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eres tu?

posted 11 years ago by rea_22
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the song in spanish that they sing along to in the car, was that ever a popular song or is this just a goofy joke in the movie that they both know all the lyrics?

[–] tjy355 11 years ago

From Wikipedia:

"In 1974, "Eres tú" became one of the few Spanish language songs to reach the top 10 in the United States, peaking at #9 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart..."

[–] ZolotoyRetriever 11 years ago

"Eres tu" was a popular song back then, and it did get a lot of air play, so it's not unusual that they found it on the radio. What was sort of silly was that both of them knew all the lyrics, and sang it with such passion. Guys don't normally do that. Oh, and they also knew the lyrics to "Superstar" by The Carpenters. They even started crying when they sang that one! Guys don't normally do that, either.

[–] rea_22 11 years ago

Thank you! That clears it up. I love superstar because of this movie. Maybe I should download eres tu, too.

[–] ShizaMinelli 11 years ago

Guys don't normally do that. Oh, and they also knew the lyrics to "Superstar" by The Carpenters. They even started crying when they sang that one! Guys don't normally do that, either. ]

One might almost get the impression that this was a scene played for laughs in a comedic film, a genre known for doing such mysterious things...

When you're 17 a cow can seem dangerous and forbidden...am I alone here?

[–] igotcha 11 years ago

Well said, Shiza!