"Starlight" Muse

On Friday some of the volunteers went and watched El Turista at the movie theater. The movie was in English with Spanish subtitles, but concentrating on the Spanish and feeling like I might be able to understand without the audio was cool. The movie itself was alright, but the use of this song in the credits was commendable.

"Starlight" Muse

"No Me Digas Que No" Enrique Iglesias

Enrique, in the language he knows best.

"No Me Digas Que No" Enrique Iglesias

"You And Me" Penny & The Quarters

It's not often a song reaches the height of it's popularity over three decades after it was recorded.

"You And Me" Penny & The Quarters

"Home" Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

A track I enjoy on my morning commute.

"Home" Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

"El Ultimo Beso" Los Doltons

Hilarious Pearl Jam cover, heard on the radio while working in the lab.

"El Ultimo Beso" Los Doltons

"Send Me On My Way" Rusted Root

I´ve been trying to expand my British roommate´s musical horizons. Sometimes you miss seemingly obvious songs like this when you live on an island.

 "Send Me On My Way" Rusted Root

"Crazy Love" Poco

Rediscovered this one on shuffle and laughed out loud on the bus. How could I possibly forget this?!

"Crazy Love" Poco

"Corazon Partido" Alejandro Sanz

This track's a real whiner.

"Corazon Partido" Alejandro Sanz

"En Su Nota" Don Omar

Quintessential reggaeton.

"En Su Nota" Don Omar

"I Want It That Way" Backstreet Boys

 A surefire karaoke hit. Every time.

"I Want It That Way" Backstreet Boys

"Morena de Mi Corazon" Antonio Banderas

After an hour of playing music I didn´t know, a mariachi at a bar started playing this song and I was thrilled to finally have a song I could sing along to.

"Morena de Mi Corazon" Antonio Banderas

"Fountain of Youth" The New Amsterdams

The volunteers are going to the parque de fuentes (park of fountains) this afternoon. This track popped into my head.

 "Fountain of Youth" The New Amsterdams

"Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" Vampire Weekend

 
















My host brother is big into VW right now. Music makes an EXCELLENT conversation starter, and continuer.

 "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" Vampire Weekend

¨I Want You¨ Alana Davis

Though I don´t have enough time or energy for cover weeks, I´ll continue to post good ones as I discover them. This 3EB cover is delightful.

 ¨I Want You¨ Alana Davis

"Toro Mata" Lucila Campos

Heard at an Afro-Peruvian dance club last night. It was an interesting format, where all of the patrons sit at tables and watch hired dancers dominate the dance floor to live music.

"Toro Mata" Lucila Campos

"When I Come Around" Green Day

Heard in the taxi on the way to the beach today. I love the variety of American music I keep hearing here.

"When I Come Around" Green Day

"We No Speak Americano" Yolanda Be Cool vs DCUP

I resisted posting this song for a long time since it when I found it annoying in the states, but its omnipresence in Peru needs to be recognized.

"We No Speak Americano" Yolanda Be Cool vs DCUP

"Babylon" David Carbonara

 
















Finally starting Mad Men has been an excellent way of passing time on my flights and tucking myself in. This recording in a first season episode haunted the back of my mind for a couple of days. The same couple of days when I felt like I was on my deathbed... it seems appropriate.

"Babylon" David Carbonara

¨We´ve Got Tonight¨ The Blue Mountain Panpipe Ensemble

I heard this playing in a cafe in Cusco. Even with my sunburns and full-body aches I managed to crack a pretty wide smile.

¨We´ve Got Tonight¨ The Blue Mountain Panpipe Ensemble

¨Part Time Lovers¨ Stevie Wonder¨

 















This song came on the radio during my taxi ride back to Cusco. I started whistling along and the taxi driver said, ¨mmm, classy music.¨Si señor, muy elegante.

  ¨Part Time Lovers¨ Stevie Wonder¨