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Ricardo Arjona’s ‘Historias’ Turns 30: All 14 Tracks Ranked
Billboard Latin and Billboard Español rank every song on Ricardo Arjona's seminal 1994 album, Historias, for its 30-year anniversary.
“It’s not that it’s bad to be well off, if you’ve earned it/ What’s wrong is to go bragging what your daddy gave you,” he sings spitefully in “Chicos de Plástico” (translating to Plastic Boys), almost bitter toward the guys who can get the girls simply because of their designer brands and luxury cars. Bolstered by a horn section, and a jangle blues rock rhythm, “Si Yo Fuera” ponders hypothetical scenarios of being in different societal roles, such as a politician, cardinal, king, or even actress Demi Moore. In this timeless ode, Arjona reflects on the beauty and allure of a woman in her 40s, describing her as a “perfect amalgam of experience and youth.” In a society often obsessed with youth, this musical gem celebrates the plenitude and grace that comes with the passage of time.
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