_I watch my Motorcycle Diaries DVD at least twice a year.
It's a terrific buddy picture, considering that the buddies are Che Guevera and Alberto Grenado, years before greater fame.
Under the end titles, Jorge Drexler sings this haunting song: the only Spanish language tune ever to be nominated for a best song Oscar.
It won.
I think I saw a light
Just on the other shore ....
I hear you whispering
Don't give up
Row on, row on, row on...
But a new English lyric gives this 20-year-old tune initial viewings all around the web.
A seemingly endless cast of musicians grows through the Zoom-style video.
People think it's about coping ... and Co-vid.
And maybe it is.
English version:
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