A reliable way
of getting to know people is through the music they listen to. I have written a
lot about issues but not much about me, so here I list the twenty songs that I
have most obsessively listened to during my life. Any ranking is subjective,
but I tried to be as objective as possible taking into account all periods of
my life, the different beats I enjoy, my shifting musical tastes, and the
influence of time and travel. I hope the artists of this planet compose great
music in the years ahead so that more tunes from the twenty-first century
eventually get included in future versions of this hit parade.
20) ABBA
Chiquitita (1979) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu-0IzEoDJo
19) DEBBIE
GIBSON Foolish Beat (1987) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jr7bjYFA8Q
18) GUILLERMO
DÁVILA Sólo pienso en ti (1982) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNKOPISxP_w
17) CULTURE
CLUB Time (clock of the heart) (1982) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-86O3y2GNrI
16) DESORDEN
PÚBLICO Tiembla (1997) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QuYHcfGwJE
15) MADONNA
American Life (2003) http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=4479751
14) WILLIE
COLÓN & RUBÉN BLADES Chica plástica (1978) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh5_veWa5p8
13) LA BANANA
VOLADORA Larry´s ska (1994) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAd0aUB3JAY
12) MIREILLE
MATHIEU Une femme amoureuse (1981) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWRrcjrJLWM
11) LAS KETCHUP
Asereje ja de jè de jebe tu de jebere sebiunouva majabi an de bugui an de
buididipi (2002) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFzyYYZsxGc
10) DADDY
YANKEE Llamado de Emergencia (2008) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekFaaEU8Yuw
09) NENA 99
Luftballons (1983) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztYSlNazJno
08) MECANO
Japón (1984) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL9_uwmT5CA
07) QUEEN
Bohemian Rhapsody (1975) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ
06) YORDANO
Días de junio (1986) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c22TkPpkOc
05) CHARLY
GARCÍA La Ruta del Tentempié (1987) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMajFUYHvzk
04) MANO NEGRA
Love & Hate (1994) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSusCYjKIqQ
03) SODA STEREO
Nuestra Fe (1992) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIh9aNFuBlA
02) MICHAEL
JACKSON Beat It (1982) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqxo1SKB0z8
01) THE DOORS
Light my fire (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O6x_m4zvFs
Caracas, November 8, 2009