
Con Todo Respeto (Explicit)
Con Todo Respeto is a 2004 cover album by the Mexican band Molotov. Some of them from Latin music, some from English-language rock and pop, but what Molotov does to them is not. The Beastie Boys' "Girls," Falco's "Rock Me, Amadeus," and the Misfits' "I Turned Into a Martian" successfully receive rock en espa?ol makeovers, as does Lipps, Inc.'s 1981 disco/dance-pop hit "Designer Music." This album's biggest surprise, however, is a Spanish-language update of Gil Scott-Heron's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." Instead of Scott-Heron's reference to "hog maw confiscated from a Harlem sanctuary," Molotov mentions Barrio Tepito ? an ultra-poor and notoriously dangerous area of Mexico City ? and instead of calling for African-Americans to fight for a brighter future, Molotov declares that "los mexicanos estaran en la calle buscando mejor manana" Con Todo Respeto isn't Molotov's most essential release, but it is still an excellent, highly rewardi...