How would you describe their music? With influences as diverse as Tango, Jazz, Electronica, Film scores, Bossanova, and Rock music, their songs reach out to a wide demographic, being catchy and stimulating enough to get people onto the dancefloor, yet still maintaining the characteristic Argentinean melancholy that pulsates through the core of their lyrical and melodic brilliance.
Acida:The Greatest Hits is a collection of their work which features some prominent stars of the Argentinean music world – all either close friends or relations, and all expressing a clear desire to collaborate with the couple on their album. Gustavo Cerati – arguably the most famous producer and songwriter in Latin America, sings and plays guitar and bass on various songs on the album. Alina’s father Gerardo Gandini, classical composer and Music Director of the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra, plays piano on the song Yo Nunca Te Doy Paz. Dante Spinetta – the lead singer from Argentina’s most famous rock band Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas -plays a guitar solo in the title track La Vida Real. Other collaborators include: Emanuel Cauvet, Capri, Hana Miya, and The Hindu Collective including remixes from Federico Aubele, Index, Ronan among others. Produced and mixed by UK’s Chris Allison (Kinky, The Beta Band, Coldplay).
Destino
Acida Lyrics
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Para qué querés pagar tus deudas
Para qué tu moral.
Para qué querés quedarte
Para qué querés todo tu arte
Para qué continuar.
ordená tu pensamiento
para qué querés despertar.
Quién escucha tu sonido
no descuides tu enemigo
para qué querés perdonar.
Para qué querés más tiempo
para qué tu lento movimiento
quién te va a acompañar.
Para qué llorás tus muertos
para qué querés tu sufrimiento
no sabés si es verdad.
The lyrics to Acida's song Destino explore the question of why we strive for certain things in life. The repeated question "Para qué" ("What for") encourages the listener to reflect on their own motivations and desires. The first stanza questions the value of being "good" or paying off debts if it doesn't align with our morals. The second stanza asks why we hold onto certain things (such as our talents) and why we continue to exist if we don't have a clear purpose. The third stanza questions who is there to help us manage time and thoughts, and why we would bother to forgive others. The final stanza asks why we mourn the dead and hold onto suffering when we don't even know if our beliefs about life and death are true.
Overall, the song encourages a questioning and reflective attitude towards life's purpose and our own motivations. The lyrics suggest that sometimes we hold onto things or strive for goals without really knowing why, and that it's important to examine our own beliefs and values in order to live a fulfilling life.
Line by Line Meaning
Para qué querés ser buena
Why do you want to be good
Para qué querés pagar tus deudas
Why do you want to pay your debts
Para qué tu moral
Why do you need your moral
Para qué querés quedarte
Why do you want to stay
Para qué querés todo tu arte
Why do you want to keep all your art
Para qué continuar
Why keep going
Quién te va a cuidar del tiempo
Who will take care of your time
ordená tu pensamiento
Organize your thoughts
para qué querés despertar
Why do you want to wake up
Quién escucha tu sonido
Who listens to your sound
no descuides tu enemigo
Don't neglect your enemy
para qué querés perdonar
Why do you want to forgive
Para qué querés más tiempo
Why do you want more time
para qué tu lento movimiento
Why your slow movements
quién te va a acompañar
Who will accompany you
Para qué llorás tus muertos
Why do you cry for your dead
para qué querés tu sufrimiento
Why do you want to suffer
no sabés si es verdad
You don't know if it's true
Contributed by Ellie T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.