SPANISH BAR
Music: Javier García Vicente; Lyrics: Mike Williams / JGV
Vocals: Marcel Verbeek
Mandolin: Janos Koolen
Drums: Erik Dekker
Percussion: Jeroen de Rijk
Guitar, bass guitar, vocals: Javier García Vicente
In 1999 I travelled on a sailing boat from Barcelona to Martinique. The music came to mind while crossing the Atlantic Ocean. On my return to London my friend Mike Williams helped me out finishing the arrangement and lyrics and the song was born.
HOLA SEÑORITA, DO YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME?
AM I LIFTED BY A SUNNY BREEZE?
AM I FLOATING ON A DEEP BLUE SEE?
THE WATER IS COOL, THE SUN IS HOT
DREAMING OF A SPANISH BAR
SHE TOOK ME AWAY IN THE OCEAN
IT’S SUCH A DIFFERENT WORLD THAN HERE ON LAND
THE MOST AMAZING DUSK I’VE EVER SEEN
OUR LIVES WERE MOVED UPON THE WAVES
HOLA SEÑORITA…
ARE YOU WITH ME OR AM I ALONE?
AM I SOMEWHERE I CAN CHARGE MY PHONE?
THE WATER IS COOL, THE SUN IS HOT
DREAMING OF A SPANISH BAR
SHE FILLED ME UP WITH THE NOTION
MY LIFE WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN
TWO HEARTS THAT NEEDED EACH OTHER
WHIRLING LOVERS IN THE WIND
SHE TOOK ME AWAY IN THE OCEAN
IT’S SUCH A DIFFERENT LIFE THAN HERE ON LAND
THE MOST AMAZING DUSK I’VE EVER SEEN
OUR LIVES WERE MOVED UPON THE WAVES