My favorite song is "Maria Maria" by Carlos Santana. The first time I heard this song was when I was ten years old, and it was during my first trip back to New York after my family and I relocated to South Carolina during the same year. I will never forget the first time I heard it because I remember feeling like I was listening to a song that would change my life and was so different from anything I had ever heard before. I was in the car with my aunt, and we were on our way back to my sister's house after shopping. It came on the radio, and my aunt knew all of the words. I remember thinking out lucky she was to know all of the words to such a beautiful song and, in my mind, making it my duty to one day learn all of the words. At that age, I did not know what the song actually meant, but now that I am older, I have a less superficial appreciation for it, and it is still my favorite song of all times. "Maria Maria" is my favorite song because it represents everything that I remember and what means the most to me about New York: the blended cultures, the poverty and the endless hope. When I listen to this song, I feel like a piece of my city is always with me, and that is why it means so much to me.
Here are some of the lyrics to my song courtesy of lyrics007.com:
"Stop the looting, stop the shooting
Pick pocking on the corner
See as the rich is getting richer
The poor is getting poorer
See mi y Maria on the corner
Thinking of ways to make it better
In my mailbox there's an eviction letter
Somebody just said see you later."
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