Amaral are one of Spain's most unashamedly popular and populist groups, but that doesn't stop them being several cuts above most of their Anglo-Saxon equivalents. This live performance of Perdóname from 2008 is an example of how they are capable of veering from excellence to kitsch and back again in a single song...
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High quality kitsch indeed! Certainly easier on the ear than most Euro-pop.
ReplyDeleteCame to your blog via your editing post - as I've just written a post on editing and proofreading myself.
I walked across Extremadura last winter, and found it very wet - but bleakly beautiful.