close as good as Spanish version.
Cool!
*Processed children* laughable but absolutely agree 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👏
lol
Is a version in English of “estoy aquí “ 🤭
I listened to the English version! I didn't find the song as good in English
Se quiere se mata is very up to interpretation. I believe on a personal level Shakira would never have an abortion but in general is pro-choice. The song is more about teen pregnancy and how back then and even now is shamed within latin communities so much so that it leads women to seek out unconventional ways to get an abortion which hence leads to a botched abortion that leads to Dana’s death in the song.
I never even took into account how different it would have been to have an abortion in Columbia vs America in the 90's. Thank you for the info!
There is an English version.
Yes, I've been told!
Es que en Colombia cuando una joven quedaba embarazada la familia la echaba , así que del temor ellas hacían abortos clandestino , muchas mueren así , y si decides tener tu hijo "solo te irás lejos de casa ,por haber traído a un habitante más" literal se va de su casa por manchar el nombre de su familia.
Aún pasa en Colombia , debido que el aborto es ilegal :(
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In Antología it says "Because of you I learnt to like cats", not "live" like cats
Gotcha!
Dana died during the abortion because in the city where she lives they are very conservative and they don't believe in abortion. She got pregnant out of wedlock and that's a no no. Shakira is just the narrator, but she's not saying she's anti-abortion, she's merely saying that in that place they kill whatever they don't want, and Dana paid with her baby's and her own life. I used to sing this with my friends when I was 9 or 10, not knowing what this was really about until years later, lol.
#JusticeForDana
Oh and the translations you're using seem to be too literal. For "Se Quiere, Se Mata" the line about tea time in the chorus would be better translated as:
"But if at the moment of truth nothing happens / you will just go far away from home". It's the story of a teenager getting pregnant and fearing the reaction from society decides to get an abortion, likely in a clandestine clinic and ends up dying because of it. She's once again criticizing how people place too much importance in what others think when at the end of the day people don't really care.
I concur, also for women "tea time" (tea calms menstrual cramps) so if at tea time nothing happens Dana will run away from home
Thank you for that better translation Jesus!
Shakira hated 'peligro' and refused to promote it. She wanted to start over from scratch. Label released it anyway. So, she got a job on a soap opera. Then, she decided to open a foundation for abandoned orphans when saw them in the street while filming. She opened up the Barefoot Foundation, which is why she named her next album that. She was only willing to do the last album if the corp. suits left.
Thanks for sharing that info!
Pies descalzos is one of the favorites of the people but I think it is a very difficult letter to understand for those who do not know Spanish
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In “se quiere se mata” Shakira talks about a social issue in Colombia which was back then and still is now: abortion. It is not her who was planning to have one, but the girl in the story. Sating that that what becomes a problem needs to disappear according to the world’s standards.
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I do not see a poster of Shakira on your wall.
You do now!
Congrats! Now you can enjoy this:
ua-cam.com/video/ifOx76JjnB0/v-deo.html
Loves it!
Selena quintanilla dreaming of your album? 🥰
What about it?
@@SalRocha can you react to it 😁
This album and next one are the only great albums she has. In Latin America we are still waiting for her to go back to these ones, at style.
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Pies descalzos talks about society and their old mentalities. They cannot accept they do wrong and want everything to be OK.
Yes
react to Monica Naranjo!
Ok
Please react to Paulina Rubio’s albums
Noted
Terrible translations, and of course it isn't your fault, I think you did great but it is not fair to grade an album as meaningful as this one using online translations.
Her songs are already odd in Spanish as it is haha but in an intelligent way... I hope you can find better translations and song explanations in the future. Up until 1999 she was referred to as the Latina Alanis Morissette, so it's interesting that you mention that haha.
Thanks for sharing Alberto!