Ricardo Valenzuela was a gift to us all while he was among us. His talent, his love of family, and his passion made an impression on me. Just to distinguish myself from racist nutjobs, I'll go ahead and reveal that I'm a conservative white guy! May God grant Eternal Rest to Ricardo. Viva Ritchie, Viva!
Below many of you will find idiotic bitch immigrant haters and smart accepting Americans. I'd suggest you only read the comments of the latter. Reader discretion is advised.
By the way just watched a video on the plane crash. Sad death for 3 of music's greats.
If he didn´t die so early, we could have more wonderful songs from him- AND HE WAS GREAT, If you want to know about his life, watch film La Bamba :) it is great film
@darthduck1000 Yeah, heaven forbid that we should be forced to accept their culture rather than ramming our culture down the throats of the rest of the world as we normally do. And unless your a Native American, then your family ancestors were immigrants too at one point, and probably looked on by the people already living here in the same way as you are looking at the Mexican immigrants right now, maybe even worse. Some people really need to crack open a history book occasionally.
@Ichirou989 instead of jumping right off too a hateful rant, maybe you should read what I said again...Name the the country that Americans(legal one's) are crossing the border illegally and trying to force, language, voting rights and living standards on the host country??.....NONE...0....Don't give me that rest of the world crap!!!
@Ichirou989 ...My ancestors came here through the FRONT DOOR!!.. LEGALLY!!!...Maybe you should crack open a law book, and read the procedure for immigration...
A couple of things I absolutely love and admire about Ritchie are that he was "everyman" not a rich snob. Also, listen to his vocals and you can tell he was having the time of his life just singing away...The guy really knew how to have fun!!! Who could not listen to his music and start to smile?
and actually they had money to board, they were all friends at that point, they flipped a coin for who would take the broken down bus with no heat, ritchie won the toss, got on the plane, and that was the end of it. so sad
@Jonny8my That could take a little while - "In order to dance "La Bamba" all you need is a little bit of grace...a little bit of grace for me and a little grace for you! I will be all for you, I will be all for you!" "I'm not a sailor, i'm not a sailor...I'm a Captain, I'm a Captain...Dance La Bamba, Dance La Bamba!"
@Jonny8my When he says "Por ti seré, por ti seré" he's saying "i'll be everything for you, i'll be everything for you!" (basically meaning he'll be everything she'd be looking for)
Viva Ritchie Valens, I watch his movie over and over and feel so proud for this great legend! He did a lot in his young life! Viva la Bamba and Ritchie Valens!
@tonymejia123 he was ontour with buddy holly, the big bopper, and dion & the belmonts in 1959. holly charterd a plane to take them to the next venue. evryone but dion & the belmonts boarded bc they didnt hav enough money to take the plane so they went by bus. shortly aftr taking off the plane crashd killing evryone on board on feb 2. 1959. the day aftr is still immortalized as the day the music died and it did somewhat. thank god there were others soon to follow to fill their shoes
no entienden lo que dice, eso es xq aunque ritchie es de nacinalidad americana tiene todo ese sentimiento y creacion hispana no hay mas, asi como otros grandes artistas ritchie tiene ese feeling latino
@AugieMedina Mexicans weren't streaming across the border like millions of rats getting off a sinking ship in the 50's trying to change the aspect of our American culture and the US Government did not force everyone in America to accept the Hispanic culture like they do today. SO, it was kinda nice to enjoy something different without being FORCED too. Call me what you will, that is the truth...jus'sayin!
@darthduck1000 You are obviously either very young or uniformed of the real story behind immigration. If it weren't for the Mexican people Texas would have never won its independence, many were on OUR side. People always seem ready to accept minorities when they put on a uniform and die for the cause.
@TakeBackAmerica2012 I'm neither, and it's, uninformed. I agree with you, their were Mexican nationals on our side, JIM BOWIE was a Mexican citizen!!! ...But all that was 1836. I was commenting on your post "Gutsy to release a pop song in Spanish in the '50's. The immigration situation on the Mexican/U.S. border is a festering wound that needs to be addressed, YOU know it and I know it. Don't detract from the point at hand by going back 176 years.
he released this song when he was 16. a year before that he was just another singing Mexican kid in the valley of Southern CA. i was 17 when i really took the time to listen to this song... he was my age at the time when he died. i wish i had half the talent he had
@dukewayne91 my dad is the same age as Ritchie Valens and always talks about how he inspired him, that anything is possible. a Mexican/American kid from Lincoln Heights looking up to a Mexican/ American kid from Pacoima in music's highest stage. even until this day he has never gotten over the death of his idol.
Antes de falar algo pesquise meu amigo, essa musica é de uma banda mexicana chamada Los Lobos, ele apresentou essa musica em um show, apos isso que ele regravou a mesma em disco....
the oldies are the best because the illuminati had nothing to do with the music back then , now its all about sex money and cars just to mess with the young minds and heads....
they wonder why there is so much rape now days and shootings and deaths on the road...
I remember when he first came out and I was born in NY. I moved to Yuma, Az.and learned spanish pretty well. Believe me when I say that we have had alot of music taken from our ears and hearts. He's in Rock and Roll Heaven now and I'll see him again I hope.
From all the accounts I've read, Ritchie was the biggest thing in the rock n roll world at the time of his death, even bigger than Buddy Holly. Elvis was still at war, and this 17 year old kid exploded. He had such raw talent, it would have been interesting to see how he would have developed had he lived. At least he left behind the songs he did.
I'm surprised knowing that so many people listen his songs still nowadays,to me,he is legend,and I won't forget him ever.My friend few days ago asked me what music do I listen to,and I sad Ritchie Valens and I don't give a shit about any modern bands,fuck them lol,this is music to me. :')
@xtotaldramax para bailar la bamba para bailar la bamba se necesita una poca de gracia, una poca de gracia par mi par ti arriba y arriba, arriba y arriba por ti sere por ti sere por ti sere. yo no soy marinero yo no soy marinero soy capitan soy capitan soy capitan. bamba bamba bamba bamba bamba bamba la bamba (X3) lyrics
para bailar la bamba para bailar la bamba se necesita una poca de gracia, una poca de gracia par mi par ti arriba y arriba, arriba y arriba por ti sere por ti sere por ti sere. yo no soy marinero yo no soy marinero soy capitan soy capitan soy capitan. bamba bamba bamba bamba bamba bamba la bamba (X3) lyrics lol
rest in peace Ritchie Valens May 13, 1941- February 3, 1959
I learned this song phonetically back when it came out. Had not a clue as to what the words meant, but I could sing them all. About ten years later, after a couple of years of high school Spanish, I suddenly realized I understood the song. About 4 years after that American Pie came out and it dawned on me all we'd lost back then.
Whoula thunk this song would become a classic? That Guitar work was a 16 year old Hispanic kid. The owner of Del Fi was a Jew. I'm Jewish and I think it was wonderful.
@xxleandraxx1 my dad saw ritchie play at pacoima jhs and legion staduim in el monte, ca back in '57 and '58. he was only few months older than my dad, and even until this day. my dad still talks about ritchie valens and is still saden by his tragic death along with buddy holly, and the big bopper at such a young age of seventeen.
@metalkrush77 At least once a week I drive down HYW 6 in Ontario, Canada, and see a sign which reads "Valens Conservation Area". It always reminds me of Richie and his tragic death. I saw the movie "La Bamba" and have read about the causes of the plane crash. I'll meet him for real in heaven. A retired catholic priest. "Something to look forward to!" P.S. In '58 I was nineteen and in the Seminary.
I live in the town were Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and The Big Bopper performed there last show at the Surf Ballroom in good ole' Clear Lake, Iowa... they all still remain very well known legends in our area, I could only imagine how music would be today if they were still around influencing more people. :( it's very sad... there crash site is located just North of Clear Lake, Iowa... (west of I-35) in the middle of a field. There is a memorial for them located there... I love visiting it!....
Richie was a beautiful and talented kid, taken way too young. Pop music would have been much different had he lived. He was just beginning and already a legend.
Ricardo Valenzuela was a gift to us all while he was among us. His talent, his love of family, and his passion made an impression on me. Just to distinguish myself from racist nutjobs, I'll go ahead and reveal that I'm a conservative white guy! May God grant Eternal Rest to Ricardo. Viva Ritchie, Viva!
MikeLeegbw 15 hours ago
Only if he never took that plane ride he would still be here :( but his music is :)
LegendaryKilla808 1 day ago
We will sing it in Choir :D
MinHanhLee 1 day ago
Below many of you will find idiotic bitch immigrant haters and smart accepting Americans. I'd suggest you only read the comments of the latter. Reader discretion is advised.
By the way just watched a video on the plane crash. Sad death for 3 of music's greats.
Artoofeva 2 days ago
Ritchie Valens (born Richard Steven Valenzuela; May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959) was a Mexican-American singer, songwriter and guitarist.
frankbaltazar 2 days ago
labambahusen xD *-*
iSchlumpfiii 3 days ago
If he didn´t die so early, we could have more wonderful songs from him- AND HE WAS GREAT, If you want to know about his life, watch film La Bamba :) it is great film
Stepanvanek966 3 days ago
sorry movie no film
Stepanvanek966 3 days ago
love it!!!
lillypixels 3 days ago
I'm Mexican and we also know how to state our race on YouTube videos.
dannyaintyonanny2 3 days ago
I may be puerto rican but I LOVE THIS SONG
MultiMar16 3 days ago
Am i the only Greek German that loves this song?
TheSomethingIsh 3 days ago
real name Ricardo Valenzuela
lynxcat5555 4 days ago
@darthduck1000 Yeah, heaven forbid that we should be forced to accept their culture rather than ramming our culture down the throats of the rest of the world as we normally do. And unless your a Native American, then your family ancestors were immigrants too at one point, and probably looked on by the people already living here in the same way as you are looking at the Mexican immigrants right now, maybe even worse. Some people really need to crack open a history book occasionally.
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@Ichirou989 instead of jumping right off too a hateful rant, maybe you should read what I said again...Name the the country that Americans(legal one's) are crossing the border illegally and trying to force, language, voting rights and living standards on the host country??.....NONE...0....Don't give me that rest of the world crap!!!
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@Ichirou989 ...My ancestors came here through the FRONT DOOR!!.. LEGALLY!!!...Maybe you should crack open a law book, and read the procedure for immigration...
darthduck1000 4 days ago
me gusta
dannytheman533 5 days ago
lol all 6 million of these people are mostly mexicans
xXF1eeXx 5 days ago
@xXF1eeXx I'm A Whiteboy And I Still Love This Song....
ecktowmaster 5 days ago
@xXF1eeXx and you would probably be right maldito pinchazo racista
Jesman101 5 days ago
@xXF1eeXx I might be the whitest guy on earth and I love this song lol.
Herbie1315 4 days ago in playlist Herbie
he was a fucking badass!!! What a huge loss!
TheChoada 1 week ago
ke?
nomisnoxin 1 week ago
he's only 17 ? In this picture he looks like 40. Anyway awesome song
Ghyll 1 week ago
he die so young he had
a great feature
BoobiesJoe589 1 week ago 3
when I die this will be in my ears
222Cassie333 1 week ago
A couple of things I absolutely love and admire about Ritchie are that he was "everyman" not a rich snob. Also, listen to his vocals and you can tell he was having the time of his life just singing away...The guy really knew how to have fun!!! Who could not listen to his music and start to smile?
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AugieMedina 1 week ago
Oh what could have been...
TexasNightmare512 1 week ago
die so young :(
BoobiesJoe589 1 week ago
Rest in Peace, Sr. Valens
CaptainCretaceous91 1 week ago
I like it so much that I have it as my ringtone.
1salazarce 1 week ago
AWESOME - AWESOME!!!
1977bradg 1 week ago
For some reason, I play this song while I play DOOM.
TheDantheman1997 1 week ago
love it.
brayantmonge92 1 week ago
Anyone else think it was Ronald Reagan from the thumbnail??
sarzamineiran 1 week ago
@jbeetlebailey212 thanks
Jonny8my 1 week ago
la bamba wasnt his song, BUT, as a non spanish speakin mexican he sure did learn to rip it up !
RoddyPV 1 week ago
Io amo la musica pop/rock, ma la bamba è una pietra miliare, grande Ritchie Valens
adrenalina in note come la definiva Lui!!
TheFrancescoebarbara 1 week ago
and actually they had money to board, they were all friends at that point, they flipped a coin for who would take the broken down bus with no heat, ritchie won the toss, got on the plane, and that was the end of it. so sad
RoddyPV 1 week ago
i fuckin love ritchie,, MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIS FAMILY !!!!!!! poor guy!!!
RoddyPV 1 week ago
translations please
Jonny8my 1 week ago
@Jonny8my That could take a little while - "In order to dance "La Bamba" all you need is a little bit of grace...a little bit of grace for me and a little grace for you! I will be all for you, I will be all for you!" "I'm not a sailor, i'm not a sailor...I'm a Captain, I'm a Captain...Dance La Bamba, Dance La Bamba!"
jbeetlebailey212 1 week ago
@jbeetlebailey212 gracioso means funny, not grace.
deimos929 1 week ago
@deimos929 Yes, that's true - but that's NOT what he said. He doesn't say "gracioso" he said "gracia"!!!
jbeetlebailey212 1 week ago
@Jonny8my When he says "Por ti seré, por ti seré" he's saying "i'll be everything for you, i'll be everything for you!" (basically meaning he'll be everything she'd be looking for)
jbeetlebailey212 1 week ago
Viva Ritchie Valens, I watch his movie over and over and feel so proud for this great legend! He did a lot in his young life! Viva la Bamba and Ritchie Valens!
ROSIEC82 1 week ago
Really amazing!! Such a huge loss of great talent!!
RadKaos247 2 weeks ago
@RadKaos247 how loss?
tonymejia123 2 weeks ago
@tonymejia123 he was ontour with buddy holly, the big bopper, and dion & the belmonts in 1959. holly charterd a plane to take them to the next venue. evryone but dion & the belmonts boarded bc they didnt hav enough money to take the plane so they went by bus. shortly aftr taking off the plane crashd killing evryone on board on feb 2. 1959. the day aftr is still immortalized as the day the music died and it did somewhat. thank god there were others soon to follow to fill their shoes
asspancakes182 1 week ago
no entienden lo que dice, eso es xq aunque ritchie es de nacinalidad americana tiene todo ese sentimiento y creacion hispana no hay mas, asi como otros grandes artistas ritchie tiene ese feeling latino
TheZorchman666 2 weeks ago
@TheZorchman666 obvio, por que es un huapango mano
TDEASINR 2 weeks ago
o es gay
babycrack1000 2 weeks ago
i listen to this song while pouring hot wax over my chest
suoganraistrick 2 weeks ago
@suoganraistrick What's wrong with you?
Shiznit304 2 weeks ago
@Shiznit304 my cat died, and i feel lonley, so i needed a bit of comfort
suoganraistrick 2 weeks ago
at first ritchie valens could speak spanish so that why when he sung this song he had trouble pronouncing words in la bamba
DeerHunter3147 2 weeks ago
pooiee
giselflorestovar 2 weeks ago
love Ritchie singing this, such a loss when he died! :-(
caryljohn1 2 weeks ago
Gutsy to release a pop song in Spanish in the '50's.
AugieMedina 2 weeks ago in playlist More videos from xratedcheese 43
@AugieMedina Not just that, but it could have easily offended the Spanish community
MetalKotaka94 1 week ago
@AugieMedina Mexicans weren't streaming across the border like millions of rats getting off a sinking ship in the 50's trying to change the aspect of our American culture and the US Government did not force everyone in America to accept the Hispanic culture like they do today. SO, it was kinda nice to enjoy something different without being FORCED too. Call me what you will, that is the truth...jus'sayin!
darthduck1000 4 days ago
@darthduck1000 Amen to that!
donxuop 4 days ago
@darthduck1000 You are obviously either very young or uniformed of the real story behind immigration. If it weren't for the Mexican people Texas would have never won its independence, many were on OUR side. People always seem ready to accept minorities when they put on a uniform and die for the cause.
TakeBackAmerica2012 4 days ago
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@TakeBackAmerica2012 I'm neither, and it's, uninformed. I agree with you, their were Mexican nationals on our side, JIM BOWIE was a Mexican citizen!!! ...But all that was 1836. I was commenting on your post "Gutsy to release a pop song in Spanish in the '50's. The immigration situation on the Mexican/U.S. border is a festering wound that needs to be addressed, YOU know it and I know it. Don't detract from the point at hand by going back 176 years.
darthduck1000 4 days ago
he released this song when he was 16. a year before that he was just another singing Mexican kid in the valley of Southern CA. i was 17 when i really took the time to listen to this song... he was my age at the time when he died. i wish i had half the talent he had
dukewayne91 2 weeks ago 32
@dukewayne91 my dad is the same age as Ritchie Valens and always talks about how he inspired him, that anything is possible. a Mexican/American kid from Lincoln Heights looking up to a Mexican/ American kid from Pacoima in music's highest stage. even until this day he has never gotten over the death of his idol.
metalkrush77 1 week ago
@dukewayne91
Antes de falar algo pesquise meu amigo, essa musica é de uma banda mexicana chamada Los Lobos, ele apresentou essa musica em um show, apos isso que ele regravou a mesma em disco....
andersonleoni 22 hours ago
Great stuff! Too bad he was taken so soon!
depto5064 2 weeks ago
When Im playing PES and im dribbling with Messi the song that comes in my mind is la bamba coz when im doing this i often score!
SavvinhoD 2 weeks ago
rip
dang622 2 weeks ago
way better than justin bieber -_-
Gator115 2 weeks ago
the oldies are the best because the illuminati had nothing to do with the music back then , now its all about sex money and cars just to mess with the young minds and heads....
they wonder why there is so much rape now days and shootings and deaths on the road...
BerrieS2190 2 weeks ago
@BerrieS2190 Oh yeah of course it's all because of the Illuminati.
OhNotAnother 2 weeks ago
orale!
hurleyOC 2 weeks ago
Look at likes and dislikes 13022 likes and 180 dislikes lol,dont worry,I'm a liker...:)
Luak427 2 weeks ago
oldies r the best
TheMarco20113 2 weeks ago
He wasn't even 18 years old when he died. Sickening tragedy. All 3 of them and the pilot had so much living still to do. RIP.
robertfoy100 2 weeks ago 2
Tu Polacy , przejmujemy ten klip !!
MrWujekJar 2 weeks ago
"portki se dre " pozdro dla Polaków !
TheRytug 2 weeks ago
His Star fell out of the sky along with Buddy Hollie's and hate the uiversue for it... I did, and always midd them
Erulin68 2 weeks ago
thumbs up if u know exactly what he's saying! :D
Sternbergopolis 2 weeks ago 3
this song reallly gets ur blood pumpin because its gots the best beat eva thumbs up if yall agree
dmbmex 2 weeks ago 2
he is telling you how to dance the bamba
biggusdickus1994 2 weeks ago
@biggusdickus1994 and that he is not a sailor, a sea captain?
stafylides 2 weeks ago
Carol Kaye rocks.
clashwho 2 weeks ago
I remember when he first came out and I was born in NY. I moved to Yuma, Az.and learned spanish pretty well. Believe me when I say that we have had alot of music taken from our ears and hearts. He's in Rock and Roll Heaven now and I'll see him again I hope.
gilamonster0001 2 weeks ago
From all the accounts I've read, Ritchie was the biggest thing in the rock n roll world at the time of his death, even bigger than Buddy Holly. Elvis was still at war, and this 17 year old kid exploded. He had such raw talent, it would have been interesting to see how he would have developed had he lived. At least he left behind the songs he did.
FaithIsAnnoyed 2 weeks ago
I'm surprised knowing that so many people listen his songs still nowadays,to me,he is legend,and I won't forget him ever.My friend few days ago asked me what music do I listen to,and I sad Ritchie Valens and I don't give a shit about any modern bands,fuck them lol,this is music to me. :')
Luak427 2 weeks ago 2
You can't but to tap your feet and sing this song. It is surely brilliant.
shortn33 2 weeks ago
GREAT SONG !
lindasue618 2 weeks ago
He was so young but his few songs hit.
sandrasosa80 2 weeks ago
He died with buddy holly and big bopper they were all do young :'(
pyrastome 3 weeks ago
But for the toss of a coin......
brianofoz 3 weeks ago
How can you not listen to this and just automatically start dancing, right?
hardyzfan86 3 weeks ago
genius!
TheFILIPLAV 3 weeks ago
This music is timeless!
1943JPM 3 weeks ago
Love it! I listened to this on a record player at my school
IsJazzySassy 3 weeks ago
timeles.
pero1234ful 3 weeks ago
Love thiz song!!
shaggygarza 3 weeks ago
QUISIERA haber estado en esos tiempos para echarmela LA BAMBA
Pakuzo5Rivera 3 weeks ago
Dont understand what he saying but LOVE IT!
xtotaldramax 3 weeks ago 58
@xtotaldramax Isn't he amazing- and he was only 17!
Quatorzel4 3 weeks ago
@xtotaldramax Para bailar La Bamba se necesita una poca de gracia...
yam83 3 weeks ago
@xtotaldramax i'm from Mexico and understand perfectly! ha! XD
iPolo26 3 weeks ago
@xtotaldramax para bailar la bamba para bailar la bamba se necesita una poca de gracia, una poca de gracia par mi par ti arriba y arriba, arriba y arriba por ti sere por ti sere por ti sere. yo no soy marinero yo no soy marinero soy capitan soy capitan soy capitan. bamba bamba bamba bamba bamba bamba la bamba (X3) lyrics
TheKingCameron 2 weeks ago
@xtotaldramax he don,t ether lol.
MrHeadshot1982 2 weeks ago
@MrHeadshot1982 he did he's mexican remember
cesarmanuel51 2 weeks ago
@cesarmanuel51 yes but he didn't speak it.
MrHeadshot1982 2 weeks ago
@xtotaldramax Well, i do and its awesome, search for the translation on google.
vulcanblast1 2 weeks ago
@xtotaldramax "I'm not a sailor, I'm a captain."
corwin11412 2 weeks ago
@xtotaldramax proove it
SaveTheLamps 1 week ago
178 people doesn't know what is music
elena62060 3 weeks ago
a bit overrated I gotta say - same 3 chords over and over - guess it was innovative for it's time
kingluke2 3 weeks ago
@kingluke2 very innovative
NostalgicTimeMan 3 weeks ago
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para bailar la bamba para bailar la bamba se necesita una poca de gracia, una poca de gracia par mi par ti arriba y arriba, arriba y arriba por ti sere por ti sere por ti sere. yo no soy marinero yo no soy marinero soy capitan soy capitan soy capitan. bamba bamba bamba bamba bamba bamba la bamba (X3) lyrics lol
rest in peace Ritchie Valens May 13, 1941- February 3, 1959
TheKingCameron 3 weeks ago
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TheKingCameron 3 weeks ago
me enconta bailar a LA BAMBA! :) :)
shoilee123 3 weeks ago
This is by far one of the best songs I have ever Heard! What a Tragedy it was. The day the music died February 3, 1959.
damiencls 3 weeks ago
I learned this song phonetically back when it came out. Had not a clue as to what the words meant, but I could sing them all. About ten years later, after a couple of years of high school Spanish, I suddenly realized I understood the song. About 4 years after that American Pie came out and it dawned on me all we'd lost back then.
Pangael 3 weeks ago
Still listening to his music in 2012 and will never stop
775GIRLRIDER 3 weeks ago 95
@775GIRLRIDER i love it
arnabi 2 weeks ago
E arriba e arriba, vou te espremer, vou te espremer !
abadipioh 3 weeks ago
it sounds the same like Twist And Shout
TheRevSRB 3 weeks ago
@TheRevSRB yep except this is much older Twist and shout was inspired by good old rock and roll music like this ;)
Mensanuel 3 weeks ago
@TheRevSRB Well, the Beatles stole it, Einstein.
Shaytan67 3 weeks ago
bom dmais
mateuso1997 3 weeks ago
From Wales, thank you....
colwynbay123 3 weeks ago
He would still be with us if he didn't take that bet =(
grindsmygearsAU 3 weeks ago
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Great song !! Watch Ron Howard " Opie" singing at : Ron Howard singing at the Palace Theater Greensburg Pa.
opie1956 3 weeks ago
this is los lobos version fuck you
fbijjx 3 weeks ago
@fbijjx
You are stupid.
TheSomethingIsh 3 weeks ago
^~.~^
5PEDROGARZA8 4 weeks ago
Beautiful classic, thank you!!!!
baleng1986 4 weeks ago
I think it was thoes liummlit guts how did this.thoes punks they will get there one day
Menyhard1 4 weeks ago
Whoula thunk this song would become a classic? That Guitar work was a 16 year old Hispanic kid. The owner of Del Fi was a Jew. I'm Jewish and I think it was wonderful.
810joeb 4 weeks ago
Qwecho who cares stop crying about it god
ZOMBIEKILLERFRENZY 4 weeks ago
I'm Italian but i love this!!!!!
nicklovedeltahf 4 weeks ago 2
@NewsFromMrM1 his name was Ricardo Estaban Valenzuela Reyes
qwecho 4 weeks ago
PARA BAILER LA BAMBA!
oh i love this music
Ferrari334405 4 weeks ago
@Ferrari334405 PARA BAILAR LA BAMBA! SE NECESITA UNA POCA DE GRACIA.... RAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAHAAHA.
Kingmorter 3 weeks ago 2
i can't believe that he was only 17 when this was released. such good talent gone to waste
richarldluva124 4 weeks ago
My Father's old friend went to high school with him and lived near him... died young. rip
xxleandraxx1 4 weeks ago
@xxleandraxx1 my dad saw ritchie play at pacoima jhs and legion staduim in el monte, ca back in '57 and '58. he was only few months older than my dad, and even until this day. my dad still talks about ritchie valens and is still saden by his tragic death along with buddy holly, and the big bopper at such a young age of seventeen.
metalkrush77 2 weeks ago
@metalkrush77 At least once a week I drive down HYW 6 in Ontario, Canada, and see a sign which reads "Valens Conservation Area". It always reminds me of Richie and his tragic death. I saw the movie "La Bamba" and have read about the causes of the plane crash. I'll meet him for real in heaven. A retired catholic priest. "Something to look forward to!" P.S. In '58 I was nineteen and in the Seminary.
watchful38 2 weeks ago
@4IcyHot always will be a great mystery with a ton of great talents, it will never stop, the good die young.
Pimpdog1274 4 weeks ago
this makes me so happy for some reason. and i dont even speak spanish
richarldluva124 1 month ago
ЈЕБЕ МАЈКУ ЗА СВЕ ПАРЕ
DjokaStroka 1 month ago
ritchie you are my hero,and you are the best
MrLollipop45ize 1 month ago
Jep. Thanks from Denmark
skovvejen49 1 month ago
we proud of you ritchie you are an inspiration that if you work hard for your dreams they"ll come true.
maxpowre12 1 month ago
his name was: Ricardo Steven Valenzuela, but his manager changed it to Ritchie Valens because he needed an entertaining name
NewsFromMrM1 1 month ago
my name is ritchie,
romero763 1 month ago
Grandma told me God took Ritchie to heaven so he could hear him live as I cried and cried
TommyThor9909 1 month ago
LOVE ritchie valens
turecuerdo96 1 month ago
I Heard This On Tha Radio Tha Other Day! Legends Never Die Huh? Me &' My Mom Sang Tha Whole Thing Out Loud For All To Hear (:
LoVeBaBy573 1 month ago
Campbell is that you
heeropat 1 month ago
conos
2222dali 1 month ago
Valenzuela,is his real name I think.
Valens,short for Valenzuela.
kaysiablue 1 month ago
Why was his last name Valens? That's not Spanish.
goldiebee19 1 month ago
he wuz awsome poor guy y did he die dam if he wouldnt die with buddy holly they will make cool song rip
noelvillegas1 1 month ago
I live in the town were Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and The Big Bopper performed there last show at the Surf Ballroom in good ole' Clear Lake, Iowa... they all still remain very well known legends in our area, I could only imagine how music would be today if they were still around influencing more people. :( it's very sad... there crash site is located just North of Clear Lake, Iowa... (west of I-35) in the middle of a field. There is a memorial for them located there... I love visiting it!....
Culvers2 1 month ago
Thumbs if you acknowledge this brilliant guy accomplished more at 17 than you will in your entire lifetime!
omegamanGXE 1 month ago
R.I.P. ritchie valens (return if possible)
fbijjx 1 month ago 2
LOVE THIS.
TUPACISFOREVER 1 month ago
best song ever even though its spanish
TheKingCameron 1 month ago
posted on christmas eve
lol
TheKingCameron 1 month ago
this song is so fun to play on on guitar :D
ArchAngel9190 1 month ago
R.I.P. The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly and RITCHIE VALENS!
February 3, 1959 - The Day the Music Died
TheProGamerHW 1 month ago 63
I LOVE IT
CHn11000 1 month ago 2
portki se drę, portki se drę..
yp02490 1 month ago
the day when the music die
Rocker1327 1 month ago
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markbart11 1 month ago
Still love this.
markbart11 1 month ago
RESPECT.......FROM PAKISTAN!!!
luvsux345 1 month ago
Richie was a beautiful and talented kid, taken way too young. Pop music would have been much different had he lived. He was just beginning and already a legend.
pitsmcgoo 1 month ago
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chidowerever1 1 month ago
ritchie valens thousand respects to La Bamba madefamous, the beautiful hymn of living veracruz bamba ritchie valens alive and living veracruz
chidowerever1 1 month ago
Actualy the song is cuban idiot and who comes to videos just to post that??get a life hobo.
grunch66 1 month ago
@carlrules95 Unless it's Justin Beiber!
SupaSoap590 1 month ago
@SupaSoap590 fuck your mother
chidowerever1 1 month ago