Ana Torroja, vocalist of the group Mecano and jury of the talent show of TVE has spoken out about the decision of a contestant to change a letter from one of his songs to consider “homophobic”.
Torroja has bothered against its program and one of its contestants by the controversy arisen recently regarding the letter of ‘Stay in Madrid’, published in 1988 by the group Mecano, led by Torroja.Finalmente, the contestants have to sing the original version of the song following the decision of José María Cano.
According to report on various news portals, teachers reported to Miki, and Mary who would interpret ‘Stay in Madrid’, however, go through the lyrics of the song, Maria expressed his disagreement with one of the phrases of the theme. Specifically referred to the expression “always the cuddling found me a mariconez”. The contestant asked teachers change the phrase because it considered it homophobic.
I’m not going to say the word mariconez because an insult is too homophobic and they have told us that they let us change it and say crap,”said contestant.
I have not authorized anyone change the lyrics of a song that I’m still singing today. I do not agree to change it and I am not who to do it. “The author of the song is José María Cano, he wrote it for Mecano and nobody can modify a letter without the permission of the author-Ana Torroja (@Ana_Torroja) 12 October 2018 then teachers, Manu Guix and Noemí Galera responded you stating that” the song is true, nothing happens”. Complaints from the contestant, the direction of the program agreed to allow the change in the lyrics of the song. Noemí Galera was responsible for counting to Miki and María Ana Torroja had received the proposed amendment and that accessed that used the word “stupidity” (which not as “crap”, proposed by Maria), but not before stating that Mecano did not consider this term homophobic.
I have not authorized anyone change the lyrics of a song that I’m still singing today. I do not agree to change it and I am not who to do it. The author of the song is José María Cano, he wrote it for Mecano, and anyone can modify a letter without the permission of the author”would have designated Ana Torroja.
3. do not confuse insult homophobic, with colloquial expression. When the song says: “always the cuddling found me a mariconez”, means that always the cuddling have seemed nonsense, rubbish, stupidity, and up to kitsch, and in the next sentence says:-Ana Torroja (@Ana_Torroja) October 12, 2018
Torroja has published several tweets claiming that Mecano “has always advocated diversity and free love” and asking that “do not confuse homophobic with colloquial expression”. In addition, the singer asks that if someone “do not feel comfortable singing that song”, to “choose another”.
The program got in touch with Jose Maria Cano, author of the song, and not allowed to ‘Stay in Madrid’ letter is changed by what Miki and Maria will have to sing the word “mariconez” in the upcoming gala.
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