Jonathan Bailey
Well-Known Member
It's odd that the musical instrument that dominates rock and roll was invented in Spain: the GEE-tar.
However, rock and roll is an American invention and the Brits and the Aussies produced a lot of it. Rock and roll beat was devised to fit the meter or cadence of the English language.
Take Van Halen's "Runnin' With the Devil"
the chorus line:
RUN-nin with the DE-vil (6 syllables)
in Spanish that's
corriendo con el diablo
COR-ee-ENN-doh koan ell dee-AH-blow (nine syllables)
Conversely, Latin music doesn't fit the English language well.
Take "Feliz Navidad" by José Feliciano (1970)
fay-LEESE nah-vee-DODD (5 syllables)
translates to:
Merry Christmas
MEHR-ree KRISS-muhss ( 4 syllables, accents on different syllables)
However, rock and roll is an American invention and the Brits and the Aussies produced a lot of it. Rock and roll beat was devised to fit the meter or cadence of the English language.
Take Van Halen's "Runnin' With the Devil"
the chorus line:
RUN-nin with the DE-vil (6 syllables)
in Spanish that's
corriendo con el diablo
COR-ee-ENN-doh koan ell dee-AH-blow (nine syllables)
Conversely, Latin music doesn't fit the English language well.
Take "Feliz Navidad" by José Feliciano (1970)
fay-LEESE nah-vee-DODD (5 syllables)
translates to:
Merry Christmas
MEHR-ree KRISS-muhss ( 4 syllables, accents on different syllables)