Latin Music's Ascent, Opinions on Prince & Billie Eilish

Sound Opinions

Society & Culture, Music, Arts

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Billboard VP and author Leila Cobo about her book, "Decoding Despacito," which charts the rise of Latin music in the United States. They also review Billie Eilish's new album and a new release from Prince's archives.

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Featured Songs:

Luis Fonsi, "Despacito (featuring Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee)," Despacito (featuring Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee) (Single), Universal, 2017

Billie Eilish, "Happier Than Ever," Happier Than Ever, Darkroom, Interscope, 2021

Billie Eilish, "NDA," Happier Than Ever, Darkroom, Interscope, 2021

Billie Eilish, "Billie Bossa Nova," Happier Than Ever, Darkroom, Interscope, 2021

Billie Eilish, "Not My Responsibility," Happier Than Ever, Darkroom, Interscope, 2021

Prince, "Welcome 2 America," Welcome 2 America, NPG, 2021

Prince, "Yes," Welcome 2 America, NPG, 2021

Prince, "Same Page, Different Book," Welcome 2 America, NPG, 2021

Prince, "Hot Summer," Welcome 2 America, NPG, 2021

Prince, "1010 (Rin Tin Tin)," Welcome 2 America, NPG, 2021

Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine, "Conga," Primitive Love, Epic, 1985

José Feliciano, "Feliz Navidad," Feliz Navidad, RCA, 1970

Ritchie Valens, "La Bamba," Ritchie Valens, Del-Fi, 1954

Luis Fonsi, "Despacito (featuring Daddy Yankee)," Vida, Universal, 2017

Daddy Yankee, "Gasolina," Barrio Fino, El Cartel, 2004

Marc Anthony, "Vivir Mi Vida," 3.0, Sony, 2013

Selena, "Amor Prohibido," Amor Prohibido, EMI, 1994

J. Balvin & Willy William, "Mi Gente (feat. Beyoncé)," Mi Gente (feat. Beyoncé) (Single), Universal, 2017

Rosalía, "Malamente," El Mal Querer, Sony, 2017

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0:00.0	Hey Sound Opinions Listeners, if you support us on Patreon, you get to listen to our podcast ad-free on Patreon.
0:08.0	What babbling my arm, bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum. skidurimidin' up. Oh, skidurin' up. You're listening to sound opinions and this week we're going to chart the history of Latin music in the US
0:33.4	through a handful of landmark hits with our guest Lala Kobo. I'm Greg Kott and I'm
0:39.3	Jim Deregadas but first let's review some new music.
0:43.0	And I don't talk about you
0:45.0	want the in there
0:48.0	never told anyone anything
0:50.0	that
0:51.0	because I
0:52.0	them better say you. That is a little bit of happier than ever the best thing.
0:54.0	You are my everything and all the two things make me sad.
1:01.0	That is a little bit of happier than ever the title track of the second album by Billy
1:08.0	Eilish. If you don't know who Billy Eilish is Greg I think you've been sleeping under a rock the last couple of years.
1:15.1	A young woman born and raised in Los Angeles homeschooled in a house full of actors and musicians with her brother, Phineas, who has been her collaborator at age 8, precocious she was,
1:29.4	joined the Los Angeles Children's Choir, but really broke out in a big way in 2016 with 14 million online
1:38.6	streams of the tune that really captured everybody's imagination.
1:43.3	Ocean Eyes.
1:45.1	In 2017, she had a bunch more hits and an EP
1:50.3	won more Grammys than a bulldozer could haul away for her debut album and now comes album number two.
2:00.0	This is a song from Happier Than Ever. It is called NDA. We'll give our opinions on the other side. No, had to save my money for security.
2:13.0	Got a stock of walking up and on the street.
2:16.0	Says he Satan and he liked to meet.
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