Me Siento Lonely: 10 Classic Breakup Tracks

07.25.11 at 12:00

Flashback! Back in the day when recording devices were new, people altered their representations to others, including their love expressions and courting styles accordingly to pop culture. Before then, men serenaded the ladies under their balconies, exchanged love letters, and took’em out on a stroll on an Oldsmobiles. Sixties music videos in Latin America were probably a little bit more absurd in a positively humorous way, just check #4 on the list. Then around the late ’70s and early ’80s, things start to get a bit more serious, for instance #10 and #2. Just look at Emmanuel pouring his heart out on stage (#8).

Many videos portray the mournful sentiment of the loss of a loved one. Looking back now, you just can’t help but laugh, cry, or do both. Even though an array of Latin breakup songs exists, we have chosen those more on the melancholic side, there are just more of them. And I’m sure that we’re missing many more classics, but that’ll be a task for blog part 2. For now, gather your box of Kleenex, snuggle blanket and pour your heart out, for your entertainment. Here’s ten old-school Latin breakup tracks and videos for all you llorones who just went through a break up.

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by Amanda
[Argentina]

Amanda Miguel is as melodramatic as can be. And I don’t beg to differ — I’m sure she can still exceed this soap operatic performance. That’s why she’s featured in our original Remezcla thumbnail artwork! The Argentinean-now-naturalized-Mexican singer embodies all the breakup clichés on this compilation, just load get a load of the uncomfortably-close closeups in the video. But don’t blame her, the camera man didn’t know how close he was, and you can tell when you can count the layers of makeup on her face. “Él me mintió” off El Sonido Vol. 1 (1981) is a song about her ex dude lying to her for the sake of some game from this poor gal. Bummer!