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"Maria Elena" performed by Los Indios Tabajaras (guitar duet, 1961)
Youtube ^ | 4/7/2016 | Staff

Posted on 04/07/2016 7:17:44 AM PDT by simpson96

One of my favorite instumentals. Always thought it had a beautiful, haunting quality.

Hope you enjoy.


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1 posted on 04/07/2016 7:17:44 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: trisham; hoosiermama; Dawgreg; OddLane; Hostage

*ping*


2 posted on 04/07/2016 7:18:07 AM PDT by simpson96
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Thought you might like this one.


3 posted on 04/07/2016 7:18:35 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

Bella Musica!!


4 posted on 04/07/2016 7:20:27 AM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: simpson96
This song was a big hit in 1941. One version that came out that year was by Tony Pastor & His Orchestra
5 posted on 04/07/2016 7:26:32 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: simpson96

Xavier Cugat did a nice version also.


6 posted on 04/07/2016 8:41:35 AM PDT by Ammo Republic 15
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To: simpson96

Thank you!


7 posted on 04/07/2016 8:50:51 AM PDT by frog in a pot (That an NBC could be born in a foreign country to a foreign parent delights the one-world crowd.)
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To: simpson96
Oh, yes, I remember it well. This is an absolutely wonderful rendition of a beautiful melody. I'm bookmarking it to listen to its soothing strains after I hear the nuttiness of network nattering nabobs like Kelly, Krauthamper, Wan Williams, George Swill, Cuomo and Matthews.

Gracias for posting, Simpson.

Leni

8 posted on 04/07/2016 8:51:38 AM PDT by MinuteGal (GO TRUMP GO !!!)
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To: simpson96

When music was great...and actually *was* music (see: “rap”).


9 posted on 04/07/2016 9:20:58 AM PDT by twister881
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This song was a big hit in 1941.

I always thought it was a tribute to Buddy Holly's widow. If it was a big hit in 1941, that wasn't the case. Can't remember what made me think that.
10 posted on 04/07/2016 9:23:06 AM PDT by klgator
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To: klgator

I think she was named after the song.


11 posted on 04/07/2016 9:29:09 AM PDT by smalltownslick
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Mexican composer and film actor Lorenzo Barceleta’s “most famous song is ‘María Elena,’ which was originally written for the First Lady of Mexico, the wife of president Emilio Portes Gil.” It was composed in 1932.


12 posted on 04/07/2016 9:33:04 AM PDT by twister881
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To: simpson96

It should be played as a waltz. The best version I’ve ever heard was by 101 Strings, and Austrian muzak ensemble.


13 posted on 04/07/2016 9:52:24 AM PDT by HIDEK6
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To: simpson96

Still have the album.


14 posted on 04/07/2016 10:58:30 AM PDT by DPMD
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I’m partial to Ry Cooder’s version from his album Boomer’s Story.


15 posted on 04/07/2016 11:36:22 AM PDT by dmz
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To: klgator

The song was written in 1932 and was dedicated to the wife of Mexican president Emilio Portes Gil.


16 posted on 04/07/2016 12:21:21 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: simpson96

Lovely tune I heard a vocal of it once, and retained the first line in memory:

Maria Elena you’re the answer to my prayer...


17 posted on 04/07/2016 12:54:47 PM PDT by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: simpson96

I remember them as guests of Johnny Carson.


18 posted on 04/07/2016 4:44:25 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: simpson96

One of my favorites,
thanks a lot.
Am a night time devotee of “Easy listening , On “Music Choice”


19 posted on 04/08/2016 6:58:46 AM PDT by late bloomer ( Neglegere homo pone aulaeum. semi-retired warlord)
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To: klgator

Me too. Buddy’s widow’s name IS Marie Elena.

You can google her.


20 posted on 04/18/2016 12:16:37 PM PDT by Let's Roll ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn Rand)
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