God 80's pop music is so uplifting LOL.

The 80's...and Menudo...

Rickyyyyy !!!!!

PurpleJedi said:

I got a couple of their albums. Its good bubblegum in places. "Hold me" "you got potential" "you and me all the way" "when i dance with you" "sons of rock"....all decent in that Maurice Starr 80's sorta way

thesexofit said:

Yeah, well in 1982 I spent a month in Honduras...I remember Menudomania VERY WELL.

PurpleJedi said:

Funny, it sounds very european musically. I dont have any of their Spanish albums, just 3 of their english ones.

"Hold me" is as good as most New Edition songs from around then...admit it, its not half bad.

Who decided on the name? yech!

NDRU said:

No idea, but you can blame them for the reassurance of the boyband in the US and whereever else Menudo were big (South America?).

thesexofit said:

Menudo means "spare change" in Spanish.

thesexofit said:

you are without a doubt the bomb!! i used to love me some Menudo!! had about 4 of their albums in the 80's. love them!!
[Edited 9/3/09 19:43pm]

i have seen straight men dance and that is not a straight man.

PurpleJedi said:

Really? I'm Hispanic (of Mexican descent) and I just know it as food! Perfect for hangovers...

dannyd5050 said:

Yeah, well the group Menudo is a product of Puerto Rico, and when they created the group they weren't thinking of 'tripe' (...or "pansa" as it's called in Puerto Rico, or "mondongo" as it's called in Honduras).

PurpleJedi said:

That's funny!! All these years I thought they named themselves after the food!!

dannyd5050 said:

I did too!

veronikka said:

I have a funny story (non-Menudo but appropriate nonetheless);

...my wife and I went to Cancun on our honeymoon. One day I bought a Snapple and asked the lady (in Spanish) for a straw. Thinking that it was the correct term, I asked her for a "sorbeto" which is what my (Puerto Rican) wife calls it. When she didn't understand me, I asked for a "pajilla" which is what my Honduran family raised me to call it. When she STILL didn't understand what I wanted, I asked for a "STRAW" in perfect English.
"Oh-!" she said to me with a smile, "Tu quieres un POPOTE."

PurpleJedi said:

I would not have understood you either

I had no idea there were so many ways to say popote in spanish

Does popote mean something different to you guys?

veronikka said:

No...I think that word is exclusively Mexican.

And of course Pajilla is the correct term.

¡Que víva Honduras y su costa norte!

oohhh, i gotta story about a nick name my spanish boyfriend used to call me...i asked my grandma (who is mexican) what it meant and she looked at me like, "f*ck if I know".

PurpleJedi said:

no it's POPOTE

sosgemini said:

.......well, don't keep us in suspense...what was it?

They frequently replaced members, right ? Every singer could just stay a few years in the group.

Shango said:

...they are each replaced when puberty hits and their voice changes.

BTW: the group is still around.

thepope2the9s said:

Hey, dont laugh

dancerella said:

I thought you might like them. I still listen to their albums (the few I own) occasionally. "you got potential" is a fun track for example.

thesexofit said:

...say what...?

I remember in the summer of '84,they had a slow jam that alot of people liked.It's called "If You're Not Here".Who remembers that song?

PurpleJedi said:

Thanx for explainin' !
[Edited 9/13/09 13:28pm]

Shango said:

This was the latest lineup from 2007.



They broke up and a new lineup is expected "soon".