If I hear Phil Collins one more time I am booking a flight home.

Because Jose and I are still waiting (im)patiently for our apartment, we have to commute into the city each day which gives me the opportunity to listen to Spanish radio and all it has to offer. As someone who HATES talk radio, I will often flip back and forth between three or four stations during the drive in order to avoid commercials and people who are running their mouths. What is played on the radio never ceases to surprise me. It would appear that Spaniards have what I will call an eclectic taste in music. The line-up of songs might start with something in Spanish and then jump to "It´s raining men" sung by Geri Halliwell (the skankiest Spice Girl if I do remember correctly, not the lesbo, or the blonde or future-Mrs.-David-Beckham-emo-never-like-to-smile Spice but the one who dropped out and ruined my childhood and belief in girl power). Inevitably the song "Halo" by Beyonce will come on (which for some unexplainable reason is the only one they play by her) followed by some 80´s hit you wish you never heard again (who is really hungry like the wolf at 730am, this isn´t a Twilight book). Next you will probably hear something recent like Flo Rida or Eminem (not that the listeners understand a word they are saying). Dispersed throughout are random songs in Spanish and you will most likely get some Coolio as well because as I have stated, Spain is single handedly keeping his musical career alive. I have heard Gangsta´s paradise more in the last week here than in the last decade in the States. Here is a sample line up:
Bruce Springsteen (who Jose always reminds me is ¨The Boss¨)
Rihanna (from the post abuse era)
Lady Gaga
The Cranberries (remember them?)
Lady Gaga
Phil Collins (noooooooo!)
Madonna (this will not be one of her bit hits but rather some obscure song or La Isla Bonita)
Lady Gaga
Shakira (enough with the World Cup Wakawaka b.s. isn´t that something a muppet says?)

And by then I am at work. You may have noticed a pattern. The day is not complete if we don´t hear at least one Lady Gaga song, often times two. Sometimes Spanish radio is nice because it plays a song that you think, "oh yeah I remember that". Other times not so much. And let´s not even get started on music at discos (not to be confused with clubs where only the ladies dance if you get my drift). I have found that you can remix just about any song into a techno version. Because really there is nothing that gets the people´s fists pumping like a remixed version of an old Italian song. Research it. It´s this summer´s big hit.

Here is the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6KN5DpQS8U&feature=related

Here is the remix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yvjPBMsKqk&feature=related

Enjoy.