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    "comment": "“Luna” is one of Zoé’s most enduring songs, and the live MTV Unplugged/Música de Fondo version (recorded 2010, released 2011) reframes it with intimacy and theatrical clarity. The Unplugged setting pulls the arrangement closer to the bone: acoustic textures, softened edges, and a performance that highlights melody and phrasing over studio sheen. A defining element here is Denise Gutiérrez (Hello Seahorse!), who takes the lead vocal on “Luna” in this set. That change shifts the emotional perspective—her voice brings a different weight to the song’s longing, and it makes familiar lines feel newly fragile, almost as if the track is being remembered rather than performed. The band’s accompaniment is patient, letting resonance and space do the work, while the audience energy adds a quiet electricity that a studio cut cannot replicate. If you already know the original, this version is not just “the same song live.” It is an alternate reading: softer, more exposed, and arguably more cinematic—like a close-up instead of a wide shot.\u2028\n\nListen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vszj-zRHWf4",
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