I can’t think of a bigger celebratory Latin song, or one more universally adored by both Latin and Anglo audiences, than Vivir Mi Vida (Eng: Live My Life). The spectacular video below encapsulates just how massive it is, and I can’t get enough of it. Even Marc – Jennifer Lopez’s old flame – is driven into the sequence with a police siren escort. We are talking big stuff here and although the police thing is a bit ridiculous, this song definitely deserves all the accolades it gets.
I first heard it while watching a Los Angeles Dodgers game and it coming on at the stadium and I was besotted. Talk about hitting a song out of the ballpark! Geez Louise. This song encapsulates the whole Latin commercial vibe in just one track. I haven’t heard many better. You’ve got to hand it to Marc – he definitely knows how to sell a song. It reminds me of when Michael Jackson was at his peak and everyone was in awe. Such was the impact of this song across Latin America and also in the US.
I don’t have much more to say, but this is the ant’s pants and I’ve been waiting to present it for so long.
[Intro]
Voy a reír, voy a bailar
Vivir mi vida, la-la-la-la
Voy a reír, voy a gozar
Vivir mi vida, la-la-la-la
[Coro]
Voy a reír (¡Eso!), voy a bailar
Vivir mi vida, la-la-la-la
Voy a reír, voy a gozar
Vivir mi vida, la-la-la-la
[Verso 1]
A veces llega la lluvia
Para limpiar las heridas
A veces sólo una gota
Puede vencer la sequía
[Pre-Coro]
Y para qué llorar, ¿pa’ qué?
Si duele una pena, se olvida
Y para qué sufrir, ¿pa’ qué?
Si así es la vida, hay que vivirla, la-la-le
[Coro]
Voy a reír, voy a bailar
Vivir mi vida, la-la-la-la
Voy a reír, voy a gozar
Vivir mi vida, la-la-la-la
[Interludio]
¡Eso!
[Verso 2]
Voy a vivir el momento
Para entender el destino
Voy a escuchar en silencio
Para encontrar el camino
[Pre-Coro]
Y para qué llorar, ¿pa’ qué?
Si duele una pena, se olvida
Y para qué sufrir, ¿pa’ qué?
Si duele una pena, se olvida, la-la-le
[Coro]
Voy a reír (¡Toma!), voy a bailar
Vivir mi vida, la-la-la-la
Voy a reír, voy a gozar
Vivir mi vida, la-la-la-la
[Interludio]
¡Mi gente!
¡Toma!
[Puente]
Voy a reír, voy a bailar
¿Pa’ qué llorar? ¿Pa’ qué sufrir?
Empieza a soñar, a reír
Voy a reír, voy a bailar (¡Toma!)
Siente y baila y goza
Que la vida es una sola
Voy a reír, voy a bailar
Vive, sigue
Siempre pa’lante, no mires pa’trás
[Interludio]
¡Eso!
¡Mi gente!
¡La vida es una! Jaja
¡Toma!
[Coro]
Voy a reír, voy a bailar
Vivir mi vida, la-la-la-la
Voy a reír, voy a gozar
Vivir mi vida, la-la-la-la
“The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realize, the less I know.”- Michel Legrand
Observation Blogger 
I love this song.
It’s spectacular. I’m assuming you’d heard it before Polly?
Oh yeah.
That’s quite an entrance! The police escort is indeed a bit over-the-top and that theme carries on with the edit with what struck me as the ‘unholstering’ of the trumpet! What a fantastic song… such a celebration – I can see why you were so excited to present it, mate! (First time hearing it for me.)
I’m frustrated — I rushed to get this article out there and made a complete shambles of it. I’m glad you could appreciate my excitement for it, and that you loved it as well.
Re. the police sirens, I was thinking about it again lol. Perhaps it’s not such a stretch that Marc might receive a police escort to a free-for-all open-air gathering to make a music video.
I thought the article hung together just fine.
The dramatic value of the escort is certainly noteworthy!
Don’t drink and write, as they say. Though, somehow, Charles Bukowski managed just fine. I have no idea how.
Ha! Nor do I….