ZABO feat. Mery Granados – Vida Nueva

“I know its not even a good tune, but I find it unacceptably catchy.”

Tim: ZABO is from Argentina, but this has been sent in by our reader Gian, who says “I know its not even a good tune, but I find it unacceptably catchy.” Certainly an intriguing intro, so…

Tim: Well. First off, I can’t remotely be bothered to type all those lyrics into Google Translate, although I do know the title translates to ‘New Life’.

Tom: Full marks to them that actually hooking up a smart phone to a screen recorder for the video. I don’t think the minutes of introduction were required, but it’s an approach I’ve not seen before. And opening up Tinder, only to get a phone call from the person they’re (presumably) just dumped, is a really good ending.

Tim: Gian expects us to disagree about the catchiness, what with us not speaking Spanish, but I’ve got to say: it’s still catchy. Not necessarily in a good way, because he’s right about it not really being a good tune, but it’s certainly a song that’s got stuck in my head.

Tom: Agreed: it’s the first one you sent me this week where I’ve gone “I like this”. And I think that’s mostly because it’s a really simple pop song; there doesn’t seem to be much in the way of complexity there, but you know what? Sometimes there doesn’t have to be.

Tim: Fair point. I’m not remotely a fan of the verses – don’t think I would be even if I did speak Spanish – but that chorus actually is really enjoyable. I’d probably, in fact, be happy with the whole song if she was singing throughout.

Tom: You know it reminds me of? “Wasn’t My Fault“, which I loved. Similar instrumentation, similar melody, similar message.

Tim: So not all bad, then.