Pop will eat itself: Narcissistic as Google allows everyone to be, I recently received a Google Alert saying that my friend Maegan La Mamita Mala had linked up to one of my posts from last year over at Vivir Latino.The post in question was my ode to F.O.K. Electrochongo written almost a year to the day! The reason was that Maegan had downloaded this Soundcloud mix by Brooklyn's DJ Amylulita which might not be a smooth segue mix but is a great compendium of all things electro and pop coming from Latin America right now (got all that?).
Track 7 is listed as "Sos Tan Facil (Radio Edit)" by Karaoke Artesanal which actually turns out to be F.O.K. Electrochongo (pictured right).
The Argentinean electro-clash queer singer, who often performs wearing just underwear, does it all in-house and sometimes it shows. But his wry lyrics and dedication to the craft comes out as freshly honest and lots of fun.
Here is his basic info:
What was new to me was that F.O.K. had launched a new video for the song that caught Maegan's heart, "Sos tan Facil" (or "You're So Easy").
The lyrics:
Unattainable you are / At the disco everyone wants to get to know you / and nobody dares to tell you how difficult you are / distant-interesting / but when the night threatens to leave you without anyone in bed / that's where you lose all control and give in / you know that you are an easy pray /easyLady Gaga! Take notice! I do have to confess that, as someone born in Colombia, I crack up every time F.O.K. sings "Sos tan facil como yo" ("You are as easy as I am"). The "Yo" sounds to me as "cho" or "sho" which is typical of Argentinean accents.
[chorus] you're so easy, just like me / but I / am less easy / you're so easy, my heart / but I / am less easy / so easy, my heart / but I / am not like you, my love
It's so difficult to keep it up / always in the same role / I already saw you, I already recognized you / we all give up sometimes / sometimes / but whenever someone steps in and talks to you, you step aside behaving like a star / why? if you're so easy? / take off your mask / it's easy!
[chorus] you're so easy, just like me / but I / am less easy / you're so easy, my heart / but I / am less easy / so easy, just like me / but I / at least am looking for love / so easy, my heart / but I / am not like you, my love [repeat]
In the meantime, I leave you with the almost-US premiere of "Sos Tan Facil"...