Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo)



Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo) is the twelfth track on Gorillaz' 2001 album Gorillaz, sung by Ibrahim Ferrer, and the Spanish version of the song Latin Simone, in English, sung by 2-D. The original version appeared on the band's first commercial release a few months prior, the "Tomorrow Comes Today" EP and on the 2002 album G-Sides (US and Brazil versions only) one year later as a regional and the second track.

Real Life Story
Co-creator Damon Albarn, created the song under the name Acoustic 2. The original version of the song was in English, before getting Cubin singer Ibrahim Ferrer.

Trivia

 * This version was placed on their debut album instead of its English counterpart, "Latin Simone", because Damon Albarn decided that this version, with Ibrahim Ferrer's vocals, sounded much better. The original English version was later re-released on G-Sides.
 * While this version asks "What's the matter with you?" ("¿Qué Pasa Contigo?"), que original English version asks "What's the matter with me?".
 * This version also acts as a response to the original song, where 2-D shows and talks about explicit issues with himself, with Ibrahim Ferrer answering trying to assist and comfort him.
 * This track samples Incidental Backcloth No. 3 by Keith Mansfield.