In the parody style corrido, the song is performed in a tongue planted firmly in cheek manner. "Juan Charrasqueado was initially recorded by Las Hermanas Padilla in the traditional ballad style, as the composer originally intended. This particular song, essentially about a womanizing drunk on a horse, has the dubious honor of being the first recorded instance of a corrido turned into a parody.
On the day of recording, 50’s recording
artist Jorge Negrete entered the recording studio, fully intending to sing
into the microphone in his usual manner. Tomas Ramirez, trumpet player,
during an interview many a moon later recalls, "Jorge just couldn’t deliver
the words with a straight face. He would start laughing in the middle of
the song. After several attempts, he changed his delivery, implementing
an over dramatic, crying tone. It worked, and "Juan Charrasqueado" was
a hit." His voice full of false emoting throughout the song, Negrete
inadvertently turned what would have been just another typical corrido
ballad into a major 50’s jukebox standard.
Parody of a Parody
"Chonny, El Pachuco"
Esteban "Steve" Jordan, composer
"Chonny, El Pachuco", was written and recorded by Tex-Mex accordion legend, Esteban "Steve" Jordan as a direct parody of "Juan Charrasqeado".
"I wanted to bring the song into
modern day times, using modern day, pachuco terms, while at the same time
giving todo los pachucos y pachucas a song about them, for them.