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BajaRun
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Mariachi Song Request
When we are out eating in Baja I like to have a song or two played by the Mariachi, but I can never think of a song to request.. What are some songs
other like to request ??
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DENNIS
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Las Mañanitas....tell them it's your birthday and maybe you'll get free drinks. 
Ohhh yeah....Welcome to BajaNomad, by the way.
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[Edited on 2-29-2012 by DENNIS]
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rhintransit
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another question...I hesitate to ask for a song as I never know what is an appropriate tip. suggestions?
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rhintransit
another question...I hesitate to ask for a song as I never know what is an appropriate tip. suggestions? |
Tip??? With what these guys charge for a song? Always ask first what their charge is....or ask someone. They ain't cheap.
In many cases, it's a customer machismo thing to order endless songs, but it'll hurt when the bill comes.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaRun
When we are out eating in Baja I like to have a song or two played by the Mariachi, but I can never think of a song to request.. What are some songs
other like to request ?? |
Here's a Mariachi cheat sheet for you.
http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-04-29/columns/ask-a-mexican...
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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Loretana
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BajaRun......You might ask for
Guadalajara
Las Mañanitas
La Cucaracha
Canción Mixteca
El Mariachi
Ay Jalisco No te Rajes!
Mexico Lindo y Querido
La Bikina
If the musicians are a Trio group, you might ask for
La Vida No Vale Nada
Luz de Luna
Besame Mucho
Quisas, Quisas, Quisas
Just be prepared for the band to hang out at your table, and keep the 50 peso notes coming!!
PS Welcome to the Baja Nomad Forum
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Loretana
Besame Mucho
Quisas, Quisas, Quisas
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Are these Mariachi? Jes wonderin'.
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Loretana
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by Loretana
Besame Mucho
Quisas, Quisas, Quisas
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Are these Mariachi? Jes wonderin'. |
As I noted, more like Trio Groups, Dennis.......
The guys who go with a drunken suitor to serenade his sweetheart when her father won't let her out of the house! 
[Edited on 2-29-2012 by Loretana]
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tripledigitken
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New York, New York
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If there is a trumpet, ask for El Nino Perdido.
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sanquintinsince73
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Most typical song request by "Gringos" is La Bamba.
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sanquintinsince73
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Once I get nice and sauced I ask for this one:
http://youtu.be/SQiOKK2xYSc
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These are MY favorites:
La Charreada
Ay Jalisco No Te Rajes
They'll get the rest of the crowd in the music mood!
Udo
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I'm not sure of the spelling but I usually request:
Sabor a mi
Solamente una vez
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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dean miller
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Desi Arnez made a song famous many many years ago titled
~~ "El Cumanchero" ~~
In all my many years of traveling in Baja other parts of Latin American and Spain I never found any one who knew the song--that is to one night in
Ensenada about 15 years ago--the fellow as great!
And of course "Besame Mucho" is always a big hit with the ladies..
Any one recall Andy Russel who made it famous in the 1940?--big on the hit parade
sdm
SDM
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Dave
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Why would you do that?
If you don't know of any songs to request then why would you care what they played?
Stupid requests musicians get:
Play something we can dance to.
or...
Play a song by "...." I love their music.
OK, which one's your favorite?
I can't think of one.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
If there is a trumpet, ask for El Nino Perdido. |
AhhhhSíííí...............that's the one were the trumpet plays from a distance....'cause he's lost, I guess. I can hear it in my cabeza right now.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Loretana
As I noted, more like Trio Groups, Dennis.......
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oooops...Thought you meant a trio of Mariachis.
OK.....how about making a request for "anything Mariachi by Linda Ronstadt."
Canciónes de Mi Padre....uno y dos
I think she did a great job with those, but Mexicans will turn her off 'cause she's not quite Mexican enough.
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BajaRun
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I usually request Feliz Navidad, lol..Total Gringo Here !!!
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DanO
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Malagueña Salerosa. Great song.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malague%C3%B1a_Salerosa
It has some tricky vocals and multiple guitar parts, so it's better with a two piece or three piece group, but I've heard credible versions by solos.
The Tubes, amazingly enough, did a pretty good cover of it on their debut album, and it was on the Kill Bill 2 soundtrack. Here's a clip of the band
Chingon doing a rocking, slightly electrified version of it live at the Kill Bill 2 premiere.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyp8Us-ixkk
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