Music Legend José Feliciano Disses Reggaeton

By Michael Lopez

Legendary musician José Feliciano isn't holding anything back this holiday season. The 65-year-old Puerto Rican guitarist railed on reggaeton music and even labeled Daddy Yankee, Tito El Bambino and Don Omar as “copiones,” or copy cats.

"I think they are some innovative young men, but I don't believe they play any instruments, and if they play one, they have never said that they play one," Feliciano said in an interview with the Spanish-language network TeleFutura.

Feliciano specifically criticized El Bambino, who released a “Feliz Navidad” track of his own back in 2009.

"Tito El Bambino is not very original and he copied the title of my song, 'Feliz Navidad,'" he said.

We respect José Feliciano as much as anyone, but c'mon, El Bambino’s version sounds nothing like Feliciano's classic holiday jam. Besides, when did “Merry Christmas” become a copyrighted phrase?

We hope Tito, Yankee and Omar don’t take the criticism too hard. Perhaps they'll be just as cranky in another 30 years.

Source: [Generaccion]

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Tags Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Feliz Navidad, Jose Feliciano, Música, Puerto Rico, Tito El Bambino