What are some songs on a Mexican/south of the border vibe?

[Marlowe01]

These songs can be about anything, really. It doesn't even have to necessarily have Mexican/south of the border tinges...it can just be really percussive like "Sympathy for the Devil". Let me know what your suggestions are.

[loss of fools]

some of the stuff by seplutura

[rustoffa]

"Mexican Radio"
"Panama Red"
"Mexican Blackbird"

[FORD]

Little Guitars.
And the entire Sonrisa Salvaje album

[FORD]

Mexicali Blues - Grateful Dead

[hard rock]

evil ways,oye como va and black magic woman-- santana

[academic punk]

Originally posted by hard rock
evil ways,oye como va and black magic woman-- santana

That's more Latin. Ford's suggestion of sonrisa salvaje is more appropo.

Lots of Ry Cooder stuff...come to think of it, what was the project he did a couple of years back?

uh...ricky martin..?

Ritchie Valens, Los Lobos, Led Zep's Hot Dog...or wait, no, the midsection of Fool In the Rain...

[Roguesgirl]

Check out this band form Mexico. Very good stuff! They are called "Kinky". I can give you a list of good tunes to check out if you want. I saw them at the HOB when I was out in LA and they were fantastic. I picked up their CD and I love it.

They did a tune for the movie "Man on Fire"

KINKY BIO

KINKY ARTICLE

KINKY HOMEPAGE ( you can listen to them here, I think)

[nosuchluck]

race with the devil on spanish highway - Al Di Meola

[secrets]

Paris Texas (soundtrack) Ry cooder

Actually most stuff by Ry Cooder has that type of vibe.

Buena Vista Social Club is nice too.

[fe_lung]

Chris Isaaks "Baja Sessions" has a nice breezy, acoustic, couple of margaritas in the shade feel to it.

[CROWBAR]

Originally posted by rustoffa

"Mexican Blackbird"

They all call her puta cuz dancin' and a lovin' are her trade!

put in an order or two

[Coyote]

The Sweet: "Poppa Joe", "Co-co"

[Mezro]

The Mexican National Anthrem

Chorus
Mexicanos, al grito de Guerra
El acero , aprestad y el bridón,
y retiemble en sus centros la tierra.
Al sonoro rugir del cañón.

Mezro...please rise and take off your chalupas...

[Hardrock69]

Rustaffa said it right with Mexican Blackbird" by ZZ Top. You turn that motherfucker on, and immediately you are in a little dive south of the border, with some chick named Puta....