CINCO DE MAYO...AKA THE MEXICAN

First off this whole Cinco De Mayo thing..........no it's not about a sink full of mayonnaise......that would be just plain gross.  I think you'd agree.  It's origin is also not about getting drunk on tequila and raiding the taco wagon.  It's also not Mexico's version of our Fourth Of July.  I know the names are kinda similar and all....but yeah......NO!  It's actually all about a victorious battle that Mexico had with the French.  It was basically a real life version of that whole Game Of Thrones 7 Kingdoms battling the White Walkers kind of thing.  You know the EPIC battle I'm talking about.  Maybe you should watch this to get a better idea what you're toasting that tequila too!

CINCO DE MAYO

THE BATTLE

This is what Cinco De Mayo is NOT...

...so now that we've got that out of the way........

The other thing that Cinco De Mayo brings to mind is......well......The Mexican....of course!

"The Mexican" is a piece of music on the album ''First Base'' (1972) by the 1970s British band Babe Ruth. The song is based on the whistling from the music soundtrack by Ennio Morricone for the film For a Few Dollars More. It has been compiled, covered and mixed many times and is considered one of the most influential songs in Hip - Hop music culture. The song was written by Alan Shacklock and recorded along with the rest of the First Base album at Abbey Road Studios in the summer of 1972. Shacklock wrote the lyrics of the song as a retort to the 1960 John Wayne film The Alamo which was full of historical inaccuracies and did not show the human side of the Mexican troops who defeated the Texan forces at the Battle of the Alamo. The song has a driving drum beat and funky bass and shows Shacklock's fondness for African-American music and Wild West shoot outs." -- elias _ftl

And so with out further ado......I give you a Mexican soundtrack for your Cinco De Mayo celebrations!

Babe Ruth - The Mexican 

Jellybean ft Jenny Haan (Babe Ruth) - The Mexican (12 Mix)

Deekline & Tim Healey ft. Babe Ruth - The Mexican

Cinco De Mexicanos

1.  Elias - The Mexican
2.  Babe Ruth - The Mexican
3.  Babe Ruth - The Mexican (Live)
4.  The Mexicans - The Mexican
5.  Babe Ruth - The Mexican (Instrumental Cover Version)
6.  Babe Ruth - The Mexican (Rare Instrumental Re-Edit by Boston Rodriguez)
7.  Jellybean - The Mexican (Short Version)
8.  Jellybean - The Mexican (Dance Mix)
9.  Jellybean - The Mexican (12" Mix)
10.  Jellybean- The Mexican (Funhouse Mix)
11.  Hip Hop Bean Bop (Bonus Beats)
12.  Jellybean - The Mexican ( Dub )
13.  Jellybean - The Mexican (VJ ProHernandez)
14.  Jellybean - The Mexican (DJ Johnny-Cee Remix)
15.  Jellybean - The Mexican (Scorpio's 'Bandito Negro' Remix)
16.  Babe Ruth - The Mexican (Remixed By Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop ft. Sara Bourgeois)
17.  Deekline & Tim Healey ft. Babe Ruth - The Mexican
18.  Funky Four - Feel It (The Mexican)
19.  The GZA. Feat. Tom Morello - The Mexican