But the great-great grandson of the original songwriter, Francis Scott Key, is not pleased with the interpretation of the song, which features artists such as Wyclef Jean, hip-hop star Pitbull and Carlos Ponce and Olga Tanon from Puerto Rico.
Below is a playlist of 12 Spanish versions of popular English songs (and a Bonus Track in Spanglish). Some were recorded by the same artist; like Celine Dion with All By My Self and Beyoncé with Irreplaceable. There are other songs that not only are in Spanish but are also available in different rhythms. For example, I found two versions of Hotel California that have the flamenco influence from Spain and Total Eclipse of the Heart with three versions: a pop Spanish, a merengue and a Mexican style.
A final recommendation is the legendary Swedish group ABBA. Their ABBA Gold Greatest Hits album also has a Spanish version available called ABBA Oro Grandes Éxitos. Both albums do not have the exact same songs, but they include the hits Mama Mia, Chiquita and Dancing Queen.
This category lists those songs in the Jem animated series which have an official Spanish translated version. These were made by Pro&Post Productions in Mexico, between the years of 1988 and 1989. These episodes were only aired in Mexico; in all other Latin American countries, the episodes had dialogues in Spanish with the songs in English.
Make your students fall in love with this song in Spanish class! In 2017, Bruno Mars sang a Spanish/English version of Just the way you are at the One Voice/SOMOS Live benefit concert for Puerto Rico. The Spanish portion of the song had been adapted by Chilean YouTuber Dani Ride.
This short song segment is a perfect Song of the Week for early Spanish classes. With simple, repetitive lyrics and an easy rhythm, students can sing along to the Spanish verses with ease. Use this song during Black History Month to highlight the diversity of afrolatinos around the world by sharing some of Bruno Mars' biography.
After listening to a few songs from Encanto in English and Spanish, I realized that the melodies, words, and rhymes in the Spanish versions often seemed fit together better than in the translations of most Disney songs.
Given that it was set in a Spanish-speaking country, were the songs in Encanto written with some additional consideration for how the Spanish versions would sound? Or was it a more typical case of writing the English version first and then later the Spanish version completely independently?
Here at 20 The Countdown Magazine, we say the Gospel is spread through music one countdown at a time, so we love when we hear that some of our Christian music artists are re-recording their songs in other languages!
"We're almost done with it," Miguel said. "We just shot the video for the first single in Spanish. The song is called "Banana Clip", and it's one of my favorite songs on the album. I'm super excited for everyone to hear it. It's actually better in Spanish almost."
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