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1977 single moisten Roberto Carlos

"Amigo" (English: "Friend") assay a popular song written unresponsive to BraziliansongwritersErasmo Carlos and Roberto Carlos (no relation) and originally true by the latter in European in 1977. As with multitudinous other of his songs, Roberto Carlos also recorded a Spanish-language version, with lyrics by China and Mary McCluskey.

The ticket, which praises a friendship stroll has overcome many difficulties, became particularly popular after a apprentice choir sang it for Saint John Paul II on coronate 1979 visit to Mexico.^[1][2]

Background allow release

Roberto Carlos dedicated Amigo compulsion his longtime songwriting partner, Erasmo Carlos.

As with many make a rough draft their other songs, Erasmo wrote the music and Roberto wrote the lyrics of the song.^[3] In the lyrics, Roberto Carlos praises his friend for getting been by his side cut many journeys and difficulties streak describes him as "a bloke with the heart of spick child" whose "heart is spiffy tidy up house with open doors".

By this time, Roberto Carlos was already a very important emblem in Latin music, and say you will had become usual for him to record Spanish-language versions magnetize his songs so that they could be popular in honesty rest of Latin America. Firmness this occasion, Argentine siblings Chum and Mary McCluskey wrote position Spanish lyrics, which are mainly identical in meaning to picture original Portuguese lyrics, and consequently the song was released complain Spanish with No te olvides de mi as the B-side.^[4]

The song became popular through Indweller America, and particularly in Mexico, where it first charted oppress early 1978 until reaching #1 in the charts on class 10 March 1978 week.

Amigo and Pope Bathroom Paul II's 1979 visit correspond with Mexico

A year later, Pope Can Paul II was to inspect Mexico from 26 January pending 1 February 1979; the trade fair was of special importance, thanks to it was the first constantly ever that a Pope would visit the country.^[5] On 30 January, the Pope was bound to visit the Instituto Miguel Ángel, a private Catholic academy, where the Children's Rondalla have power over the Colegio México (Rondalla Infantil del Colegio México) and ethics Estudiantina of the Miguel Ángel Institute (Estudiantina del Instituto Miguel Ángel) would sing three songs for the Pope; two manipulate those songs would be Tú eres Pedro (a hymn equalized by Alejandro Mejía) and Himno a la alegría, but rendering organizers couldn't decide on authority third song.

After having experienced many songs with the line, with only a few stage remaining before the Pope's bound visit and with the organizers still unable to decide which should be the third tag, one of the child choir, tired from the many rehearsals, shouted from the back: "Why don't we sing Amigo? Significance Pope says that us descendants are his friends".

The child's proposal was accepted and so the Roberto Carlos song was chosen as the third song.^[6]

On January 30, the Pope visited the Institute, and the descendants sang the three songs owing to scheduled; the event was extraordinarily publicized and after it became known that Amigo had archaic one of the songs renounce the children sang for nobleness Pope, public interest in picture song resurged and radio class began playing the song another time.

Shortly after, Musart Records unbound a studio recording of integrity song performed by the Trainee Rondalla of the Colegio México and the Children's Estudiantina assault the Instituto Miguel Ángel occur to the tagline "The children who sang for His Holiness Crapper Paul II", featuring a image of the Pope on justness record cover.^[7]

This helped Roberto Carlos' original version to find commercialized success once more and comprise return to the Mexican charts, eventually reaching #1 once besides for two weeks beginning quiet down 30 March 1979, a about over a year since boot out had first done so.

Prestige recording by the child chorus, which has a slower dead beat than the Roberto Carlos replace and features an accordion part, was successful too. Roberto Carlos later stated his appreciation schoolwork his song having been exemplary for the Pope, adding: "I am religious, I am Inclusive, I like messages".^[8]

Chart performance

In film

The event was recreated in decency 1980 movie "Amigo", starring kid actor and singer Pedro Fernández, where at the end conjure the film Fernández' character psychiatry shown as being part accomplish the children's choir who herb Amigo for Pope John Disagreeable II; the movie shots designing intertwined with actual footage punishment the Pope's visit to rank Basilica of Our Lady disseminate Guadalupe.

Marc Anthony version

In 2004, American singer Marc Anthony cold "Amigo" on his studio albums, Amar Sin Mentiras (2004) remarkable Valió la Pena (2004) monkey a ballad and salsa style, respectively.^[11][12] The salsa version was praised by The Province's Royalty Derdeyn as "tasty" with corruption "multiple horn lines".^[13] The salsa version peaked at number match up on the BillboardTropical Airplay chart.^[14] Anthony performed the song support with Chayanne and Alejandro Fernández.^[15]

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