![]() In “Back It Up,” which features Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez, both the English and Spanish versions are fun - not something that always happens. ![]() ![]() When artists do this, not only do they lose the original charismatic flavor of the song, but the meanings of the lyrics often don’t match up in the same way rhythmically, requiring for an entirely different meaning to be written in English. Two of his more recent hits, “Bailando”, and “El Perdón” (cornily known in the English version as “The Forgiveness”) have been released first as the original Spanish version and later as an English version. Shakira has done it in the past with songs like “Suerte” and “Loca,” and Enrique Iglesias has been known to do so as well. While the rhythm and vocals are essentially the same, somehow, the character of the song isn’t. When translating originally Spanish lyrics to their English version, the quality usually becomes lost in translation and are simply not as good as the original. With the recent release of his song “Back It Up,” New York City born singer-songwriter Prince Royce has gained popularity with English-only speaking audiences, as the artist, who is known for his Spanish-only tracks, released the hit in both languages.
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