2. Pimpinela – Olvídame y Pega la Vuelta
Home sweet home: we’ve finally arrived to my country, the land of Evita, Che Guevara, and most importantly, Lionel Messi.
This is an Argentinian hit song and it’s almost the top of my list of easiest karaoke songs in Spanish for beginners, not because I’m bias –which I am- but also because it’s featured in every Latin-karaoke-for-gringos ranking I could get my hands on. If you don’t believe me, you can check it out here, here, and here.
The duet responsible for “Olvídame y Pega la Vuelta” (“Forget Me and Turn Back”) song, Pimpinela, are siblings Lucía Galán y Joaquín Galán. Regardless, they are known for singing the cheesiest, corniest, most melodramatic heartbreak love songs… to each other. It’s quite icky.
Check out the video, it’s quite hilarious in a Game of Thrones way. As for the lyrics:
– Por eso vete, olvida mi nombre, mi cara, mi casa
Y pega la vuelta
– Jamás te pude comprender
– ¡Vete! Olvida mis ojos, mis manos, mis labios
Que no te desean
– Estás mintiendo ya lo sé
– Vete, olvida que existo, que me conociste,
Y no te sorprendas, olvida de todo que tú para eso
tienes experiencia
– So go! Forget my name, my face, my house
and turn back
– I never did understand you
– Go! Forget my eyes, my hands, my lips
that want you no more
– You’re lying, I know it
– Go! Forget I exist, that you ever knew me,
and don’t be surprised. Forget it all,
you’re experienced at that.
