190 FRIDAY 2 JANUARY 2015
Usted Abusó – Celia Cruz & Willie Colón
I believe this is the first Celia Cruz song I remember hearing and liking. I guess it was also the first time I heard of Willie Colón. Like most of the songs from this week, I chose this one because I like it; nothing much to say about it.
134 FRIDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2014
Loving You – Judy Kuhn & Ryan Silverman
So, last week I left you with a cliff-hanger. I’m afraid Fosca is not dead yet.
She has already manipulated Giorgio into writing a letter where he claims he wishes he could forget her. Now she tells him what her love for him is all about.
Loving You is the song that unmasks Fosca as a conniving, manipulative, self-centred old twat who only cares about herself and uses her frail condition as a weapon to get what she wants. She may not have the strength of a wife-beater, but she certainly uses the same excuses an abuser would use to justify his actions. “Loving you is why I do the things I do. Loving you is not in my control.” In her little world, putting the blame on others is a valid reason to inflict pain and anguish on the people around her.
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