Dulce Locura
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"Dulce Locura" at first named Luna (Moon) is the second single from the album Guapa
by the Spanish pop/rock group La Oreja de Van Gogh
. For the Italian version of Guapa, it was adapted to Italian language by Eros Ramazzotti
, and comes as a bonus track in the Italian Special Edition, under the name of "Dolce Follia"
Some time after, a new edition of this song was released in Simlish
for the Spanish edition of The Sims 2: Pets
In the song there is a piano in the background. There are also some electronic sounds and a guitar. The verses begin the a phrase that stands out do to repetition: "I sell." This makes reference to getting rid of objects that make the narrator have ties with her partner or remember him, as in "I sell a worn camera that used to capture the gaze that in life I shall record." The songs as a quick beat until it arrives at a bridge point where it slows down, and later, in the chorus, the beat picks up again. According to Xabi and Amaia, the son is a combination between the choruses by Xabi and the verses by Amaia.
The musical bridge afore mentioned was created because the producer Nigel Walker asked for it, and was written by Amaia in a kitchen recipe book, since she had no other place where she could write it at the time. Though the company proposed that this be the first single of the album, it was not so; however, it got to be number one of "Los 40 Principales" on October 14, 2006.
in an ancient palace from the 12th century. In the video the members of the band play in a dark living room and in the chorus of the song, feather fly around in slow mode. At the same time there are also objects falling in slow mode throughout the whole video; there are plates, fish tanks, and even some of the band members falling.
Guapa
Guapa is the fourth studio album released on April 25, 2006, by Spanish Pop rock band La Oreja de Van Gogh. On December 5, 2006, Más guapa was released exclusively in Spain and Mexico. Two months later, on February 13, 2007, the album was also released in Chile...
by the Spanish pop/rock group La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh is a Latin Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated Spanish pop band from Donostia-San Sebastian. The name of the band refers to the famous post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh who cut off the lobe of his own ear...
. For the Italian version of Guapa, it was adapted to Italian language by Eros Ramazzotti
Eros Ramazzotti
Eros Luciano Walter Ramazzotti , known simply as Eros Ramazzotti, is an Italian singer and songwriter. Ramazzotti is enormously popular in Italy, and is well known in most non-English-speaking European countries and in the Spanish-speaking world, as he has released most of his albums in both...
, and comes as a bonus track in the Italian Special Edition, under the name of "Dolce Follia"
Some time after, a new edition of this song was released in Simlish
Simlish
Simlish is a fictional language featured in EA Games' Sim series of games. It debuted in SimCopter, and has been especially prominent in The Sims, The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. The Sims development team created the unique Simlish language by experimenting with fractured Ukrainian, French, Latin,...
for the Spanish edition of The Sims 2: Pets
The Sims 2: Pets
The Sims 2: Pets is the fourth expansion pack in The Sims 2 series of games, as well as a stand-alone game for several consoles. It is published by Electronic Arts...
About the song
The lyrics of the song talk about the end of a relationship and about a person who has left it all and abandons her partner, leading to suicide.In the song there is a piano in the background. There are also some electronic sounds and a guitar. The verses begin the a phrase that stands out do to repetition: "I sell." This makes reference to getting rid of objects that make the narrator have ties with her partner or remember him, as in "I sell a worn camera that used to capture the gaze that in life I shall record." The songs as a quick beat until it arrives at a bridge point where it slows down, and later, in the chorus, the beat picks up again. According to Xabi and Amaia, the son is a combination between the choruses by Xabi and the verses by Amaia.
The musical bridge afore mentioned was created because the producer Nigel Walker asked for it, and was written by Amaia in a kitchen recipe book, since she had no other place where she could write it at the time. Though the company proposed that this be the first single of the album, it was not so; however, it got to be number one of "Los 40 Principales" on October 14, 2006.
Video
The video for this song was produced by "Struendo" again and was recorded in ToledoToledo, Spain
Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
in an ancient palace from the 12th century. In the video the members of the band play in a dark living room and in the chorus of the song, feather fly around in slow mode. At the same time there are also objects falling in slow mode throughout the whole video; there are plates, fish tanks, and even some of the band members falling.