Como Te Extraño (BOTB)

    St. Patrick's Day is upon us once again, so why not celebrate music with a popular song in Spanish.  Yeah, that's what I'm going to do.  

Battle of the Bands

        Battle of the Bands is the blogging event started by Far Away Series and now hosted by StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands.   This event happens each month on the 15th and on some there is also a Battle on the 1st of the month.  My blog is one of those with a second Battle excepting over these summer months.   The premise is simple:  Listen to the songs presented below and then in the comments vote for your favorite and tell us why you liked it.  Then visit the links listed near the bottom of this post for more Battle action.

Cómo Te Extraño Mi Amor

 

      Back in the nineties when I started to listen to a lot of Rock in Español  (Rock in Spanish) music, I started hearing this song by the Mexican group Cafe Tacuba played often on the radio.  My wife Betty told me that the song had been a big hit when she was a young girl in her native Ecuador and she had been a fan of the original singer Leo Dan.  Naturally I looked for a recording of that original version and found it to be quite enjoyable in that sixties style.  I like either version, but I do have my favorite.

 

        Hope you'll give this an honest listen so you can tell us which version you like best--feeling nostalgic for the sixties or do you prefer the more modern sound...


Leo Dan   "Como Te Extrano"  (1964)





Cafe Tacuba   "Como Te Extrano"   (1996)

Time to Vote!

         Don't think that this music is too strange for you. C'mon!  It's just music.   In other words, which song version do you like best?   Hopefully you have an opinion of some kind.  You don't have to know about music to have an opinion since it all comes down to your own personal taste.

        Please vote on your favorite by letting us know your choice in the comment section and tell us why you prefer the version you chose. Then after you've finished here, please visit the other blogs listed below who may or may not be participating this time around. And if you've put up your own BOTB contest let us know that as well so we can vote on yours. I don't know if anyone else will be doing a Battle this time around, but you can still check out these sites.


Here are some other places where you might find BOTB posts:

 StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands

'Curious as a Cathy'

Sound of One Hand Typing

Jingle, Jangle, Jungle 

Landmark Sounds (Diedre Knight)

BATTLE OF THE BANDS BY DEBBIE D

Stine Writing

Trivial Music Silliness

Mike's Ramblings

Results coming on Friday March 22

    The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is upon us.   I've got to get busy!  How about you?  Do you have an April blogging plan?