Spanish
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Songs with Spanish words or referencing Spanish
Central theme[edit]
- Canta Y No Llores
- Hovering Sombrero (Demo 2) - A verse is sung in Spanish
- Mas Fun
- Three Might Be Duende
Briefly mentioned[edit]
- Alienation's For The Rich (Demo) - "And TV's talkin' Spanish"
- Drink! - "I'll take back my piñata" ("piñata" is a Spanish loanword)
- He's Loco - "Loco" is a Spanish loanword
- Hovering Sombrero - "Sombrero" is also a Spanish loanword
- I Can Add - "I don't even know Spanish / But I'm gonna sing it in Spanish, now!" Flans then proceeds to add numbers in Spanish
- Fingertips (Live Almanac), Fingertips (The Spine Hits The Road) and other live performances of I Don't Understand You - faux-Spanish phrase "no understando" (the correct term is no comprende)
- Long White Beard - "But when I awoke, it was loco"
- Mr. Me - "Yo yo yo", sung in the background, perhaps referring to the titular "me"
- Mr. Xcitement - "Café con pan"
- Pencil Rain - Morse code for "Ay, ay, ay, ay, canta y no llores" (a line from a traditional Spanish song, translated to "sing and don't cry") appears in the bridge
- Prevenge - "Mi amigo"
- Sleeping In The Flowers (Dial-A-Song) - "Dutch Masters te amo", "Blunts, te amo"
- What Am I Doin' - "I didn't know much Spanish"
- Words Are Like - "A Spanish town"
Honorable mention[edit]
- El Grupo De Rock And Roll - The name They Might Be Giants played under at their first live show
- The Else - Front cover features the phrase, "Se aprovechan" on the suitcase
