This concert was in a football stadium, at the end of a night of rodeo events - cattle roping, bull riding, barrel racing etc. Then all the competitors leave the arena and the concert begins The stage is towed out to the middle of the stadium by a truck, and is locked down and plugged in. The band starts playing and Selena enters the arena in an open white horse-drawn carriage with an escort of cowboys. She ascends the (rotating!) stage and proceeds to deliver the performance of a lifetime, the one that will become legendary. No autotune, not even a mic pac, no ear piece. The stadium acoustics were terrible and as she was hearing the band, she was hearing herself on delay. And she never missed a beat, never missed a step, never missed a note. She danced her @$$ off, so hard that her earring flew off. She sang her heart out, delivering joy, and heartbreak and tears. And love for the music and for her fans. Simply phenomenal. You must watch the whole thing.
@@sgholt Hello, Stephen! Comprendo lo que tu dices, pero... Selena was not from San Antonio. She was born in Lake Jackson, Texas to a dad who loved performing and a mother who helped Selena's stagecraft her performances. When her father lost his job the family moved to Corpus Christi, Texas where they opened a Mexican restaurant. As a child Selena began her singing career in that restaurant. She knew no Spanish so she sang popular Spanish songs phonetically. She then started successfully touring in various Texas towns and cities, including San Antonio. Selena also recorded in SA. After she was booked to perform in Mexico, she began to learn how to speak with her audiences and the press in some rudimentary Spanish. She also worked on how to sing and emote in the rich tradition of Mexican songs. The big worry was that the audiences in Mexico might not accept a singer who sang and spoke in English and/or phonetic Spanish. In performances and interviews she did stumble in her delivery. But her charming, vivacious personality and superb talent won over the Mexican audience. She was on the road to be a superstar in the US and in Mexico. The person who was from San Antonio was Selena's murderer, Yolanda Saldivar. Saldivar wormed her way into Selena's mostly family entourage in order to grow the fan club in San Antonio and to open many other fan clubs. Then she wanted to open up some boutiques in SA and Corpus. Those stores would carry Selena's clothing line. Saldivar thought that by doing these things she would have the closest personal access to the rising stardom of Selena. Instead, she stole Selena away from the rest of the world and denied us the opportunity of enjoying Selena's new songs, performances and fashions.
@@michaelasay8587 Do your research dude. She’s been in prison since she was found guilty in 1995. She is up for parole in 2025 but they’ll never let her out. She wont even admit to doing anything wrong. She’s still saying it was an accident.
I can't think of many artists that can get a dude from New Jersey, not understanding a word she's saying but leaving me saying, 'I don't know what I just heard but I know one thing... this performer is special'. Selena checked all those boxes for me.
So glad Britain is getting to know Selena whose entire body of work and wide range, as well as her angelic sweetness and ability to connect with EVERYONE, qualify her as possibly the greatest entertainer ever to grace the United States.
Fun fact: She had never taken professional singing lessons, allegedly, assist from his family's training but when she got her English record deal, they sent her to Michael Jackson's vocal coaches but the producers didn't like how her voice changed and told her to forget whatever she learned.
I remember the most surprising fact i learned from the movie was that she didn't grow up speaking Spanish but rather had to learn it as she sang it. As of her passing, she was just starting to truly feel comfortable in conversational Spanish. To hear her sing you'd think she'd spoken it from birth.
The last microphone she used, with the lipstick still on it, is on display at the Selena Museum. That smoky quality is what made her voice special. You can really hear it in the songs La Llamada and Dondequiera que Estes (with The Barrio Boyz). This is a great performance, but my favorite is still the one from the 14th Annual Tejano Music Awards. Just sublime. No me queda mas means "Nothing remains" or "I Have Nothing Left", and was written by Los Dinos keyboard player, Ricky Vela. The story is he wrote it when he learned Suzette Quintanilla, Selena's sister and the group's drummer, was getting married. She was his secret crush.
This is Selena in the Houston Astrodome (her second Astrodome appearance and I was there). Selena was the first person to sell out the Astrodome and that's BIG, considering the acts that came before her, like Elvis and The Rolling Stones, among others. Tickets sold out in minutes and I ended up volunteering to work security at minimum wage-just to see the show. Selena appeared during the Houston Livestock show and Rodeo-which is a LARGE event that draws the cream of country and Tejano bands every year.
Actually she drew a crowd of about 67,000 on her last day, which was one of the largest crowds in the history of the Astrodome. On March 3, 1974 Elvis drew a crowd of about 88,000. But that was the total crowd for a matinee and an evening show. Selena's crowd of 67,000 was for a single show.
@@ptournas 1) Source? 2) On it's best day, the Astrodome could only hold 66,000 max. 3) Notice how Selena's stage was on the center of the floor but no one was nearby? That's because the concrete floor was covered in dirt for rodeo events. Elvis may have drawn 88k somewhere else, but not in the dome. That's like telling me that US Navy submaries can fly through the air alongside B-52 bombers.
@@The_Dudester @Pope Anthony Looking further into it I see Elvis had both a matinee and evening show there that day. Another article I read had only listed it as a one day attendance record. I'll clarify that in my comment, and thank you for clarifying it for me!
This was not her second it was her third show there I believe February 27, 1995. Sad that she only had a little more than a month live. She would’ve been a superstar.
Growing up in Corpus Christi, I remembered seeing her in many local performances when she was a young girl singing with the Dinos. It was a real thing and a real time when you could hire her and her band to sing at weddings (in the 80s). I remember when she died. People made the drive from Mexico. The street where she lived had cars driving from everywhere all weekend and even the following week. People come to Corpus for the Easter Holiday (Body of Christ). They passed as well to pay respects. It is clear in my mind how long it took to make it by. It was a regular thing to see her shopping at JC Pennys or Kmart for Christmas even when she had made it big in the Texas and Mexico market. She was so gracious and the fans who knew of her would come running like they did in the movie. All hispanic population within a building quickly got the message that she was in the building and what a sight she was. Truly beautiful and truly missed.
I took French and Latin in school so there is a resemblance to Spanish, but not enough for me to understand exactly what she is singing, but her passionate expression comes through clearly and beautifully.
Her ability to create that raspy sound to her voice was always what I adored about it. She knew exactly how to use all the beautiful qualities to her voice to make a song feel passionate or angry. She brought perfect emotion to songs.
She was something very special. I remember when the news broke that she had passed. It was a HUGE HUGE deal especially in the Latino community. It was so so sad to see.
This song was written by the keyboard player who was in love with Suzette ( Selena's sister) and when she announced she was getting married to another guy the keyboard player wrote this song about his love for her...... so sad
Thank you Fil for getting to my favorite Latin artist of all time: She (was and is) the Queen of Tejano. She was beautiful both inside and out and she was about to turn the music industry upside down. She makes me so proud to be Latino. Thank you again for doing this Fil! You rock as always. Enjoy going down the rabbit hole that is Selena's music. RIP Selena
@@greenpalmTX That's what is so amazing about how successful she became at a pretty quick pace and made it sound natural. There are a lot of performers who try to sing in Spanish and it sounds bad because they either don't speak Spanish at all or they do speak Spanish but never really sing in the language. There's a flow when singing in Spanish that doesn't happen so much when you're speaking it. Same thing happens in English as well. So it's amazing just how natural Selena sounded even in her early career.
Hi Fil, From Texas. As a Texan, I can speak for many Texans we loved her. She was a great role model. Many baby girls born were named after Selena. I love her Disco Medley. She loved people as many loved her. We greatly miss her. Rip Selena. 💕
"I Could Fall in Love" and "Dreaming of You" are two beautiful English language songs from Selena. I don't think she ever got the chance to perform them live. They were released after her death. Both would be amazing live vocal performances to analyze if they exist.
Selena is a rabbit hole you definitely want to go down. She is amazing and even more so when you know that Spanish wasn't her first language. She learned it to do Tejano music, as others have said. That lipstick covered microphone is in her museum that's ran by her family in Corpus. Her husband Chris Perez is on the guitar behind her, an incredible musician in his own right. You should definitely do more Selena.
I’m so glad her music is being heard over the pond. I was fortunate to be in attendance at that concert. She is still remembered in Latin America and US. Great artist taken way to early.
I kind of remembered when she died....her last song was all over the radio and I thought it was such a shame. However, I have recently "discovered" her thru TH-cam videos and the movie Selena. Amazing talent and a beautiful human as well. Do more from this concert and you will just be more and more enchanted. The disco medley and the Como La Flor are super performances!!
I loved Selena! I had the "Dreaming of You" album on cassette, and I listened to it all the time. What happened to her was so heartbreaking. I don't understand Spanish at all, but her voice was amazing. Loved this analysis, Fil!
Dreaming of You is one of my favorite songs. Selena was taken from us way too soon. She was young and beautiful and very talented. She also was one of the first singers to cross the English/Spanish boundry. Both sides loved her. She was raised in America and spoke only Engliah, but learned Spanish to appeal to Mexican fans.
Selena had a beautiful voice and her isolated vocals were just as lovely to listen to. Jennifer Lopez did a great job portraying her in the movie. Thanks Fil for this analysis and introducing others to her music.
My favorite Selena song is her big hit, "I Could Fall in Love." Don't think an actual live performance exists, but this single hit #8 on Billboard's Airplay Hot 100, and #1 on Canada's Adult Contemporary Chart. So much talent snuffed out for no reason. It's on TH-cam, can't seem to paste it here. But this beautiful song Fil is analyzing, , "No Me Queda Mas," means "I Have Nothing Left." Here's the translation: I Have Nothing Left I have nothing left but to lose myself in an abyss of sadness and tears I have nothing left But to accept defeat and wish you happiness I have nothing left Your return today would be an impossibility And this, that wasn't love, that you today deny, That you say never happened Is the sweetest memory of my life. I once had hope in the bottom of my soul That one day you would stay with me And I kept an illusion that nourished my heart A heart that today, has to see you only as a friend. And though I lived in love and completely mistaken, I don't care because This was the love on my part the most beautiful, the biggest love And though you'll always deny it, for me, it was the most beautiful It was the most beautiful.
She was one of those singers where you ‘knew where you were’ when you heard of her death. She was so sweet & approachable…& was becoming so famous when she was killed. I’m here in Dallas Texas USA….to THIS day, you can go to certain parts of Dallas & see ‘Selena: In Memoriam’ stickers on the back car windows. It’s lovely to see her community keep her memory alive. Thank you, Fil, for highlighting her work💛
I was in the girl's restroom in highschool when I overheard two girls talking about it. I'm from San Antonio, and we are due hard fans, but NO JOKE don't ever say her name in Corpus Christi without putting respec' on it!
I'm so happy you covered this. I was still living in San Antonio and remember when she died. People had signs for her in their yards all over town... Everyone was heartbroken.
Selena was The queen of the Tejano music I was going to go to her concert in LA and on Friday she was kill .and the next day on Saturday I was going to go to concert. Beautiful songs and she was so beautiful .all her fans miss Selena Quintanilla👏👏👏❤️🎤🎼🎶
I saw Selena she was a nice person really. And she was a great singer wonderful Tejano artist. Selena!! The disco medley is bomb also from this concert Selena rocks.
So glad you analyzed Selena. I remember discovering her while changing telly channels and listened on the spanish station in1993. It was clear within 20 seconds she'd be a superstar. She was the queen of Tejano music. She smashed glass ceilings between Latin pop and American pop. I believe her dad was her vocal couch. I still cry when I think shes gone and we haven't seen her career grow and voice mature and deepen.
Selena is much revered by the Spanish speaking community here. You pointed out so many things about this great artist that I've taken for granted. Gracias, amigo! You even noticed her lipstick on the microphone!
Literally… whenever I hear Selenas sing. I get this electric energy going through my body. I can’t help but move with her and sing along with her. If I can’t sing I will lip sing. Like her energy is out of this world. RIP La Reina Selena 🖤 👑 our idol por siempre!
It still breaks my heart and brings tears to my eyes. What a treasure we lost that day. There would be no JLo had she lived. It would have been all Selena. To see others discover her raw talent, it’s truly rewarding to see her voice and talent live on. Forever. Bless her soul. She should still be here. 🥺🕊️🙏🏻❤️
Soooo thrilled you covered Selena ! She was Tejano (Tex-Mex) Music Queen and was being groomed to do crossover in the mold of a Gloria Estefan some might say. She was not good at speaking Spanish, but learned how to sing it amazingly. In our South Texas region where she's from we have much influence culturally, musically, and many other ways. She grew up watching fantastic Mexican female singers with mariachi style and romantic "ranchera" style also. She obviously fancied her style from American female performers of the day of r&b, pop, and certainly female Tejano music singers. Check out other songs of hers and be amazed at how her husband Chris, a rock guitarist at heart, integrated interesting riffs. The beat and rhythm of her music was classic AB her brother, a master at introducing more tropical Latin beat into the genre of Tejano music never done before. Thanks again for your class and skill in analyzing this artist !
I LOVE Selena! One of a kind! It's a shame we don't have any current main stream singers that sing with emotion or personality. No one really has a voice these days.
Hi Fil: I honestly wasn't familiar with Selena, either, until I watched the movie. When I see clips of her performances, she was dynamic! She was beautiful and super talented. I wish I had been more familiar with her music, because now I love it. May she RIP; what a terrible loss to music and to the world. Thank you so much for doing this! 🙂 Rosemarie 💖
Her talent and voice was unsurpassed. She designed her own clothing. We still miss her and love her. BIDIBIDIBOMBOM has been my ringtone for years. 💙💙💙 It is the sound your heart makes when you look at the person you love! 💜 Research her back story and watch the movie SELENA where she is portrayed by Jennifer Lopez. ❤
Not being a professional, just a music lover. The first time I heard her I was hooked. I heard all of the things you just pointed out. I have everything she recorded and it brings me to tears. Listen to her English recordings. Being American they are quite touching. Thanks Fil.
I'm so glad that someone suggested Selena! I hadn't heard of her before the biopic movie. She was so beautiful, talented and had the drive to make it. How to make sense of the evil that men (and women) do. RIP Selena.
She made it big in the macho Tejano 🇲🇽 world. Yes funny you never heard of her haha. Jennifer Lopez did a great job in the movie. Fun video, thanks Fil😊🌜⭐️🎶🎙🎼🎵
Thank you for this. I knew of Selena but assumed she was more of a pop star. So I didn't realize what a great voice she had. Reminded me a little of Linda Ronstadt. What a tragedy.
I remember the day it happened driving by Navigation Boulevard and seeing snipers on the overpass facing the hotel parking lot. A short time later word got out what happened. Really sad. Great video thank you. I've often wondered how her life and career would have turned out if it hadn't been cut short at such a young age.
Thanks for capturing the essence of what made Selena special to her fans. She had an outsize influence in latin culture that continues to this day. She filled her performances with emotion, wether it was sadness here or joy in her uptempo numbers. She is still fondly remembered in the culture.
I was performing in Hong Kong China during that time, and Selena’s music was popular, especially hits such as Bidi Bidi Bom Bom. Since so many British were in HK at the time, many working in various venues I was performing in, I’m surprised they hadn’t heard of her music in the UK. Along with techno dance, acid jazz and Canto-pop, clubs were playing quite a bit of Latin music. I was in Hong King for years for years, and that’s where I first heard of Selena.
The late Selena Quintanilla, RIP, was on the verge of a crossover. This is 1 of her popular Spanish language songs. Singer Selena Gomez was named after her. Jennifer Lopez played Selena in a biopic film 🎥 The last movie 🎥 she was in was Don Juan de Marco starring Johnny Depp and the late Marlon Brando, RIP. Selena played a singer and sang Siempre Hace Frio. The main theme Have You Ever Really Lived a Woman was sung by Bryan Adams, who is also the main writer. The big English hit song Selena sang is Dreaming of You. Same key as the Janet Jackson song Let's Wait Awhile.
Thank you for reacting to Selena, she was, is and always will be the Queen. I was fortunate to attend this wonderful concert, an unforgettable night, I cried when they took her away from us. I miss her so much. My beautiful queen.🥰
Fil, I'm from Southern California and of Mexican ethnicity, I had never heard or seen of Selena until her death. So, I'm really not surprised you've never heard of her. Sad ending to her life, total shame.
This song is about total heartbreak and the hope that one day the person will return, but sadly she has to give up on that love. Thank you for analyzing her voice and delivery.
Greetings from Texas, My top two of hers are "Amor Prohibido" and "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom". I don't understand each word, but I know what she's singing about. But her voice and articulation are so beautiful! Thank you for reading up and analyzing her!!!
I cannot believe that "Dreaming of You" did not play on the radio in the UK. But I would assume since she wasn't that well known, it may not have been as popular there. Meanwhile, here in the US, anyone who knew anything about Latin music knew of Selena, whether you liked her Tejano style or not. But you could not avoid hearing any of her songs if you hear any type of Latin radio.
Even though it’s been 30’ years I continue to relisten to her Again and Again. She’s such an ICONIC LEGEND. Yes, this performance was Live and back then vocal manipulation was not done often in the mid 90’s. Her family traveled a lot to perform in live concert venues so the Singer and band popularity growth was smaller at first but became enormous at the end. 😢❤ Believe me, everyone in the US felt her tragic death wholeheartedly. 🙋🏻♀️🎼🇺🇸💫
I was blown away by Selena's version of A Boy Like That from Westside Story. I don't think anyone else has done a critique of this recording. Thanks for the breakdown of Selena's amazing voice.🌷
It never occurred to me to ask if you had ever heard her! She’s from my hometown and my musician friends who played with her said she was always humble and kind. Thank you for this reaction video. It means a lot to me. 🙏🏻
Btw, that “cry” that you hear on her voice is very common in certain Mexican music, particularly the music that mariachis play. If you haven’t already, please react to “El Rey” Vicente Fernández.
My goodness, Fil, I’d almost forgotten this ghastly story. It’s one of those things that nowadays you scroll past. It’s absolutely amazing that you give some airplay to this extraordinary and lovely talented singer. This time, I didn’t scroll past… bless her and her talent. I cannot pretend that the eyes were clear … I think there’s a lot of dust in the room: must be that. Must be. We could talk for hours about microphone techniques but you’ve said most of it. This is a very kind and thoughtful tribute, Fil. You’re a good guy, you really are. Best T
I 😘 ve the way she incorporated the mariachi sound into her music, especially these rancheras. It's the drunken operatic quality that is so full of emotion. The cries,.the breath, the reach for the breaks. It's dynamic vocal gymnastics that was a part of her expression.
Selena had such a beautiful voice, you could really feel what she was singing. I have to say that I was surprised that you had not heard of her, but given that there was nothing of hers released in the UK explains why - but interesting considering how influential she was in the music world.
Glad you discovered this icon, better late than never. I experienced Selena's short but impactful career when she was alive, and man you could tell that she had an amazing journey ahead of her, cut short by a senseless murder that the perpetrator doesn't take actual responsibility for, even to this day. She mostly became famous for singing "tex mex" music, but she was really versatile and also recorded some pop and even rancheras, she had enough talent and star power to become a legend and she still did even tho her life and magic were taken from us way too soon. "Amor Prohibido" is still my favorite Selena song, RIP.
A Texas Legend....the lady who shot her was her fan club president and got caught stealing funds, and she was a bit crazy I would say...I used to eat at this Mexican Restaurant in SA and on the wall was a old sign from when they used to play there as "Selena y Los Dinos" A shout out to all the Texans tuning in! ;p ....thanks Fil
This concert was in a football stadium, at the end of a night of rodeo events - cattle roping, bull riding, barrel racing etc. Then all the competitors leave the arena and the concert begins The stage is towed out to the middle of the stadium by a truck, and is locked down and plugged in. The band starts playing and Selena enters the arena in an open white horse-drawn carriage with an escort of cowboys. She ascends the (rotating!) stage and proceeds to deliver the performance of a lifetime, the one that will become legendary. No autotune, not even a mic pac, no ear piece. The stadium acoustics were terrible and as she was hearing the band, she was hearing herself on delay. And she never missed a beat, never missed a step, never missed a note. She danced her @$$ off, so hard that her earring flew off. She sang her heart out, delivering joy, and heartbreak and tears. And love for the music and for her fans. Simply phenomenal. You must watch the whole thing.
😭 Selena 💔 she was phenomenal !!! Thank you for this comment !! ♥ 🕊 💔
Oh I was little when this happened and I still remember it! She had such a great voice!
She was so tragically taken away too soon. She was reaching new heights in a crossover in both Spanish and English. It’s still heartbreaking.
Puro San Antonio :p
@@sgholt Hello, Stephen! Comprendo lo que tu dices, pero...
Selena was not from San Antonio. She was born in Lake Jackson, Texas to a dad who loved performing and a mother who helped Selena's stagecraft her performances. When her father lost his job the family moved to Corpus Christi, Texas where they opened a Mexican restaurant. As a child Selena began her singing career in that restaurant. She knew no Spanish so she sang popular Spanish songs phonetically. She then started successfully touring in various Texas towns and cities, including San Antonio. Selena also recorded in SA. After she was booked to perform in Mexico, she began to learn how to speak with her audiences and the press in some rudimentary Spanish. She also worked on how to sing and emote in the rich tradition of Mexican songs. The big worry was that the audiences in Mexico might not accept a singer who sang and spoke in English and/or phonetic Spanish. In performances and interviews she did stumble in her delivery. But her charming, vivacious personality and superb talent won over the Mexican audience. She was on the road to be a superstar in the US and in Mexico.
The person who was from San Antonio was Selena's murderer, Yolanda Saldivar. Saldivar wormed her way into Selena's mostly family entourage in order to grow the fan club in San Antonio and to open many other fan clubs. Then she wanted to open up some boutiques in SA and Corpus. Those stores would carry Selena's clothing line. Saldivar thought that by doing these things she would have the closest personal access to the rising stardom of Selena.
Instead, she stole Selena away from the rest of the world and denied us the opportunity of enjoying Selena's new songs, performances and fashions.
And the B that killed her only spent 10 years in jail??
@@michaelasay8587 Do your research dude. She’s been in prison since she was found guilty in 1995. She is up for parole in 2025 but they’ll never let her out. She wont even admit to doing anything wrong. She’s still saying it was an accident.
TO THIS DAY! So sad😩
I can't think of many artists that can get a dude from New Jersey, not understanding a word she's saying but leaving me saying, 'I don't know what I just heard but I know one thing... this performer is special'. Selena checked all those boxes for me.
Hell yea Jersey! I'm from exit 153 😉
This was Selena's last concert I was fortunate enough to be there. To this day I feel sad that she is no longer with us.
So glad Britain is getting to know Selena whose entire body of work and wide range, as well as her angelic sweetness and ability to connect with EVERYONE, qualify her as possibly the greatest entertainer ever to grace the United States.
Fun fact: She had never taken professional singing lessons, allegedly, assist from his family's training but when she got her English record deal, they sent her to Michael Jackson's vocal coaches but the producers didn't like how her voice changed and told her to forget whatever she learned.
I remember the most surprising fact i learned from the movie was that she didn't grow up speaking Spanish but rather had to learn it as she sang it. As of her passing, she was just starting to truly feel comfortable in conversational Spanish.
To hear her sing you'd think she'd spoken it from birth.
The last microphone she used, with the lipstick still on it, is on display at the Selena Museum. That smoky quality is what made her voice special. You can really hear it in the songs La Llamada and Dondequiera que Estes (with The Barrio Boyz). This is a great performance, but my favorite is still the one from the 14th Annual Tejano Music Awards. Just sublime. No me queda mas means "Nothing remains" or "I Have Nothing Left", and was written by Los Dinos keyboard player, Ricky Vela. The story is he wrote it when he learned Suzette Quintanilla, Selena's sister and the group's drummer, was getting married. She was his secret crush.
Selena would have been a household name all over the World had she not passed so young. 😔
She is a household name ❤
This is Selena in the Houston Astrodome (her second Astrodome appearance and I was there). Selena was the first person to sell out the Astrodome and that's BIG, considering the acts that came before her, like Elvis and The Rolling Stones, among others. Tickets sold out in minutes and I ended up volunteering to work security at minimum wage-just to see the show. Selena appeared during the Houston Livestock show and Rodeo-which is a LARGE event that draws the cream of country and Tejano bands every year.
Actually she drew a crowd of about 67,000 on her last day, which was one of the largest crowds in the history of the Astrodome. On March 3, 1974 Elvis drew a crowd of about 88,000. But that was the total crowd for a matinee and an evening show. Selena's crowd of 67,000 was for a single show.
@@ptournas 1) Source?
2) On it's best day, the Astrodome could only hold 66,000 max.
3) Notice how Selena's stage was on the center of the floor but no one was nearby? That's because the concrete floor was covered in dirt for rodeo events. Elvis may have drawn 88k somewhere else, but not in the dome. That's like telling me that US Navy submaries can fly through the air alongside B-52 bombers.
@@The_Dudester @Pope Anthony Looking further into it I see Elvis had both a matinee and evening show there that day. Another article I read had only listed it as a one day attendance record. I'll clarify that in my comment, and thank you for clarifying it for me!
This was not her second it was her third show there I believe February 27, 1995. Sad that she only had a little more than a month live. She would’ve been a superstar.
The legend only grows and still continues to cross over....such a rich cultural base
She is still popular and listened to here in Texas -- Viva Selena ! Thank you for the terrific analysis !
Oh trust. I grew up near L.A. and heard her music on the daily
She still sounds a lot on CA and Mexico everyday. Love her.
Here in Los Angeles her music is still played as well 😊 ❤
Three times I remember where I was when a celebrity died: SELENA, Princess Diana, and Michael Jackson.
We hear her here in LA all the time!!❤
Growing up in Corpus Christi, I remembered seeing her in many local performances when she was a young girl singing with the Dinos. It was a real thing and a real time when you could hire her and her band to sing at weddings (in the 80s). I remember when she died. People made the drive from Mexico. The street where she lived had cars driving from everywhere all weekend and even the following week. People come to Corpus for the Easter Holiday (Body of Christ). They passed as well to pay respects. It is clear in my mind how long it took to make it by. It was a regular thing to see her shopping at JC Pennys or Kmart for Christmas even when she had made it big in the Texas and Mexico market. She was so gracious and the fans who knew of her would come running like they did in the movie. All hispanic population within a building quickly got the message that she was in the building and what a sight she was. Truly beautiful and truly missed.
I took French and Latin in school so there is a resemblance to Spanish, but not enough for me to understand exactly what she is singing, but her passionate expression comes through clearly and beautifully.
Her ability to create that raspy sound to her voice was always what I adored about it. She knew exactly how to use all the beautiful qualities to her voice to make a song feel passionate or angry. She brought perfect emotion to songs.
She was a heartbreakingly brief comet of talent, much loved then and still. Thanks for featuring her in such a well done analyis.
She was something very special. I remember when the news broke that she had passed. It was a HUGE HUGE deal especially in the Latino community. It was so so sad to see.
This song was written by the keyboard player who was in love with Suzette ( Selena's sister) and when she announced she was getting married to another guy the keyboard player wrote this song about his love for her...... so sad
Very mature voice for her age! Beautiful!
Thank you Fil for getting to my favorite Latin artist of all time: She (was and is) the Queen of Tejano. She was beautiful both inside and out and she was about to turn the music industry upside down. She makes me so proud to be Latino. Thank you again for doing this Fil! You rock as always. Enjoy going down the rabbit hole that is Selena's music. RIP Selena
(( of 'TheTejano Indíos', pls?
((Something about the song reminds me of Armando Monsanera.
Pero, Està La pRIMA***
And her first language was English. She learned to sing in Spanish I understand
Yes that is correct. She learned Spanish as a second language, first to sing, and then to speak to her audience.
@@greenpalmTX That's what is so amazing about how successful she became at a pretty quick pace and made it sound natural. There are a lot of performers who try to sing in Spanish and it sounds bad because they either don't speak Spanish at all or they do speak Spanish but never really sing in the language. There's a flow when singing in Spanish that doesn't happen so much when you're speaking it. Same thing happens in English as well. So it's amazing just how natural Selena sounded even in her early career.
Hi Fil, From Texas. As a Texan, I can speak for many Texans we loved her. She was a great role model. Many baby girls born were named after Selena. I love her Disco Medley. She loved people as many loved her. We greatly miss her. Rip Selena. 💕
Even Selena Gomez was named after her
"I Could Fall in Love" and "Dreaming of You" are two beautiful English language songs from Selena. I don't think she ever got the chance to perform them live. They were released after her death. Both would be amazing live vocal performances to analyze if they exist.
They exist
I remember from the movie her joking "I bet they're going to wonder when did I learn English?"
Selena is a rabbit hole you definitely want to go down. She is amazing and even more so when you know that Spanish wasn't her first language. She learned it to do Tejano music, as others have said. That lipstick covered microphone is in her museum that's ran by her family in Corpus. Her husband Chris Perez is on the guitar behind her, an incredible musician in his own right. You should definitely do more Selena.
She was going to be a superstar. Such a tragedy and I'm glad you now know about her. She will never be forgotten.
Oh man, that teardrop in her voice! She was one of the most powerful voices in music gone way too soon.
I was five when she died, and I remember crying so hard. She was just an amazing person.
I’m so glad her music is being heard over the pond. I was fortunate to be in attendance at that concert. She is still remembered in Latin America and US. Great artist taken way to early.
Such a beautiful voice and soul. Her life was tragically cut short. She was on her way.
I kind of remembered when she died....her last song was all over the radio and I thought it was such a shame. However, I have recently "discovered" her thru TH-cam videos and the movie Selena. Amazing talent and a beautiful human as well. Do more from this concert and you will just be more and more enchanted. The disco medley and the Como La Flor are super performances!!
I loved Selena! I had the "Dreaming of You" album on cassette, and I listened to it all the time. What happened to her was so heartbreaking. I don't understand Spanish at all, but her voice was amazing. Loved this analysis, Fil!
Dreaming of You is one of my favorite songs. Selena was taken from us way too soon. She was young and beautiful and very talented. She also was one of the first singers to cross the English/Spanish boundry. Both sides loved her. She was raised in America and spoke only Engliah, but learned Spanish to appeal to Mexican fans.
Selena had a beautiful voice and her isolated vocals were just as lovely to listen to. Jennifer Lopez did a great job portraying her in the movie. Thanks Fil for this analysis and introducing others to her music.
My favorite Selena song is her big hit, "I Could Fall in Love." Don't think an actual live performance exists, but this single hit #8 on Billboard's Airplay Hot 100, and #1 on Canada's Adult Contemporary Chart. So much talent snuffed out for no reason. It's on TH-cam, can't seem to paste it here.
But this beautiful song Fil is analyzing, , "No Me Queda Mas," means "I Have Nothing Left." Here's the translation:
I Have Nothing Left
I have nothing left
but to lose myself in an abyss of sadness and tears
I have nothing left
But to accept defeat and wish you happiness
I have nothing left
Your return today would be an impossibility
And this, that wasn't love, that you today deny,
That you say never happened
Is the sweetest memory of my life.
I once had hope in the bottom of my soul
That one day you would stay with me
And I kept an illusion that nourished my heart
A heart that today, has to see you only as a friend.
And though I lived in love and completely mistaken,
I don't care because
This was the love on my part
the most beautiful, the biggest love
And though you'll always deny it,
for me, it was the most beautiful
It was the most beautiful.
Thank you for the translation of this beautiful song.
She was one of those singers where you ‘knew where you were’ when you heard of her death. She was so sweet & approachable…& was becoming so famous when she was killed. I’m here in Dallas Texas USA….to THIS day, you can go to certain parts of Dallas & see ‘Selena: In Memoriam’ stickers on the back car windows. It’s lovely to see her community keep her memory alive. Thank you, Fil, for highlighting her work💛
I was in the girl's restroom in highschool when I overheard two girls talking about it. I'm from San Antonio, and we are due hard fans, but NO JOKE don't ever say her name in Corpus Christi without putting respec' on it!
@@gabbyg213so true!
I was at a ball in college. It was shocking. I was fortunate to dance and enjoy her music playing everywhere.
I'm so happy you covered this. I was still living in San Antonio and remember when she died. People had signs for her in their yards all over town... Everyone was heartbroken.
i still cry
She was such a great singer and so charismatic. Sad she did die so young. There was a movie made about her too. Beautiful voice.
Crying watching this. Selena was a Goddess.
Our FOREVER QUEEN 💜✌🏽🇻🇪
I loved selena since i was a kid. Her story hurts my soul.
Selena was The queen of the Tejano music I was going to go to her concert in LA and on Friday she was kill .and the next day on Saturday I was going to go to concert. Beautiful songs and she was so beautiful .all her fans miss Selena Quintanilla👏👏👏❤️🎤🎼🎶
Houston Rodeo performance. She was huge!
My favorite female singer of all times! Long live Selena!
What? You've never heard of Selena?!?!
That's nuts!
So glad you're sharing her music w/ people!
yes he said he was from i think Briton and she hadnt had a chance to go there yet, i still cry
With the possible exception from Spain, I would say that she was completely unknown in all of Europe.
I have never heard about her at all.
I saw Selena she was a nice person really. And she was a great singer wonderful Tejano artist. Selena!! The disco medley is bomb also from this concert Selena rocks.
Where did you see Selena?
So glad you analyzed Selena. I remember discovering her while changing telly channels and listened on the spanish station in1993. It was clear within 20 seconds she'd be a superstar. She was the queen of Tejano music. She smashed glass ceilings between Latin pop and American pop. I believe her dad was her vocal couch. I still cry when I think shes gone and we haven't seen her career grow and voice mature and deepen.
She was the queen of Tejano music. Jennifer Lopez became a star portraying her in the movie. Nice tribute Fil 🤘🏿.
Selena is much revered by the Spanish speaking community here. You pointed out so many things about this great artist that I've taken for granted. Gracias, amigo! You even noticed her lipstick on the microphone!
Actually, they have that microphone at her Museum in Corpus Christi
Please break down more of Selenas vocals! She really was talent and a true class act
Literally… whenever I hear Selenas sing. I get this electric energy going through my body. I can’t help but move with her and sing along with her. If I can’t sing I will lip sing. Like her energy is out of this world.
RIP La Reina Selena 🖤 👑 our idol por siempre!
She had a gorgeous voice. It is so sad that she is gone 😢
It still breaks my heart and brings tears to my eyes. What a treasure we lost that day. There would be no JLo had she lived. It would have been all Selena. To see others discover her raw talent, it’s truly rewarding to see her voice and talent live on. Forever. Bless her soul. She should still be here. 🥺🕊️🙏🏻❤️
Thank you for your reaction. We don't see enough of Selena on You Tube.
Soooo thrilled you covered Selena ! She was Tejano (Tex-Mex) Music Queen and was being groomed to do crossover in the mold of a Gloria Estefan some might say. She was not good at speaking Spanish, but learned how to sing it amazingly. In our South Texas region where she's from we have much influence culturally, musically, and many other ways. She grew up watching fantastic Mexican female singers with mariachi style and romantic "ranchera" style also. She obviously fancied her style from American female performers of the day of r&b, pop, and certainly female Tejano music singers. Check out other songs of hers and be amazed at how her husband Chris, a rock guitarist at heart, integrated interesting riffs. The beat and rhythm of her music was classic AB her brother, a master at introducing more tropical Latin beat into the genre of Tejano music never done before. Thanks again for your class and skill in analyzing this artist !
I LOVE Selena! One of a kind! It's a shame we don't have any current main stream singers that sing with emotion or personality. No one really has a voice these days.
Hi Fil: I honestly wasn't familiar with Selena, either, until I watched the movie. When I see clips of her performances, she was dynamic! She was beautiful and super talented. I wish I had been more familiar with her music, because now I love it. May she RIP; what a terrible loss to music and to the world. Thank you so much for doing this! 🙂
Rosemarie 💖
Oh she's a jewel!!! ❤ My favorite singer and personality 😢❤
She was a beautiful singer with a wonderful legacy ❤
Her talent and voice was unsurpassed. She designed her own clothing. We still miss her and love her.
BIDIBIDIBOMBOM has been my ringtone for years. 💙💙💙 It is the sound your heart makes when you look at the person you love! 💜
Research her back story and watch the movie SELENA where she is portrayed by Jennifer Lopez. ❤
Phil, your smile and your absolute love of music and vocalists is always welcome and truly makes my day!! Keep up the great work, brother.
I think Selena would be so honored that you are analyzing her voice, which is perfect and impeccable
She was sooo mature for a girl of 23....she wudve been huge no doubt with that awesome presence of her.......May she Rest in Peace
Rest In Peace My Lovely Selena.😞
Selene was a GREAT soprano and stylistically and technically worldclass- and her voice was stunninly beautiful
Not being a professional, just a music lover. The first time I heard her I was hooked. I heard all of the things you just pointed out. I have everything she recorded and it brings me to tears. Listen to her English recordings. Being American they are quite touching. Thanks Fil.
Was listening to Selena yesterday 😊
very good analysis of Selena's voice, it's probably the best I've seen.
Such a beautiful and talented young woman. No telling how big she would've been had her life not been ended. Sad, sad story.
I'm so glad that someone suggested Selena! I hadn't heard of her before the biopic movie. She was so beautiful, talented and had the drive to make it. How to make sense of the evil that men (and women) do. RIP Selena.
She made it big in the macho Tejano 🇲🇽 world. Yes funny you never heard of her haha. Jennifer Lopez did a great job in the movie. Fun video, thanks Fil😊🌜⭐️🎶🎙🎼🎵
Thank you for this. I knew of Selena but assumed she was more of a pop star. So I didn't realize what a great voice she had. Reminded me a little of Linda Ronstadt. What a tragedy.
See her sing Como La Flor live at the Houston Astrodome. Just tremendous.
Her voice has so much texture and richness. One of my favorite timbres ever!
I remember the day it happened driving by Navigation Boulevard and seeing snipers on the overpass facing the hotel parking lot. A short time later word got out what happened. Really sad. Great video thank you. I've often wondered how her life and career would have turned out if it hadn't been cut short at such a young age.
Thanks for capturing the essence of what made Selena special to her fans. She had an outsize influence in latin culture that continues to this day. She filled her performances with emotion, wether it was sadness here or joy in her uptempo numbers. She is still fondly remembered in the culture.
She was very big in the USA ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I was performing in Hong Kong China during that time, and Selena’s music was popular, especially hits such as Bidi Bidi Bom Bom. Since so many British were in HK at the time, many working in various venues I was performing in, I’m surprised they hadn’t heard of her music in the UK. Along with techno dance, acid jazz and Canto-pop, clubs were playing quite a bit of Latin music. I was in Hong King for years for years, and that’s where I first heard of Selena.
It’s not the kind of music a brit would listen to.
The late Selena Quintanilla, RIP, was on the verge of a crossover. This is 1 of her popular Spanish language songs. Singer Selena Gomez was named after her. Jennifer Lopez played Selena in a biopic film 🎥
The last movie 🎥 she was in was Don Juan de Marco starring Johnny Depp and the late Marlon Brando, RIP. Selena played a singer and sang Siempre Hace Frio. The main theme Have You Ever Really Lived a Woman was sung by Bryan Adams, who is also the main writer.
The big English hit song Selena sang is Dreaming of You. Same key as the Janet Jackson song Let's Wait Awhile.
Thank you for reacting to Selena, she was, is and always will be the Queen. I was fortunate to attend this wonderful concert, an unforgettable night, I cried when they took her away from us. I miss her so much. My beautiful queen.🥰
Fil, I'm from Southern California and of Mexican ethnicity, I had never heard or seen of Selena until her death. So, I'm really not surprised you've never heard of her. Sad ending to her life, total shame.
This song is about total heartbreak and the hope that one day the person will return, but sadly she has to give up on that love. Thank you for analyzing her voice and delivery.
I loved her! ❤😢 She was popular here across the pond. 🇺🇸
Greetings from Texas, My top two of hers are "Amor Prohibido" and "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom". I don't understand each word, but I know what she's singing about. But her voice and articulation are so beautiful! Thank you for reading up and analyzing her!!!
I LOVE that song! It’s my favorite of Selena’s! Bidi Bidi Bom Bom! Yes, and Jennifer Lopez performed it SO amazingly well!!
Two great ones for sure!
I cannot believe that "Dreaming of You" did not play on the radio in the UK. But I would assume since she wasn't that well known, it may not have been as popular there. Meanwhile, here in the US, anyone who knew anything about Latin music knew of Selena, whether you liked her Tejano style or not. But you could not avoid hearing any of her songs if you hear any type of Latin radio.
She is standing like a living tambourim ! Incredible, never heard of her before.
Thanks FIL !!!!!
TOTALLY APPRECIATED YOUR CONTINUED GENRE APPRECIATION!!!!
LOVE SELENA!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE RANDY AKA JAMES WALKER
Keep in mind this was one of the last songs she performed on this show, she had been dancing and moving for an hour, without breaks, and no in-ears.
If you want to see more dancing from her, watch " Como la flor" from the same concert. And yeah, in the US Latino community, she's a legend!
What a lovely voice. So effortless. ❤ RIP 🕊
Even though it’s been 30’ years I continue to relisten to her Again and Again. She’s such an ICONIC LEGEND. Yes, this performance was Live and back then vocal manipulation was not done often in the mid 90’s. Her family traveled a lot to perform in live concert venues so the Singer and band popularity growth was smaller at first but became enormous at the end. 😢❤ Believe me, everyone in the US felt her tragic death wholeheartedly. 🙋🏻♀️🎼🇺🇸💫
I was blown away by Selena's version of A Boy Like That from Westside Story. I don't think anyone else has done a critique of this recording. Thanks for the breakdown of Selena's amazing voice.🌷
It never occurred to me to ask if you had ever heard her! She’s from my hometown and my musician friends who played with her said she was always humble and kind. Thank you for this reaction video. It means a lot to me. 🙏🏻
Btw, that “cry” that you hear on her voice is very common in certain Mexican music, particularly the music that mariachis play. If you haven’t already, please react to “El Rey” Vicente Fernández.
Hey me too!
I grew up with her… played in her backyard and heard her sing at parties… she was a sweetheart ❤
There are several documentaries out there about Selena - very tragic, such a beautiful girl with a gorgeous voice 🥺
My goodness, Fil, I’d almost forgotten this ghastly story. It’s one of those things that nowadays you scroll past.
It’s absolutely amazing that you give some airplay to this extraordinary and lovely talented singer. This time, I didn’t scroll past… bless her and her talent.
I cannot pretend that the eyes were clear … I think there’s a lot of dust in the room: must be that. Must be.
We could talk for hours about microphone techniques but you’ve said most of it.
This is a very kind and thoughtful tribute, Fil. You’re a good guy, you really are. Best T
Thanks!
I 😘 ve the way she incorporated the mariachi sound into her music, especially these rancheras. It's the drunken operatic quality that is so full of emotion. The cries,.the breath, the reach for the breaks. It's dynamic vocal gymnastics that was a part of her expression.
Selena had such a beautiful voice, you could really feel what she was singing. I have to say that I was surprised that you had not heard of her, but given that there was nothing of hers released in the UK explains why - but interesting considering how influential she was in the music world.
SELENA The queen 👑 of TEX 🇺🇸 MEX 🇲🇽
Selena is the most sincerely passionate singer I’ve ever heard!!
Glad you discovered this icon, better late than never. I experienced Selena's short but impactful career when she was alive, and man you could tell that she had an amazing journey ahead of her, cut short by a senseless murder that the perpetrator doesn't take actual responsibility for, even to this day. She mostly became famous for singing "tex mex" music, but she was really versatile and also recorded some pop and even rancheras, she had enough talent and star power to become a legend and she still did even tho her life and magic were taken from us way too soon. "Amor Prohibido" is still my favorite Selena song, RIP.
Love to hear her husky voice indeed, awesome expressionist in action 🎉💃👍
Beautiful girl. Sang with such emotion.
A Texas Legend....the lady who shot her was her fan club president and got caught stealing funds, and she was a bit crazy I would say...I used to eat at this Mexican Restaurant in SA and on the wall was a old sign from when they used to play there as "Selena y Los Dinos" A shout out to all the Texans tuning in! ;p ....thanks Fil