Selena made her first public appearance at her father's Mexican restaurant in Lake Jackson at eight and recorded her first record at nine. Throughout her adolescence Selena was constantly on tour. She completed her education via correspondence courses. The singer signed with Capitol EMI in 1989, and released several albums with that label, including 1994's wildly popular 'Amor Prohibido'.
Chris Perez replaced Roger Garcia as guitar player. A romance budded between Perez and Selena, and the two married on April 2, 1992. Even as Selena's career skyrocketed she remained very close to her family, choosing to live next door to them in Corpus Christi.
Selena holds the record of drawing the biggest concert crowd in the history of the Houston Astrodome, for her February 1995 performance at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
The greatest irony in Selena's musical career is that she became a star singing in her second language. Her first language was English, not Spanish.
Aside from her singing, Selena was an avid clothing designer. Boutique shops with the Selena name opened in Corpus Christi and San Antonio in 1994. She also dabbled in acting, making a cameo in the Johnny Depp film 'Don Juan de Marco'.
A woman named Yolanda Saldívar worked her way into the singer's inner circle, becoming president of Selena's fan club and manager of the boutiques. In 1995 the Quintanillas found out Saldivar had embezzled money from these ventures and decided to fire her. Selena agreed to meet Saldivar at a Corpus Christi Days Inn on the morning of March 31, 1995 in order to retrieve paperwork for tax purposes. At the motel an argument ensued over the embezzlement and Saldivar shot the singer once in the back. Selena died within hours at a local hospital.
Selena's death shocked and saddened Tejano fans in Latin communities throughout the United States and in Mexico. Numerous vigils and memorials were held in the singer's honor. That summer her album 'Dreaming of You', a combination of Spanish language hits and new English language tracks, debuted at #1 on the Billboard music charts in the US.
In October of 1995 a Houston jury convicted Saldívar of murder and sentenced her to life in prison, with parole eligibility in thirty years.
There is a museum to honor Selena's memory and a bronze life-sized statue of her on Ocean Drive in Corpus Christi. In 1997, Jennifer Lopez played Selena in the movie of the same name. The movie became the basis in which Lopez rose to superstardom.
In December 2020, Netflix released "Selena: The Series", together with Selena's family in production, based on her life in childhood, before fame, her space in the music industry and her importance for the Latin scenary, played by Christian Serratos. The series contains 2 parts with 18 episodes in total. The second and final part was released in May 2021.
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Selena Lyrics
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It's lonely here without you
The candlelight is burning low
The love songs on the radio
And memories are all I have to show
Photographs, tickets for two
Promises that all fell through
The colors faded with the light
The stars we used to wish upon
Have somehow lost their light
Where is the feeling we used to know?
Where is the music that played?
What happened to the love that used to show?
Where did the feeling go?
Thoughts of you fill my mind
Paperbacks to pass the time
And, as I lie awake tonight
I'll leave the porch light burning bright
And miss the loving arms
That used to hold me tight
Where is the feeling we used to know?
Where is the music that played?
What happened to the love that used to show?
Where did the feeling go?
Where is the feeling we used to know?
Where is the music that played?
What happened to the love that used to show?
Where did the feeling go?
What happened to the love that used to show?
Where did the feeling go?
Selena's song "Where Did The Feeling Go" is a melancholic ballad about a person who is left alone after the end of a relationship, struggling to cope with the memories of their time together. The song paints a picture of a lonely candlelit room, accompanied by love songs on the radio that only add to the pain of lost love. The lyrics go on to describe the emptiness that the person feels, as they look at old photographs and tickets for two, both holding the broken promises that were made. The memories of the love they shared together, now seem to be the only thing left, as the colors of their relationship fade away.
The singer's thoughts and intense longing for their lover fill their mind, and to pass the time, they read paperbacks. As they lay awake at night, they leave the porch light burning bright, hoping that their loved one will return, but they know deep down that they are not coming back. It's a song about the pain of losing someone you love, and the search for answers as to why the love just disappeared.
Line by Line Meaning
All alone, nothing to do
Being without you leaves me with nothing to do.
It's lonely here without you
Being without you makes me feel lonely.
The candlelight is burning low
Even the light is fading away without you here.
The love songs on the radio
The radio reminds me of our love through the songs.
And memories are all I have to show
The only thing left for me to hold onto are my memories of us.
Photographs, tickets for two
I have photographs and tickets of the things we used to do together.
Promises that all fell through
The promises we made to each other didn't come true.
Now, everything's in black and white
My world is colorless and bleak without you.
The colors faded with the light
Even the colors of the world seem to have faded away.
The stars we used to wish upon
We used to wish upon the stars for our future together.
Have somehow lost their light
But now, the stars seem to have lost their brightness.
Where is the feeling we used to know?
I'm lost and confused about where our love has gone.
Where is the music that played?
Where is the joy and happiness we used to have?
What happened to the love that used to show?
Our love seems to have disappeared without a trace.
Thoughts of you fill my mind
My mind is constantly consumed with thoughts of you.
Paperbacks to pass the time
Reading books is the only way I have to pass the time.
And, as I lie awake tonight
I can't sleep; I am awake all night thinking about you.
I'll leave the porch light burning bright
I keep the porch light on, hoping you will come back to me.
And miss the loving arms
I miss the safety and comfort of your embrace.
That used to hold me tight
Your arms were the only place where I felt safe and loved.
What happened to the love that used to show?
I long for the love we used to have.
Where did the feeling go?
Where did our love go, and why did it disappear?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Norman Sallitt
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