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Singer Gloria Estefan becomes the first female artist in the history of the US Latin singles rundown to enter at number one. See full article from bbc.co.uk>>
The
first nine tracks of Cuban-American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan's
11th studio album tells the tale of a young girl who hooks up with the
wrong guy in Miami after moving there from Cuba. All the tracks on the
album were written or co-written by Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes.
Speaking to The Associated Press, Estefan said that Miss Little Havana
wasn't originally conceived as a story. She explained: "Oddly enough,
when we were writing, we did not set any kind of parameters, we were
just feeling out how each one works, and that's a very intimate process.
But it wasn't until we finished writing the nine songs ... (that) I
told Pharrell, 'Pharrell, there's a story here.' I put the order of the
album actually together to emphasize that story ... (and) then, he
didn't know I did this, but I picked three little ... phone messages (I
got from Pharrell) after one of the songs, and I thought, 'I'm going to
emphasize even more this thing.' ... Miss Little Havana tells the
story of who she is, then she hooks up with an ex on the dance floor,
he calls her — 'Come let's party' — you get a couple of songs where they
are back together and then at the end she realizes he's still a dog
(laughs) ... It was fun to do."
Though
Gloria is herself a Cuban émigré living in Miami, the story is not
biographical as the only lover she has had has been her husband, Emilio
Estefan. The singer told The Associated Press who Miss Little Havana
represents. "Miss Little Havana is a typical story of any young
girl that has dreams, that wants to break out and be free. Those were
some of my dreams as well. Obviously I come from a different kind of
background that kept me very close to the family for a long time, but I
was actually 17 when I joined the band. So although it's not exactly my
story, it's any girl that is looking for something, that has dreams and
aspirations, and of course sometimes the men get in the way, because
you're looking for love and sometimes you hook up with the wrong on -
I've been lucky that I didn't."
Songlyrics:
Miss Little Havana
17 with a body just like a model
I heard that she was in that superstar cabana
Dancin' as if she just hit the lotto
But that will amount to ze ze ze zero
So
It is just the same scenario
Mom's at work and daddy's never home
Idle hands lookin' for time to blow
And get some freedom
She ain't payin' attention
Her mind's in the air
Life is so hard
And no one cares
There ain't no angels to whisk you away
So wisen up ok
Miss Little Havana
17 with a body just like a model
I heard that she was in that superstar cabana
Dancin' as if she just hit the lotto
But that will amount to ze ze ze zero
Dos...She's beginning her life on her own
Brand new place but she don't have a phone
Matter of fact the only thing she owns
Is her freedom
She ain't payin' attention
Her mind's in the air
Life is so hard
And no one cares
There ain't no angels to whisk you away
So wizen up ok
Miss Little Havana
17 with a body just like a model
I heard that she was in that superstar cabana
Dancin' as if she just hit the lotto
But that will amount to ze ze ze zero
If he says it's a secret
C'mon let's fly away
Girl, don't believe it
Those guys tell lies all day
He'll never keep it
He will tell everything
Everyone will know
Uh-oh no lotto
Open up your eyes
Abre los ojos
Open up your eyes
Abre los ojos
Open up your eyes
Abre los ojos
Open up your eyes
Miss Little Havana
17 with a body just like a model
I heard that she was in that superstar cabana
Dancin' as if she just hit the lotto
But that will amount to ze ze ze zero
But that will amount to ze ze ze zero
But that will amount to ze ze ze zero
But that will amount to ze ze ze zero
But that will amount to ze ze ze zero
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