Los Nikis is a Spanish
pop-punk
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group emerged from the 1980s associated to
la Movida
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*La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
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. They've been nicknamed "The
Ramones
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from
Algete
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Sights include the church ...
" with songs that feature very simple music and humorous lyrics and subject matter.
Some of their more famous songs are: ''El Imperio contraataca'' (''The Empire strikes back''), ''Mi chica se ha ido a Katmandú'' (''My girl has gone to Kathmandu''), ''Navidades en Siberia'' (''Christmas in Siberia''), ''Olaf el Vikingo'' (''Olaf the Viking'') and ''Medicina nuclear'' (''Nuclear medicine'').
Their cover of "
Born to be alive Born to Be Alive may refer to:
* ''Born to Be Alive'' (album), 1978 debut studio album by Patrick Hernandez
* "Born to Be Alive" (song), 1978 song by French singer Patrick Hernandez
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" consisted of just repeating ''Me voy a Benidorm'' (''I'm going to Benidorm''). They also covered "
Rhythm of the Rain
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", originally by
The Cascades, as ''No vuelvo a ir a Benidorm'' (''I'm not going to Benidorm again'') with lyrics criticizing
mass tourism
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in the Spanish coastal city. Due to this, the local administration declared them
personae non gratae.
References
External links
Los Nikis in DiscogsOfficial page
Official forum
Spanish musical groups
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