AFTER PERFORMING AROUND THE UT CAMPUS AREA, A FEW RADIO-TV-FILM STUDENTS INVITED RULITOS TO THEIR CLASS TO RECORD A LIVE PERFORMANCE.

RULITOS SAID THE ORIGINAL DRAFT OF CANCION UNO WAS SUNG ENTIRELY IN SPANISH, BUT NEVER FELT QUITE RIGHT. AS A LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO MAKE THE SONG WORK, HE TRANSLATED THE LYRICS TO ENGLISH. WHILE MUCH MORE ABSTRACT, THE LIMITATIONS IN THE TRANSLATION GAVE WAY TO STRONGER MELODIES AND A STRONGER SENSE OF ATMOSPHERE.

THE LESSON HERE IS LESS IS ALWAYS MORE.