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Marco Delgado

Baila Mal Conmigo

Fourth-generation musician who says the family curse is that none of them can hold a job

vex on it

the run

Honest use case: People who enjoy upbeat, humorous Latin dance music, especially those who appreciate a playful approach to romance.

Exhibit:I can't dance, but I can love

style

  • timba
  • salsa
  • cuban piano montuno
  • brass section
  • male tenor
  • virtuosic and joyful
  • live band energy
  • complex percussion
  • latin american spanish accent
  • joyful

the numbers

bpm
103
key
D major
energy
0.70
dance
0.88
valence
0.57
vocal at
8.4s
length
3:19
words
183
clichés
0
language
Sp

most sung: “mal” ×20 · “baila” ×12 · “conmigo” ×12

shared with the crate: 13 other songs use “mirror”

lyrics

(brass section tunes up, somebody claps)
¡Oye! I got two left feet — ¿y qué?

I stepped on both your feet, mi amor
Your tía dropped the rum-soaked cake
You laughed until you hit the floor
Best sound a man could ever make
(¡eso! ¡eso!)

I can't dance, but I can love
(¡no puede! — but he tries!)
That's rhythm enough

¡Baila mal conmigo!
¡Baila mal conmigo!
(mal, mal, pero contigo)
Wrong steps, right girl, let's go
¡Baila mal conmigo!
¡Baila mal conmigo!

The photographer begged, one still frame
Even the priest was in the line
Your abuela stole my champagne
At ninety-one she's doing fine
(¡salud, abuela!)

¡Baila mal conmigo!
¡Baila mal conmigo!
(mal, mal, pero contigo)
Wrong steps, right girl, let's go
¡Baila mal conmigo!
¡Baila mal conmigo!

Between us, te confieso
(shh, shh)
I practiced in the mirror for a year
Still terrible. Ven acá.

¡Baila mal conmigo!
¡Baila mal conmigo!
(mal, mal, pero contigo)
Wrong steps, right girl, let's go
¡Baila mal conmigo!
¡Baila mal conmigo!

(¡mal, mal, pero contigo!)
(a chair scrapes, more people join in)
(¡otra! ¡otra!)