THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,244) Los Mitos — “Cuando Vuelvas”/“When You Come Back”
This first single by Los Mitos (The Myths) from the Basque region of Spain is a delightful and effervescent romp about . . . a guy who has been dumped by his girlfriend! It is “easy to assimilate, with uncomplicated lyrics, arrangements similar to [the] Beach Boys and an ideal structure between an orchestral rhythm and . . . trag[ic] vocal that made it one of the classic melodies of 1968″. (LastFM (courtesy of Google Translate), https://www.last.fm/music/Los+Mitos/+wiki) The song and band are much beloved, eliciting Youtube comments such as “THANK YOU [singer] TONY [Landa] FOR all those songs that with your wonderful voice that transport us to a time that not even the years can make us forget, you and the myths are engraved in the heart”. (mariaalayon4769 (courtesy of Google Translate), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79PkzNL0SC8)
LastFM tells us of Los Mitos:
The group Los Mitos had a short musical history; but there is no doubt about the mark left on Spanish pop. With their pleasant music, free of socio-political commitments and undoubted freshness, they left their hometown, Bilbao, toured Spain and arrived in Latin America as a group of special quality. But for this group, not everything was easy, because since 1966 they were playing together under the name Los Famélicos; but after the name change to Los Mitos and the inclusion of José Ignacio and Paco, the path changed for the better and after presentations first in Vizcaya and on April 8, 1968 in Madrid, they were signed by Rafael Trabucchelli for the label. Hispavox. That same year, the single appeared that served as a presentation for the group, which included [today’s] song . . . . In 1969, the song that gave them total success “Es Muy Fácil” appeared . . . . As it is logical to think, commercial themes assured them success; but . . . melodramatic themes showed . . . unmistakable artistic quality. Another single in 1969 included “Me Conformo” and “ Todos Lo Saben ” (Every Body Knows-Dave Clark Five), showing once again that commerciality and quality went hand in hand. . . . Los Mitos were definitely an excellent group, and the mark left on Spanish pop will be indelible.
On TV ‘69:
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Cool tune and something especially rare during Francoist Spain I would think.
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Surprisingly, there were some great Spanish bands during that period. I’ve featured a few.
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That does surprise, live and learn as they say!
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