Play Public Instance
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/3624500/?format=api
{ "id": 3624500, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3624500/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-02T19:21:00-08:00", "show": 66075, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66075/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Porque te vas", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "7fd83a03-7e86-4952-9b4c-cf97efa94f07", "artist": "Jeanette", "artist_ids": [ "327a9b38-0817-4cce-858e-84ce8f56864b" ], "album": "Porque te vas", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": null, "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "1974-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Few songs capture longing as delicately as Porque te Vas by Jeanette. Built on a deceptively simple arrangement of soft percussion, gentle guitar, and understated orchestration, the track floats with a fragile sweetness that contrasts beautifully with its melancholy core. Jeanette’s airy, almost childlike vocal delivery is what makes the song unforgettable — it doesn’t overpower the listener, it confides in them.\n\nLyrically, “Porque te Vas” speaks to the quiet devastation of departure. There’s no dramatic crescendo, no explosive heartbreak — just a steady, aching realization that someone is leaving. That restraint is precisely its strength. The melody lingers long after the song ends, looping in your mind like a memory you’re not ready to let go of.\n\nThough released in the 1970s, the song feels timeless. Its minimalism allows it to transcend eras, and its emotional clarity makes it universally relatable, even for listeners who don’t speak Spanish. It’s tender, nostalgic, and haunting in the most elegant way.\n\nListen here:\nhttps://open.spotify.com/search/Jeanette%20Porque%20te%20Vas", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }