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Necesito Una Compañera, Los Bukis

I used to hear this song all the time at my Grandmother’s house when I was a kid ( the album came out in ‘84, so I was around 4 years old). Los Bukis were her favorite. She even had a poster of them on her closet door. I don’t know what made me look them up right now, and I didn’t even know what song I was looking for. All I knew was a certain melody, and I was determined to find the song it belonged to. Listening to this song now, did so many different things to me. It felt like being taken straight back to my childhood, when I used to roam around my Grandmother’s apartment everyday after school. She would be cooking, and I would be playing in the bedroom with my brother or sister. It also hit me in my present. I had no idea what this song was about when I was 5. But, I certainly know what it’s about now, and I understand why songs of this nature exist. It’s amazing what music can do.