YMMV / Franco De Vita

• Harsher in Hindsight: The lyrics for the song Lluvia, which tell about a city being ravaged by a downpour and how it gravely affected the lives of those who lived there, were among the earliest he wrote in his life, but he had never figured out an ideal background music until many years later when a legendary fellow Venezuelan musician (Simón Díaz) lent him a hand. After some tweaks in the lyrics and implementing a rhythm based on the country's local Joropo genre, the song would finally premiere as part of the 1999 album Nada es Igual, seeming like just one more song in it. In December of that year, the Venezuelan state of Vargas was itself ravaged by a severe downpour, resulting in multiple deaths (a five-digit estimated toll) and historical material losses (including the total destruction of two towns). At least one of the Youtube uploads of the song has many people commenting on how strongly the song resonated with them.

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