Whose fault was it anyway?

Javier Solis was a popular Mexican singer during the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the first to sing "Bolero-Ranchero" which combines guitars, trumpets and violins, which led him to be named "the king of bolero-rancheras." Solis was also an actor, but singing was his forte. He died at the age of 34 due to illnes, but his songs are still listened to and remade by many artists.

One of his popular songs is "Echame a mi la culpa" or "Blame me." The song is about a man whose lover broke up with him, but still wants her to be happy somewhere else. He wants her to acknowledge that she messed up in the relationship, but if someone else asks her why are they not together, he is asking her to lie and say it was his fault and that he was not a good partner to her.



This songs has been covered by many other artists, one of them being Alicia Villareal. Villareal is a Mexican singer, Latin Grammy award winner. Her songs are more rancheras than boleros which means that her songs include a lot more guitars and mariachi.

She has done many covers for other artists, including Javier Solis. Her version of "Echame a mi la culpa" the same as Solis' but in her version Villareal sounds like she is crying as she is singing, and you can hear the pain she feels in singing this song.





Solis also shows the pain, but his song mostly accentuates his great voice and is what the listener focuses more on. Both songs are great though and it goes well with both artists.