tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post544946522216212857..comments2024-03-06T07:06:38.928-08:00Comments on JSBlog - Journal of a Southern Bookreader: Prisencolinensinainciusol: Grammelot?Ray Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-56325585022340970542009-10-23T19:30:54.561-07:002009-10-23T19:30:54.561-07:00Fascinating. I particularly liked the Ketchup Song...Fascinating. I particularly liked the Ketchup Song. (Ketchup being a sinister plot to introduce sugar into a kid's diet by holding the honor of being called a vegetable by Ronald Reagan). <br><br>How on earth are we supposed to translate interstellar communications (His Master's Voice) if we can't decode proto rap? As for rap, its just Bolero with salsa. I don't condemn it, that's useless, but I do wonder what's coming next? Certainly not more rap.Dr. Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-33167617673860429502009-10-23T19:48:44.221-07:002009-10-23T19:48:44.221-07:00Ketchup SongI love this too. In case links haven&...<i>Ketchup Song</i><br>I love this too. In case links haven't explained, it's because the beautiful and musical Spanish ladies who sing it are the daughters of "Juan Muñoz, a flamenco guitarist known as El Tomate (The Tomato)".<br><br><i>Bolero with salsa</i><br>Interesting analysis. I rather think the Ute Lemper "The Case Continues" (currently linked in listening) is more or less a tango cross-bred wth Ravel's Bolero.Ray Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.com