
Sam Lardner: lead vocals and spanish guitar
Pedro Hermosilla: lead spanish guitars and vocals
Jordi Franco: bass
Juan Flores: percussion and "palmas"
Sandra Sangiao: backing vocals and "palmas"
Nuna Garcia: backing vocals and "palmas"
Guest performers:
Dani Figueras: flamenco guitar Meet Dani
Dan Posen: mariachi trumpets Meet Dan
BLAME IT ON THE GIRLS
Mika
He’s got looks that books take pages to tell
Got a face to make you fall on your knees
He’s got money in the bank to thank and I guess
You could think he was living at ease
Like a lover on the open shore – what’s the matter?
When you’re sitting there with so much more – what’s the matter?
While you’re wondering who the hell to be
Are you wishing you were older like me?
Blame it on the girls who know what to do
Blame it on the boys who keep hitting on you
Blame it on your mother for things she said
Blame it on your father but you know he’s dead
Blame it on the girls, blame it on the boys
Blame it on the girls, blame it on the boys
Life could be easy but you never fail
To complicate it every single time
You could have children and a wife a perfect little life
But you blow it on a bottle of wine
Like a baby you’re a stubborn child – what’s the matter?
Always looking for an axe to grind – what’s the matter?
While you’re wondering what the hell to do
We're all wishing we were lucky like you!
CHORUS
Sam's notes...
I was first introduced to the music of Mika by my 11 year old daughter, Mia. I was immediately struck by the genius of this young British star. His music had all the fun of the Beatles, the harmonic scope of Queen, the melodic power of Elton John, and yet he came across very much as his own idiosyncratic self. This song's message caught me by surprise when I first heard it on the radio, and I knew right away that it would be a gas to propose it as a rumba cover tune to the band. Sandra Sangiao and Nuna Garcia ate the backing vocals alive, and Juan Flores developed the quirky guitar/percussion feel. All in all, a team effort.
Thanks to Dan Posen for adding the tasty mariachi horns and to Dani Figueras for somehow tying it all together with the flamenco guitar. No easy task!