During your tour “Women no longer cry World Tour”Shakira again demonstrated why she is considered one of the most iconic artists of Latin music, not only for her interpretive capacity, but for her sensitivity to transform her art into a declaration of life. In your recent presentation in Toronto, Canadathe Colombian singer reversed a fragment of her song “La Bicycle”, which originally recorded with Carlos Vives in 2017. This time, the change had a strong symbolic burden: Gerard Piqué’s name was replaced by “that guy”gesture that attendees and followers interpreted as an act of personal empowerment after their media separation from the former Spanish soccer player.
The original phrase said: “That if I piqué someday show him the Tayrona, then he won’t want to leave Pa ‘Barcelona”a line that evoked loving complicity in the midst of Colombian landscapes. On this occasion, however, the singer sang: “That if one day you show the Tayrona …”marking a definitive break with the past and resigning the song from a look of autonomy and overcoming. The scene was shared by Shakira herself in her social networks with the phrase “Take, take me on your bike”a nostalgic wink that now takes a new emotional direction.
The separation between Shakira and Piqué, which was made public in 2022 and that gave way to several successes with high autobiographical content as “Monotony” and the BZRP Music Sessions #53remains a very present chapter in his recent work. Despite the controversies and media scrutiny, the Barranquilla has found in its songs a powerful channel to express its emotional process and connect with its audience from vulnerability, strength and authenticity.
Fans soon react to this change: “Shakira is easily the best that Colombia has given to the world”, “You are brave my shak”either “I love how the lyrics changed”were some of the comments that flooded the publication. This support confirms that, beyond the headlines, the singer has managed to channel her personal history in an artistic narrative that resonates with millions of people.
The tour, which began on May 13 in Charlotte and travels several cities in North America, has been a resounding success. Beyond the visual show and musical quality, Shakira is consolidated as an emotional narrator of her timecapable of reinventing, healing and continuing to conquer the world from the stage.
