Artist:Jarabe de Palo
Song:El Lado Oscuro
Album:En La Vida Conoci Mujer Igual a La Flaca: 20 Anos
Jarabe de Palo were very successful in their native Spain and other Latin speaking countries. The 1996 single El Lado Oscuro was one of their earliest hits. They were from Barcelona led by singer songwriter guitarist Pau Dones. The name Jarabe de Palo translates in English as "wooden stick syrup". It's actually a Spanish expression for taking a beating. They signed with Virgin Records in 1996. La Flaca was their debut album produced by Joe Dworniak. He is a Brit who moved to Spain in the 80s. It looks like he was a house producer for Virgin. Other band members were Jordi Mena on guitar, Joan Gene on bass, Alex Tenas on drums and Daniel Forcada on percussion. The album became a success when the title track was used in a commercial. El Lado Oscuro reached #25 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. They continued to have success until they left Virgin to start their own label in 2009. This 20th anniversary comp is available as a digital download. They did release new music on their own label. But they also rerecorded their hits and changed their name to jarabedepalo because Virgin owned the rights to everything. Sadly Pau Dones died of colon cancer on June 8, 2020 at age 53. Jarabe de Palo disbanded after that. Here's the video for El Lado Oscuro by Jarabe de Palo.
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