Shakira once again shakes the record market. In the early hours of this Thursday - at 2:00 Spanish time - the Colombian artist has published her new and long-awaited song, El Jefe, in which she deals with a highly applauded topic: labor inequality.
Just being published on the different platforms, the new song from Barranquilla has become one of the most listened to, most viewed and most talked about on the planet. And, furthermore, it does not appear alone: it has the participation of the Mexican music group Fuerza Regida.
Since it became known that Shakira would publish a new song, many have wondered about its theme and if, as has already happened in other recent songs, there would be some hint towards her ex-partner, Gerard Piqué. And it seems that on this occasion, that is not the case.
The song, which lasts just over three minutes and begins with Shakira, Shakira, reminiscent of one of Barranquilla's most emblematic songs, Hips Don't Lie, talks about the life of an employee and the differences, both in volume of work and salary, compared to their boss.
"You work your ass off from dawn to dusk and you don't even have a deed", "I have a shitty boss who doesn't pay me well", "the bills are piling up, being poor is rubbish", "I arrive walking and he arrives in a Mercedes Benz." " or "you have everything to be a millionaire, (...) you only need the salary" are some of the most notable phrases on the topic, and they leave no room for doubt about its central theme.
Furthermore, the staging of the video clip is very striking. As it is a Mexican corrido - hence the presence of Fuerza Regida - the artist appears with various Texan looks, dares to ride a horse and also demonstrates, once again, her dancing skills.
However, it was very difficult for both Shakira's followers and her detractors not to find any hint towards the former Barcelona player. On networks, some have highlighted the phrase "they say that there is no evil that lasts more than a hundred years, but my ex-father-in-law is still there and does not set foot in a grave", although the meaning of these lines can only be clarified by herself.
