Kansas City Playlist: Mayor Q Offers Fountain Card Freebies En Español

Tonight we document the Mayor Q kinda saying the quiet part out loud . . . 

Kansas City Fountain cards are mostly geared toward welcoming illegal immigrants.

It's common knowledge and a solid economic play/ploy BUT it's something we're not allowed to talk about  . . . 

 And so we take a look about the pitch in another Spanish message from Mayor Q . . . The latest since Mayor denounced ICE & MAGA in Español . . .  

"Allow me to reintroduce you our municipal ID card, the Fountain Card. I'm proud to have mine and excited about the idea of incorporating even more services — including bus access — in the near future."

Here's the clip . . . 

And all this inspires our www.TonysKansasCity.com playlist filled with vintage pop Spanish tunes . . .

We'll start with a cross-cultural classic that has spanned generations . . . A fun fact, "Ritchie Valens didn’t actually speak fluent Spanish when he recorded his iconic 1958 version of "La Bamba." To sing it, the 17-year-old rock-and-roll pioneer had to learn the traditional Mexican folk lyrics phonetically."

The English version of an EPIC Spanish collab that dominated the social lives of our millennial friends . . . Justin Bieber recorded his vocals for the historic remix in a local studio within a tight 48-hour window. He initiated the collaboration himself after randomly hearing the original track in a nightclub while touring Bogotá, Colombia, and being captivated by the crowd's reaction.

Tonight's 90s nostalgia that harkens back to our Penn Valley daze . . . "Macarena" by Los Del Río (1995): Spent 14 weeks at number one, becoming one of the most recognizable dance anthems in US history.

For the bridge, a fun fact old school nod to the lost era of American bossa nova . . . This classic American Astrud Gilberto was not a professional singer when she recorded "The Girl from Ipanema" in 1963. She just happened to be at the New York studio and, because she was the only Brazilian present who spoke fluent English, was asked by her husband, João Gilberto, to sing the English verses.

"Eres tú" (meaning "It's You") is a massive international hit originally released in 1973 by the Spanish vocal group Mocedades from Bilbao. Written by renowned composer Juan Carlos Calderón, the romantic ballad is celebrated for its sweeping orchestral arrangement and intricate, cathedral-like vocal harmonies. 

Of course, here's how we know it . . . The Spanish power ballad famously appears in the 1995 comedy film Tommy Boy when the characters played by Chris Farley and David Spade sing the original Spanish version together whilst on a road trip.

As always, thanks for reading tonight and have a safe & fun rest of your weekend . . .