He was gifted with an innate musicality and fluid tenor voice which he colored and phrased with great expressivity. Moré was a master of all the genres of Cuban music, including son montuno, mambo, guaracha, guajira, cha cha cha, afro, canción, guaguancó, and bolero.
The eldest of eighteen children, Moré was born in Santa Isabel de las Lajas in the former province of Las Villas, in central Cuba. In 1936, at age seventeen, he left Las Lajas for Havana. His first breakthrough was winning a radio competition. He then joined Trío Matamoros (later known as Conjunto Matamoros), with which he remained several years, making a number of recordings.
In 1945 Moré went with Conjunto Matamoros to Mexico, where he performed in two of the most famous cabarets of the age, the Montparnasse and the Río Rosa. He made several recordings. Conjunto Matamoros returned to Havana, while Moré remained in Mexico, where he made several recordings for RCA Victor, together with the orchestra of Mariano Mercerón: "Me voy pal pueblo" y "Desdichado". He also recorded with Pérez Prado: "Bonito y sabroso", "Mucho corazón", "Pachito el ché", and "Ensalada de mambo". He also recorded "Dolor carabalí", which Moré considered his best composition recorded with Pérez Prado, and one he never wanted to re-record.
At the end of 1950, Moré returned to Cuba. He was a star in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Brazil and Puerto Rico, but virtually unknown on the island. His first Cuban recording was "Bonito y Sabroso". Moré eventually decided to start his own orchestra, which he called Banda Gigante. In the years 1954 and 1955, Moré's group became immensely popular. In 1956 and 1957, it toured Venezuela, Jamaica, Haiti, Colombia, Panama, Mexico and the United States, where the group played at the Oscar ceremonies.
He died in 1963 at age 43 of cirrhosis. An estimated 100,000 fans attended his funeral.
El Canonero
Beny Moré Lyrics
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Todas las mujeres de la fiesta
Tienen que bailar conmigo
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta
Tienen que bailar conmigo
La verdad, soy buen amigo
Pero aseguro, se acaba el baile
Si todas no bailan conmigo
Pero aseguro, se acaba el baile
Si todas no bailan conmigo
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta
Tienen que bailar conmigo
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta
Tienen que bailar conmigo
Oigan bien lo que les digo
No es que yo sea cañonero
Pues yo lo único que quiero
Que todas bailen conmigo
Pues yo lo único que quiero
Que todas bailen conmigo
Que todas las mujeres lindas de la fiesta
Toditas a bailar conmigo, mi hermano
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta
Tienen que bailar conmigo
Si no bailan, si no gozan
Si no huarachean conmigo
Seguro, acabo el baile, amigo
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta
Tienen que bailar conmigo
No es que yo sea rompe baile, ni agua fiesta
Pero a mí me gustan mucho las fiestas
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta
Tienen que bailar conmigo
¡Dale azuquita!
A ver tan celoso
Qué linda, qué linda se decidieron todas las chamacas
Toditas a bailar conmigo, mi amigo
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta
Tienen que bailar conmigo
Porque si no bailaban conmigo, yo lo digo
La fiesta se acababa a tiro, varón
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta
Tienen que bailar conmigo
The lyrics to Beny More's El Canonero tell the story of a man who demands that all the women at the party dance with him, otherwise the dancing will come to an abrupt end. While he insists that he is not a troublemaker, he makes it clear that he wants to enjoy the party, and for him, that means dancing with all the beautiful women. He is not shy to express his desire and uses humor and charm to persuade the women to dance with him. The repetition of the phrase "Todas las mujeres de la fiesta tienen que bailar conmigo" emphasizes the singer's determination to make everyone dance and enjoy the party together.
The lyrics of El Canonero are typical of the time it was written, the 1950s, where it was common for men to assert their dominance and show off their masculinity. The song has a playful, upbeat tempo, and the use of call and response, where the singer addresses the audience directly with phrases like "Dale azuquita!" and "A ver tan celoso," create an interactive and lively atmosphere.
Line by Line Meaning
Así, así
The song starts with the singer encouraging people to dance with him.
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta
Tienen que bailar conmigo
All the women at the party are expected to dance with the singer.
La verdad, soy buen amigo
Y no me meto con nadie
Pero aseguro, se acaba el baile
Si todas no bailan conmigo
The singer claims to be a good friend who does not trouble anyone; however, he still insists that the party will end if all the women do not dance with him.
Oigan bien lo que les digo
No es que yo sea cañonero
Pues yo lo único que quiero
Que todas bailen conmigo
The singer affirms that he is not trying to show off or be overly flirtatious; he just wants all the women to dance with him.
Que todas las mujeres lindas de la fiesta
Toditas a bailar conmigo, mi hermano
The singer specifically requests all the attractive women at the party to dance with him.
Si no bailan, si no gozan
Si no huarachean conmigo
Seguro, acabo el baile, amigo
The singer warns that if the women do not dance and enjoy with him, the party will come to an abrupt end.
No es que yo sea rompe baile, ni agua fiesta
Pero a mí me gustan mucho las fiestas
The singer declares that he is not trying to spoil the party mood but is a big fan of parties himself.
¡Dale azuquita!
The singer invites the women to shake and move their bodies while dancing with him.
A ver tan celoso
The singer asks if anyone is jealous of his attention from the women at the party.
Qué linda, qué linda se decidieron todas las chamacas
Toditas a bailar conmigo, mi amigo
The singer compliments the women who have decided to dance with him and encourages his friend to join in as well.
Porque si no bailaban conmigo, yo lo digo
La fiesta se acababa a tiro, varón
The singer reiterates that the party would have ended abruptly if the women did not dance with him.
Writer(s): Enrique Benitez Mora
Contributed by Grayson T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@saifharahsheh97
Así así (hablado)
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta tienen que bailar conmigo (Coro) Todas las mujeres de la fiesta tienen que bailar conmigo (Coro) La verdad soy buen amigo
y no me meto con nadie
pero aseguro se acaba el baile
Si todas no bailan conmigo
pero aseguro se acaba el baile
Si todas no bailan conmigo
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta tienen que bailar conmigo (Coro)
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta tienen que bailar conmigo (Coro)
Oiga bien lo que le digo
No es que yo sea cañonero
pues yo lo únicoque quiero
Que todas bailen conmigo
pues yo lo únicoque quiero
Que todas bailen conmigo
Que todas las mujeres lindas de la fiesta.
toditas a bailar conmigo mi hermano
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta tienen que bailar conmigo (Coro)
No es que yo sea rompe baile ni agua fiesta,
pero a mi me gustan mucho las fiestas,
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta tienen que bailar conmigo (Coro)
¡Dale azuquita! (hablado)
a ver. celoso (hablado)
Que linda, que lindase decidieron todas las chamacas
Toditas a bailar conmigo mi amigo
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta tienen que bailar conmigo (Coro) porque sino bailan conmigo yo lo digo
La fiesta se acaba a tiro
Todas las mujeres de la fiesta tienen que bailar conmigo (Coro)
@SlipMaker
Arthur Mitchell was so happy driving off in his Mustang listening to this with only like ten minutes left of the season, I genuinely thought he was gonna get away.
@antoniovasquez9946
He was happy because he had just killed Rita. Good times :)
@ciaranmcshane65
Literally have 9mins left to go on this episode
@antoniovasquez9946
@@ciaranmcshane65 “It’s already over”
@thescarecrow3733
Dexter
@SliceOfLifeRussia
Yes=)
@DarkQueen501
Me encanta
@Tusc9969
Dexter coming back again soon!!
@ann_nicole
"wheres my fucking oil cap" IYKYK 💉
@mcaidenvl3841
This song makes me want to flee the country in my newly painted black classic Mustang.