Bad Bunny’s tribute to Elvis Crespo
The 28-year-old Puerto Rican premiered yesterday afternoon the official video of ‘Neverita’part of his recent album A summer without youand immediately the fans began to react to this very tropical rhythm.
Although the album was released three months ago, the music video for ‘Neverita’ quickly became trendsetter on social media and YouTube.
The first thing that the followers of Benito Ocasio Martínez, real name of the “Bad Rabbit”, noticed in this video was the tribute paid to Elvis Crespo with a singular dance moving the shoulders.
The costumes and the dance movements are inspired by that time. Psychedelic and color effects were also included that made us go back in time.
In honor of the best video of all time
At the end of the video for ‘Neverita’, a caption reads “In honor of the best video of all time”.
Fans also found similarities in the artist with a boy who became a meme for his unique way of dancing and moving his shoulders.
Who is Elvis Crespo?
Elvis Crespo is a renowned singer born in the United States, but raised in Puerto Rico and is currently 51 years old.
It is also known as “The idol of merengue idols”, and his hit ‘Softly’ was released between 1998 and 1999.
The singer’s reaction to Neverita
After the news of the tribute became a trend on social networks, the singer Elvis Crespo reacted on his Instagram account.
Through two stories, Crespo shared photos of the video for ‘Neverita’ and ‘Suavemente’, with their song from the 90s in the background and an invitation to click to listen to it through Spotify.
He also shared a short reel where he compares both videos. “Softly !!!! since 1998,” he wrote in the publication.