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A woman called Macarena
We do not want to deny it: Yes, we too loved to dance to 'Macarena' and could spontaneously offer a small performance today. Nevertheless, we never really listened to the lyrics ...
A typical situation: today, when the 'Macarena' song is played on a '90s memorial party, many guests are likely to turn their eyebrows annoyed. But already, when the chorus is heard for the first time, already two to five people have started to dance the choreography. Otherwise, only songs like 'YMCA' or the 'Ketchup-Song' evoke a similar phenomenon.
And not only the dance moves are still remembered by most of us, the video of the Spanish duo Los del Rio is still very present. The odd-looking combination of two older men in suits with a bunch of girls in colorful spice-girl outfits of the extra class is probably much more difficult for many to forget than the PIN for online banking.
Yet, there is one thing that only a few people have ever considered in terms of the 'Macarena' song - and that's the lyrics. That's right, there are a few lines that are not part of the chorus of the potential endemic worm. Although these are even sung in English, probably a majority of the dancers have never made a head about it. The text is not so innocent as the two nice gentlemen want to make us believe with their happy faces ...
In fact, Macarena is about a woman named Macarena (yes, Macarena is a name!), Who no longer cares for her boyfriend and therefore decides to have fun with two of his friends. Quote: "Because they look so good." Who would have known it or had listened carefully?
Although the song became a world hit in the mid-'90s and can still be found on numerous playlists today, there are still people (including me) who have no idea what's really going on in 'Macarena'. Well, probably that will not cause us to forget the choreography at once. But this info can certainly be accommodated in a conversation at the next 90s party ...
