Alcorcón is a little region in the North West of Madrid. General speaking, the youth from that area is somehow known as being a little chav, and so, La Terremoto de Alcorcón (The Alcorcón's Earthquake.- earthquake known as someone who stirs up all that's around) is the "chavest" of them all.La Terremoto is a Spanish big phenomenon who started to be known around 2005 with her "single" Hang Up, a parody in Spanish of Madonna's single with the same name. The video really worths a look... (although you'd need to see the Madonna's first so you will understand what's going on...)
Hang Up
This is another of her unforgettable shows...
It's Raining Men
Before posting this post I was wondering if La Terremoto was something too local, too Spanish to be understood in the outside because she clearly makes fun of things that affect Spanish culture.
I was wondering so when I stumbled upon the work of Leslie Hall, an American singer from Iowa (or so it says in her myspace) who is hilariously fantastic and uses the same "tricks" that our dearest Terremoto: fun lyrics, big fashions, big hair and big doses of intelligence.
How we Go Out
Gems Sweater
Before posting this post I was wondering if La Terremoto was something too local, too Spanish to be understood in the outside because she clearly makes fun of things that affect Spanish culture.I was wondering so when I stumbled upon the work of Leslie Hall, an American singer from Iowa (or so it says in her myspace) who is hilariously fantastic and uses the same "tricks" that our dearest Terremoto: fun lyrics, big fashions, big hair and big doses of intelligence.
How we Go Out
Gems Sweater
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Alcorcón es una zona que se encuentra al suroeste de Madrid. Generalizando, digamos que a los jóvenes de allí se les considera algo macarras, asi que La Terremoto de Alcorcón es la más macarra de todos ellos.
Para los españoles poco puedo contar que no sepais de La Terremoto, pero para aquellos que no lo son decirles que La Terremoto es todo un fenómeno aquí que empezó a darse a conocer en el 2005 cuando sacó en internet la parodia del video de Madonna Hung Up, digno de ver, aunque para disfrutarlo al 100% ved primero el de Madonna para ver dónde esta la coña...
El caso es que no estaba yo muy segura de si este post lo iba a entender mucha gente porque La Terremoto es algo muy "español", un poco como el chiquilicuatre que a ver quien le entiende si no ha nacido en tierras españolas. Pues bien, pensando esto dsecubrí el trabajo de la americana Leslie Hall, originaria de Iowa, que es como decir que vienes de Alcorcón. Me sorprendió la similitud de ambas artistas, el uso que hacen de la moda, los pelos, la música, las grandes dosis de humor e inteligencia para parodiar y pasar un buen rato. Y tan lejos la una de la otra!.
4 comments:
La Terremoto sounds great, probably even more, when you understand what she is singing. If it is anything like Leslie Hall, then it's really hilarious.
Half of my family is from Barcelona and as soon as the Madonna parody emerged my cousins emailed me the video: I thought it was genius, so funny!
the "hung up" parody is so funny !! less sexy and not accustomed playin the ballerina
Leslie Hall is part of the midwester aetshetic, she being the most kitch possible exponent. Love the jewels her sweaters are.
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