"Back then, I'd reached the age of twenty and I was crazy."

00:00 Intro: "The Romantic Dogs" by Roberto Bolaño
01:00 Caravana "Sigue sus ojos" (Chile) [GET IT]
05:11 Simon & Garfunkel "Cecilia" (United States) [BUY IT]
07:50 Furland "Yo quiero ser un color" (Mexico) [BUY IT]
11:11 Robo "Como hacer crac" (Spain) [FREE DOWNLOAD]
15:52 Tom Waits "Don't Go Into That Barn" (United States) [BUY IT]
21:00 Julieta Venegas "Casa abandonada" (Mexico) [BUY IT]
24:58 Alex Ferreira "Dulus Dominicus" (Dominican Republic) [BUY IT]
27:41 Boston Spaceships "Chevy Marigold" (USA) [BUY IT]
29:57 Outro Music: Turning Torso "Walker" [BUY IT]

[video, 2011]

This is the great Spanish singer and songwriter Nacho Vegas performing a solo acoustic version of "La gran broma final," the first single from his latest record La Zona Sucia.

I've probably watched this video about 25 times so far. The intimacy of the performance, the subtle urgency in his voice, and the gravity of the song leave me breathless and in awe every time. That's really all there is to say about it.

This is fun. A set of tunes from around the world lovingly blended just for you. Remember, Be Still Please Blend is an experiment. Its goal is to show that music knows no language or cultural boundaries.

Enjoy!

00:00 Intro
00:26 Refree "Un buen tío" (Spain) [more]
01:46 Uncle Tupelo "New Madrid" (USA) [more]
05:11 En Ventura "Los Granjeros del Amor" (Mexico) [more]
09:46 Banda de Turistas "El Rogadero" [more]
12:43 Band of Horses "Dilly" (USA) [more]
16:07 Songs for Eleonor "Junto los dos" (Mexico) [more]
19:15 Nacho Vegas "La gran broma final" (Spain) [more]
24:37 Bruce Springsteen "Darkness On the Edge of Town" (USA) [more ]
28:47 Outro

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