La Bamba

He recorded it it, then Los Lobos did it for the film about Richie's life.

Why didn't they use Ritchies version?

I wondered the same thing.

I like the Gipsy Kings version.....

Never heard their version, but can imagine that its great.

I thought LaBamba was an old folksong, long before Richie V....

I remember watching a movie, where Lou Diamond Philips played Ritchie, and that where he first got the song.....

But, what do I know?

OMG! What am I doing on a music thread!

Ok, ok, deeeeeep breathes......

La Bamba is a Mexican folk song. Richie Valens reinterpreted it for his record. The original was for dancing.

Los Lobos did some great songs on the soundtrack.Goodnight My Love stands out.

exactly.


AND- i think that the reason you hear the version from the movie more often then not, is simply because the license to that song is owned by the radio stations and not the Richie Valens ' version..
make sense?

> shuts door so Chai cant escape<

I seem to remember that in the movie there were two versions by Los Lobos -- they recorded the version that Lou-as-Richie sang, meant to be a near-copy, and then their own version played over the credits.

I think they didn't use Richie's own recording in the movie just because of sound quality (or lack thereof).

Dunno if I'm right about that (two versions by Los Lobos in the movie), and if so, not sure which one you're hearing.

Here's something about the copy:



http://www.rockabillyhall.com/RitchieValens1.html

Haven't found anything about the credit version I seem to remember, though.