If there is an impertinent, witty, imaginative, fresh song on “Lo Que Te Falta”, the album that Soleá Morente released with Elefant Records, that song is “Ducati”. Its impossible rhymes, its rumba-styled ease, and also that unbiased exercise in self-determination and reproach, all make up a very tasty dish for any fan of pop and flamenco stylings. And the thing is, that ending with the rhythmic clapping …
If there is an impertinent, witty, imaginative, fresh song on “Lo Que Te Falta”, the album that Soleá Morente released with Elefant Records, that song is “Ducati”. Its impossible rhymes, its rumba-styled ease, and also that unbiased exercise in self-determination and reproach, all make up a very tasty dish for any fan of pop and flamenco stylings. And the thing is, that ending with the rhythmic clapping and CARIÑO singing the chorus that begs: “Papi, ya no quiero Ducati / Sólo te quiero a ti / Si te pillo infraganti / Te juro que te mati / Papi, ya no quiero Ducati / Sólo te quiero a ti / Si te pillo infraganti / Llámame religiosamanti” (Papi, I don’t love Ducati / I only love you / If I catch you in flagrant-eh / I swear I’ll kill yeh / Papi, I don’t love Ducati / I only love you / If I catch you in flagrant-is / Call me praying mantis), deserves its own throne. Specifically, a throne and a praying mantis are significant inspiration for the video that comes with this Digital Single. Filmed by Silvia Coca, who had already worked with Soleá on a previous occasion, the video shows a woman in her kitchen, eating everything that comes off the stove, intercut with images of a praying mantis, all with a gritty air that fits this very special song like a glove. It is fun but painful, carefree but sharp. Something that is within the reach of artists with the open-mindedness and skill of our beloved Soleá Morente.
