''Sube a mi Motora'' (commonly referred as ''Súbete a mi Moto'') is song by
Menudo from their 1981 album ''
Quiero Ser
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''. It became arguably the album's most popular song, topping the charts in
Puerto Rico
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,
Mexico
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and
Venezuela
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. It is considered by many Menudo fans to have been the group's best song ever and their
signature song
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.
Rene Farrait was the lead singer for this song.
''Súbete a mi Moto'' (''Get on my motorcycle'' in
English
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) created some controversy in Puerto Rico, because in Puerto Rico "moto", at the moment the song came out, was the term used for
illegal drugs
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(marihuana cigarette). Because of that, the song's name was different in Mexico than the original name using the term "motora". The Mexican version also became known across
Latin America
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, and was used in Menudo's 1982 movie, ''
Una Aventura Llamada Menudo
''Una aventura llamada Menudo'' is a 1982 film featuring teen boy band Menudo and Puerto Rican actress Gladys Rodríguez. The film's soundtrack received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.
Synopsis
In ''Una aventura llama ...
'', where Farrait's substitute,
Charlie Masso
Carlos Javier Rivera Masso (born June 13, 1969 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), better known as Charlie Masso, is a Puerto Rican singer and actor. Masso is a former member of Menudo, joining the band at the height of Menudo's worldwide fame. He rep ...
, sang it. Later,
Roy Rossello
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also sang the theme as lead singer.
''Sube a mi Motora (Súbete a mi moto)'' was usually the last song performed at Menudo concerts during the era that the song was a hit. When six members of Menudo returned to the stage in 1998 during their ''
El Reencuentro
El Reencuentro was the name that six ex-members of musical group Menudo used for their comeback project remembering Menudo's golden era. Ricky Melendez, Rene Farrait, Miguel Cancel, Johnny Lozada, Ray Reyes, and Charlie Masso re-joined to c ...
'' comeback tour, ''Sube a mi Motora'' was always the last song performed by the former Menudo's and Farrait ended the shows by driving a motorcycle around.
In the mid-80s, the song was released in Brazilian Portuguese (Suba na minha Moto) and it was a big hit in Brazil, but the biggest hit of the group in the country was Não Se Reprima. An English version was released as "Motorcycle Dreamer",
with
Ricky Melendez Ricky may refer to:
Places
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or
Robby Rosa
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(after Melendez left the band) as lead singers.
Partial lyrics
*''¡Súbete a mi moto! ¡Nunca has conocido, un amor tan veloz! ¡Súbete a mi moto! ¡Ella guardará, el secreto de dos, de los dos!'' (loosely translated to: ''Get on my motorcycle! You have never known, such a fast romance! Get on my motorcycle! It (the motorcycle) will keep, the secret of two, of you and me!'')
See also
*
A Volar
References
External links
*{{YouTube, ATcazXUqW_w
Menudo (band) songs
1981 singles
1981 songs
Puerto Rican songs
Spanish songs