Macarena, Aieeeeee!
05.06.04 (10:24 am) [edit]Yesterday on the radio I actually heard the song "Macarena". I almost steered my car into a freeway piling, but thanks to my strong will to live and my equally strong desire not to die on the freeway, I took the lazy, banking right turn for home instead.
It took me until hours later to realize that they were playing this song in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. It didn't even occur to me that the song was Latin. Of course, the fact that it's sung in Spanish should be a major tipoff, but my respect for Latin culture runs too deep for this connection to be made based on something so obvious. I guess, deep down, I thought it was Spanish-sounding gibberish, and not the genuine article.
Even though the song is in Spanish, why play it to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? Do you play "Right Said Fred" when you wish to celebrate baldness? I think not.
And since everyone is interested, let me also point out that the Macarena is now officially between George W. Bush and Barbara Walters on my list of "things I can't fucking stand". And FYI, the Macarena's addition to this list has officially bumped Derek Jeter to fourth.
