By Mike Sain't Louis ·
La Lengua Equivocada: horns, fuchsia satin and a serpent's tongue
Horns, a fuchsia satin cape and the look of someone who knows they're tempting somebody. The cover of La Lengua Equivocada (The Wrong Tongue) is a devil through and through, but a very flirtatious devil, with earrings, chains and a little cross hanging from his neck, as if it were nothing.
What catches the eye, of course, is the tongue. Long, pink, with a snake-like texture, coming out of his mouth provocatively. A tongue that doesn't look entirely human.
The title plays with many meanings and I like that it doesn't settle on any of them. In Spanish, "lengua" means both tongue and language. The wrong tongue can be the one that talks too much, the tongue of gossip and lies. It can be the one you kissed without thinking. Or the one you used to say the wrong thing at the worst moment. They're all sins, of different calibres.
The lettering, like an old ornate poster, gives everything the air of an old holy card with a touch of sin, very much dark copla.
Play it for that person who never knows when to shut up. Or listen to it yourself, if you recognised yourself.