Julieta Venegas - "Eres Para Mi"

[tortuga]

She needed an upbeat song like this as a single. The problem with this song though is the beat doesn't stand out much and the hook isn't very instant so it has to grow on people. The video is as expected, quirky, but its not her best.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHEQdR05JW4

The name of the rapper chick is Anita Tijoux. She's from Chile.

[strong4PMB!]

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[galvanize]

Definitely better than "Limon Y Sal" imo!

[kinglouiexviii]

I like it! It's not groundbreaking or anything but it's quirky like all of her other videos. Not as good as "limon y sal" but a lot better than "me voy". I always wondered who was the chick that rapped on this track. I thought for sure the next single was going to be the other reggaeton-tinged track on the album featuring the rapper Dante.

[tortuga]

Oh, that song is "Primer Dia" and she filmed a video for that as well. I hasn't premiered yet but I think that will only be a single in Europe.

[kinglouiexviii]

tortuga said:

Oh, that song is "Primer Dia" and she filmed a video for that as well. I hasn't premiered yet but I think that will only be a single in Europe.

Hey, T:

Thanks for the info. When I first heard this album, I did not like "primer dia" all that much, but now it is probably one of my favorites from LIMON Y SAL. If it is only a single in Europe, I'm it will make it to the Americas--especially the US with the ever present reggaeton-phenomenon going on.

[tortuga]

Oh, I wouldn't consider that song reggaeton. I know how Julieta feels about that type of music and even though she performed with Daddy Yankee at the MTV LA Awards, that type of music doesn't interest her. Here's a quote...

"Yo no tengo muy claro qué es el reggaetón, ni me interesa. Me atrae el hip hop, el dance hall, la música de beat a veces, pero para nada me interesa la música del reggaetón. Lo que pasó con Daddy fue que resultó interesante combinar dos estilos completamente diferentes, hicimos buena química. No tenemos hacer pensado nada más."
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and in other news, she's performing in Coachella. :) She and Ozomatli are the only two latin artists in that festival this year. :o

[kinglouiexviii]

Yeah, I knew about her performing at Coachella. That's pretty cool. But there is at least one more latin group--it's actually a duo. Gabriela and sometbody else...I can't really remember the name. Overall, the lineup this year is kinda lame, don't you think? Not nearly as good as last year's. Although I would love to be there on Friday to see Julieta and Rufus Wainwright. Other than them, there's not anybody else I would really like to see live. Also, I live in Texas so it would be even more pricey to go out there!!

Are you going?

[tortuga]

I don't think the lineup is that bad. There are at least 10 or more bands I would love to see. Most notably Bjork, The Arcade Fire, Silversun Pickups, and of course Julieta.

I still don't know I'm gonna go. Its only 2 hours from where I live, but $200+ is just too much money for an unemployed freeloader like me.

[kinglouiexviii]

tortuga said:

Its only 2 hours from where I live, but $200+ is just too much money for an unemployed freeloader like me.

Ha!! I heard that.

I hate Bjork! I wonder if she will show up in her duck costume. LOL! ;)

[tortuga]

Its a goose.

[kinglouiexviii]

This song is on "heavy rotation" on my ipod! I really dig it now. My favorite is the "rap part" by Anita Tojiux. It's weird because when I listened to the entire Limon Y Sal album this and "primer dia" sounded weak to me. Now, they're two of my favorite tracks on the cd.

Oh, and I heard that this Anita chick is part of that hip hop Latin, band that sing "culo". I cannot remember what their name is... ???

[tortuga]

"Culo"?!

I have no idea if they sing a song like that or if you have them confused with Pitbull, but the name of the band is MAKIZA.

[kinglouiexviii]

tortuga said:

"Culo"?!

I have no idea if they sing a song like that or if you have them confused with Pitbull, but the name of the band is MAKIZA.

No, not Pitbull! I had the name of the song wrong. It's not "culo" but "coolo". I found the video on youtube (I swear that site is taking over my life! ). The name of the band is weird.

[ftp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPNXTm5sFZs[/ftp]

[ruby1]

Lovely Song :)

[kinglouiexviii]

tortuga said:

"Culo"?!

I have no idea if they sing a song like that or if you have them confused with Pitbull, but the name of the band is MAKIZA.

You're right. I watched the "making of the record" special feature on the DVD side of the disc and she does say that it's Makiza. I don't know where I got the idea that she was from that other band...

[kinglouiexviii]

ruby1 said:

Lovely Song :)

Ok, not only is it lovely...it has officialy displaced "de que me sirve" as my favorite song from Limon Y Sal. I cannot get enough of it. I'm still confused why the record company would release the fourth single, "primer dia", while this is still going strong. I hear it more and more frequently on spanish radio and with it's hip-hop beat, it has potential to crossover into urban stations.

Oh, and I am going to see Julieta live on April 22 at Escapade in Dallas. Can't wait. Last time I saw her was in 2004 during the tour in support of SI.

[kinglouiexviii]

I read an online article that stated Julieta received a lukewarm reception at Coachella a couple of weekends ago. Anybody know the extent of this claim (T, I'm looking at you)?

I thought there would be a lot of Cali Latinos out there supporting her...

[tortuga]

I have no idea, but judging from this YouTube video of her performing "Eres Para Mi", it looks like people were having fun. It does feel like the audience is mostly Latino. I mean, they knew the words of the song.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WqDLLTD-ao

[Carlitoz]

I saw Julieta live in April in San Antonio, TX. She was great unfortunately it the sound system was not that good and was not well adjusted in my opinion. The whole thing was kind of low budget. I was surprised since Julieta has been such a big seller lately. Her voice was great, but you can tell the sound system was not helping to really appreciate her voice. It was at a medium size theater with seats assigned, but in the end it got pretty informal and everybody walked to the front to the border of the stage. That was the best part being just very close to her with everybody singing. She was great, humble, fun and very nice! I wish the sound system would've been better and that she would've done better use of the two little screen she had there on the stage. Those two part left a lot to be desired. Julieta, her music and her voice were awesome. I love her! For sure one of my favorites!!

[kinglouiexviii]

carlitoz said:

I saw Julieta live in April in San Antonio, TX. She was great unfortunately it the sound system was not that good and was not well adjusted in my opinion. The whole thing was kind of low budget. I was surprised since Julieta has been such a big seller lately.

Was it at the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium? That's where I saw Thalia in 2004, and that venue really sucks! The sound at Thalia's concert wasn't very good. The music sounded a little disrupted. A friend told me the same thing happened when Juanes played there a few years back. That place is not meant for music concerts!

Did Julieta bring out the dancing pigs during "limon y sal" ?

[Black Jesus]

I love this song! I hope I can see her soon!