Sunday, February 18, 2024

Adelita - Nat King Cole

Adelita - Nat King Cole
2:09
Cole Espanol, 1958
traditional

This is a traditional Mexican corrido, originally about a woman who does to fight in the Mexican revolution because of her love for a man.  In Cole's version, the going to war part is left out, and it's a declaration of a soldier of his love for Adelita, declaring that he'd follow her anywhere, even in a military car or train, and would love to buy her a silk dress.  Over a guitar and bright horn lines, Cole sings in Spanish, which sounds fairly decent to my untrained ears, albeit his delivery is somewhat halting.  When the male chorus comes in, it's a fuller sound and a smoother, more fluid Spanish.  

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