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“Macarena”—Los del Rio

60 Songs That Explain the '90s

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The Bubonic Plague

The Makarena River famous goes truly international and proves especially dominant on dance floors in Latin America. Once the Makarena hits the United States, Seattle radio is an early adopter oddly enough. DJs won't play the song if there isn't some English. Weva Cobo's book decoding Despacito is great for the way it maps out the slow progression of American pop radio embracing bilingual pop be very slow progression.

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