Con Todo Respeto
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Con Todo Respeto is a 2004 covers
album by the Mexican
band Molotov
. The album was released in October 2004 by the label Universal Latino. The songs covered are from a variety of genres, including New Wave
, Hip hop music
, Punk
, and traditional music of Mexico
. The title, in apparent reference to the playful cover tracks throughout, means "with all due respect" in Spanish
.
This album received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Album, Duo or Group
at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2005
.
. This track includes references to the band's antipathy towards Vergara because of decisions he made in that club. The song was also motivated by Vergara's disparaging comment «Me pareció ver a un lindo gatito» ("I though I saw a pussy cat" or "I tawt I taw a puddy tat
" in Spanish) when speaking about Mexican soccer club Pumas de la UNAM.
Originally, Me Vale Vergara circulated freely on the Internet as a demo version, so when the band decided to include it in the re-edit, it had some arrangements made. The track includes collaborations by Pumas de la UNAM team players such as "Parejita" López, Leandro Augusto
, and Aílton da Silva
.
For this special edition of the album, the cover design was changed, with a black background instead of the white background in the first version. There are a few added demos of some tracks, as well as a DVD with the music videos for "Amateur" and "Marciano", including a promo and a "behind the cameras" special.
This re-edit was released only in Mexico and the US under the name Con Todo Respeto, Unlimited Edition.
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
album by the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
band Molotov
Molotov (band)
Molotov is a four-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Mexican rock band formed in Mexico City on September 23, 1995. Their lyrics feature a mixture of Spanish and English, rapped and sung by all members of the group. Musically, Molotov blends heavy basslines with heavy guitar riffs...
. The album was released in October 2004 by the label Universal Latino. The songs covered are from a variety of genres, including New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
, Hip hop music
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, Punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, and traditional music of Mexico
Music of Mexico
The music of Mexico is very diverse and features a wide range of different musical styles. It has been influenced by a variety of cultures, most notably indigenous Mexican and European, since the Late Middle Ages...
. The title, in apparent reference to the playful cover tracks throughout, means "with all due respect" in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.
This album received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Album, Duo or Group
Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Album, Duo or Group
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and...
at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2005
Latin Grammy Awards of 2005
The 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium on Thursday, November 3, 2005. It was the first ceremony to be broadcast by Univision in the United States. Ivan Lins was the big winner winning two awards including Album of the Year. He is the first and only...
.
Track listing
- "Amateur" (Cover Of "Rock Me AmadeusRock Me Amadeus"Rock Me Amadeus" is a 1985 song by Austrian pop musician Falco from his album Falco 3. It topped the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. It was Falco's only number one hit in either the United States or the United Kingdom, despite his popularity in Germany, his native Austria, and much...
" By FalcoFalco (musician)Johann Hölzel , better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian pop and rock musician and rapper. He had several international hits: "Der Kommissar", "Rock Me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home " and posthumously, "Out Of The Dark"...
) - "Diseño Rolas" (Cover Of "Designer MusicDesigner MusicDesigner Music is the third album by Lipps, Inc., and the last featuring Cynthia Johnson on vocals. It was released in 1981 on Casablanca Records.The single "Designer Music" became a hit in 1981.-Track listing:Side one# "Designer Music" – 5:43...
" By Lipps IncLipps IncLipps Inc. was a studio band that achieved two significant hits, "Funkytown", in 1980 and "Designer Music", in 1981.The group was formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Steven Greenberg, who wrote and produced all of the group's music, and who also played several musical instruments...
) - "Marciano" (Cover Of "I Turned into A Martian" By The Misfits)
- "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (La Revo)" (Cover Of "The Revolution Will Not Be TelevisedThe Revolution Will Not Be Televised"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" is a poem and song by Gil Scott-Heron. Scott-Heron first recorded it for his 1970 album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, on which he recited the lyrics, accompanied by congas and bongo drums...
" by Gil Scott-HeronGil Scott-HeronGilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and '80s...
) - "La Boa A Go Go"(Cover Of "La Boa" by La Sonora Santanera)
- "Chavas" (Cover Of "Girls" By Beastie BoysBeastie BoysBeastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
) - "Mamar" (Cover Of "Mama" By Los Amantes De Lola)
- "Quién Pon-Ponk" (Cover Of "Quen Pompó" By TabascanTabascoTabasco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa....
musician Chico CheChico CheFrancisco José Hernández Mandujano , better known as Chico Che was a Mexican musician from Villahermosa, Tabasco.-Biography:...
) - "Da Da DaDa Da Da"Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha" was an international hit record for German band Trio formed in 1980 by Stephan Remmler, Gert 'Kralle' Krawinkel and Peter Behrens. "Da Da Da" released in 1982 was a hit in Germany and about 30 countries worldwide and sold 3 million copies...
" (Cover Of "Da Da Da" By TrioTrio (band)Trio was a German band. It formed in the small German town of Großenkneten in 1980. The band is most noted for the song "Da da da, ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha" which was a hit in 30 countries worldwide. Trio was a product of the Neue Deutsche Welle...
) - "Perro Negro Granjero" ("mash" Of El TriEl TriEl Tri is a Mexican rock band from Mexico City fronted by Alex Lora. Founded in 1968 as Three Souls in My Mind, the group is regarded as influential in the development of Mexican rock music....
's "Perro Negro" And ZZ TopZZ TopZZ Top is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "That Little Ol' Band from Texas". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based boogie rock, has come to incorporate elements of arena, southern, and boogie rock. The band, from Houston Texas, formed in 1969...
's "La GrangeLa Grange (song)"La Grange" is a song by the rock group ZZ Top from their album Tres Hombres, released in 1973. One of their most successful songs, it was released in 1973 and received extensive radio play, rising to #41 in the Billboard Pop Singles list in 1974. The song refers to a bordello on the outskirts of...
") - "Agüela" ("mash" Of "My Abuela" By Wilfred y La Ganga, "The Magnificent Seven" By The ClashThe ClashThe Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
And "Bust A Move" By Young MCYoung MCMarvin Young , better known by his stage name Young MC, is an English-born American singer and actor. He is best known for his 1989 hit "Bust a Move"...
and Matt Dike) - "Agüita Amarilla" (Cover Of "Mi Agüita Amarilla" By Los Toreros MuertosLos Toreros MuertosLos Toreros Muertos was a musical group of the new wave/power pop/punk movement on the Spanish-speaking music scene known as La Movida Madrileña....
)
2005 Re-edit
In mid-2005, a re-edit of this album was released, this time including the track «Me Vale Vergara», dedicated to the owner of Mexican soccer team Guadalajara's Chivas, businessman Jorge VergaraJorge Vergara
Jorge Vergara is a Mexican businessman and film producer. He's the founder of Grupo Omnilife, one of the top 200 corporations in Mexico. Grupo Omnilife owns the football clubs: Club Deportivo Guadalajara of Mexico, C.D...
. This track includes references to the band's antipathy towards Vergara because of decisions he made in that club. The song was also motivated by Vergara's disparaging comment «Me pareció ver a un lindo gatito» ("I though I saw a pussy cat" or "I tawt I taw a puddy tat
Tweety
Tweety Bird is a fictional Yellow Canary in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons. The name "Tweety" is a play on words, as it originally meant "sweetie", along with "tweet" being a typical English onomatopoeia for the sounds of birds...
" in Spanish) when speaking about Mexican soccer club Pumas de la UNAM.
Originally, Me Vale Vergara circulated freely on the Internet as a demo version, so when the band decided to include it in the re-edit, it had some arrangements made. The track includes collaborations by Pumas de la UNAM team players such as "Parejita" López, Leandro Augusto
Leandro Augusto
Leandro Augusto Oldoni Stachelski , known simply as Leandro Augusto, is a Brazilian born, Mexican football midfielder, who plays for the Club Tijuana in the Mexican First Division.- Biography :...
, and Aílton da Silva
José Aílton da Silva
José Aílton da Silva or simply Aílton , is a Mexican-Brazilian left-sided attacking midfielder for Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz in the Primera División A of Mexico.-Career:...
.
For this special edition of the album, the cover design was changed, with a black background instead of the white background in the first version. There are a few added demos of some tracks, as well as a DVD with the music videos for "Amateur" and "Marciano", including a promo and a "behind the cameras" special.
This re-edit was released only in Mexico and the US under the name Con Todo Respeto, Unlimited Edition.
Track listing
- Amateur
- Diseño rolas
- Marciano II (Punk Version)
- The Revolution Will Not be Televised (demo version)
- La Boa a go-go (demo version)
- Chavas
- Mamar
- Quen Pon-Ponk (demo version)
- Da da da
- Perro negro granjero
- Agüela
- Mi agüita amarilla (demo version)
- Me vale vergara
- Marciano
- The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (La Revo)
- La boa a go-go
- Quen Pon-Ponk
- Mi agüita amarilla
- Marciano veloz (demo version)