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SUNDAY MUSIC VIDS: Gloria Estefan
Written by Katie Marzullo. Published: February 07 2016
Latin diva Gloria Estefan has been spreading the fierceness
for an alarmingly long period of time. From her days fronting the Miami Sound Machine and bringing Latin music into
the mainstream with her dance-infused Caribbean pop flavor, to
becoming a superstar solo act while continuing to stay true to her
roots (not to mention collecting a healthy armful of Grammys),
Señora Estefan is still, at the age of 58, the undisputed Queen
of Latin Pop.
Going through her canon while researching this article, I was amazed to be reminded just how infused with my entire childhood her music is. From her breakout hit “Conga” in 1985 (which seemed to be the theme song of every film from that year that had a scene that took place on a beach), to her white-hot cover of “Turn the Beat Around” a decade later, Estefan has been a firm fixture on American radio (and film soundtracks). Let’s take a look at some of her biggest past successes!
“Bad
Boy” (1985) from Miami Sound Machine’s second
English-language album, Primitive Love. The song found
popularity around the same time as the musical Cats, so,
naturally, the music video had to combine them! (Film tie-in:
opening scene of Three Men and a Little Baby)
“Rhythm
Is Gonna Get
You” (1987) – A great example of GE & TMSM’s flair for mixing traditional Latin flavor into a hot dance-pop
tune. It doesn’t hurt that Gloria gets all nice and tribal in the
music video… (Film tie-in: featured in 1988’s Stakeout)
"1-2-3" (1988) - A trusty concert/b-roll footage
vid. As for the song itself, it quite simply reminds me off
carefree summers in Florida in my youth, splashing around water
parks, reading Archies comics, and lots and lots of neon.
Seriously, if neon colors had a sound, it would be this song.
“Coming
Out of the Dark” (1991) – Gloria’s brief foray into
Christian pop, this was her comeback single after suffering a
devastating injury to her back in a bus accident the year before. I
remember the news reports following her recovery and the
speculation that she may never walk again. Well, she not only did
that, she got right back on her feet and continued touring just 10
months later. When this single hit radio stations in January of
1990, you didn’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure out the
inspiration for it…
“Live
for Loving You” (1991) – For some reason, this video
captivated me whenever it came on TV; I think it must have been the
numerous wardrobe and wig changes, because the special effects
aren't exactly blowing one's hair back… Still, though, it’s a cute
song and puts Gloria back into her milieu of fun, tropical
fare.
“Turn
the Beat Around” (1994) – Glor killed this cover of Vicki
Sue Robinson’s 1976 classic. Leave it to Gloria Estefan to
take a song popular on the disco dance floor and perfectly
revitalize it for the mid-‘90s audiences without sounding cheesy.
The video is quite cunning in its design – yes, all those shadows
and saturated blacks look nice, but they're covering for the fact
that Gloria was 7 months pregnant when it was shot. (Film tie-in:
featured on the soundtrack for The Specialist)
(Photo via
Alessandro Fiocchi/WENN)
- Katie Marzullo, YH Staff
Editor