Ricky Martin - Martin, Ricky (Cassette 1999)

BACKGROUND When Ricky Martin was born in Puerto Rico on December 24, 1971, his parents could hardly have known how this child would affect the world. You might hate him, love him, be attracted to him, can t stand to hear him or see him smile, but you can t deny that as we turned the century, Ricky Martin had a huge impact on the world of music. Martin began his music career at a young age. He did commercials but knew his love was music. He heard the group Menudo at age 10 and auditioned; he was turned down. Three years later he tried again; this time successfully. During his five years with...

Everyone knows Ricky Martin. He may have faded into oblivion but he definitely used to be really big. That s when I purchased his CD. The booklet has lyrics (yay!) and is scattered with pictures of Ricky looking around wistfully, or sporting a leather jacket, trying to seem tough. There are some Special Thanks too. My favorite one is Madonna You rock BIG BUTTERFLY. No further explanation. Oh well. The first song on this CD is the immediately recognizable Livin La Vida Loca. If you don t know this song, shame on you! Trumpets introduce the song, and there s some guitar occasionally. This is a..

Moms aren t supposed to like Ricky Martin. Its a rule, right? So when my teenage sister got my five year old, Amanda, hooked on Livin La Vida Loca I told her to shut her boca. I told my dear sister that no children of mine would be shaking any bon bons in my house. Before having kids, I was more of a Nine Inch Nails kind of gal, certainly not a pop music fan. I managed to avoid Spice Girls fever and was perfectly happy listening to VeggieTales songs in the car with the kids. No problema, adios Ricky Martin, or so I thought. My dear daughter was constantly humming Livin La Vida Loca around the.

Think he is wonderful. I remember him on general Hospital years ago and loved him then. I love his music. His tv special concert was great. I love the way he is now doing english speaking music. I can't believe that the award show made him a super star. But I'm glad for him and wish him the best of luck. I am kind of sick of Living la vida loca but it is starting to fade away. love his ballets. and hope he does tons more albums. Wish he would also come back to General Hospital and act. I liked hearing him sing and could hear different stuff more often. Plus he was so cute with his long hair.