Re: Origin of "La Cortina" "Tener la lata"

[John Lowry <john @LOWRYHART.COM.AU>]

But maybe we should not build too much mystery around the Cortina.  Right up
to the mis 60's in Australia, all dance music, even rock and roll, was
played in sets of 3 or 4 songs, of the same type. Each set, known as a
"bracket" wsa ended with a few bars of unrelatewd muisic, usually the same
signature piece for each band.
John

-----Original Message-----
From: SERGIO [mailto:SERGIO @NCINTER.NET]
Sent: Tuesday, 13 February 2001 15:27
To: TANGO-L @MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Origin of "La Cortina" "Tener la lata"


I was saying before in reference to Argentine Tango:
"...It also could explain the fulfillment, of those needs, like in a dream,
absolute communication, intimacy, romanticism, fusion of two people in one,
true love that lasts only as long as the music plays."

This brings us to a possible origin for the famous "Cortina". A piece of
music that separates tandas. <snip>