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Mechi: do you watch CQC?

PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:49 am
by Opera Prima
Hi Mechi, last friday the last CQC (Spain) program of this season was shown on TV, I really enjoy it and laugh a lot with those guys.
I know there is at least an equivalent CQC (Caiga Quien Caiga) in Argentina and in Chile (sometimes news covered by the South american journalists are shown in the Spanish program). By any chance, do you watch it? Do you know where it was first produced?

I love this program!! [:D]

PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:54 am
by Frayo
I wish I spoke more Spanish.

I used to be pretty fluent...but now not so much.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:27 am
by Opera Prima
[quote][i]Originally posted by Frayo[/i]
<br>I wish I spoke more Spanish.

I used to be pretty fluent...but now not so much.

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It's happened the same to me with French and German [:(]
Learning languages is quite hard, you must be continuously practising them so that you don't forget what you've learnt.

It's a pity there wasn't a Spanish-disco equivalent to your beloved Italo, listening to music in Spanish would help you not to forget it [:)]

PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:24 am
by Mechi
Of course I do!!!

Since I was little and didn`t understand all the jokes that they make.

Argentinian CQC is the original one and it started around 1995.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:42 pm
by Opera Prima
Cómo molan los argentinos. ¡Qué buena idea tuvieron! [:D]

I've seen CQC in Argentina and Spain are almost the same, they both have the sections "Proteste ya", "El top 5", "Las QKS" (exactly the same cartoons... it's strange for me to hear them speaking with a different voice and Argentinian accent [:D])

I think your "street guys" are better than the ones here (at least I've seen some really annoy politicians, ha, ha) but I prefer the 3 Spanish guys behind the table, they're so funny! I just love them!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:01 am
by Bitter Almonds
[quote][i]Originally posted by Opera Prima[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by Frayo[/i]
<br>I wish I spoke more Spanish.

I used to be pretty fluent...but now not so much.

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[/quote]

It's happened the same to me with French and German [:(]
Learning languages is quite hard, you must be continuously practising them so that you don't forget what you've learnt.

It's a pity there wasn't a Spanish-disco equivalent to your beloved Italo, listening to music in Spanish would help you not to forget it [:)]
[/quote]

What are you talkin' about? Of course there was a Spanish/Hispanic equivalent to Italodisco![}:)]

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:04 am
by Mechi
Las cucarachas son más argentinas que el dulce de leche. [;)][:D]
The guys behind the table here are also very argentinian and as you can see, our humour is pretty acid.
Pissing off politicians... that's so cool. Especially if you are one of the CQC reporters.


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:06 am
by Opera Prima
[quote][i]Originally posted by XXX[/i]
What are you talkin' about? Of course there was a Spanish/Hispanic equivalent to Italodisco![}:)]
[/quote]

Well, to be honest, I had forgotten completely about some of those bands [:I] (I've never been a big fan of Italodisco), but:
- 1st clip: I thought Ivan was Italian and had made a version of "Telenovela" in Spanish
- 2nd clip: I have never seen those 2 women in my life nor had I heard their song before... who are they!!?? Were they Spanish or South-American??
- 3rd clip: It's been nice to hear that song again [8D], it's been ages since I did last time. I guess they were Spanish but they pronounce the word "playa" in a strange way.
- 4th clip: I think I wouldn't have considered that song as Spanish-disco. They were Spanish and had a huge success here.
- 5th clip: same as clip 2... have never heard that song
- 6th clip: the song rings a bell, but I doubt they were Spanish since they speak it with English accent [:)]

Anyway, thanks XXX for refreshing my memory a bit [:D]

PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:20 am
by Opera Prima
[quote][i]Originally posted by Mechi[/i]
<br>Las cucarachas son más argentinas que el dulce de leche. [;)][:D]
The guys behind the table here are also very argentinian and as you can see, our humour is pretty acid.
Pissing off politicians... that's so cool. Especially if you are one of the CQC reporters.
[/quote]

Yes, one of your reporters really pissed off Aznar last year when he was presenting and signing there a (stupid) book "he wrote", ha, ha [:D]

That Pergolini seems to be a star there in Argentina. Two of the guys behind the table here are quite famous... it would be funny if both CQCs joined for one program [:)]

I've just read what wikipedia (I always forget it exists [B)]) says about CQC... I hope the programs last for many many years

PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:22 am
by Bitter Almonds
1. I couldn't find any info on Ivan. They have another vid of him singing "Baila". I don't think he's Italian, or maybe he was born in Italy, but he's got the Spanish accent (at least he tries to sound Spanish).

2. Baccara was a Spanish Disco duo. "New" Baccara was the same duo... with a drum machine[:I]

3. That's an old song that takes me way back. It was VERY popular in Latin America for years![:D]

4. Ever notice how a Latino producer can gather any three chicks, suit them up in neon clothing, add a drum machine, and it's suddenly the newest craze? Hmmmm[8D] The shorty blondie was ubercute. There's a lot of junk that's labeled "Italodisco" which is just a Pop group (actually, the majority of what is now labeled as "Italodisco" is just Pop music from Italy). How would they be any different from Fun Fun, Lime, Radiorama, etc?

5. zOMG! "Marinero" was famous... in Latin America[;)] I have never heard the English version featured here, but the Spanish version got played quite a bit.

6. Never heard of that one either...

PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:47 am
by Opera Prima
[quote][i]Originally posted by XXX[/i]
<br>1. I couldn't find any info on Ivan. They have another vid of him singing "Baila". I don't think he's Italian, or maybe he was born in Italy, but he's got the Spanish accent (at least he tries to sound Spanish).

2. Baccara was a Spanish Disco duo. "New" Baccara was the same duo... with a drum machine[:I]

3. That's an old song that takes me way back. It was VERY popular in Latin America for years![:D]

4. Ever notice how a Latino producer can gather any three chicks, suit them up in neon clothing, add a drum machine, and it's suddenly the newest craze? Hmmmm[8D] The shorty blondie was ubercute. There's a lot of junk that's labeled "Italodisco" which is just a Pop group (actually, the majority of what is now labeled as "Italodisco" is just Pop music from Italy). How would they be any different from Fun Fun, Lime, Radiorama, etc?

5. zOMG! "Marinero" was famous... in Latin America[;)] I have never heard the English version featured here, but the Spanish version got played quite a bit.

6. Never heard of that one either...
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You're right, certainly Ivan has a perfect Spanish accent.
Probably the songs that I didn't know didn't receive much airplay in Spain... it's curious how some songs are huge hits in some countries while they've never been heard in others.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:49 am
by Opera Prima
It's funny how the thread has become to have 2 completely different topics [:D]

PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:31 am
by Bitter Almonds
What was the other topic?[}:)]

PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:18 am
by stella
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So Mechi, some of this property looks too good to be true. If I brought a place in your country would I find people anti american? Could I actually own land and a house there? How is the medical system?

PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:32 am
by Bitter Almonds
You... are... aware that that place is in Venezuela and Mechi is in Argentina[?] Or do you think all land is cheap in South America[?]

Yeah, I think Argentinians aren't sore at all the US supported the UK back in the 80s during the Falkland War[}:)] Or that Venezuela went into a riot when Nixon came to visit or that the US absolutely detests Prez Chavez[}:)] Other than that, they're all about [i]mi casa es su casa[/i][8D]