That goddamn inescapable dance craze that still gets played at weddings and you can’t help yourself because it’s so ingrained into your muscle memory. Also the creepy way the two old guys ogle the girls in the music video, while imploring Macarena to (direct translation): “Give your body happiness, because your body is for giving happiness and good things.”
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE ALBUM?
Honestly, I wasn’t even sure which album to go for. “Macarena” appears on every single album these guys have put out, often 2 or 3 times. These guys clearly knew they were destined for one hit wonder status, and they probably didn’t want anyone picking up the wrong Los Del Rio album by mistake. That’s commendable, I think.
Fiesta Macarena is the earliest Los Del Rio album available on Spotify and contains four different versions of “Macarena,” so I guess I’ll torture myself with it.
Takes some hubris on their part not to start the album off with “Macarena.” They really expect me to sit through two songs before the only song I theoretically would care about? Well, I guess their remedy is to have the first track actually sample “Macarena.” Interestingly, the album literally alternates between flavorless club music and flavorless calypso folk. Seriously. Track 1 – club remix. Track 2 – calypso. Track 3 – club remix. Track 4 – calypso. And so on.
Halfway through the album, and I’m numb. Music, words, life itself, everything has lost meaning. I start thinking about how Los Del Rio should do the theme song for Alberto Del Rio. But it’s not funny enough of a thought to keep my sanity. When this is finally over, I begin to believe in God again.
So for those keeping score, out of 14 songs here, 4 are “Macarena,” 2 sample “Macarena,” and 3 desperately attempt to be “Macarena.” What a way to beat a dead horse. If you love “Macarena” that much, I’m sure there’s a compilation or fifty out there that includes it.
VERDICT:
Los Del Rio aren’t even worthy of the one hit they did get.
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