Music

One of the things that I noticed when I came to Spain was the amount of people who listen to music in English.  One night while we were hanging out with our friend, Allen, I asked him if he understood what was being sung.  He told me that he had no clue what the song was saying, even though he speaks good english.  He loves American music and knows many songs and artists.
There does not appear to be a certain group of people who are more prone to listen to American music over others.  People from cab drivers to store owners all seem to prefer American music to Spanish music.  When I do hear Spaniards sing along they have very good pronunciation of the english words.  I personally cannot imagine singing a song and not having any idea what I am saying.  This experience has left me to wonder what the draw to American music is.
I chose to write on this for my cultural post because it was one of the first things that I noticed when I got to Spain.  It may not be a huge cultural difference per say, but its was something that stuck out at me as something that is completely different than what I am used to.  It is also a symbol of globalization to me, in regard to the fact that the Spanish people are looking up to American celebrities instead of people within their own culture.  I think this is so fascinating to me because I personally cannot imagine the hot bars in the United States playing anything BUT American music.  It boggles my mind that they would rather listen to music that they do not understand rather than music by people within their same culture.