She sang in public for the first time in a radio contest at the age of ten. She didn't win that year, but won the next year. Her early singing caught the attention of a movie producer who introduced her to the cinema audiences as "Ana Belen" in the movie "Zampo y Yo" when she was thirteen.
Ana didn't want to become a child-star and focused on her studying. It wasn't until she finished drama school that she went back performing in public, being theater her prefered way to do so. She did small incursions in movies till she was offered major parts.
In 1973 she was cast opposite Víctor Manuel in Morbo and he became her husband as well as the composer of the songs included in her first album. In 1982 she released "Ana en Rio", an album with Brazilian music that included the song "Balance" and became an instant hit.
In 1986, took one more step and became one of the first female movie directors in Spain with the movie "Cómo ser mujer y no morir en el intento" which earned her the Gold Medal of Spanish Cinematographic Academy. That year concluded with another major success, a tour with Victor Manuel and many special guests of which they released a live album: "Mucho mas que dos". The success of this tour lead to a new one, "El Gusto es Nuestro" with Miguel Rios, Joan Manuel Serrat y Victor Manuel.
She releases several albums through the 90's that achieve great success like "Veneno para el Corazon" that included Spanish versions of Cole Porter songs among others, "Mirame" full of duets with the most important Spanish voices or "Lorquiana", a double CD with popular songs and poems of Federico García Lorca.
The new century finds her busy with filming and recording songs. Albums "Peces de Ciudad" or "Viva L'Italia" are released as she appears on stage plays and her name is on some of the most acclaimed films of the moment.
In 2006, she is currently touring with her husband Víctor Manuel across Spain with "Una Cancion me Trajo Aqui", a CD+DVD has been released of their very first performance in Segovia.She also has a new album in the works and a new movie pending.
Hey! Mister Lennon
Ana Belén Lyrics
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Me llamo David chaptman vengo de la oscuridad
Una sola nota del Dakota pulsaré
No soy ningún pelota, tengo nada que perder
Rumba del payo Liverpool del mayo de París
Hey! Mister Lennon please
Que buenas migas bulléramos hecho ringo y yo
Tumbo sin rumbo, ni donde a donde ir
Ahorrando para un rifle madre in Stawberry Fields
Supón que soy un loco que acecha a tu alrededor
No me basta con Yoko vengo por tu corazón
Cumbia del gringo Imagine es un bingo de Madrid
Hey! Mister Lennon please
Que buenas migas hubiéramos hecho Paul y yo
No me digas que no
Que largo ha sido el viaje que desembocaba en ti
Ayer era una sombra, hoy tus fans hablan de mí
Juntos ante la glorieta de tu póstuma canción
Parece un jueves santo en la ciudad de Nueva York
Con nota los deberes es hora de actuar
Yo hago el papel de malo que se muere por matar
Blues del perico
Pobre rico, drogas, rock and peace
Hey! Mister Lennon please
Que buenas migas hubiéramos hecho Jorge y yo
No me digas que no
The lyrics of Ana Belén's song, Hey! Mister Lennon, are full of references to the life of the famous musician and peace activist, John Lennon. The first stanza refers to the day he was killed, December 8, 1980, outside the Dakota building in Central Park, New York City. The second line mentions the name of the man who killed him, Mark David Chapman, who came from the darkness, possibly to seek attention. He says he will play a single note on Lennon's building, the Dakota.
The chorus of the song asks John Lennon to imagine the two of them playing music together and how good it would have been. The verse starting with "Tumbo sin rumbo," meaning "I tumble aimlessly," suggests a sense of lostness and desperation, with Chapman saving for a rifle and seemingly stalking Lennon. The cumbia del gringo verse makes a reference to Lennon's song "Imagine," saying it's a bingo in Madrid, implying that the song connects with people all over the world. The final verse talks about the moment when Chapman killed Lennon and how he played the villain's role in it.
Overall, the song portrays the life and death of John Lennon through the mind of Mark David Chapman, who killed him. It also reflects on the legacy that Lennon left behind and how his music touched the lives of many around the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Maldito lunes Diciembre Central Park
Cursed Monday in December in Central Park
Me llamo David chaptman vengo de la oscuridad
My name is David Chapman, I come from darkness
Una sola nota del Dakota pulsaré
I will play a single note from the Dakota
No soy ningún pelota, tengo nada que perder
I am not a brown-noser, I have nothing to lose
Rumba del payo Liverpool del mayo de París
Gypsy Rumba from Liverpool in May, Paris
Hey! Mister Lennon please
Hey! Mister Lennon, please
Que buenas migas bulléramos hecho ringo y yo
We would have made good friends, Ringo and I
No me digas que no
Don't tell me no
Tumbo sin rumbo, ni donde a donde ir
I stumble aimlessly, with nowhere to go
Ahorrando para un rifle madre in Stawberry Fields
Saving up for a rifle in Strawberry Fields
Supón que soy un loco que acecha a tu alrededor
Imagine I'm a crazy person lurking around you
No me basta con Yoko vengo por tu corazón
Yoko is not enough, I come for your heart
Cumbia del gringo Imagine es un bingo de Madrid
Gringo-style Cumbia, Imagine is a hit in Madrid
Que buenas migas hubiéramos hecho Paul y yo
Paul and I would have made good friends
Que largo ha sido el viaje que desembocaba en ti
What a long journey it has been that led me to you
Ayer era una sombra, hoy tus fans hablan de mí
Yesterday I was a shadow, today your fans talk about me
Juntos ante la glorieta de tu póstuma canción
Together in front of the pavilion of your posthumous song
Parece un jueves santo en la ciudad de Nueva York
It seems like a holy Thursday in the city of New York
Con nota los deberes es hora de actuar
With a note, it's time to act
Yo hago el papel de malo que se muere por matar
I'm playing the role of the villain who is dying to kill
Blues del perico
Parakeet Blues
Pobre rico, drogas, rock and peace
Poor Rich, drugs, rock and peace
Que buenas migas hubiéramos hecho Jorge y yo
Jorge and I would have made good friends
No me digas que no
Don't tell me no
Contributed by Amelia G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@LinaBiology
Lennon y Ana Belenn!!! QUE PAREJA DE ARTISTAS... ya perdimos a uno... ahora.. a conservar a Ana por mucho tiempo entre nosotros, y por siempre con sus canciones!
@hectorcolin2008
Nos libramos de uno, querrás decir.
@losmaresss
Hola!!... ¡Vaya ritmo!! Estoy bailando!! Trabajo excelente como siempre... Mis cinco estrellitas y contigo seis. Nuestro David, es único!!... besitos chiquitín...
@lamariblanca
Mis cinco estrellas para este vídeo maravilloso. Gracias
@DriadaDelAbeto
Muy buena canción y video.:-)
@susanalake
Excelente tema ***** saludos Susana
@VineDelSur13
Magnífico vídeo, gracias por colgarlo Un saludo
@anamariacastrovelasco
El tributo de Ana Belén a Lennon!
@JAGAE
yeah great!!!
@54spiritedwill54
awesome video! muy bien gracias