Joe Biden's embarrassing 'Despacito' moment is instructive

If there were an "Embarrassing Moments Museum," Joe Biden's campaign would deserve a wing of its own. His inane statements, his chronic confusion about his campaign, his word soup, and his straining for relevance (Cardi B? Really?) create a mountain of humiliation. The only reason Biden keeps going is that the bubble in which his caretakers envelop him prevents him from seeing himself.

But the worst thing Biden's ever done has to be playing "Despacito" for a Hispanic audience. People immediately noticed that the sex-saturated lyrics were wildly inappropriate for Biden. It was also a pander so blatant and crude that one hopes the audience was offended. And finally, because it is such an over-the-top example of pandering, it creates a spectacular contrast with Donald Trump. Think about this: Trump never panders. He is always himself.

"Pander" is not a nice word, for it originally referred to a pimp or procurer. Or, as the Online Etymology Dictionary discreetly phrases it, an "arranger of sexual liaisons, one who caters for the lusts of others." When politicians "pander" to various voting groups, they're not stating their principles. They are, instead, denying their identity and values to cater to the audience's political and social desires.

I've written before about Biden's struggling with the Hispanic vote, especially in Florida. President Trump offers them the promise of unlimited economic opportunities, low crime communities, and freedom from the government's heavy hand. The Democrats offer them a fight to the death with other special interest groups for whatever bones the Democrat politicians choose to throw their way (all of which are taxpayer-funded). Other than that, it'll be the same old stagnant economy, the same crime-ridden communities, and the same heavy-handed government.

Despacito
Luis Fonsi

LYRICS IN Spanish and English:

Oh
Ay

Fonsi
Fonsi

DY
DY

Oh oh
Oh oh

Oh no, oh no (oh)
Oh no, oh no (oh)

Hey yeah
Hey yeah

Diridiri, dirididi Daddy
Diridiri, dirididi Daddy

Go!
Go!
Yes, you know I’ve been looking at you for a while
Sí, sabes que ya llevo un rato mirándote

I have to dance with you today (DY)
Tengo que bailar contigo hoy (DY)

I saw that your look was already calling me
Vi que tu mirada ya estaba llamándome

Show me the way that I’m going
Muéstrame el camino que yo voy
Oh
Oh

You, you are the magnet and I am the metal
Tú, tú eres el imán y yo soy el metal

I’m getting closer and I’m putting together the plan
Me voy acercando y voy armando el plan

Just thinking about it gets your pulse racing
Solo con pensarlo se acelera el pulso
Oh yeah
Oh yeah

Ya, I’m already liking it more than normal
Ya, ya me está gustando más de lo normal

All my senses are asking for more
Todos mis sentidos van pidiendo más

This must be taken without any haste
Esto hay que tomarlo sin ningún apuro
Slowly
Despacito

I want to breathe your neck slowly
Quiero respirar tu cuello despacito

Let me tell you things in my ear
Deja que te diga cosas al oído

So that you remember if you are not with me
Para que te acuerdes si no estás conmigo

Slowly
Despacito

I want to undress you with kisses slowly
Quiero desnudarte a besos despacito

I sign on the walls of your labyrinth
Firmo en las paredes de tu laberinto

And make your body a whole manuscript (go up, go up, go up)
Y hacer de tu cuerpo todo un manuscrito (sube, sube, sube)

(Get up, get up) oh
(Sube, sube) Oh
I want to see your hair dance
Quiero ver bailar tu pelo

I want to be your rhythm (eh oh) (uh oh, uh oh)
Quiero ser tu ritmo (eh oh) (uh oh, uh oh)

That you teach my mouth (eh oh) (uh oh, uh oh)
Que le enseñes a mi boca (eh oh) (uh oh, uh oh)

Your favorite places (uh oh) (favorites, favorites baby)
Tus lugares favoritos (eh oh) (favoritos, favoritos baby)

Let me get over
Déjame sobrepasar

Your danger zones (uh oh) (uh oh, uh oh)
Tus zonas de peligro (eh oh) (uh oh, uh oh)

Until I provoke your screams (uh oh, uh oh)
Hasta provocar tus gritos (uh oh, uh oh)

And that you forget your last name (diridiri, dirididi Daddy)
Y que olvides tu apellido (diridiri, dirididi Daddy)
I know you’re thinking about it (yeh)
Yo sé que estás pensándolo (yeh)

I’ve been trying for a long time (yeh)
Llevo tiempo intentándolo (yeh)

Mommy, this is giving and giving
Mami, esto es dando y dándolo

You know that your heart with me makes you bam bam
Sabes que tu corazón conmigo te hace bam bam

You know that baby is looking for me bam bam
Sabe que esa beba está buscando de mi bam bam

Come test my mouth to see how it tastes to you (eh eh)
Ven prueba de mi boca para ver cómo te sabe (eh eh)

I want, I want, I want to see how much love fits you
Quiero, quiero, quiero ver cuánto amor a ti te cabe

I’m not in a hurry, I want to take the trip
Yo no tengo prisa, yo me quiero dar el viaje

We started slow then wild
Empezamos lento, después salvaje
Step by step, soft soft
Pasito a pasito, suave suavecito

We are going to stick a little bit
Nos vamos pegando poquito a poquito

When you kiss me with that skill
Cuando tú me besas con esa destreza

I see that you are malice with delicacy
Veo que eres malicia con delicadeza

Step by step, soft soft
Pasito a pasito, suave suavecito

We are hitting each other, little by little (oh oh)
Nos vamos pegando, poquito a poquito (oh oh)

And that beauty is a puzzle (oh no)
Y es que esa belleza es un rompecabezas (oh no)

But to assemble it here I have the piece (slow, oh yeah)
Pero pa montarlo aquí tengo la pieza (slow, oh yeah)
Slowly (yeh, go, blam!)
Despacito (yeh, go, ¡blam!)

I want to breathe your neck slowly (yeh)
Quiero respirar tu cuello despacito (yeh)

Let me say things in your ear (yeh)
Deja que te diga cosas al oído (yeh)

So that you remember if you’re not with me (blam, blam!)
Para que te acuerdes si no estás conmigo (¡blam, blam!)

Slowly (blam!)
Despacito (¡blam!)

I want to undress you with kisses slowly (yeh)
Quiero desnudarte a besos despacito (yeh)

I sign on the walls of your labyrinth
Firmo en las paredes de tu laberinto

And make your body a whole manuscript (go up, go up, go up)
Y hacer de tu cuerpo todo un manuscrito (sube, sube, sube)

(Get up, get up) oh
(Sube, sube) Oh
I want to see your hair dance
Quiero ver bailar tu pelo

I want to be your rhythm (eh oh) (uh oh, uh oh)
Quiero ser tu ritmo (eh oh) (uh oh, uh oh)

That you teach my mouth (eh oh) (uh oh, uh oh)
Que le enseñes a mi boca (eh oh) (uh oh, uh oh)

Your favorite places (uh oh) (favorites, favorites baby)
Tus lugares favoritos (eh oh) (favoritos, favoritos baby)

Let me get over
Déjame sobrepasar

Your danger zones (uh oh) (uh oh, uh oh)
Tus zonas de peligro (eh oh) (uh oh, uh oh)

Until I provoke your screams (uh oh, uh oh)
Hasta provocar tus gritos (uh oh, uh oh)

And that you forget your last name (eh oh)
Y que olvides tu apellido (eh oh)
Slowly
Despacito

Let’s do it on a beach in Puerto Rico
Vamos a hacerlo en una playa en Puerto Rico

Until the waves scream “oh, blessed!”
Hasta que las olas griten “¡ay, bendito!”

So that my seal stays with you (dance it!)
Para que mi sello se quede contigo (¡báilalo!)
Step by step, soft soft
Pasito a pasito, suave suavecito

We are hitting each other, little by little (oh no)
Nos vamos pegando, poquito a poquito (oh no)

That you teach my mouth (eh oh) (uh oh, uh oh)
Que le enseñes a mi boca (eh oh) (uh oh, uh oh)

Your favorite places (uh oh) (favorites, favorites baby)
Tus lugares favoritos (eh oh) (favoritos, favoritos baby)

Step by step, soft soft
Pasito a pasito, suave suavecito

We are hitting each other, little by little (eh oh)
Nos vamos pegando, poquito a poquito (eh oh)

Until provoking your screams (eh oh) (Fonsi)
Hasta provocar tus gritos (eh oh) (Fonsi)

And forget your last name (DY)
Y que olvides tu apellido (DY)

Slowly
Despacito
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Erika Ender / Luis Fonsi / Ramon Ayala
Despacito lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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