ROCK CALENDAR: July 11, 1999 Ricky Martin's single "Livin' La Vida Loca " # 1 in England

Sorry, a little digression first. Not for the first time already very sorry for the Russian artists, from which after their noisy success and huge popularity there is nothing left. No videos, no photos, nothing. Only records (if they were made officially) and role in movies and on TV. The fans did not have such equipment in their hands then – to capture their favorites, and the state did not care about the opinion of the audience – there were all decided by the artistic councils. Well, look-today is the birthday of a good singer Tatyana Antsiferova, and I could not find anything on youtube, except for shots from the TV movie "July 31", but she was not filmed there, only sang. And it happens often, almost always.
And here is a completely different Opera-today in 1959, the song Paul Anka "Lonely Boy" took first place. 59 years ago. Yes, no problem-here's a video of his performance on TV with this song of the same year (with a very decent sound, by the way), but his performance of the same song in other years – already color, with excellent quality. Offensively…

So I took the theme of the hit, which I personally don't like it, but not pass, a song of 1999 "Livin' La Vida Loca" performed by Ricky Martin. It was such a popular hit that even in our town it was more popular than the national anthem – with him they got up and went to bed, he sounded in cafes and on the streets…
Ricky Martin has punched this song a path Latin American music on the English market (where until this she considered not Spanish, but rather Latin American - type, second varieties. Although the language and culture were brought to them by the Spaniards, the local people diluted it with their rhythms). Following him to the English-language music market were able to break first Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias, and then Shakira and Thalía. The song was written by Desmond child and Draco Rosa and was at the top of the charts during 1999. She was nominated in several categories for the Grammy, which helped Martin to get incredible success in the US and around the world.
I'm ashamed to say I don't like the popular music of many countries. I do not like Latin American, do not like African, Asian, Japanese, German, French and... Although – stop, it's easier to list – what you like. Russian, Polish, Anglo-American (including Australia and Europeans working in this format), Italian, Ukrainian, Georgian. Belarusian doesn't seem national to me – it's just one of the musical outskirts of Russia. You say songs! And here and there. They could sing in any language-in the beginning they gained popularity as a folk-rock band singing in Russian and Belarusian. But as soon as they began to plunge into the Belarusian folk – ensemble lost popularity and kept only on the state donations of Lukashenka. Well, and Verasy-just a pale copy of the Gems. Just in case I repeat – I do not consider my opinion the only truth, but since I have it – why should I hide it? The difference of my blog from any other is that I always Express myself and do not hesitate to Express my opinion – but at the same time welcome any other – if only from the heart.
So, the performance of this hit, which I liked. Taken from the youtube.
Ricky Martin - Livin' la Vida Loca (Live on the Honda Stage at the iHeartRadio Theater LA)