Being Puerto Rican, I remember when he blew up with that one perfomance at the Grammys and being so proud... he made that "I'm just gonna retire" money.
In Iran we got introduced to him with Maria... it was big here too, especially among the youths. Being very similar to you Latin folks culturally and musically, I remember we adored him for what he had brought to western music in terms of liveliness, style and taste! I mean, at parties, as soon as "un, dos, tres,..." started playing we would all just start shouting along and dancing in groups. Then the world cup happened and the rest is history... we love him here. This very performance though was the single biggest game changing moment for any artist, Latin or non-Latin, in the history of the Grammys as everyone later confessed! NEVER have they ever had seen such a performance on Grammys stage and he changed it that night FOREVER and FOR EVERYONE!
He did the song Cup of Life / La Copa De La vida at Grammys....1997! Madonna was so into it! She interupted his interview after the show and was all like crazy fan! Then they did a song together. Song was super boring!
Loca and loco are the same word it's just in spanish when you are referring to a man or women the word changes a bit like perra and perro both mean dog but the "a" one is referring to a female dog while the "o" is referring to a male.
If you can sit still during this song, then I think you're dead! Check out his other bangers called She Bangs and Shake Your Bon Bon - I think you'll like them too.
I notice how many woman are saying in the comments how disappointed they were when he came out as being gay. I can assure you, thousands of gay men rejoiced as so many of us wanted to “live la vida loca” with him.
@@elbatorres6113 Hi Elba. To start, sexuality is not a preference. As Lady Gaga has so eloquently informed us "Babe, he was born that way". I don't think anyone would argue with you that he is perfection. It doesn't matter if he's gay, straight, pansexual, bisexual, etc. My comment was to point out that a lot of women wanted to have sex with Ricky Martin. Gay men did too and when he came out, gay men rejoiced, and women were disappointed. The mast majority of women or men would have very little hope of every; 1. meeting Ricky Martin, and 2. having sex with Ricky Martin if they did meet him. I think it's kind of funny that women were disappointment and gay men rejoiced. My comment was not meant to disparage his sexuality or cause any controversy.
If you enjoyed this one please do the Spanglish version of The Cup of Life that he did for the World Cup. Another one that will get you up and dancing is Maria. Thanks for doing this. Welcome to the world of Ricky.
I think there was a racier version of this video when it came out that MTV played after hours. If I remember correctly, a version where she pours hot wax on his chest? Also, recommend you do a reaction to “Bailamos” by Enrique Iglesias.
His performance of Cup of life (copa de la vida) at the Grammys was awesome. Turned up to a completely stuffy and boring Grammy evening and turned it up!
I am and have always been in love with this beautiful human being! He is a lover of people, music, his family, his kids, the planet. And holy crap is he talented! His stage show is unmatched! People need to stop labeling and just practice love and peace!
Awww brings me back to my childhood living in Puerto Rico but the Spanish version. Ricky Martin has been in the industry since he was a little boy Always been handsome and he still is in my opinion🇵🇷❤️... Please react more to Ricky Martin's videos
Took 2 years of Spanish in high school and the only thing I can remember is "me llamo Samuel" even though Samuel isn't my name. She didn't know a Spanish form of Shane, so my name in her classes for 2 years was Samuel...
There were three huge fun songs at the same time. It was so fun listening to the radio that summer! You should check these two out. Mambo Number 5 by Lou Bega th-cam.com/video/EK_LN3XEcnw/w-d-xo.html And Smooth by Santana featuring Rob Thomas th-cam.com/video/6Whgn_iE5uc/w-d-xo.html
I can assure you that my eight year old self in the summer of 99 had no idea what this song was about. I was singing it and my mom would have this shocked look on her face like "wait, is he singing what I think he's singing?" Good times.
Yes! Absolutely! When this song released back when I was a kid, I loved this song, and knew the lyrics by heart. But listening to the song again later in life as an adult, makes you realize just how much I didn't understand of the song as a kid! 😆 The same goes for "Macarena". The lyrics just hit so different as an adult, vs when we were kids. 😆
First reaction I've seen Billy speechless and not moving, but the wheels in his brain are clearly working overtime given his devilish smirk. Even Stevie Wonder could see it!
This is one of those songs you have to find the lyrics to and really listen a few times through, then let it wash over you. It's all about a lady into the wild life.
This song is about that one person that caused huge fallout but the excitement of that fatal relationship still makes you think about it with nostalgia. Taylor Swift's I knew you were trouble is in the same vein 😊 Every person over a certain age has that one person you think about every so often. ❤❤❤
You should look Ricky up when he was a kid and a member of the Spanish boy band Menudo so you can compare him then and now. LOL! I also remember him acting on the soap opera General Hospital back in the days when he had long hair. He used to sing on that show too if I remember correctly.
I took 2 years in high school and two years in college and I really only know how to order a beer and ask for the bathroom but isn't that really the most important things to know? Lol!
oh boy this brings back memories! fun fact about me: Ricky Martin was my very first concert. I won 2 tickets on the radio and took my best friend at the time. we had a blast! 🤩 I must have been 15 or 16 at the time I prolly swooned at those electric hips of his the entire time lmaooo 🤣
If you haven’t, Ricky Martin’s career is phenomenal. “She’s all I Ever had” “Maria” “the cup of life” “she bangs” “shake you bon-bon” . Those are some of his English hits!
It was not Spanish in-a-gadda-da-vida is a rock song by iron butterfly it means in the garden of eden so like Eve she tempts him to sin it’s a reference to this 60’s psychedelic rock song - Ricky Martin as a Latin crossover artist just showed his deep knowledge of American culture in this reference and it makes sense with his lyrics and psychedelic rock is the right reference because this woman is intoxicating
Lyrically, "Livin' la Vida Loca", which translates to "Livin' the Crazy Life" in English, is about an irresistible, particularly sinister wild woman who lives on the edg
The "she" he's talking about is a drug. "She'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain, she'll make you live her crazy life, but she'll take away your pain", "She'll push and pull you down", "She will wear you out", "She took my heart, and she took my money", "She never drinks the water and makes you order French champagne (cocaine is usually mixed with alcohol to bring one down and stay balanced), once you've had a taste of her you'll never be the same, yeah, she'll make you go insane". And the title is Livin' la vida loca which means Livin' the crazy life, it's all right there, just like his song Maria which talks about "someone" who's white as day and will kill you if you fall in love with her (cocaine overdose), the chorus is "un, dos, tres, un pasito pa'lante, Maria" which roughly translates into "one, two, three, a little pass to the front, Maria" meaning taking a line up the nose.
Vega means life and loco means crazy. So la vida loco is The crazy life. When did Ricky martin appear on general hospital 1994-1996. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband, painter Jwan Yosef Ever for children
Still love his first hit. The Spanish version of "Maria". The English version just wasn't as good even if you did find out what the lyrics were all about.
I remember having such a crush on Ricky Martin back in the 90s when this song was out, I was like 12 or 13 and whenever I was watching the video my mom would be like "turn that off! it's nasty" lmfao. I was so sad when he came out as gay :( lol. So many fantasies ruined!!!
If we're going with people who blew up out the blue again in their careers then how about reacting to Donny Osmond and "Soldier Of Love?" I remember when that first hit the airwaves too and people liked it and were shocked it was Donny Osmond because he didn't want it known at first that it was him since he thought his name and "squeaky clean" image would put people off the song,but it actually blew up and his career had a resurgence as well just like Ricky Martin's.
Ricky was talking about a wild girl. Ricky has amazing music specially in Spanish . He always said he was not in to woman so he was gay but was not allowed to say it freely do to his contract. I still think he is a good looking men.
i remember all the chicks being crazy in love about him at the time when he was in truth a gay man all along, how ironic 🤣
Yeah all the handsome ones be mostly gay.
Yep! A bunch of us were devastated lol. He was/is so hot! This song will make you dance no matter your mood.
@@michellebarry1555 Yeah just like George Michaels. He was gorgeous and gay.
@@feferosette Exactly! He was so damn good looking! RIP
Yep...but he was and is beautiful
Being Puerto Rican, I remember when he blew up with that one perfomance at the Grammys and being so proud... he made that "I'm just gonna retire" money.
His performance at the Grammys was frickin amazing. He blew everyone’s mind!!!!
In Iran we got introduced to him with Maria... it was big here too, especially among the youths. Being very similar to you Latin folks culturally and musically, I remember we adored him for what he had brought to western music in terms of liveliness, style and taste! I mean, at parties, as soon as "un, dos, tres,..." started playing we would all just start shouting along and dancing in groups. Then the world cup happened and the rest is history... we love him here.
This very performance though was the single biggest game changing moment for any artist, Latin or non-Latin, in the history of the Grammys as everyone later confessed! NEVER have they ever had seen such a performance on Grammys stage and he changed it that night FOREVER and FOR EVERYONE!
I want to move to Puerto Rico from Virginia, I have been privileged to have Puerto Rican friends. Amazing people.
He did the song Cup of Life / La Copa De La vida at Grammys....1997! Madonna was so into it! She interupted his interview after the show and was all like crazy fan! Then they did a song together. Song was super boring!
@@ArtaAriasi am late but i am interested, what was the reaction in the country when he came out?
Livin' La Vida Loca = Livin' the Crazy Life. Loca like loco 🤣
Loca and loco are the same word it's just in spanish when you are referring to a man or women the word changes a bit like perra and perro both mean dog but the "a" one is referring to a female dog while the "o" is referring to a male.
If you can sit still during this song, then I think you're dead! Check out his other bangers called She Bangs and Shake Your Bon Bon - I think you'll like them too.
I notice how many woman are saying in the comments how disappointed they were when he came out as being gay. I can assure you, thousands of gay men rejoiced as so many of us wanted to “live la vida loca” with him.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I mean, he broke so many hearts lmfao XD
We should not care about his sexual preferences. Who cares? Ricky Martin is a world icon... he's perfection!
@@elbatorres6113 Hi Elba. To start, sexuality is not a preference. As Lady Gaga has so eloquently informed us "Babe, he was born that way". I don't think anyone would argue with you that he is perfection. It doesn't matter if he's gay, straight, pansexual, bisexual, etc.
My comment was to point out that a lot of women wanted to have sex with Ricky Martin. Gay men did too and when he came out, gay men rejoiced, and women were disappointed.
The mast majority of women or men would have very little hope of every; 1. meeting Ricky Martin, and 2. having sex with Ricky Martin if they did meet him. I think it's kind of funny that women were disappointment and gay men rejoiced.
My comment was not meant to disparage his sexuality or cause any controversy.
I'm old enough to remember him as part of Menudo, and also when he was an actor on General Hospital as Miguel with long curly locks.
I noticed “smooth” by Santana popped up at the end. Please react to that too! It’s another great song!.
Anything/Everything by Santana
She's crazy and he's there for it! That's what I always thought
Ricky is the latin king
react to "nobody wants to bem lonely" with Christina Aguilera, "she's all i ever had" and "she bangs"
AMAZING
I LOVE that song.
"Private emotion" feat. Meja, good too 👌 ❤️
@@ludivinebalthazar9189 This was always one of my favorites
YAAAS "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" is SUCH a beautiful collab! And the video - as Billy would say - is FIRE!
i love nobody wants to be lonely sm
If you enjoyed this one please do the Spanglish version of The Cup of Life that he did for the World Cup. Another one that will get you up and dancing is Maria. Thanks for doing this. Welcome to the world of Ricky.
Ah...Memories when this came out. A fresh banger. No clue as what is was about. Innocent times. 😆
Same lol.
I think there was a racier version of this video when it came out that MTV played after hours. If I remember correctly, a version where she pours hot wax on his chest? Also, recommend you do a reaction to “Bailamos” by Enrique Iglesias.
I remember that!!!!!
I love Baliamos by Enrique!!
I definitely remember that.
I remember it
YES I remember that too! "Bailamos" is a GREAT suggestion!
His performance of Cup of life (copa de la vida) at the Grammys was awesome. Turned up to a completely stuffy and boring Grammy evening and turned it up!
The suggestion when the video stopped "Smooth" by Santana should be put on your list
Channing Tatum was an extra in this video. He’s behind the bar.
I am and have always been in love with this beautiful human being! He is a lover of people, music, his family, his kids, the planet. And holy crap is he talented! His stage show is unmatched! People need to stop labeling and just practice love and peace!
Awww brings me back to my childhood living in Puerto Rico but the Spanish version. Ricky Martin has been in the industry since he was a little boy Always been handsome and he still is in my opinion🇵🇷❤️... Please react more to Ricky Martin's videos
Took 2 years of Spanish in high school and the only thing I can remember is "me llamo Samuel" even though Samuel isn't my name. She didn't know a Spanish form of Shane, so my name in her classes for 2 years was Samuel...
El primer número 1 latino global , tanto en inglés y español
They played this song at dances all the time back then.
I did subscribe when I heard you were a vet.
Thank you for your service, you remind me a lot of a friend I had in school who passed from the war.
Sorry for the loss of your friend.
LOVE this song. I'm sure I'll be watching this over and over again lol
There were three huge fun songs at the same time. It was so fun listening to the radio that summer! You should check these two out.
Mambo Number 5 by Lou Bega th-cam.com/video/EK_LN3XEcnw/w-d-xo.html
And Smooth by Santana featuring Rob Thomas th-cam.com/video/6Whgn_iE5uc/w-d-xo.html
Dang, just saw that you reacted to Mambo Number 5
definitely Smooth by Santana w/Rob Thomas. That track was killer
I can assure you that my eight year old self in the summer of 99 had no idea what this song was about. I was singing it and my mom would have this shocked look on her face like "wait, is he singing what I think he's singing?" Good times.
Yes! Absolutely! When this song released back when I was a kid, I loved this song, and knew the lyrics by heart. But listening to the song again later in life as an adult, makes you realize just how much I didn't understand of the song as a kid! 😆
The same goes for "Macarena". The lyrics just hit so different as an adult, vs when we were kids. 😆
The ONLY spanish I know....is holá and I can count to 10 😂😂😂
Very sad
21 years later.... he still got it 😁
I remember back in the day when he had long hair and played Miguel Morez from 94 to 96 on General Hospital!
First reaction I've seen Billy speechless and not moving, but the wheels in his brain are clearly working overtime given his devilish smirk. Even Stevie Wonder could see it!
This is one of those songs you have to find the lyrics to and really listen a few times through, then let it wash over you. It's all about a lady into the wild life.
This song is about that one person that caused huge fallout but the excitement of that fatal relationship still makes you think about it with nostalgia. Taylor Swift's I knew you were trouble is in the same vein 😊 Every person over a certain age has that one person you think about every so often. ❤❤❤
One of the funnest songs ever!! Fantastic memories!!🥰🎶
This reaction made me laugh so much 🤣😆
I was in love with him when I was four before I even knew about love. I'm still in love with him and often listen to this song to ease my stress.
He's living the crazy life!
You should react to "She bangs" by Ricky Martin. The music video is crazy!!!!
"Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" is one of my favorites. It's a duet he did with Christina Aguilera.
i still love this song after all these years
While you're doing some Latin flavor...
Enrique Iglesias: Bailamos
You should look Ricky up when he was a kid and a member of the Spanish boy band Menudo so you can compare him then and now. LOL! I also remember him acting on the soap opera General Hospital back in the days when he had long hair. He used to sing on that show too if I remember correctly.
"What is this song about?" A Manic-Pixie-Dream-Girl trope.
I remember when this video came out. My mouth hung open the whole time.
He’s a generous philanthropist..........
I took 2 years in high school and two years in college and I really only know how to order a beer and ask for the bathroom but isn't that really the most important things to know? Lol!
the song is an explosive hit from the astro of Puerto Rico loved how you said this girl is a demon
oh boy this brings back memories! fun fact about me: Ricky Martin was my very first concert. I won 2 tickets on the radio and took my best friend at the time. we had a blast! 🤩 I must have been 15 or 16 at the time I prolly swooned at those electric hips of his the entire time lmaooo 🤣
Still to this day I can't see him without remembering menudo
La Vida Loca = the life crazy aka the crazy life
Ive never actually listened to the lyrics of this song...... Holy cow!
Billy Please do Santana - Smooth ft. Rob Thomas
This song was everywhere in 1999. This was when ska was all popular.
My Favorite Song!!! Thank you Billy! Best Bday Present Ever!
always thought he was gorgeous and his husband is not bad looking either x
U should check “Hold Me” by Menudo, u will see a very young Rick Martin in there.
If you haven’t, Ricky Martin’s career is phenomenal. “She’s all I Ever had” “Maria” “the cup of life” “she bangs” “shake you bon-bon” . Those are some of his English hits!
I Saw This Music Video When I Was A Kid And All These Girls Dancing Especially In The Rain Was Quite A Sight For Me Back Then
Why do you capitalize the first letter of every word??
Remember this song came out in 1999, and Ricky Martin was 28 at the time. He's a bit older now. But yeah this song is still awesome XD
This describes me in my earlier 30's. I'm 43 now. I toned it down quite a bit. Damn!
One of the most gorgeous man ever created
The irony of it is that he came out gay many years later.
Could You Do Ricky Martin's Song The Cup Of Life?
Cup of life Grammys
Addiction
I first heard this song in Shrek. I love this song
Means crazy life, crazy fun
It was not Spanish in-a-gadda-da-vida is a rock song by iron butterfly it means in the garden of eden so like Eve she tempts him to sin it’s a reference to this 60’s psychedelic rock song - Ricky Martin as a Latin crossover artist just showed his deep knowledge of American culture in this reference and it makes sense with his lyrics and psychedelic rock is the right reference because this woman is intoxicating
Love to watch Ricky dance
Love you nephew 💙
Damn. I didn't have my dancing shoes ready.😄😄😄😄❤️❤️❤️ Livin "Crazy Life" is translation.
I love Ricky Martin!!
I can not hear this song anymore without thinking of Shrek lol
Love Ricky, have been a big fan of his for years❤
Living the crazy life
Lyrically, "Livin' la Vida Loca", which translates to "Livin' the Crazy Life" in English, is about an irresistible, particularly sinister wild woman who lives on the edg
I really liked this album back in the day (I was 13 at the time)
The "she" he's talking about is a drug. "She'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain, she'll make you live her crazy life, but she'll take away your pain", "She'll push and pull you down", "She will wear you out", "She took my heart, and she took my money", "She never drinks the water and makes you order French champagne (cocaine is usually mixed with alcohol to bring one down and stay balanced), once you've had a taste of her you'll never be the same, yeah, she'll make you go insane". And the title is Livin' la vida loca which means Livin' the crazy life, it's all right there, just like his song Maria which talks about "someone" who's white as day and will kill you if you fall in love with her (cocaine overdose), the chorus is "un, dos, tres, un pasito pa'lante, Maria" which roughly translates into "one, two, three, a little pass to the front, Maria" meaning taking a line up the nose.
Ricky Martin: She Bangs, I Don't Care (english version)
Calla - Shout it La Vida - the life Loca - Crazy Shout it the crazy life
Enrique, Gente de Zona Bailando. It's fun AND the dancing is amazing
Lol..this and She Bangs are on my house cleaning playlist.
Check out his follow up mash, She Bangs. It's an even hotter video.
Dans "Shreck 2"🤣 ❤️
Before being a single artist he was in a band called "Menudo" need to check out their music!
Ricky Martin - She Bangs, believe me, you will like it. Very much! ;)
Hehe. Sounded like a lady you want to keep in my ears. 😀 ♥ ️
Man's got a pretty family
Vega means life and loco means crazy. So la vida loco is The crazy life. When did Ricky martin appear on general hospital 1994-1996. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband, painter Jwan Yosef Ever for children
He started in Menudo in the 80's... he's a hawt daddy now.... rawr.
VIVA LA VIDA LOCA= LIVE THE CRAZZY LIVE
That last line id from THE DOORS.
RICKY MARTIN - MARIA
RICKY MARTIN - ADIOS
RICKY MARTIN - THE CUP OF LIFE
Still love his first hit. The Spanish version of "Maria". The English version just wasn't as good even if you did find out what the lyrics were all about.
Wow says it all! 🌎✌️
Livin The Crazy Life
He started out in the teen group menudo
I remember having such a crush on Ricky Martin back in the 90s when this song was out, I was like 12 or 13 and whenever I was watching the video my mom would be like "turn that off! it's nasty" lmfao. I was so sad when he came out as gay :( lol. So many fantasies ruined!!!
La vida loca = the crazy life
You should do pussy cat dolls React.... Your reaction will be hilarious 😂
Omg! hella yesssss! Maybe he should start with "Buttons" or "Beep".
If we're going with people who blew up out the blue again in their careers then how about reacting to Donny Osmond and "Soldier Of Love?" I remember when that first hit the airwaves too and people liked it and were shocked it was Donny Osmond because he didn't want it known at first that it was him since he thought his name and "squeaky clean" image would put people off the song,but it actually blew up and his career had a resurgence as well just like Ricky Martin's.
I just noticed this video is 7 min and 16 seconds long. Considering you are a Bills fan that can only mean one thing.... Superbowl next year ❤
Ricky was talking about a wild girl. Ricky has amazing music specially in Spanish . He always said he was not in to woman so he was gay but was not allowed to say it freely do to his contract. I still think he is a good looking men.