#pignoise

PEREZA

Pereza was THE rock group in the 2000s, they were like the personification of being cool. I like to compare them to The Killers, because their songs are catchy as hell and still played on the radio. They dissolved in 2012 and both of the members started solo careers and are still mildly successful, they've each released absolute bops. Todo (Everything) is one of their most sexual songs, as you could imagine from the MV, and also one of their most popular ones - not the most well-known one tho. Here are some of the translated lyrics:

Fly, fly, fly with me

Come inside, tell me boy

Heat me up, polish me

Make love to me in our nest

LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH

If you've followed me for a while you know how much I love this group, it was everything and I believe it's the best Spanish group ever, like full stop. They have dozens of hits everyone knows (LODVG musical when????) like this one, and yeah, they're the best. Also, they're still going strong which is great! Rosas (Roses) talks about heartache and remembrance - a common theme in their songs, and it's a very dear and beloved song by many, it's also used in memes as a substitute of the "all around me are familiar faces" song lol

Six months went away and you waved me goodbye

It's been a pleasure to meet you in life

There I stood, one hand on my heart

And in the other excuses you didn't even understand

EL CANTO DEL LOCO

El Canto del Loco my beloved <3 Fun fact, they were my first favourite band ever. Anyways, they embodied the barrio culture and style, and were one of the few groups closer to rock music, which granted them a lot of fans; I like to think of them as like the Spanish Green Day. Their songs were amazing, fast paced, and what we would call canalla (punk?), they were the best. Anyways, they separated in 2010, although there's a rumour of a reunion this year 👀. Insoportable (Unbearable) is one of their many iconic songs, and it's about a toxic relationship.

I know

What you are love

Look at yourself and see that you're the worst

AMARAL

Amaral gave us EVERYTHING and we disrespected them in return! Like I feel we don't talk about them enough with all the bops they gave us that are songs everyone knows and loves and goes crazy when they sound. Anyways, they are still going on and I love that for them. This song, El universo sobre mí (The universe upon me) is probably its more well-known song, and it talks about not fitting in, struggling with it, the apathy that stems from it, etc. I love that a song with such important and deep-cutting lyrics as this one was like on top of the top 40 list and still receives massive radio-play nowadays.

I've had enough

I need someone who understands

I'm alone among a crowd of people

What can I do?

MELENDI

Oh, Melendi. Okay, I'll start with this; Melendi is still a very popular mainstream singer nowadays, although his style and music has changed A LOT. A lot of people prefer this first stage, where he had lots of bops. The thing is, this Melendi was a known drug addict, abused drugs and even had weed in his logo ffs. Some people even say he shouldn't have stopped doing drugs because he makes worse music now, which is just horrible, and like, not true? I agree that his current music is... not the best, but he seems happy, and songs like Barbie de Extrarradio, Lágrimas Desordenadas, Tu Jardín Con Enanitos, etc are still fucking bops. Anyways, in this first era he sung rumba, a subgenre of flamenco very popular during the 2000s. Un Violinista En Tu Tejado (A Fiddler On Your Roof) is one of his most well-known songs from this time, and it talks about a toxic relationship.

I ask the moon

To lighten your life

Cause mine has been fused for a long time

PIGNOISE

Pignoise were the closest thing we got to anglo punk / pop punk and I'm so grateful for them, their songs were angsty and fast and everything honestly. They are still active, and Estoy Enfermo (I'm Sick) is probably one of their most well-known songs, it's your standard angsty song, and as you can see, it features Melendi!

I'm like a weirdo

That is still part of society

And even if I point at myself I never shoot

I always tend to forgive myself

DESPISTAOS

Despistaos was another rock-ish group, and they released some amazing songs like this one. They are associated to THE teen show in the 2000s, Física o Química, as they did the opening song (with the same name as the show) and I'm pretty sure this song, Cada dos minutos (Every two minutes) also featured there. This specific song is about heartache and missing someone, pretty standard stuff lol. Also, the group is still active so yay!

Every two minutes I change of season

It's spring in a corner, summer's in a trench

DAVID BISBAL

If you follow me you'll most certainly have heard of OT (Operación Triunfo), a Spanish song contest (a mix between The Voice and Big Brother more or less). Well, the first edition of OT took place in 2001, and David Bisbal was one of the contestants, ending up as the runner up and becoming an icon for the years to come. He has so many bops its unreal, and given his... as you can see, intense personality, he's become kind of a meme in recent years. Idk I love him he's the best. Also, he's had a stellar career, he's collabed with at least Rihanna and Miley Cyrus, has 3 Latin Grammys, and is still going strong. This song, Esclavo De Sus Besos (Slave Of Her Kisses) is your standard heartache song.

And I'm still a slave of her kisses and I'm prisioner of my fears

We've come to a turning point

Where this obsession is taking me away from you

EL SUEÑO DE MORFEO

With El Sueño de Morfeo we complete the golden trio of women-fronted bands in the 2000s along with La Oreja de Van Gogh and Amaral. They made a bunch of bops that mixed pop with traditional folk Asturian music, and even went on to compete in Eurovision! They broke up in 2013 tho :( Anyways, Esta Soy Yo (This Is Me) is, like the name suggests, a presentation song about someone, with its flaws and all.

I'm not what you think I am

I'm not your Cinderella

I'm not the last piece of your unassembled puzzle

ESTOPA

I HAD TO END THIS WITH THEM. If I had to resume the 2000s in a band / artist, it would be them. Estopa was the 2000s. They make Catalan rumba music, and everyone loves them. Seriously, I don't think there's a single Spaniard who despises them, we'd all die for them. And I personally love how down-to-earth they are, they are probably millionaires at this point and they still dress the same, live in their hometown, and are genuinely nice people. They were on a hiatus until a couple of years ago and their quality hasn't suffered a bit, it's amazing. Anyways, Partiendo La Pana (literally translates to "cutting the corduroy", it's a Spanish expression, it could translate to Being Cool or something like that) tells a Western-like event that happened in a bar on their hometown.

Pay attention to what I'm gonna tell you:

It happened on a cold night in Cornellá in a corner

I don't quite remember why it happened