No Hay Nada que Yo Pueda Hacer: Hermanos Calatrava and "Space Oddity"

We have a literal oddity for our random tune of the day - in the form of a cover of David Bowie's Space Oddity by the Spanish brothers, comedians, parodists and singers Manuel García Lozano (Manolo) and Francisco García Lozano (Paco) who go by the name of Hermanos Calatrava. They got their start in 1952 on the SER channel of Radio Extremadura, and then performed in a club from 1955 through 1980. They also were part of a program on Radio Barcelona, and originally were a serious musical duo. However, during one performance Paco lost his voice, leading to audience laughter and a new direction in the brothers' careers. Paco was well known for Mick Jagger impersonations as he had a slight resemblance to the singer. He was also known as the ugly one, while Manolo was considered to be the serious singer and was also called the handsome one or the least ugly one. You can find Space Oddity on the various artists compilation Spanish Bizarro: Recopilación Psicotrónica para Mentes Infames (2001) and on the 2015 reissue Hermanos Calatrava: Canciones Infantiles para Adultos.

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Source: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermanos_Calatrava