"Very often, you can tell what generation a person belongs to because of the words they use. Even if they enjoy the beat, they don't necessarily know what they are singing, notes Jose Camacho, an assistant professor of Hispanic linguistics at Rutgers University. It's a mixture of salsa, urban rhythm, hip hop and Jamaican reggae popular among the younger generation. Reggaeton is a fairly new genre of dance music that has become popular in Puerto Rico over the past decade. The older women may not know the difference. Don't get it twisted," writes another guest, self-identified only as "The Dominican." Another mentioned that, had Daddy Yankee come out and talked about the dirty reality of his song, adults like the writer's aunts wouldn't be singing it with their kids. "The song is about a girl turning a guy on. Just think of it as partying and not something sexual." "I love to go out and feel the sensation of the gasolina, like Daddy says, and I'm not an easy girl! Some people may take this song as talking about something else.
Then when she says, 'dame mas gasolina,' she wants to (say) that she wants to be in your car."Ī female fan backed up Julian's statements: "All the song is about is girls who like to hang out in cars, motorcycles and so on." She tells the others in the forum that she is Dominican and Puerto Rican and agrees some of these girls could be a little dirty, but not all of them. When he says, 'a elle le gusta la gasolina,' he wants to (say) that they like to be in your car, hanging out. "I'm from the other dimension called Venezuela, and 'Gasolina' talks about the kind of girls that just think (about) your car. "Can you tell me who sings it so I can translate it to English." This sparks a defensive response from someone named Julian.
Gasolina sounds like a dirty song," the fan writes. So one of the curious posts a question on an online music community forum,. Especially since Daddy Yankee's video is bursting with chicas shaking their bodies in front of hot fast cars. It's similar enough to English that it ignites confusion: "Le gusta la gasolina/dame mas gasolina!" Literally translated, that means "She likes the gasoline." And then a female voice sings, "Give me more gasoline." It has to mean more than that. The chorus of the song intrigues people of all backgrounds to search for the meaning online. Depending on what country a person is from, however, the word - and, therefore, the song, - can also relate to sex, drugs or who-knows-what-else. Literally translated, "gasolina" means gasoline. But when the dancing stops, no one can seem to agree about what the popular Puerto Rican artist means in English. "Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee is one of the hottest singles among hip-hop and reggaeton music lovers today. Families sing to it in suburban parks, and young guys blast it from their car stereos as they cruise down the street. Latin music lovers shake their booties to the song in clubs from Paterson to Puerto Rico.
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