I've recently started listening to Shakira. A lot. This ocurred much to my dismay and the confusion of the people around me. Even weirder? I prefer Spanish-language Shakira over English Shakira. Why? In her Spanish songs, she sings a little better and with a special something that you don't see in English versions. I admit, I was hooked after buying "Laundry Service" from Value Village the other day, but have only been listening to the Spanish songs regularly. However, her best song does not come from that album, or really any other album for that matter. It's the 2010 World Cup song, "Waka Waka" (Spanish edition, the English one pales in comparison).
Who knew that Shakira and African rhythm go so well together? "Waka Waka" is interesting; not something that anyone has seen from her before. It's a song that you can not only move to, but move to and not feel bad about. You know how it is, a song comes on and you have to dance, only to take a close listen to find that it's about dealing drugs, explicit sexual escapades, etc (but if you don't feel bad, more power to you). "Waka Waka" has an uplifting message, even if I'm not able to understand it in Spanish. Some things are universal; i.e. beautiful music. Just don't go anywhere near the English version until you've heard "Waka Waka" in Spanish.
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