La Oreja de Van Gogh - La playa

[seishun]

I first heard this song when it was newly released, in 2000. It’s hard to believe it’s been so long. The song sounds as fresh and potent today as it did back then. Lead singer Amaia Montero has since split from the band to pursue a solo career, which is a pity as they are really, really good together. I got their video clips collection from Netflix in the mail today, and I’ve been enjoying watching it.

If you’ve got the ear for it, you may notice these folks don’t sound the same as Julieta Venegas, whose video I posted a few days ago. Julieta is from the US, and speaks Mexican Spanish. LOVG are from Spain, so they’ve got a Castellano accent. Ll gets a “je” sound and “z” get softened - Vez, por ejemplo, se cambia a “veth”. Corazón becomes corathón. Hard “c” sounds remain the same, but the soft c gets a similar treatment - A veces becomes a vethes. This accent is primarily found in Spain and Argentina. I love the sound of this accent. It feels cultured and refined but still relaxed and easygoing.