The song is on Youtube and has already received more than 3,000 hits. Its composers, Sebastian Borro and Matias Fernandez, members of the Navarran community in Argentina, have received a lot of messages of congratulations as well as some with some harsh criticism. “It is clear that the idea is not to do something serious; we did it in our spare time and if the people wants to sing, awesome.” The proposal crossed borders and the video has already been included in the virtual version of Navarre’s Diario de Noticias.
Mar del Plata, Argentina. The song was done to the classic melody of Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival, but more specifically to the version under the name of Brasil decime que se siente last year during the World Cup that invaded the media and social media. And it was exactly in that context, and while the Navarrans in Argentina are getting ready to celebrate San Fermin, that Sebastian Borro, along with Matias Fernandez, of the Mar del Plata Navarran Club and the Navarran Center in Buenos Aires respectively, had the idea to remake the hit.
As Borro explained to EuskalKultura.com, “we did the song last year when we traveled to San Fermin festivities in Bolivar. We were on the bus and it we thought we should put lyrics to the song that was so popular at that time. It was nothing more than a way to pass the time. This year, and less than a month from San Fermin, we decided to do a video with the song and subtitles, like a Karaoke format, and so that’s what we did and uploaded it to the internet. The song is now there for anyone wishing to sing (see video here)”.
The idea to share the video online, nevertheless, had a bigger impact than we were expecting, and in less than four days, the song was viewed more than 3,200 times. To this we should add the emails that the duo has received, from Noticias de Navarra they let them know that the material would be published. The impact brought hundreds of greetings but also some criticisms, Borro admits sadly. “There were congratulations but also some blows…and for us it was clear that the song was a joke, so that people could sing it if they wanted,” said Borro who self-defines as someone who is passionate about Navarre and his culture.
With good reviews and some not so good, the sure thing is that the duo Borro-Fernandez has let us know, in an original way, that San Fermin is approaching and that the Diaspora is also getting ready for the festivities. Navarran Centers as well as Basque clubs are now putting the finishing touches on their festivities that we will publish in upcoming bulletins
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