Based on sales, Boyz II Men is one of the most successful R&B groups of all time, having recorded five #1 pop hits between 1992 and 1997. They have since topped sales of 25 million records. Three of their #1 hits, "End of the Road", "I'll Make Love to You", and "One Sweet Day" (a duet with Mariah Carey), set and broke records for the longest period of time a single remained at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Boyz II Men were originally signed to Motown Records from 1990 to 2000, at which point they were moved to parent label Universal Records. After the 2000 album Nathan Shawn Michael Wanya, Boyz II Men moved to Arista Records. In 2003, Michael McCary left the group due to chronic back problems resulting from scoliosis. As of 2005, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, and Nathan Morris continue to tour and record as a trio.
La Chica De La Revista
Boyz II Men Lyrics
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En mi bolsillo su foto escondida
Para siempre guarde
Y yo me sentia un hombre importante
Al verla mirandome a mi
En suenos a veces la vi,
Obsesionada
Llamando y llorando por mi
Y ella queria
Chorus:
Delar la revista por mi
La vi una tarde alla en el mercado
Me miraba al pasar
Y adivine que algo estaba empezando
Una aventura especial
Me enamore en ese mismo momento
Vino conmigo a vivir
Y en casa sone
Que salio de aquella revista
A darme una noche feliz
No se queria marchar
Solo queria
Chorus
Y se reian de mi .... (y se reian de mi)
Como si fuese un loco total
Hasta el dia en que a todos se lo demostro
Ella me vino a buscar
Y fue asi que al leer todas mis cartas
Se fue enamorando de mi
Y al final ya lo ve
Por fin la muchacha
Chorus
Y se reian
de mi. (y se reian de mi)
Pero yo seguia mi corazon
Y ahora todos ven que siempre supe
Que seria mi gran amor
The lyrics to Boyz II Men’s song “La Chica De La Revista” describe a man’s infatuation with a woman he saw in a magazine. He kept her photo hidden in his pocket and often dreamed about her. He felt important when he saw her looking at him and would imagine her calling and crying for him. The chorus speaks of leaving the magazine for him. Later, he sees her in person at the market and believes that something special is beginning. She comes home with him, and he dreams of her coming out of the magazine to give him a happy night. His friends mock him because of his obsession with a woman from a magazine until she shows up, and they read his letters, and she begins to fall in love with him. In the end, the girl from the magazine becomes his great love.
The song speaks to the power of media and imagery, as the man's perceived connection to the woman in the magazine is strong enough to drive his dreams and spark real-life romance. The lyrics can be interpreted as a warning about the dangers of media obsession, as well as an ode to the power of imagination and deep-seated emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
Fue de la chica de aquella revista que me enamore
I fell in love with a girl from a magazine
En mi bolsillo su foto escondida
I hid her picture in my pocket
Para siempre guarde
I kept it forever
Y yo me sentia un hombre importante
I felt like an important man
Al verla mirandome a mi
When she looked at me
En suenos a veces la vi,
I dreamt of her sometimes
Obsesionada
She was obsessed
Llamando y llorando por mi
Calling and crying for me
Yo era su vida, su amor
I was her life, her love
Y ella queria
And she wanted
Chorus:
Dejar la revista por mi
To leave the magazine for me
La vi una tarde alla en el mercado
I saw her in the market one afternoon
Me miraba al pasar
She looked at me as I passed by
Y adivine que algo estaba empezando
And I knew something was starting
Una aventura especial
A special adventure
Me enamore en ese mismo momento
I fell in love at that moment
Vino conmigo a vivir
She came to live with me
Y en casa sone
And at home I dreamed
Que salio de aquella revista
That she came out of that magazine
A darme una noche feliz
To give me a happy night
No se queria marchar
She didn't want to leave
Solo queria
She only wanted
Chorus
Dejar la revista por mi
To leave the magazine for me
Y se reian de mi .... (y se reian de mi)
And they laughed at me... (they laughed at me)
Como si fuese un loco total
As if I were a total lunatic
Hasta el dia en que a todos se lo demostro
Until the day she proved it to everyone
Ella me vino a buscar
She came to find me
Y fue asi que al leer todas mis cartas
And it was by reading all my letters
Se fue enamorando de mi
That she fell in love with me
Y al final ya lo ve
And in the end, you'll see
Por fin la muchacha
Finally the girl
Chorus
Dejar la revista por mi
To leave the magazine for me
Y se reian
And they laughed
Contributed by Makayla T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.