Jeanette - Soy Rebelde
"Soy Rebelde" (English: "I am a Rebel"), also known as "Yo Soy Rebelde", is a Spanish pop ballad written by Manuel Alejandro and Ana Magdalena.It was released by singer Jeanette in 1971, and was her debut solo single.
It has been re-recorded by Jeanette in English, French, and Japanese, and has inspired cover versions in diverse genres from flamenco to punk rock and rap.
In 1970, following the dissolution of her former band Pic-Nic, Jeanette signed with the Hispavox label and moved to Barcelona. Songwriter Manuel Alejandro wrote the song for a Mexican singer, Sola, but offered it to Jeanette, who is half Spanish.
Jeanette originally did not like the song; In an interview posted in Cha Cha Charming magazine, Jeanette said, "My style of music was folk music...but Hispavox wanted me to sing this romantic music that I could not relate to." They recorded the song that summer.
The song begins with a combination of piano and violin.
The lyrics describe a solitary person, relating a life marked by pain, and focusing on a search for happiness, friendship and love.
Jeanette's voice was an angelic whisper; Alejandro remarked it was "the tiniest voice I have ever heard", and that it would have been just another Mexican song if she did not sing it.
Accompanying the song is an orchestra led by Waldo de los Rios.
The song was produced by Rafael Trabucchelli.
The lyrics:
Yo soy rebelde porque el mundo me ha hecho asi
Porque nadie me ha tratado con amor
Porque nadie me ha querido nunca oir
Yo soy rebelde porque siempre sin razn
Me negaron todo aquello que pedi
Y me dieron solamente incomprensin
Y quisiera ser como el nio aquel
Como el hombre aquel que es feliz
Y quisiera dar lo que hay en mi
Todo a cambio de una amistad
Y soar y vivir
Y olvidar el rencor
Y cantar y reir
Y sentir slo amor
Yo soy rebelde porque el mundo me ha hecho asi
Porque nadie me ha tratado con amor
Porque nadie me ha querido nunca oir
Y quisiera ser como el nio aquel
Como el hombre aquel que es feliz
Y quisiera dar lo que hay en mi
Todo a cambio de una amistad
Y soar y vivir
Y olvidar el rencor
Y cantar y reir
Y sentir slo amor
Lalalalalala...
Lalalalalala...
Lalalalalala...
