Como Abeja al Panal
"Como Abeja Al Panal" (English: Like a bee to the honeycomb) is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released in 1990 and served as the lead single from his fifth studio album Bachata Rosa (1990). It is a song that tells the story of a forbidden love.
| "Como Abeja al Panal" | ||||
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| Single by Juan Luis Guerra | ||||
| from the album Bachata Rosa | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| B-side | "Woman Del Callao" | |||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
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| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Karem Records | |||
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The song was originally released in separate verses in a two-part Commercial for Barceló Rum, as a Bachata with bolero elements and the lyrical overarching storyline of forbidden love, with the male and female lead trading stanzas. The rhythm change to salsa in the Single/CD version is omitted from the Barceló commercials. It was one of Guerra's first international hits and help to contribute to the bachata sophistication along with Estrellitas y Duendes and Bachata Rosa. The track's success demonstrated that tropical music could be fun, danceable and commercial, and at the same time, witty and complex.