Last Friday, July 25, 2014 Santiago Auserón turned 60. From Radio 3 his namesake Santiago Alcanda has made a compilation of the best songs of Santiago Auserón from his stage of Radio Futura until his current moment of Juan Perro. At home we are very fans of both Santiagos and we have both had the opportunity to meet them. TO Santiago Auserón my generation must have been the composer of some of the best songs of our time already Santiago Alcanda have it counted and written in articles and on television and on the radio. The two are still very active and creative and keep the pulse with the parents and the children are encouraged to follow them, one with a program for children, which unfortunately is no longer broadcast, and the other making extraordinary music and leaving a legacy that the children can Know, review and enjoy when they grow up.
In the compilation of the 60 years Santiago Alcanda has included the song of Annabel Lee. It is a free adaptation of a poem by Edgar Allan Poe, although very elaborate, thought and worked by Santiago Auserón and that was published in 1987 On the disk The Song of Juan Perro. In addition, this song had a video, which has almost a million views on YouTube, made by Manolo Soriano and was broadcast on the Spanish children's and youth television program La Bola de cristal. The video is extraordinary and has a timeless atmosphere that I think is repeated and reproduced in the movie Dark Shadows. In the video there are abrupt landscapes, enveloping fog, spooky characters, references to the game of chess, fantastic beings and even a tragic end. We have to thank Santiago Auserón for the enormous effort he makes to build eternal songs that sound just as good that when we heard them the first day and that they continue to convey great emotions. Here I leave the video that I recommend watching and enjoying with the kids. Also below I include a fragment of the original poem. And of course, Congratulations to Santiago Auserón.
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
Edgar Allan Poe
