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Oscar Rubens

Canta, pajarito

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Canta, pajarito

While the tango “Canta, pajarito” is not among the best works of lyricist Oscar Rubens, it has won a lot of fans on the dance floor, being popular with dancers as well as DJs…

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El vals soñador

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El vals soñador

Dreaming is a recurring theme in many tango waltzes of the 1940s (such as “Soñar y nada más”), and this song from 1942 is more the rule than the exception. Penned by Oscar Rubens…

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Llueve otra vez

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Llueve otra vez

The highly cinematic lyrics of the 1944 tango “Llueve otra vez” dramatize the interior space of romantic regret, while using the weather poetically for atmosphere, metaphor, and musical texture. The song’s author Juan José Guichandut wrote only a few lyrics but a number of tango melodies.

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