AHHH I FORGOT TO PUT THIS IN All right story time: So I saw a little production of In the Heights this one time, yeah? And during Carnaval they held up the flags as usual and it was fun and all. But I was looking at the various flags (there were some from countries that weren’t mentioned as well) and I found a pride flag. It honestly took me a lot of willpower to not start dying with laughter in that small theatre because my immediate thought was “Ah, yes, I am also from Gay.”
This is taken from a post here www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=969860 Obviously, all of this can be tweaked a bit depending on how it’s directed (making Kevin and Camila older, Vanessa younger, etc.), but the only one that is for certain is Nina being 19-20 (since she returned from her freshman year of college).
yes it's impressive that this musical makes all latinos relate, even tho is focused on inmigrants and central america/mexico, all from south america to mexico relate to the feeling of being latino i believe this is really important musical, that need more recognition and love. and btw: ¡Alza la bandera, la bandera Argentina 🇦🇷!
I got sad when I listened to the whole musical and there wasn't any reference to Argentina x,d also yesss from Mexico to Argentina they can feel the Latin blood
My only explanation is the combination of excitement, emphasizing character, and acting choices. It would be cool if there were some deeper reason to it, though (to emphasize a sudden shift in emotion (before and after)? to distinguish characters/personalities more easily? to allow Alma Yahalom to make interesting observations?)
Can i just say . I acc love the “we are powerless” theme cuz of the blackout and yet they also have no power in this and omg its hard to explain but the way they say it too
I'd always found this song to be too chaotic to like. But your lyrics presentation and confetti have convinced me to love this song. The confetti has won me over! Great job once again :)
Hell yeah, second best song of the whole musical (right after Blackout)!!! It’s just so dang pretty, how does each and every character in this musical all have such wonderful voices??? Sonny’s part is my fave for sure, perhaps mostly because I love him a whole lot, but also I just especially like his voice? But the part before that with Usnavi + Piragüero & the part right after are also very very very pretty Also, I started trying to learn Spanish a few weeks ago (still a big work in progress, but progress is being made nonetheless!) so thanks for helping me learn the Spanish lyrics in this song! C:
Sonny is great but may I introduce you to Daniela and Carla harmonizing because I mean?? Also heck yeah!! I'm glad to help :) what are you learning with?
Oh absolutely, their voices are stunning both solo and together and I very much appreciate them, Carla’s vocals are especially beautiful in this song :0 And I’ve been mostly using this Spanish101 podcast as well as a channel on here called ButterflySpanish, both have been really helpful so far! I’ve got a few simple phrases down more or less, but I’m mostly trying to figure the new sounds and correct pronunciations so I don’t have to re-learn how to say a bunch of words later on. It’s my first time actually committing to learning a new language, and learning solely because I want to, so it’s been slow going honestly but still really fun!
@@Paigeycita Here on TH-cam! There are also some cool performances made by schools and theatres. However,I can never make out the words. That's why I like your channel so much!
Kaiata Kaitao I’ve always just watched those with friends all the way through; I had never thought about listening to them casually like a soundtrack. I might just start doing that sometimes :)
5:24 just noticed that at the bottom of the screen love it lol also when sonny says im not trying to be funny he basically means im not trying to be an arsehole this is normally a British saying I have never heard Americans use it
i don't think i've mentioned this before, but my school was doing a production of ITH this year. I played an extra, and the opening night is technically supposed to be tomorrow, but because of covid it was canceled. But, throughout it all, these videos have been such a good help. Thank you. felt appropriate to write it here, this is probably my favourite song in the musical
I’m so sorry you weren’t able to perform! I hope y’all were at least able to have some way to commemorate the show. At my school, we learned last year that the show would be Disaster!, and we all joked about how there would definitely be a disaster to occur during the process. Only a few rehearsals in there obviously WAS a great disaster, but we were still able to have a mini, condensed, online show. :) Also, thank you for your kind words! I’m glad my videos have been able to help you out during these hard times.
I LOVE this song, and I love the fact that the musical is about Latinos, and I identify a lot. I mean, "Since when are latin people scared of heat?" Every Latin identifies themself lol Btw: ¡Alza la bandera la bandera Brasileña!🇧🇷
I know im comenting to much but wowowowowo! You never fail to inpress me with your videos! You really did your research and it shows! And your comments are the funiest every time!
Watching this in 2020 in anticipation for the release of the film adaption Tomorrows Dominican Independence Day, so best believe Facebook's getting a post with the movie trailer and a speech on how proud I am to be a Dominican from NYC
@@Paigeycita 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴Happy Dominican Indepence Day🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴 As a New Yorker with Dominican Descent, I fly my flag with pride. Us as Latin Americans have come a long way, yet we still face oppression and discrimination. One problem, we are facing is gentrification and the displacement that comes with it. Growing up in neighborhoods such as the Lower East Side and Washington Heights, made me see how gentrification affects the hard working class families and the entire community. This is why am happy to announce that my favorite musical that represents this the best is "In The Heights", is being adapted to film and will release June 26, 2020. A wise man once said "We all came from immigrants, with the exception of the Native Americans" that being said we are all equals, hence we should treat each other as such. th-cam.com/video/U0CL-ZSuCrQ/w-d-xo.html And because its Dominican Indepence Day, I am also gonna share my favorite song from the original musical that expresses true Latin Pride! th-cam.com/video/7TuRSG4fM3Y/w-d-xo.html ¡Pa’ribba esa bandera! ¡Álzala donde quiera! ¡Recuerdo de mi tierra! ¡Me acuerdo de mi tierra! ¡Esa bonita bandera! ¡Contiene mi alma entera! Y cuando yo me muera ¡Entiérrame en mi tierra!
* sees notification * O well! Sleep its overrated anyways!!! And we can definitly be scared of heat, cause sometimes that sh*t melts us and you can be geniunly scared especially if you're asthmatic cause boy does that flipping heat and humidity sent me to the hospital more than one time! (That line its my favorite one too:v)
@@Paigeycita yep, Lima's summers are savage! Its worse when you dont go there for a year and everytime i come back its like "jesus when did this became a friking oven!!?"
okay WEPA lets do it highlight the spanish 0:250:581:131:161:211:271:331:421:451:46 (1:49 to 2:06) is canavel del barrio as paigeycita says it means carnival of the neighbourhood. 2:112:152:352:57 (ay por favor I love the way daniela says this) 3:163:24(okay so its spanish but he uses it in the english sense basically saying I I I I I I I ) 3:353:41(abuela clauda means grandma claudia) (ph god heres the hard part 3:503:543:594:024:07 (I learned so much from this video thank you paigeycita) 4:094:114:13 (also fair point US NAVY was born in the us) 4:154:174:19 (5:03 not related but suprised carla didnt say he isn't keeping clean) 5:15 6:266:296:356:386:446:48 usnavi mentions locations in spain(paigeycita corrected me not in spain but meant help still) help with pronunciation 6:537:02 and the rest of the song no I dont regret spending half an hour doing this
Around 7:29 or 7:30 when Daniela is singing adiós is very interesting! It's referencing a song that many (I'm from Puerto Rico) know coincidentally (this is according to My interpretation of this song) which is about saying goodbye to what you knew to something different and foreign.. I don't know... It just felt like a very nice touch..
THIS IS MY FAVORITE! The live version is so amazing to watch! It's such a Latino Pride Hymn (Alça a Bandeira, A Bandeira Brasileira!🇧🇷🧡)! I can't wait to see people raising their flags in theaters all over Americas when this plays at the Movie!🤩❣️
I was tryna find a good Spanish translation on google but couldnt:( This really helped thank you so much😚 Now i can enjoy this piece in its fullness☺️ What a beautiful lyrics‼️💕
I agree. The musical has interesting female characters: Abuelita Claudia, Daniela, Carla, Nina, and then there's Vanessa. Seems like the only appeal to her is that she likes Usnavi and that she wants to move Downtown.
@@inserthahafunniusername9656 Well, it makes her somewhat relatable. Everyone has their dreams, and she's just trying to go after hers. But I agree, her sole purpose was just 'main characters love interest'
@@savannah9134 the thing is that it's her only thing. There's not much else. Goals make characters likeable and interesting. But aside from her goal that she wants to pursue, there's not much to her. I don't hate Vanessa. She's just bland
@@inserthahafunniusername9656 There is the plot line with her mother, although it doesn’t really go anywhere. And character connections make a character as well. Her relationships with Usnavi and Daniela mainly make her into a more interesting and likable character. She’s definitely my least favorite of the main four, but I wouldn’t say she’s bland.
Dude I just found your channel, I am in love with your videos! They are really funny 😂. Also, can you recommend me some good musicals? Greetings from Dominica Republic!
Carolina Rodriguez Sorry for the late reply! If you want to listen to something similar to Hamilton, I’d suggest Six. Besides that, many modern musicals are quite similar to Hamilton and DEH (including more pop-inspired songs and rap verses). I’d also recommend some older musicals like West Side Story and Les Mis! :)
Hey! Hey! What's this tonteria that I'm seeing on the street? I never thought I'd see the day Since when are Latin people scared of heat? When I was a little girl Growing up in the hills of Vega Alta My favorite time of year was Christmas time! Ask me why! Why? There wasn't an ounce of snow But oh, the coquito would flow! As we sang the Aguinaldo The carnaval would begin to grow! Business is closed, and we're about to go Let's have a carnaval del barrio! Wepa! Carnaval del barrio! Carnaval del barrio! Carnaval Carnaval! Del barrio Barrio! Carnaval Carnaval! Del barrio Barrio! We don't need electricidad! Get off your butt, avanza! Saca la maraca, bring your tambourine Come and join the parranda Wepa! Carnaval (Carnaval) Del barrio! (Barrio!) Carnaval (Carnaval) Del barrio! (Barrio!) Carnaval (Carnaval) Del barrio! (Barrio!) Carnaval (Carnaval) Del barrio! (Del barrio!) Oh, me, me, me! Dani, I have a question I don't know what you're cantando Just make it up as you go! We are improvisando! Lai le lo lai lo le lo lai! You can sing anything! What? Carla, whatever pops into your head Just so long as you sing! Uh, my mom is Dominican-Cuban My dad is from Chile and P.R. which means: I'm Chile-Domini-Curican But I always say I'm from Queens! Wepaaa! Carnaval (Carnaval) Del barrio! (Barrio!) Carnaval (Carnaval) Del barrio! (Del barrio!) Why is everyone so happy? We're sweating and we have no power! I gotta get out of here soon This block's getting worse by the hour! You can't even go to a club with a friend Without having somebody shove you! Ay, por favor Vanessa, don't pretend that Usnavi's your friend We all know that he love you! Ooh! Wow, now that you mention that sexual tension is easy to see! Yo, this is bogus! Haven't you noticed you get all your coffee for free? Carnaval (Carnaval) Del barrio! (Barrio!) Carnaval (Carnaval) Del barrio! Here comes Usnavi! Yo! Yo! Yo, y-y-yo-yo! Now, now, everyone gather 'round, sit Down, listen, I got an announcement Wow, it involves large amounts, it's Somewhere in the range of ninety-six thousand! Atención, I'm closin' shop! Sonny, grab everybody a soda-pop! Yo, grab a bottle, kiss it up to God 'Cause Abuela Claudia just won the lotto! Abuela Claudia won the lotto! We're bookin' a flight for D.R. tomorrow! Oh, my gah! Alza la bandera La bandera Dominicana! Alza la bandera La bandera Puertorriqueña! Alza la bandera La bandera Mexicana! Alza la bandera La bandera Cubana! Pa'ribba esa bandera! Álzala donde quiera! Recuerdo de mi tierra! Me acuerdo de mi tierra! Esa bonita bandera! Contiene mi alma entera! Y cuando yo me muera Entiérrame en mi tierra! Everything changes today! Hey! Usnavi's on his way! Hey! Off to a better place! Hey! Look at Vanessa's face! Hey! Everything changes today! Hey! Goodbye, Mr. Rosario! Okay! I'm taking over the barrio! We're getting out of the barrio! Hey, Mr. Benny: have you seen any horses today? Hey! What do you mean? I heard you and Nina went for a roll in the hay! Hey! Oh Benny and Nina Sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! Que bochinche! Nina and Benny! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! Hold up Wait a minute! Usnavi's leavin' us for the Dominican Republic? And Benny went and stole the girl That I'm in love with? She was my babysitter first! Hoo! Listen up, is this what y'all want? We close this bodega The neighborhood is gone! They selling the dispatch And they closing the salon And they'll never turn the lights back on, 'cause We are powerless, we are powerless! And y'all keep dancin' and singin' and celebratin' And it's gettin' late and this place disintegratin' and We are powerless, we are powerless! Alright, we're powerless, so light up a candle! There's nothing going on here that we can't handle! You don't understand, I'm not trying to be funny! We're gonna give a third of the money to you, Sonny! What? Yeah, yeah For real? Yes! Maybe you're right, Sonny, call in the coroners! Maybe we're powerless, a corner full of foreigners Maybe this neighborhood's changing forever Maybe tonight is our last night together, however! How do you want to face it? Do you wanna waste it, when the end is so close you can taste it? Y'all could cry with your head in the sand I'm a fly this flag that I got in my hand! Pa'rriba esa bandera! Hey! Alzala donde quiera! Hey! Can we raise our voice tonight? Can we make a little noise tonight? Hey! Esa bonita bandera! Hey! Contiene mi alma entera! Hey! In fact, can we sing so loud and raucous They can hear us across the bridge in East Secaucus? Pa'rriba esa bandera! (Carnaval del barrio!) Álzala donde quiera! From Puerto Rico to Santo Domingo Wherever we go, we rep our people and the beat go Esa bonita bandera! (Carnaval del barrio!) Contiene mi alma entera! Vanessa, forget about what coulda been Dance with me, one last night, in the hood again Wepa! Carnaval del barrio! Carnaval del barrio! Pa'rriba esa bandera! (Carnaval del barrio!) Oye! Y cuando yo me muera (Carnaval del barrio!) Entiérrame en mi tierra Del barrio! Alza la bandera La bandera Dominicana! Alza la bandera La bandera Puertoriqueña! Alza la bandera! La bandera Mexicana! Alza la bandera, la bandera, la bandera, la bandera, alza la bandera, hey!
Hate to interrupt the awesomeness off this song (also I know i’m a year late i’m sorry) But after the song is over and they repeat the chorus again, Nina runs out of Abuela’s apartment to get Usnavi. And I guess I always knew that it was because she found Abuela dead... but I never really registered. Nina found Abuela dead. That’s fucking sad.
“Wepa” is a slang word that’s along the lines of “yeah!”. “Guapo/a” would certainly make sense in some parts of the song, but “wepa” is definitely the word they’re saying. :)
They do sound very similar, but the official lyrics say mexicana (meh-hee-cah-nah). Though it would be a lot of fun if they repeated that part with 3 more countries, then ended with americana to further connect to one another. :)
Today in the cafe I shouted very excitly abuela cluda won the lottery were all gonna fly for Dr tomorrow and my fríends looked at me and said wait your going away and what's abuela I said it's spanish for grandmother oh cool they replyed so how much did you win I said 96000 I wonder how long I can keep it up
If there’s a new song or a very different section of one, then I might make a video(s?) for that. Otherwise, I don’t think I will (and even if I do, I don’t think I would put in commentary or any other edits).
AHHH I FORGOT TO PUT THIS IN
All right story time:
So I saw a little production of In the Heights this one time, yeah? And during Carnaval they held up the flags as usual and it was fun and all. But I was looking at the various flags (there were some from countries that weren’t mentioned as well) and I found a pride flag. It honestly took me a lot of willpower to not start dying with laughter in that small theatre because my immediate thought was “Ah, yes, I am also from Gay.”
Teacher: Where are you from
Me: Both of my moms are from gay so i am gay too
Teacher: Dont you mean paraguay?
Me: No, i'm just gay
im from bi personally
Necrotix_ Would that make your moms a Pairogays?
Lmaooo same
I’m from Bi!
*closes 5 tabs of confetti gifs* I won't be needing these anymore
Underrated comment
Please Hamilton! Love your edition
@@TheHoneyDrums Agreed
HANDS DOWN, the best number of the whole show
THANK YOU! Blackout is a masterpiece as well, but Carnaval is where it’s at
Why are you so happy
DaftDogeBawse we’re *SWEATING* and we have no *POWER*
Destiny I gotta get outta here soon this block’s getting worse by the hour!!
Kira Gomez you can’t even go to a club with a friend with having somebody shove you
AGES OF CHARACTERS
Usnavi: 24
Nina: 19
Kevin: 40s
Camila: 40s
Benny: 24
Vanessa: 19
Sonny: 15
Abuela Claudia: late 60s
Daniela: 30s
Carla: mid 20s
Graffitti Pete: 18
Piragua Guy (lol, I love that he's included): 30s
wait, vanessa's the same age as nina?
This is taken from a post here www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=969860
Obviously, all of this can be tweaked a bit depending on how it’s directed (making Kevin and Camila older, Vanessa younger, etc.), but the only one that is for certain is Nina being 19-20 (since she returned from her freshman year of college).
SHES NINETEEN AND USNAVIS 24 ONGGG
Veronika Johns nothing, just find age gaps a little weird lmfao, calm down
Veronika Johns ehhh tone i guess
yes
it's impressive that this musical makes all latinos relate, even tho is focused on inmigrants and central america/mexico, all from south america to mexico relate to the feeling of being latino
i believe this is really important musical, that need more recognition and love.
and btw:
¡Alza la bandera, la bandera Argentina 🇦🇷!
I got sad when I listened to the whole musical and there wasn't any reference to Argentina x,d also yesss from Mexico to Argentina they can feel the Latin blood
I have also that feeling of being Latino, but I'm from Germany😂😂
¡Alza la bandera, la bandera Venezolana 🇻🇪!
Alza la bandera, la bandera Chilena! 🆑
I'm Brazilian and even though we don't speak spanish I also feel represented 🇧🇷
Why does everybody’s voice sound so much cuter and higher in this song? Especially Carla’s
My only explanation is the combination of excitement, emphasizing character, and acting choices. It would be cool if there were some deeper reason to it, though (to emphasize a sudden shift in emotion (before and after)? to distinguish characters/personalities more easily? to allow Alma Yahalom to make interesting observations?)
Seriously Carla sounds like a child
That’s only really because Carla’s usually got most of the high harmonys
omg im in love with carlas voice in this
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN!!!!
I NEED IT! MY SCHOOL IS DOING IN THE HEIGHTS IN THE SPRING AND I GOT BENNY
Congrats!! I’ll do my best to work on it as soon as I can :) Tell me how things go!
Soo how'd it go?
rip
this is the happiest song but then you start crying when Atencion starts to play
I'm so excited for the movie!!!!!
A Random Bi Fangirl your name is me honestly
I agree, but your username is such a mood that it distracts me.
Whizzer is A homosexual :O FALSETTOS FAN YES!
-Cry in spanish-
QωQ
I watched it :) it was rly good
Can i just say . I acc love the “we are powerless” theme cuz of the blackout and yet they also have no power in this and omg its hard to explain but the way they say it too
I MEAN THE PIRAGUA GUY AND BENNY FROM THE MOVIE BETTER DO JUSTICE FOR THE OBC
I’m promising you in advance that Benny (Corey Hawkins) and Piragua Guy/Piragüero (Lin-Manuel Miranda) will deliver on that :) I’ll bet you a dollar
FUUUUUC I DIDNT KNOW PIRAGUA GUY WAS GONNA BE LIN IM SO DISAPPOINTED IN ME
glianne rayne Seems like I’m gonna be a dollar richer hahaa
Haha they definitely did
I'd always found this song to be too chaotic to like. But your lyrics presentation and confetti have convinced me to love this song. The confetti has won me over! Great job once again :)
Haha the power of confetti!
Honestly, I find the chaos half the charm
oh yay one last happy song before we cry at abuela's death-
SPOILERS WHYYH LMAO
@@onyx747 im so sorry qwq
@@onyx747 babe this musical been out for ages 😭
@@terrencehatesyou3208 i just found it lol
I'm sorry
Hell yeah, second best song of the whole musical (right after Blackout)!!! It’s just so dang pretty, how does each and every character in this musical all have such wonderful voices??? Sonny’s part is my fave for sure, perhaps mostly because I love him a whole lot, but also I just especially like his voice? But the part before that with Usnavi + Piragüero & the part right after are also very very very pretty
Also, I started trying to learn Spanish a few weeks ago (still a big work in progress, but progress is being made nonetheless!) so thanks for helping me learn the Spanish lyrics in this song! C:
Sonny is great but may I introduce you to Daniela and Carla harmonizing because I mean??
Also heck yeah!! I'm glad to help :) what are you learning with?
Oh absolutely, their voices are stunning both solo and together and I very much appreciate them, Carla’s vocals are especially beautiful in this song :0
And I’ve been mostly using this Spanish101 podcast as well as a channel on here called ButterflySpanish, both have been really helpful so far! I’ve got a few simple phrases down more or less, but I’m mostly trying to figure the new sounds and correct pronunciations so I don’t have to re-learn how to say a bunch of words later on. It’s my first time actually committing to learning a new language, and learning solely because I want to, so it’s been slow going honestly but still really fun!
I adore that Lin will be singing the opposite harmonies for the movie 🥰😍 I cannot wait!!
I have to admit that I'm not used to the official recording. I like listening to the live performances (the energy is chaotic, but in a good way 😊).
Yooo that’s actually pretty cool! How/Where do you listen to them?
@@Paigeycita Here on TH-cam! There are also some cool performances made by schools and theatres. However,I can never make out the words. That's why I like your channel so much!
Kaiata Kaitao I’ve always just watched those with friends all the way through; I had never thought about listening to them casually like a soundtrack. I might just start doing that sometimes :)
5:24 just noticed that at the bottom of the screen love it lol
also when sonny says im not trying to be funny he basically means im not trying to be an arsehole this is normally a British saying I have never heard Americans use it
Just binged all the lyric videoes up until now
I need the rest
i don't think i've mentioned this before, but my school was doing a production of ITH this year. I played an extra, and the opening night is technically supposed to be tomorrow, but because of covid it was canceled. But, throughout it all, these videos have been such a good help. Thank you.
felt appropriate to write it here, this is probably my favourite song in the musical
I’m so sorry you weren’t able to perform! I hope y’all were at least able to have some way to commemorate the show. At my school, we learned last year that the show would be Disaster!, and we all joked about how there would definitely be a disaster to occur during the process. Only a few rehearsals in there obviously WAS a great disaster, but we were still able to have a mini, condensed, online show. :) Also, thank you for your kind words! I’m glad my videos have been able to help you out during these hard times.
Forgot to mention it’s probably my favorite too!
I LOVE this song, and I love the fact that the musical is about Latinos, and I identify a lot. I mean, "Since when are latin people scared of heat?" Every Latin identifies themself lol
Btw: ¡Alza la bandera la bandera Brasileña!🇧🇷
Brasileiro localizado 😔✊
@@Lupita-jq2id Tamo junto moç(a/o/e)✊🏼😔
You're definitely underrated
The editing in this video is
(chef's kiss) AMAZING
When I saw the notification I gasped and left the room in excitement. I absolutely love these videos
I imagined you in some sort of social situation where you just gasp loudly and leave while everyone stares at you in a sea of confusion haha
@@Paigeycita I mean kinda, my family gave me weird looks haha
Why would you leave the room where it happens??
I know im comenting to much but wowowowowo! You never fail to inpress me with your videos! You really did your research and it shows! And your comments are the funiest every time!
I love reading comments! Never be afraid of commenting too much :) Also, thank you so so much! It means a lot to hear that.
The quality and effort you put into these videos shows how much you love this musical and I love you for it. That is all.
I just watched through all your ITH lyric vids, theyre super good and I love your sense of humor!!
looking forward to the future ones!!
Thank you so much!! :)
Was so excited for this to come out! I love this!
But we all know what's next..... And I'm about to cry thinking about it.
Shhhhh enjoy the peace while you can
This song is such a bop and I love it
The commentary makes it so much better
also
“wE aLl kNoW hE lOoOoOooOoOoOovEs yOu”
I said it before, I'll say it again, the commentary is far too underrated.
Watching this in 2020 in anticipation for the release of the film adaption
Tomorrows Dominican Independence Day, so best believe Facebook's getting a post with the movie trailer and a speech on how proud I am to be a Dominican from NYC
Put your speech here too! I’d wanna read it :)
@@Paigeycita no problem
@@Paigeycita 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴Happy Dominican Indepence Day🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴
As a New Yorker with Dominican Descent, I fly my flag with pride.
Us as Latin Americans have come a long way, yet we still face oppression and discrimination. One problem, we are facing is gentrification and the displacement that comes with it. Growing up in neighborhoods such as the Lower East Side and Washington Heights, made me see how gentrification affects the hard working class families and the entire community. This is why am happy to announce that my favorite musical that represents this the best is "In The Heights", is being adapted to film and will release June 26, 2020.
A wise man once said "We all came from immigrants, with the exception of the Native Americans" that being said we are all equals, hence we should treat each other as such.
th-cam.com/video/U0CL-ZSuCrQ/w-d-xo.html
And because its Dominican Indepence Day, I am also gonna share my favorite song from the original musical that expresses true Latin Pride!
th-cam.com/video/7TuRSG4fM3Y/w-d-xo.html
¡Pa’ribba esa bandera!
¡Álzala donde quiera!
¡Recuerdo de mi tierra!
¡Me acuerdo de mi tierra!
¡Esa bonita bandera!
¡Contiene mi alma entera!
Y cuando yo me muera
¡Entiérrame en mi tierra!
ElReyDominicano612 Thank you :) This may just be the nicest FB post I’ve ever read!
@@Paigeycita thank you
*Daniela voice on*
I loooooove youuuuu're videos!
*Daniela voice off*
Why would you ever want to turn Daniela voice off??
@@Paigeycita ..good question😂
OH MAH GAH
* sees notification * O well! Sleep its overrated anyways!!!
And we can definitly be scared of heat, cause sometimes that sh*t melts us and you can be geniunly scared especially if you're asthmatic cause boy does that flipping heat and humidity sent me to the hospital more than one time! (That line its my favorite one too:v)
I mean, I don’t like being hot either, but that sounds terrible! Full kudos to you for dealing with asthma and all the disasters it brings
@@Paigeycita yep, Lima's summers are savage! Its worse when you dont go there for a year and everytime i come back its like "jesus when did this became a friking oven!!?"
fun bit of commentary, a "roll in the hay" is a lot more than just k-i-s-s-i-n-g
"Where's Roger when you need him"- I'm DEAD!!
great thank you, you have no idea how happy I was when I seen this video was uploaded and the map part was great
I've always loved this song, and your channel is so cool! Thank you so much 😊
No, thank you! :)
"wheres Rodger when you need him?" im choking
This video is gold. Also this song makes me cry like crazy. I think it’s my favorite in the show.
okay WEPA lets do it highlight the spanish 0:25 0:58 1:13 1:16 1:21 1:27 1:33 1:42 1:45 1:46 (1:49 to 2:06) is canavel del barrio as paigeycita says it means carnival of the neighbourhood.
2:11 2:15 2:35 2:57 (ay por favor I love the way daniela says this) 3:16 3:24(okay so its spanish but he uses it in the english sense basically saying I I I I I I I ) 3:35 3:41(abuela clauda means grandma claudia) (ph god heres the hard part 3:50 3:54 3:59 4:02 4:07 (I learned so much from this video thank you paigeycita) 4:09 4:11 4:13 (also fair point US NAVY was born in the us) 4:15 4:17 4:19 (5:03 not related but suprised carla didnt say he isn't keeping clean) 5:15
6:26 6:29 6:35 6:38 6:44 6:48 usnavi mentions locations in spain(paigeycita corrected me not in spain but meant help still) help with pronunciation 6:53 7:02 and the rest of the song no I dont regret spending half an hour doing this
True dedication 👏👏 though I must point out that PR and Santo Domingo are not in Spain
@@Paigeycita ok thank you and u are the dedicated one
Now the most fun line to say in the movie is "You've shaking your ass for half of the heights"
I didn't watch the movie for numerous reasons but I heard that in the soundtrack and it was kinda icky to me.
@@madisongrace7675 I completely understand. I’m a feminist, but when Anthony says those things it just makes me fall in love with him all over again
@@carmenalmonte2821 Why?
@@madisongrace7675 you clearly aren’t from New York, underage, or all above
“We are powerless” always makes my heart ache.
This edit is so underrated!
Thank you!
In the heights gives me life I need the movie now
Why is everybody so happy
Finally. What a blessing
Yay! First love these videos by the way!
This showed up on my recommended after so long!!
3:50 - 4:40
Hands down, my favourite part
The correct answer is 0:21 - 7:44
you have some explaining to do
Paigeycita okay, true
I love this song but my favourite part is 2:46
Around 7:29 or 7:30 when Daniela is singing adiós is very interesting!
It's referencing a song that many (I'm from Puerto Rico) know coincidentally (this is according to My interpretation of this song) which is about saying goodbye to what you knew to something different and foreign..
I don't know... It just felt like a very nice touch..
THIS IS MY FAVORITE! The live version is so amazing to watch! It's such a Latino Pride Hymn (Alça a Bandeira, A Bandeira Brasileira!🇧🇷🧡)! I can't wait to see people raising their flags in theaters all over Americas when this plays at the Movie!🤩❣️
3:06 that "te cogieron" is legendary HAHAHAHHHA
Where's Roger when you need him? HAHAHAHA made my day
Wonderful job! The highlighting of the beats with pics was hilarious.
QueenRedRosemary why is everybody happy
I was tryna find a good Spanish translation on google but couldnt:( This really helped thank you so much😚 Now i can enjoy this piece in its fullness☺️ What a beautiful lyrics‼️💕
I’m glad I could help! Some people have noticed a few mistakes in my translations, so I would check the comments for full accuracy. Also, thank you!
Paigeycita Ah i definitely wouldn't have noticed that🤣 but again, thanks a bunch👍🏿
this was not what I was expecting
As a Puerto Rican, I approve this song
I love this musical!! It’s so good
At the part we’re you said that christmas was sonny’s least favourite time, I thought that was because his name is ‘sunny’
Sometimes I get annoyed with Vanessa on another level, no offense to her though!
Understandable. I do not enjoy those who are Hot & Cranky either
I agree. The musical has interesting female characters: Abuelita Claudia, Daniela, Carla, Nina, and then there's Vanessa. Seems like the only appeal to her is that she likes Usnavi and that she wants to move Downtown.
@@inserthahafunniusername9656 Well, it makes her somewhat relatable. Everyone has their dreams, and she's just trying to go after hers. But I agree, her sole
purpose was just 'main characters love interest'
@@savannah9134 the thing is that it's her only thing. There's not much else. Goals make characters likeable and interesting. But aside from her goal that she wants to pursue, there's not much to her. I don't hate Vanessa. She's just bland
@@inserthahafunniusername9656 There is the plot line with her mother, although it doesn’t really go anywhere. And character connections make a character as well. Her relationships with Usnavi and Daniela mainly make her into a more interesting and likable character. She’s definitely my least favorite of the main four, but I wouldn’t say she’s bland.
beautiful *blows chef kiss*
Alza esa bandera de Mexico biotchhhh
Ay I love this! I can't wait for the next one!
omg my first time hearing this soundtrack... my heart dropped at 6:00
Dude I just found your channel, I am in love with your videos! They are really funny 😂.
Also, can you recommend me some good musicals?
Greetings from Dominica Republic!
Hi!! Thank you so much! :) I can definitely recommend some, but first I gotta know which musicals are your favorites
@@Paigeycita well, I havent seen many, but I love Hamilton, deh and In the heights :)
Carolina Rodriguez Sorry for the late reply! If you want to listen to something similar to Hamilton, I’d suggest Six. Besides that, many modern musicals are quite similar to Hamilton and DEH (including more pop-inspired songs and rap verses). I’d also recommend some older musicals like West Side Story and Les Mis! :)
@@Paigeycita thank youuuu! ♥️
I started laughing at her "HEY!" I don't even know why
WHY DID YOU DO CARLA'S LAUGH LIKE THAT 😭😭😭
Phone will die in 8 minutes, me
HECK Y E S
Hey! Hey!
What's this tonteria that I'm seeing on the street?
I never thought I'd see the day
Since when are Latin people scared of heat?
When I was a little girl
Growing up in the hills of Vega Alta
My favorite time of year was Christmas time!
Ask me why!
Why?
There wasn't an ounce of snow
But oh, the coquito would flow!
As we sang the Aguinaldo
The carnaval would begin to grow!
Business is closed, and we're about to go
Let's have a carnaval del barrio!
Wepa!
Carnaval del barrio!
Carnaval del barrio!
Carnaval
Carnaval!
Del barrio
Barrio!
Carnaval
Carnaval!
Del barrio
Barrio!
We don't need electricidad!
Get off your butt, avanza!
Saca la maraca, bring your tambourine
Come and join the parranda
Wepa!
Carnaval (Carnaval)
Del barrio! (Barrio!)
Carnaval (Carnaval)
Del barrio! (Barrio!)
Carnaval (Carnaval)
Del barrio! (Barrio!)
Carnaval (Carnaval)
Del barrio! (Del barrio!)
Oh, me, me, me! Dani, I have a question
I don't know what you're cantando
Just make it up as you go!
We are improvisando!
Lai le lo lai lo le lo lai!
You can sing anything!
What?
Carla, whatever pops into your head
Just so long as you sing!
Uh, my mom is Dominican-Cuban
My dad is from Chile and P.R. which means:
I'm Chile-Domini-Curican
But I always say I'm from Queens!
Wepaaa!
Carnaval (Carnaval)
Del barrio! (Barrio!)
Carnaval (Carnaval)
Del barrio! (Del barrio!)
Why is everyone so happy?
We're sweating and we have no power!
I gotta get out of here soon
This block's getting worse by the hour!
You can't even go to a club with a friend
Without having somebody shove you!
Ay, por favor
Vanessa, don't pretend that Usnavi's your friend
We all know that he love you!
Ooh!
Wow, now that you mention that sexual tension is easy to see!
Yo, this is bogus!
Haven't you noticed you get all your coffee for free?
Carnaval (Carnaval)
Del barrio! (Barrio!)
Carnaval (Carnaval)
Del barrio!
Here comes Usnavi!
Yo! Yo! Yo, y-y-yo-yo!
Now, now, everyone gather 'round, sit
Down, listen, I got an announcement
Wow, it involves large amounts, it's
Somewhere in the range of ninety-six thousand!
Atención, I'm closin' shop!
Sonny, grab everybody a soda-pop!
Yo, grab a bottle, kiss it up to God
'Cause Abuela Claudia just won the lotto!
Abuela Claudia won the lotto!
We're bookin' a flight for D.R. tomorrow!
Oh, my gah!
Alza la bandera
La bandera Dominicana!
Alza la bandera
La bandera Puertorriqueña!
Alza la bandera
La bandera Mexicana!
Alza la bandera
La bandera Cubana!
Pa'ribba esa bandera!
Álzala donde quiera!
Recuerdo de mi tierra!
Me acuerdo de mi tierra!
Esa bonita bandera!
Contiene mi alma entera!
Y cuando yo me muera
Entiérrame en mi tierra!
Everything changes today!
Hey!
Usnavi's on his way!
Hey!
Off to a better place!
Hey!
Look at Vanessa's face!
Hey!
Everything changes today!
Hey!
Goodbye, Mr. Rosario!
Okay!
I'm taking over the barrio!
We're getting out of the barrio!
Hey, Mr. Benny: have you seen any horses today?
Hey!
What do you mean?
I heard you and Nina went for a roll in the hay!
Hey! Oh
Benny and Nina
Sitting in a tree!
K-I-S-S-I-N-G!
Que bochinche!
Nina and Benny!
K-I-S-S-I-N-G!
Hold up
Wait a minute!
Usnavi's leavin' us for the Dominican Republic?
And Benny went and stole the girl
That I'm in love with?
She was my babysitter first!
Hoo!
Listen up, is this what y'all want?
We close this bodega
The neighborhood is gone!
They selling the dispatch
And they closing the salon
And they'll never turn the lights back on, 'cause
We are powerless, we are powerless!
And y'all keep dancin' and singin' and celebratin'
And it's gettin' late and this place disintegratin' and
We are powerless, we are powerless!
Alright, we're powerless, so light up a candle!
There's nothing going on here that we can't handle!
You don't understand, I'm not trying to be funny!
We're gonna give a third of the money to you, Sonny!
What?
Yeah, yeah
For real?
Yes!
Maybe you're right, Sonny, call in the coroners!
Maybe we're powerless, a corner full of foreigners
Maybe this neighborhood's changing forever
Maybe tonight is our last night together, however!
How do you want to face it?
Do you wanna waste it, when the end is so close you can taste it?
Y'all could cry with your head in the sand
I'm a fly this flag that I got in my hand!
Pa'rriba esa bandera!
Hey!
Alzala donde quiera!
Hey!
Can we raise our voice tonight?
Can we make a little noise tonight?
Hey!
Esa bonita bandera!
Hey!
Contiene mi alma entera!
Hey!
In fact, can we sing so loud and raucous
They can hear us across the bridge in East Secaucus?
Pa'rriba esa bandera! (Carnaval del barrio!)
Álzala donde quiera!
From Puerto Rico to Santo Domingo
Wherever we go, we rep our people and the beat go
Esa bonita bandera! (Carnaval del barrio!)
Contiene mi alma entera!
Vanessa, forget about what coulda been
Dance with me, one last night, in the hood again
Wepa!
Carnaval del barrio!
Carnaval del barrio!
Pa'rriba esa bandera! (Carnaval del barrio!)
Oye!
Y cuando yo me muera (Carnaval del barrio!)
Entiérrame en mi tierra
Del barrio!
Alza la bandera
La bandera Dominicana!
Alza la bandera
La bandera
Puertoriqueña!
Alza la bandera!
La bandera Mexicana!
Alza la bandera, la bandera, la bandera, la bandera, alza la bandera, hey!
Its heeere!
Really helpful 🤗
I love this song even tho I don't understand much
I love how people yell at the piragua guy in the musical but not the movie
Was that a Rent reference I see there?
5:55
piragua guy is the most precious thing in the world lolllll
Literally only just caught the rent reference and I am honestly disappointed in myself
CARNIVAL DEL BARRIO
2:30 tik tok comes in
i made a tiktok to that in april 2019 before i knew ITH and now i do and love it even more!
YEEEESSSSSSS
"¡ALZA LA BANDERA, LA BANDERA MEXICANA!"
atte. A Mexican
Yay happy Mexican Revolution day everyone !!!
Any boricuas here?
This be my favorite song in the whole movie hands down?
DEL BARRIO CARNIVAL DEL BARRIOOO
Feel bad for sonny here
Hate to interrupt the awesomeness off this song
(also I know i’m a year late i’m sorry)
But after the song is over and they repeat the chorus again, Nina runs out of Abuela’s apartment to get Usnavi. And I guess I always knew that it was because she found Abuela dead... but I never really registered. Nina found Abuela dead. That’s fucking sad.
It sounds like what you wrote as WEPA is actually GUAPA (beautiful)
“Wepa” is a slang word that’s along the lines of “yeah!”. “Guapo/a” would certainly make sense in some parts of the song, but “wepa” is definitely the word they’re saying. :)
3:36 😥😶
4:36 soulja boy
this is prob dumb but le lo lai's come from traditional puerto rican music :00!!
2:25
I may be wrong but I think that in the alza la bandera bit it said “alza la bandera americana (the American flag)” and not “la bandera mexicana” ^^;;
They do sound very similar, but the official lyrics say mexicana (meh-hee-cah-nah). Though it would be a lot of fun if they repeated that part with 3 more countries, then ended with americana to further connect to one another. :)
Paigeycita ohhh! And yeah that would be fun
@@giselle3964 there's a 'slime tuturial' with og cast and they show the mexican flag
Ahhhhh!!!!!!!!
Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@Paigeycita AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6:22 Thank you. It would be distasteful.
my mom is dominican
my dad is dominican
me dominican american
This is the best song in the whole musical and that’s coming from a Latina.
Today in the cafe I shouted very excitly abuela cluda won the lottery were all gonna fly for Dr tomorrow and my fríends looked at me and said wait your going away and what's abuela I said it's spanish for grandmother oh cool they replyed so how much did you win I said 96000 I wonder how long I can keep it up
Good while it lasted
Dark Fandom how long?
@@tiffy_loves 3 days
Alza la bandera la bandera ecuatoriana! 🇪🇨
WHAT ABOUT THE LECHE?! 😱
God bless you Jesus loves you
4:06
4:15
Are you gonna do the movie?
If there’s a new song or a very different section of one, then I might make a video(s?) for that. Otherwise, I don’t think I will (and even if I do, I don’t think I would put in commentary or any other edits).
@@Paigeycita okay I hope they keep the songs the same add some if they want but don't take out any especially when your home or Carnaval
anyone else ship sonny and graffiti pete..........
just me... ok
I’m pretty sure Lin does too
Well I ship Benny and Vanessa so...