When I was about seven years old, my mom bought a CD, also known as a compact disc. It was very popular in the 90’s. This time, she brought home the CD of this man who sung strangely. I couldn’t stand his voice, but my parents seemed to love him. “What was wrong with voice?” I was convinced that that wasn’t his natural voice. I wasn’t even into baladas then; I was more into pop. Later on, for some reason, I did like ‘Un emocion para siempre’. I must have seen it on HTV. 90s kids grew up on HTV music; it was our own personal DJ when we danced our asses off alone in our bedrooms when no one was seeing.

I guess I liked how it sounded, even though I was too young to understand the meaning of the lyrics. I still haven’t reached the maturity level to unlock those emotions. I loved how the song made me feel, which ironically was mainly sad and nostalgic as if I was longing for the warmth of an old lover, and I was what, 11? Yes, even then, I was a hopeless romantic. This morning, December 2023, I woke up with this impulse to listen to Eros’ greatest hits. Contemplating through my office windows, I realized how great his songs were; my parents were right. I got a lot of musical influence from them, and now Eros is one of them. I think they’ll be happy to hear this. 

Luckily for my new colleagues, I have a cold and a cracky voice this morning. Otherwise, I would have started singing; I was that into it.

Bye,

-Jammita