Born Aug 22, 1961 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he began his professional musical career at the age of 17 playing keyboards in Raíces.
In 1981 he incorporated to one of the main bands of the Argentinean '80s rock scene: Los Abuelos de la Nada. Although the band was led by the brilliant Miguel Abuelo, Calamaro composed most of the band's hits, like "Mil Horas," "Así es el calor," "Sin gamulán" and "Costumbres Argentinas."
In 1984 he made his solo debut with Hotel Calamaro. The album was a bizarre mix of styles and musicians, and didn't gain public or press support.
In 1985 he left Los Abuelos de la Nada and registered his second album Vida Cruel. Inspite of the important musicians and guests, such as Luis Alberto Spinetta and Charly García, the album was a disappointment: both commercially and artistically. But if as a songwriter the luck was out of reach, he had an intense and successful work as a producer of bands like Los Enanitos Verdes, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and Don Cornelio y la zona. He also worked and collaborated with many artists of different styles and genres, a constant attitude through his whole career. The third album Por Mirarte showed Calamaro in a better shape with an established band. Released in 1988 it contains some outstanding songs such as "Con los dientes apretados" and "Me olvidé de los demás," while others like "Cartas sin Marcar" and "Loco por tí" helped the album to get popular.
When Calamaro released in 1989 Nadie Sale Vivo de Aquí, Argentina was living it's worst economical crisis: few albums were released. The album title suggest it all: Nobody comes out alive from here. The LP production was paralyzed, and the few that could make it were almost ignored. That was Calamaro's case. This situation lead the singer to settle in Spain, following a road taken by many Argentinean rockers. Out there in Spain he met Ariel Rot y Javier Infante, former members of Tequila. They formed Los Rodríguez in 1991, a pop-rock band that was very popular in Spain and Latin America: Calamaro's songs began to be popular like in the early '80s: the hit maker was on the road again. Curiously, from Spain, he was conquering Argentina. While being part of the band he didn't release any new solo material, just Grabaciones Encontradas 1 y 2, a couple of CDs that contained unreleased and rare material from the '80s.
After the split of Los Rodríguez, Calamaro returned to his solo career recording Alta Suciedad in 1997, an album produced by Joe Blaney. This album brought him the commercial success that seemed to fail in his previous solo efforts, and sold 300.000 copies just in Argentina. That is certainly a huge amount for the country's small market. No doubts, that album helped him to be placed between the star legends of the national rock scene. Before that album Calamaro was considered an important character, appreciated by other musicians, but not a main one. After he broke up with his spanish girlfriend he released in 1999 the double CD Honestidad Brutal. Recorded when he was 37, it contained 37 songs of despair, love loss, drugs and regret. It was not as successful at the previous album, but showed a new Calamaro: desperate, decadent and often elegant at the same time, with a new and raw lyrical approach. El Salmon followed in spring 2001.
Calamaro's next proyect, El Cantante, was released in 2005. A delicious mixture of tango, rock n'roll and flamenco guitars (mostly played by spanish prodigy El Niño Josele).
After a break, he returned to the stages with a tour full of classics that gave birth to a live album called El Regreso on 2005, recorded with members of Bersuit Vergarabat as a backing band. This album was very well received for the charts as well as for the critics, wich lead him to different awards. One year later, on 2006, Andres published a new album from the roots of tango with the collaboration of guitarrists Niño Josele and Juanjo Dominguez. On 2007 El palacio de las flores was published, although it was recorded on 2006. The album had the collaboration and musical influence of argentine composer Lito Nebbia and was also recorded on his studio. This was the return to a classic Calamaro album with new songs and hits.
Chicas
Andrés Calamaro Lyrics
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Algunas me quieren y me odian a la vez, algunas me partieron en tres
Y sigo buscando algún pedazo
Alguna se comió mi corazón, alguna vez te quise demasiado
La verdad es que sigo colgado de la que me colgó la última vez
Hay encuentros que nunca quise olvidar y
No dejo de esperar el nuestro partiéndome
Alguna vez pedí perdón mil veces pero tengo
Mirarte en el aire es mi mayor problema
Partirme en pedazos rotos de espejos, y estás muy lejos
Dicen los más viejos del bar: "primero hay que aprender a olvidar"
No sé si habrás podido por los dos porque yo
Dicen los más viejos del bar: "primero hay que aprender a olvidar"
No sé si habrás podido por los dos porque yo
The lyrics to Andrés Calamaro's song Chicas are about the various women he has loved and lost. He talks about how some hurt him and some still love him, and how some both love and hate him at the same time. He mentions that some have broken his heart into pieces and he is still searching for those missing fragments. He admits to still being hung up on the woman who last broke his heart, and he cannot forget about the times they had together. Despite having apologized many times, he still feels the need to apologize again and again but can't seem to move on without her.
The lyrics reflect on the common struggles of love and heartbreak. It showcases how one can experience a wide range of emotions from being loved by one person and yet being hated by another, and from wanting to forget someone so badly but simply not being able to. Calamaro conveys the difficulties of trying to move on from a past love and how it can affect a person's mindset and behavior even long after the relationship has ended.
Line by Line Meaning
Algunas me duelen y otras no, otras me quieren todavía
There are some girls that hurt me while some others still love me.
Algunas me quieren y me odian a la vez, algunas me partieron en tres
There are some girls who love and hate me at the same time, some broke me into pieces.
Y sigo buscando algún pedazo
I keep looking for some piece of myself.
Alguna se comió mi corazón, alguna vez te quise demasiado
One girl ate my heart, and one time I loved you too much.
La verdad es que sigo colgado de la que me colgó la última vez
The truth is that I am still hanging on the one who left me last time.
Hay encuentros que nunca quise olvidar y
There are some encounters that I never wanted to forget, and
No dejo de esperar el nuestro partiéndome
I can't stop waiting for ours, which is breaking me into pieces.
Alguna vez pedí perdón mil veces pero tengo
I have apologized a thousand times, but
Mil más y respiro sin mirarte en el aire
I still have a thousand more apologies, yet I breathe without looking at you in the air.
Mirarte en el aire es mi mayor problema
Looking at you in the air is my biggest problem.
Partirme en pedazos rotos de espejos, y estás muy lejos
I break into pieces of shattered mirrors, and you are far away.
Dicen los más viejos del bar: 'primero hay que aprender a olvidar'
The elders at the bar say, 'first, you must learn to forget'
No sé si habrás podido por los dos porque yo
I don't know if you have been able to forget for both of us because I
Dicen los más viejos del bar: 'primero hay que aprender a olvidar'
The elders at the bar say, 'first, you must learn to forget'
No sé si habrás podido por los dos porque yo
I don't know if you have been able to forget for both of us because I
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Written by: ANDRES CALAMARO MASEL
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Alexander Avila Aucasi
Y respiro... sin mirarte... en el aire...
Mirarte en el aire es mi mayor problema,
Partirme en pedazos rotos... de espejos...
Y estás muy lejos... (8)
Sin duda, siempre volveré a tus canciones Andrés.
Ariadna Colucci
Like si estás esperando el Concierto 2022 de tu ídolo
Omar Rivas
Que genio!! Calamaro eres y serás siempre el mejor antídoto para mi mal de amores
CRISTIANTER1989
QUE TEMAZO GRANDE ANDRELO, QUE POETA DEL ROCK
Jimena S.
algunas me duelen y otras nooo... calamaro querido, con esa voz rota y todo no puedo mas que seguirte a todos lados y poder por los dos
Lonesome Blue
Un artesano de las canciones ANDRÉS CALAMARO.
aleely10
Sos genial mi Andrelo, te amo. Amo tu voz,sos genial.
Alberto Miranda
Enorme Calamaro. Simplemente enorme.
alexis river plate
Alguna ves pedi perdon 1000 veses.. pero tendo MIL mas....🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶😎
Enrique Higes Dorado
Temazo!!!!!!!