Questions & Answers about Esa canción es muy original y bonita.
What is the difference between esa, esta, and aquella in Spain?
All three mean that/this, but they show different distance:
- esta canción – this song, close to the speaker (physically or in the immediate context).
- esa canción – that song, at a middle distance, or just not especially close to the speaker; very common in everyday speech.
- aquella canción – that song over there, far from both speaker and listener, or more distant in time / memory; sounds a bit more formal or literary.
In your sentence, esa canción suggests a specific song that both people can identify, but it’s not right “here”.
Why does canción have an accent on the ó?
Why is canción feminine, and how does that affect the rest of the sentence?