to be perfect a moment in time would change Rebecca’s and his relationship forever. (King, Behind the Music)The life changing moment would happen on the night of the 1999 Grammys. Ricky was scheduled to perform his international hit single “La Copa de Vida”. At the precise moment that Rebecca heard the audiences reaction to his performance she knew that they would not be able to stay together through the pending whirlwind of popularity. (King, Behind the Music) ‘”From the time he set his foot on the Grammy stage [Rebecca] knew that he would always put his career in front of [her]…and that’s okay! She understand[s] his ambitions.”’ (King, Behind the Music) Even though their breakup was mutual, both would continue to hold remorse for it. Out of the couple Ricky would express it the most through his music. Some of his most heart-felt songs have been inspired by their relationship. One song that is closely related to their breakup is a song called “Vuelve”. The song’s title translated means “comeback”. Throughout the song Ricky sets a scenario of a couple that longs for the love they used to share but each knows that the relationship will never work. I think that Ricky is trying to communicate that he wanted to get Rebecca’s love back but he can’t have it anymore. Rebecca De Alba stated in this quote, “When I heard this song it was exactly our case. We wanted to be together but it just wasn’t possible.” That my interpretations are correct. (King, Behind the Music)Another song about a lost love is “Come to Me” on his “Sound Loaded” CD. The lyric “This is not the way we started, you and I/ How was it that I lost my way/ Two souls drift apart without a word/ Where these the words I did not say”, suggests that Ricky feels remorse for a mistake he made during the course of a relationship that ende...
