<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[following Real Madrid...]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://unamadridista.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[unamadridista]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://unamadridista.wordpress.com/author/unamadridista/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[the Tuesday face-off &#8211; vocal&nbsp;skills]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>This week&#8217;s face-off was was inspired by the <a href="https://unamadridista.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/ay-sergio-ay-ricky/">appearance</a> of Ricky and Sergio in the &#8220;Ay Haití&#8221; video.  I&#8217;ve seen a number of Real Madrid players singing (or attempting to sing) so I thought that would be perfect for a face-off!</p>
<p>So, this week we have, in the following order, Arbeloa, Xabi, Iker, Drenthe, Cristiano, Sergio and the tandem of Guti and Raúl for your listening pleasure.</p>
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<p>I think most of them should not give up their day jobs&#8230;</p>
<p>For actual vocal skills, Sergio Ramos is the clear winner.  And for performance, I got to give it to Raúl for sheer passion &#8211; he really threw himself into it, didn&#8217;t he?</p>
<p>Links to the original videos after the jump!</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap9VNHXiU1U&amp;feature=fvw">Arbeloa</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7jDWuHa2-Y">Xabi</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YGTDcFzKwk">Iker 1</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agmJNtk1pQ8">Iker 2</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRn8k0HZb68">Drenthe</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iufUBY7qkY">Cristiano 1</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t1WHVAlRvo&amp;feature=related">Cristiano 2</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPphSt4FOb8&amp;feature=related">Sergio</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kJ_bgt0Md4&amp;feature=related">Guti/Raúl</a></p>
<p>FYI: The Arbeloa video is of course of the national team singing their Euro 2008 song, &#8220;Se Parece Más A Ti&#8221; by Jambao; Xabi is singing La Oreja de Van Gogh&#8217;s &#8220;La Playa&#8221; (like him, they&#8217;re from Donosti); Iker&#8217;s appearances come courtesy of his Groupama commercial and a pre-Euro 2008 event where he got to &#8220;duet&#8221; with Amaral (the song is &#8220;Marta, Sebas, Guille y los demás&#8221;); Drenthe&#8217;s song is his collaboration &#8220;Tak Taki&#8221; with U-Niq (the video was shot in the old part of Madrid); Cristiano sings Luis Fonsi&#8217;s &#8220;Nada es para siempre&#8221; and then &#8220;Amor mio&#8221; for a commercial; Sergio sings flamenco; and Guti and Raúl are at a karaoke bar.</p>
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