It's a simple, excruciatingly catchy song with original lyrics sung in Spanish, and it seems many people have no idea what the lyrics to Los del Rio's hit song Macarena really mean.
People play it in schools, at weddings, at ballgames, and they generally think the song is about a dance or, if they understand a bit of Spanish, about a woman.
But who is this Macarena, and why was this song written about her? Watch this video by Distractify featuring 90s kids reacting to the true meaning of the lyrics to Macarena.
So it turns out Macarena was far from "wholesome", and people have been dancing all happy to a tune about a girl who's livin' la vida escandalosa!
-Via Cheezburger
But I digress. I love the Macarena. I never learned to dance it, but the music is pure pop silliness. I don't know the lyrics but people have explained it to me so I am not surprised. I also prefer the original version, the remix is too distracting. The Macarena was a hit here in the Philippines as with most other Spanish-speaking countries before it got picked up by the US mainstream, and before the dreaded remixes.