The song ICU by Coco Jones is related to the 80s cause of the feeling, the vibe, and the sound that empower the 80s so much. She is a 25-year singer who uplifts the power of the 80s and the black community and that is “a beautiful fusion of modern neo-soul and blue dancing with each other over soothing instrumentation. Her track ICU is a reflection of the 80s world and on the track, she works between alto and mezzo-soprano, touching the lower octave on the song’s bridge while still being able to reach high notes on the hook. She is one of the successful black women, who work hard to achieve her career, she has so much talent and  Her song is about love that she never felt before and which is a way for her to express her feeling. In her song, she said “I got a feeling, a soul, that I need in my life” which shows so much connection to Grace Jones cause she needs to feel the love she wants, but her song alway uplifts her and makes her a better person. A lyric from Grace jone song is “By the time the song crescendos at the intersection of violence and sexuality, Jones offers the image of a hand brake penetrating a thigh, and then offers up making love before death, with a tone that suggests both are inevitable.” This show that her love life was never what she expect to get from people or pattern. Both Black successful women are so inspired by how they carry themself and present themself. 

Coco Jones – ICU – YouTube

Warm Leatherette-Grace Jones – Topic

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In the episode, the word La Brega has many definitions for different Spanish people.  the word La Brega can be described as struggle, survival, work, or determination. This episode is about the struggle Puerto Ricans go through and how they live their life until this accident happens and the struggle they going through. They also revealed the different aspects of the Puerto Rican experience and they also mention that if it wasn’t for the hurricane that happened Puerto Rica would not get any kind of attention or helps.

While listening to the episode, I realized Puerto Ricans have to deal with so much in their everyday life, and how they can’t do anything about it, they have to push themself to be able to survive this type of condition. It also makes me think that even though life is tough, we must push ourselves to find the peace/happiness we want. So even though Puerto Ricans go through those things, they find a way to stay positive and which makes me alway think positively and not negatively cause those things could bring your happiness down.

Besides Spanish people, How would other nations view La Brega? Can other Spanish countries relate to the struggle the Puerto Rican going through or how they related to this struggle?