tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post8453151007268008563..comments2024-03-19T19:34:23.525-07:00Comments on Comparative Video 101: "Coplas/Canastas Y Mas Canastas"Jim Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198555155411979643noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post-44246913261250855942016-04-14T07:33:44.040-07:002016-04-14T07:33:44.040-07:00Muchas gracias, Sra. Betancourt! Gracias a su abue...Muchas gracias, Sra. Betancourt! Gracias a su abuelo por una hermosa canción. El doble sentido es sutil y divertido y para nada ofensivo.<br /><br />Jim MoranJim Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198555155411979643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post-36464920882818499532016-04-13T21:09:09.653-07:002016-04-13T21:09:09.653-07:00My Grandfather wrote this song, Canastas y mas can...My Grandfather wrote this song, Canastas y mas canastas. Double meaning in language in Mexico is very common, not necessarily meaning disrespect. Great article, my Dad will enjoy reading it. Lilia Betancourt. Saludos.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882655215897091265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post-62384529690142629432015-09-21T07:14:15.437-07:002015-09-21T07:14:15.437-07:00Absolutely wonderful research on this particular s...Absolutely wonderful research on this particular song. No doubt the most broadly known version is the Kingston Trio's. The "up-tempo", collegiate version of 1958 is catchy and appealing. Thank you.PooBah McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11492907556810445365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post-5061805290727791272015-04-26T07:44:17.248-07:002015-04-26T07:44:17.248-07:00Again - belated thanks for your comment, HP. I bel...Again - belated thanks for your comment, HP. I believe that the "bluesy" phase of the KT was in the very early years after 1976 when Shane gained sole control of the name and when the KT was Shane, Roger Gamble, George Grove - and a back-up band with electrified instruments and a full drum kit. By '81 or '82, Shane had returned the group to its acoustic roots.Jim Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198555155411979643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post-59402331149253403102015-03-07T14:24:04.551-08:002015-03-07T14:24:04.551-08:00A very interesting article. I've thought about...A very interesting article. I've thought about this song many times over the years and more and more came to see the offensive elements to it (for 10 years, by the way, we lived right beside UCRA), but I'm very glad to see them spelled out more clearly here.<br /><br />Incidentally, I read somewhere a couple of years ago that at least one iteration of the Trio (I wrote them all up for Wikipedia and/or Citizendium at one point) was doing VERY bluesy material, an enormous step away from their "clean-cut" origins. I guess this offended enough of their original fans that they then cut back on it. Certainly when I saw them in SF in 1982 there was nothing in their act to offend the most innocent old spinster....Hayford Peircehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547867825715562152noreply@blogger.com