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.
Gaviotas
Andrés Calamaro Lyrics
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A conseguir lo que siempre soñé
Tuve un lugar, tuve un amor
Y me quedé con tu foto en un cajón
Para mirar alguna vez
Alguna vez no supe renunciar
Y me sirvió para sufrir
Sin libertad
Y a quien querer
Voy a poder
Si nunca sale el sol
Voy a escribir mil veces más
Canciones que ya escribí
Quiero volar entre los edificios
Cruzar el mar como gaviotas
Y ser de nuevo lo que soy, como siempre
Podría ser posible que no te pueda olvidar
Y que seguir sea complicado
Mejor será sacarme del costado
Ese puñal que quema todo el tiempo
Y que la sangre limpie lo que pueda
Podría ser posible que no te pueda olvidar
Y que seguir, sea complicado
Mejor será, sacarme del costado
Ese puñal, que mató del tiempo
Y que la sangre limpie lo que pueda
Limpie todo lo que pueda
The song Gaviotas by Andrés Calamaro touches on themes of longing, regret, and the struggle for freedom. The lyrics describe the singer's past experiences of achieving what he dreamed of, but also the pain of holding onto memories and not being able to let go. The line "Porque vivir no es vivir, sin libertad" translates to "Because to live is not to live without freedom," and reflects the struggle for autonomy in life. The singer also expresses the desire to write more songs and fly like seagulls, conveying a yearning for creative expression and freedom.
The latter half of the song reflects on the difficulty of moving on from a past love. The imagery of a knife in the side conjures up notions of pain and betrayal, but the singer seeks to remove it and let the blood cleanse what it can. The final line "Limpie todo lo que pueda" translates to "Clean everything you can," as if to say that even though the wound may never fully heal, the singer seeks to take steps towards healing and growth.
Line by Line Meaning
Alguna vez también pude llegar
There was a time when I could achieve what I always dreamed of
A conseguir lo que siempre soñé
To attain my long-cherished dream
Tuve un lugar, tuve un amor
I had a place, I had love
Y me quedé con tu foto en un cajón
I still keep your photo in a drawer
Para mirar alguna vez
Just to look at sometimes
Alguna vez no supe renunciar
Sometimes I didn't know how to let go
Y me sirvió para sufrir
And that made me suffer
Porque vivir no es vivir
Because living is not really living
Sin libertad
Without freedom
Y a quien querer
And not being able to love
Voy a poder
I'll be able to
Si nunca sale el sol
If the sun never rises
Voy a escribir mil veces más
I'll write a thousand more times
Canciones que ya escribí
Songs that I've already written
Quiero volar entre los edificios
I want to fly through the buildings
Cruzar el mar como gaviotas
To cross the sea like seagulls do
Y ser de nuevo lo que soy, como siempre
And be again who I am, like always
Podría ser posible que no te pueda olvidar
It's possible that I may never forget you
Y que seguir sea complicado
And moving forward may stay difficult
Mejor será sacarme del costado
It's better for me to remove from my side
Ese puñal que quema todo el tiempo
That dagger that burns all the time
Y que la sangre limpie lo que pueda
And let the blood clean as much as possible
Podría ser posible que no te pueda olvidar
It's possible that I may never forget you
Y que seguir, sea complicado
And moving forward may stay difficult
Mejor será, sacarme del costado
It's better for me to remove from my side
Ese puñal, que mató del tiempo
That dagger which killed time
Y que la sangre limpie lo que pueda
And let the blood clean as much as possible
Limpie todo lo que pueda
Clean everything it can
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Andres Calamaro Masel
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Manola la más fachera
Alguna vez también pude llegar
A conseguir lo que siempre soñé
Tuve un lugar
Tuve un amor
Y me quedé sin tu foto en el cajón
Para mirar alguna vez
Alguna vez no supe renunciar
Y me sirvió para sufrir
Porque vivir no es vivir
Sin libertad
Y quien querer
Voy a poder
Si nunca sale el sol
Voy a escribir mil veces más
Canciones que ya escribí
Quiero volar entre los edificios
Cruzar el mar como gaviotas
Y ser de nuevo lo que soy como siempre
Podría ser posible que no te pueda olvidar
Y que seguir será complicado
Mejor será sacarme de costado
Ese puñal que quema todo el tiempo
Y que la sangre limpie lo que pueda
Limpie todo lo que pueda
Federico Barbosa
Genial. 21 años no son nada. Gaste el disc man, 5cds y zapatillas escuchando El Salmon. Esto una perla en el mar. Hermosa la nueva versión. Pero siempre es lindo volver al origen.
Fabri Pereira.
Cuanta paz me trajo esta canción en el tiempo de mis horas más oscuras!.Por suerte aún me deleita, aunque en otro lugar y sircunstancias.Gracias por tanto y que la sangre límpie todo lo que pueda.Salud!.
Leo Sosa De Armas
Una de mis canciones favoritas de este gran poeta !!!
S K
A algunos les salva la vida la penicilina, otros hemos vuelto de la muerte con Andrés Calamaro.
Nancy LosRodriguez
El mejor comentario y la verdad!!!
el salmon Bogotano
este tema habla de la vida real de el y de muchas personas,personalmente me identifico este tema simplente lo canta un genio.
Leandro
Puffff... La mejor cancion a mi parecer... Poesia hermosa.. Que genialidad
Manola la más fachera
Alguna vez también pude llegar
A conseguir lo que siempre soñé
Tuve un lugar
Tuve un amor
Y me quedé sin tu foto en el cajón
Para mirar alguna vez
Alguna vez no supe renunciar
Y me sirvió para sufrir
Porque vivir no es vivir
Sin libertad
Y quien querer
Voy a poder
Si nunca sale el sol
Voy a escribir mil veces más
Canciones que ya escribí
Quiero volar entre los edificios
Cruzar el mar como gaviotas
Y ser de nuevo lo que soy como siempre
Podría ser posible que no te pueda olvidar
Y que seguir será complicado
Mejor será sacarme de costado
Ese puñal que quema todo el tiempo
Y que la sangre limpie lo que pueda
Limpie todo lo que pueda
Johana Art
Gracias por escribirla :)
Rosa Chacel
Hermosa letra gracias