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In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well—some inspired by a weekly theme and some not, but always songs worth hearing.
When my best friend and her partner had their first child, they made a mixtape to welcome him into the world—a mix of their favorite sweet love songs and get-up-and-dance songs, which included a swingin’ tune called “Si Corazón.” It was the first I’d heard of Los Zafiros, a Cuban doo-wop group from the ’60s and early ’70s. (The band’s name means “the sapphires.”) All their music is predictably delightful—you can’t really go wrong with bossa-nova-infused doo-wop—but this particular song lets loose with the unfiltered joy of a little kid stomping in rain puddles.