Internet fans did not fail to notice the similarities between the new song by the Mexican artist, compared to the lyrics of “El Jefe”, the musical success of the Barranquilla singer. And it also turned out that the public didn’t like this song.
While fans of Mexican singer Thalía celebrate the rhythm, melody and harmony of the new song and production “Choro”fans of the Barranquilla artist claim on social networks that the similarity between both songs It is more than evident, so there may be a possible accusation of plagiarism against the vocalist and also actress from the Aztec country.
It turns out that for those who surf the Internet, both songs They share many things in common in terms of rhythm, genre, video and theme, which has generated comments that highlight a possible lack of originality on the part of the Mexican artist.
Who had the most views: Thalía or Shakira
Despite the criticism, Choro has already accumulated more than 450 thousand views on YouTube In one week, however, Shakira’s “El Jefe” reached 109 million views on the same platform.
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Thalía’s song, made in collaboration with Dania from Estilo Sin Limite, is a song that, just like the Colombian’s success, has a musical style very attached to the corrido tumbado. For her part, El Jefe is Shakira’s first foray into the same musical genre, except that it was made in collaboration with Fuerza Regida, and covers social themes such as labor exploitation and migration, in addition to including references to her personal life and relationship with her ex-partner, Gerard Piqué.
Comments on social networks about the similarity of both works were immediate and phrases such as “It sounds like a pure Shakira melody” and “You took a long time Thalia, Shakira beat you.”
The discussions focus mainly on comparing the bars, instrumentation and lyrical structure, with some Internet users mixing and superimposing the songs to highlight the coincidences.
The lyrics of “El Jefe” by Shakira
The renowned Barranquilla woman makes a social criticism and also exposes personal issues such as the dismissal of Lili Melgar, her children’s Bolivian nanny whose departure from the Piqué Mebarak family caused a stir.
The song also has idirect messages possibly directed at Piqué’s parentsreaching verses like “But there is still my ex-father-in-law who does not set foot in the grave”, which indicates a clear but alleged allusion to the father of the Spanish footballer.
Thalia’s song
Meanwhile, Thalía’s song was produced by Édgar Rodríguez and executive produced by Jimmy Humilde, being co-written by Thalía and Dania from Estilo Sin Límite. In that way, The lyrics of this song are inspired by Mexican slang and, according to the radio station Radio Hoy, it rejects the eloquence of men who seek to impress and conquer with their words.
In turn, Thalía mentioned that she narrates in this theme freedom and skepticism in the face of seduction attempts with falsehoods. The music video, directed and produced by Eduardo González, embraces elements of Mexican culture and Chicano subculture.
Source: Ambito
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