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Concrete Blonde — Mexican Moon
Album: Mexican Moon
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Released: 1993
Length: 4:57
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Oh, amigo
Here we do things slow
Money, art, a broken heart
Where did you want to go?
Señor, por favor
To the hotel Zona Rosa
What did I come here for?

Oh, señor
I run, but the damage has been done
Miles have gone away
And my amor, he never come

I look up at the sky
I am tired and dry
Uno Tecate and lime
Thinking of you
Underneath the Mexican moonlight
Thinking of you
Underneath the Mexican moon

Señor, you are wise
I can see a million years
A million tears behind your eyes
Take me home
Take me to the Zona Rosa
Mariachis and tequila
I will dance the night alone

Just some time
Just a little kiss of mine
Take me where I can forget, señor
You are so very kind

I look up at the sky
I am tired and dry
Dos Tecate and lime
Thinking of you
Underneath the Mexican moonlight
Thinking of you
Underneath the Mexican moon
Thinking of you
Underneath the Mexican moonlight
Thinking of you
Underneath the Mexican moon

I look up at the sky
I will try not to cry
Tres Tecate and lime
Thinking of you
Underneath the Mexican moonlight
Thinking of you
Underneath the Mexican moon
Thinking of you
Underneath the Mexican moonlight
Thinking of you
Underneath the Mexican moon

Thinking of you
Underneath the Mexican moonlight
Thinking of you
Underneath the Mexican moon
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Posted 6 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Concrete Blonde was one of those bands that is impossible to forget and rarely seen these days!! Saw them in many clubs in LA-DC-NY areas! They made such impression on many of us during the late 80s! 
Posted 6 years ago by PauloCM    [ Reply ]
Uninspiring lyrics and all the babble.... Señor...
Posted 6 years ago by dyharenas    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
Just in the mood for this.........

 
Yeah, nice tune.
 
Posted 7 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
Just in the mood for this.........
Posted 7 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Well, it's a painting, not a drawing, and it's stylized in a so-called "naive" style.  It's probably not meant to be used for reference in medical schools.

 
{#Lol}
Posted 7 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
Ooo I'd forgotten about this great tune. Cool.
Posted 8 years ago by Redpoint    [ Reply ]
 Tippster wrote:
Love this song.  Spanish version from the album is pretty great as well...

 
I wholeheartedly agree
Posted 8 years ago by Emwolb    [ Reply ]
 Cueburned wrote:
Wow.  That was like eating Mexican food in Nova Scotia.
 
Does that mean that you like it?
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
It was Johnette Napolitano (the singer) who painted the album cover, inspired by Mexican folk art. I'm not sure if it's still there but she used to have a small art gallery in West Hollywood before she moved to the desert.
Posted 8 years ago by nevar23    [ Reply ]
Wow! Definitely not your typical 90's tune! "ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay" LOL! {#Cool}
Posted 8 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
 gekkosan wrote:
I just think whomevwe drew the cover art has never seen a human skeleton in his or her life. 
 
Love the extra femur and humerus.... I think this may actually be a new and improved version of the human skeleton  {#Smile}
Posted 9 years ago by swtobias508    [ Reply ]
This and Tomorrow Wendy are just fantastic songs; thanks RP..
Posted 9 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
frigging awesome tune 
 
Posted 9 years ago by JanzieNL    [ Reply ]
been awhile since this has been played. It is such a great song
Posted 9 years ago by nikki54    [ Reply ]
 gekkosan wrote:
I just think whomevwe drew the cover art has never seen a human skeleton in his or her life. 
 
Well, it's a painting, not a drawing, and it's stylized in a so-called "naive" style.  It's probably not meant to be used for reference in medical schools.
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
I wonder what the rest of this record sounds like because this song is Concrete Blonde Light.  Nice but kinda tame.
Posted 10 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
thank you for taking me home in my mind.  123K
Posted 10 years ago by GoodKarm    [ Reply ]
 gekkosan wrote:
I just think whomevwe drew the cover art has never seen a human skeleton in his or her life. 
 

My goodness! What a rigid comment! Must everything be exact to your "reality?"
Posted 10 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SONG AND THIS BAND. Thank you RP for proving there is sanity and good taste in the universe!
Posted 10 years ago by slimvincent    [ Reply ]
Love this song...love this album...love this band-what a freakin voice!! 
Posted 10 years ago by Emwolb    [ Reply ]
Ah, such a nice groove . . . just kinda carries you away.
Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 Cruithne3753 wrote:
Voice reminds me of Tanita Tikaram...
 
Wow, yeah! Good catch. I remember Tanita's being just slightly huskier...
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I just think whomevwe drew the cover art has never seen a human skeleton in his or her life. 
Posted 11 years ago by gekkosan    [ Reply ]
CB on letterman with mexican moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04HtycLo-9o
Posted 11 years ago by philinnz    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:

Señor.

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thanks señor 
Posted 11 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
 lemmoth wrote:
First thought they were covering Dylan's Senor. (cant find a squiggle)
 
Señor.

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iOS -> hold down n, slide to select


Posted 11 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
I bought this album long ago, when it came out. 
For some reason it never caught on with me and it's been collecting dust.
On hearing this song here now, I can't figure out why.
I'll have to dust it off and give it a spin. 
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
First thought they were covering Dylan's Senor. (cant find a squiggle)
Posted 13 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
I like just about anything by CB.
Posted 13 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
Omg this takes me back ... luv it.
Posted 13 years ago by laurie_keller    [ Reply ]
 potatomutant wrote:
Phenomenal album. Phenomenal band. Phenomenal woman.
 
Ditto Ditto Ditto
Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Phenomenal album. Phenomenal band. Phenomenal woman.
Posted 13 years ago by potatomutant    [ Reply ]
Coming up on 20 years old - and one of CB's best.  The laser burned a groove in this disc back in the day.{#Music}
Posted 13 years ago by perikleshokie    [ Reply ]
Love this song.  Spanish version from the album is pretty great as well...
Posted 13 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
Thanks so much, señor!! 

listening from Colombia! 
Posted 13 years ago by sergiosu    [ Reply ]

Absolutley wonderful.
Muchos Gracias


Posted 14 years ago by oenyaw    [ Reply ]
Cool...........nice mood{#Bounce}
Posted 14 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 nevar23 wrote:
Aw, I miss CB! Great song, great band! Always been one of my favorites.  {#Music}
 
Same for me {#Bananasplit}
Posted 14 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
{#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Mexico is sounding better every day.  No Pay or Die health insurance racket down there.
Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Aw, I miss CB! Great song, great band! Always been one of my favorites.  {#Music}
Posted 15 years ago by nevar23    [ Reply ]
I agree. This is a very good song. "Bloodletting" (extended version) is also a good Concrete Blonde song. Thanks for the photo of the Zona Rosa, Marcucho.


Posted 15 years ago by hixmyrick    [ Reply ]
 34bogas wrote:
la zona rosa ahora lo es más por la cantidad de homosexuales que la han hecho suya.
 
Up here in the states we don't really care about homosexuals, most of us know someone who is one.

Posted 15 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
I love Concrete Blond. Need to add some more to my collection.
Posted 15 years ago by Photo-John    [ Reply ]
More Concrete Blonde would be nice.
Posted 15 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
this sort of resembles the ween parody, but i like this song quite a bit anyway.

Posted 15 years ago by jasonv    [ Reply ]
Un Mezcal por esta cancion{#Cheers}
Posted 15 years ago by HombreDeMezcal    [ Reply ]
this is zona rosa...hahah

Posted 16 years ago by marcucho    [ Reply ]
This grabs me.... of course, I'd love to be under a Mexican moon with my honey, anytime.


Posted 16 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Voice reminds me of Tanita Tikaram...
Posted 16 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
typecast wrote:
This and the Spanish version always make it to the music mixes for the car and the 31 mile (one way) commute I do daily. It's a mood setter and has a calming effect on highway "DeathRace 2007"
The spanish version is extra nice.
Posted 16 years ago by leathepea    [ Reply ]
...hearing this the second time i'm surprised to rather appreciate it...
Posted 16 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Jacksonstat wrote:
She released a solo album last year!
(click here)
Posted 16 years ago by kaz    [ Reply ]
keller1 wrote:
We went through a big "Johnette phase" at our house a few years ago and so this is kind of a nice throwbsck. Don't know what happened to her, though...
She released a solo album last year!
Posted 16 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
We went through a big "Johnette phase" at our house a few years ago and so this is kind of a nice throwback. Don't know what happened to her, though...
Posted 16 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
...i was wondering who was performing the really badly stereotyped mexican vocals and music, and am kind of surprised to see it's concrete blonde...
Posted 16 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
This and the Spanish version always make it to the music mixes for the car and the 31 mile (one way) commute I do daily. It's a mood setter and has a calming effect on highway "DeathRace 2007"
Posted 17 years ago by typecast    [ Reply ]
Love "Concrete Blonde" but don't care for this track. How about "Everybody Knows"?
Posted 17 years ago by bupanishad2012    [ Reply ]
nevsky wrote:
this is the awesomest new song I heard for a week
New to you maybe. Welcome to Concrete Blonde. I've been digging this album for almost half my life.
Posted 17 years ago by alanthecowboy    [ Reply ]
this is funny... the title has Mexican in it so it has to be sung with an OUTRAGES Mexican accent. I'd like to hear her version of David Bowie's China girl, I bet it's hilarious!
Posted 17 years ago by papaman    [ Reply ]
Great tune to shoot rats to
Posted 17 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
This is the kind of song that I enjoy stuck in my head.
Posted 17 years ago by zap969    [ Reply ]
Wonderful guitarist, great band, much under-rated!
Posted 17 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
la zona rosa ahora lo es más por la cantidad de homosexuales que la han hecho suya.
Posted 17 years ago by 34bogas    [ Reply ]
this is the awesomest new song I heard for a week
Posted 17 years ago by nevsky    [ Reply ]
Ya, too many ai yi yi's. Nice tune to dream on, tho.
Posted 17 years ago by 2Hawks    [ Reply ]
Great tune. One of my faves from CB.
Posted 17 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
One of the better tracks by this band. An example of the most suitible setting for her voice...
Posted 17 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
This song really gets me in the mood to have some fun under the Mexican moonlight!!!
Posted 18 years ago by Janssen    [ Reply ]
And a Tres Equis chaser! Shesdifferent wrote:
Dos Tecate and lime.....Cantina, Mexican moon, pining my heart out ooooohhh do I love this song! Can't say enough good things about this overlooked band. Play on! Any Conrete Blonde
Posted 18 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
dadofsammy wrote:
Wow, love the chorus........hate the ai yi yi's. Does that mean its a 5? Why bother?
well well, time has answered - I can ignore the ai yi yi's, since the rest of the song is subliyiyime.... and it's a solid 8.
Posted 18 years ago by dadofsammy    [ Reply ]
that would be castanets
Posted 18 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
love the rattles (or whatever you call them) in the background. excellent!!
Posted 19 years ago by spek10    [ Reply ]
That sultry voice, that beat...mmmmmmmm, me like.
Posted 19 years ago by freeone1    [ Reply ]
mojoman wrote:
Me, I prefer discrete brunettes (who are, by the way, discreet).
As long as they don't go platinum...
Posted 19 years ago by Dior    [ Reply ]
Absolutely fantastic song. I picked up this CD a few months ago and it hasn't left my CD player yet.
Posted 19 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
(pimp) i love the blonde! I haven't heard this in a while! Thanks RP
Posted 19 years ago by Leviathan    [ Reply ]
Me, I prefer discrete brunettes (who are, by the way, discreet).
Posted 19 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
This is my favorite album from them...more cuts would be great!
Posted 19 years ago by shakitten    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Dos Tecate and lime.....Cantina, Mexican moon, pining my heart out ooooohhh do I love this song! Can't say enough good things about this overlooked band. Play on! Any Conrete Blonde(pimp)
Yeah, what she said goes for me, too.
Posted 19 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
Dos Tecate and lime.....Cantina, Mexican moon, pining my heart out ooooohhh do I love this song! Can't say enough good things about this overlooked band. Play on! Any Conrete Blonde(pimp)
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
I'm with the Mex. moon fans. Love C. blonde, but it doesn't have be "classic" blonde.
Posted 19 years ago by johnc    [ Reply ]
oh please make it stop!
Posted 19 years ago by sugarbrown    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
This song still stands up. Good band.
Posted 19 years ago by moomatz    [ Reply ]
good cruising tune up LOUD
Posted 20 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]
Concrete Blond Roxxxx :D
Posted 20 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
solelover wrote:
Enough Mexican Moon crap - either play real Concrete Blonde material or stop boring folks - it's bloody tiring.
Right!! Let's hear something with a pulse, like "Still in Hollywood"!!
Posted 20 years ago by FilmSurgeon    [ Reply ]
solelover wrote:
Enough Mexican Moon crap - either play real Concrete Blonde material or stop boring folks - it's bloody tiring.
Let's see... really good harmonies, nice lyrics, and a pretty nice base line - NOPE! not boring to me.
Posted 20 years ago by MuadDib    [ Reply ]
solelover wrote:
Enough Mexican Moon crap - either play real Concrete Blonde material or stop boring folks - it's bloody tiring.
This isn't real? This is groovy!
Posted 20 years ago by sans    [ Reply ]
Enough Mexican Moon crap - either play real Concrete Blonde material or stop boring folks - it's bloody tiring.
Posted 20 years ago by solelover    [ Reply ]
Is it me, or is RP INCREDIBLY good this afternoon?
Posted 20 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
mrselfdestruct wrote:
Me too! The song is by Human League, called Don't You Want Me.
Huh?? This song sounds absolutely nothing like that mindless synth-only crap! Sure, Mexican Moon has some synth, but there is real instrumentation here, too! Man, the mood this song sets is nothing short of mesmerizing! How about "Tomorrow Wendy"?
Posted 20 years ago by Jimmy86    [ Reply ]
Towards the end of the song - the guitar overlaying the synths - a little reminiscent of "Year of the cat" era Al Stewart? And you could do an awful lot worse...
Posted 20 years ago by dave_porter    [ Reply ]
Couldn't stop moving to the beat; good song.
Posted 20 years ago by logic    [ Reply ]
I once received a Mexican Moon in TJ. I was fortunately not underneath.
Posted 20 years ago by snarf    [ Reply ]
Now that I think of it, I may consider uploading a couple of Dream 6 songs, just for the change. Maybe I'll send up "Rain" since it on the Dream 6 demo CD and on Mexican Moon, and also send up something that's not on Mexican Moon. Raven
Posted 20 years ago by ChiRaven    [ Reply ]
My first exposure to Concrete Blonde was/is a demo CD under their old name of Dream 6. This was with the original cardboard packaging and only six tracks (hence the name of the band). The CD was later released in a normal package with a cover of "It's My Life" (the Animals' song) added. When I listened to that CD several times and found that it was the precursor to Concrete Blonde, I bought Mexican Moon. Great CD! :D Raven
Posted 20 years ago by ChiRaven    [ Reply ]
Ai yi yi yuck!
Posted 20 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
Wow, love the chorus........hate the ai yi yi's. Does that mean its a 5? Why bother?
Posted 21 years ago by dadofsammy    [ Reply ]
gilmour wrote:
Does the opening of this song remind any else of another 80s pop tune? I think it was "Do you want me" I can't remember the name of the band.
Me too! The song is by Human League, called Don't You Want Me.
Posted 21 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
Great band, but they\'re only so-so on this tune. Garbage does this mood with more of an edge.
Posted 21 years ago by afalafel    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by DaWiz: Agreed
Wooooh. Disagree. Very strong, atmoshperic, and different from a lot of CB's stuff. Isn't a band allowed to experiment? This is a great three-chord tune. Yep, that's it.
Posted 21 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Bard: Ei, yi, yi! Oy yey! This doesn't make it.
Agreed
Posted 21 years ago by DaWiz    [ Reply ]
:D sexycool :D
Posted 21 years ago by orpheus    [ Reply ]
This was a good album. And this a good song. Lush.
Posted 21 years ago by mperry    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Bard: Ei, yi, yi! Oy yey! This doesn't make it.
Uh-huh, does too. :p
Posted 21 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Ei, yi, yi! Oy yey! This doesn\'t make it.
Posted 21 years ago by Bard    [ Reply ]
This is my favorite Concrete Blonde songs. So full of atmosphere, it eats with a fork.
Posted 21 years ago by smillersmiller    [ Reply ]
What a perfect song for that place. Very familiar with it, my wife and I want to go back sometime. What a place.
Originally Posted by heatherowen: Just returned from Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo...this song made me feel like I was still there. Thanks for playing it.
Posted 21 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
Always a pleasure to listen to this song. Johnette Napilotono\'s voice conveys passionate longing about as well as any human voice could. My favorite concrete Blonde song! Bravo!
Posted 22 years ago by Blackjack    [ Reply ]
Bill, how about a track or two from their self-entitled record, and/or Free?
Second the motion for something from Free, or one of the slower tunes from Bloodletting. I had the good fortune to see them live some 10 or so yrs. ago, and was always surprised music distributors labelled their music 'alternative.' To me it was always James Mankey's wall of guitar and Johnette Napolitano's passionate delivery.
Posted 22 years ago by meatload    [ Reply ]
I\'d only heard 2 CB tunes before, the boring and overplayed \"Joey\" and their insufferable version of \"Everybody Knows,\" and decided I had no interest in hearing anything else. This tune redeems them quite a bit in my eyes; maybe I won\'t write them off after all.
Posted 22 years ago by drover    [ Reply ]
How bout some Pretty and Twisted. :roll:
Posted 22 years ago by rogbomb    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Jimmy86: Sure wish they would come back & give it another go
They have! Check out https://www.concreteblondeofficialwebsite.com They have a new redord, and are currently on tour. Bill, how about a track or two from their self-entitled record, and/or Free?
Posted 22 years ago by Nat    [ Reply ]
OH MY GOD! Thank you sooo much! Concrete Blonde should have been \"the big thing\" in the 80\'s/90\'s, but the masses could not pick up on anything other than the so-so \"Joey\", and they are no more! Sure wish they would come back & give it another go! And this one is so mysterious, so sexy, so... just take me away!
Posted 22 years ago by Jimmy86    [ Reply ]
Cool :D
Posted 22 years ago by Cagey    [ Reply ]
I don\'t know much of this band, but this song is my favourite. Suddenly these pics come into my brain: lying on a sunny beach with a longdring in one and a pretty girl in the other hand...
Posted 22 years ago by Broken_Ear    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by dmax: Reminds me of Mariann Faithful. I like this.
dmax. I was wondering why I like this tune so much. That explains it.
Posted 22 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]