Los Nikis is a Spanish
pop-punk group emerged from the 1980s associated to
la Movida. They've been nicknamed "The
Ramones
The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United ...
from
Algete
Algete () is a town and municipality in central Spain. It lies in the comarca de Alcalá in the autonomous community of the Community of Madrid. It had a population of 19,345 in 2008. Algete is northeast of the capital.
Sights include the churc ...
" with songs that feature very simple music and humorous lyrics and subject matter. Some of their more famous songs are: ''El Imperio contraataca'' (''The Empire strikes back''), ''Mi chica se ha ido a Katmandú'' (''My girl has gone to Kathmandu''), ''Navidades en Siberia'' (''Christmas in Siberia''), ''Olaf el Vikingo'' (''Olaf the Viking'') and ''Medicina nuclear'' (''Nuclear medicine'').
Their cover of ''
Born to be alive
''Born to Be Alive'' is the first studio album by Patrick Hernandez, released internationally in 1978 and in the US in 1979. It features the eponymous disco hit "Born to Be Alive" as well as a less-successful single, "Disco Queen".
Background
W ...
'' consisted of just repeating ''Me voy a Benidorm'' (''I'm going to Benidorm''). They also covered ''
Rhythm of the rain'', originally by
The Cascades, as ''No vuelvo a ir a Benidorm'' (''I'm not going to Benidorm again'') with lyrics criticizing
mass tourism in the Spanish coastal city. Due to this, the local administration declared them
personae non gratae
In diplomacy, a ' (Latin: "person not welcome", plural: ') is a status applied by a host country to foreign diplomats to remove their protection of diplomatic immunity from arrest and other types of prosecution.
Diplomacy
Under Article 9 of the ...
.
External links
Los Nikis in DiscogsOfficial page
Official forum
Spanish musical groups
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