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.
Me Cago en Todo
Andrés Calamaro Lyrics
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nada me puede importar
porque me quedé tan solo
que ya no existen los demás
no tengo ni donde caerme
nadie va a venir a verme.
Todos prefieren cualquier cosa
pero lejos de mí.
pluma mental animal.
Estamos tan lejos del toro
me quiero poner a cantar.
Hoy me cago en todo
pero me cago en todo con amor.
Si nadie me cuida y estoy solo
me queda poco gas en el motor.
Me cago en todo
pero me cago en todo con amor.
Nada me importa más que lo que hay en la mesa
y podría ser peor.
Ni hablar de la cabeza
casi no siento terror.
Vivir así de desgraciado
no me deja otra solución.
Me cago en todo
pero me cago en todo con amor.
Si nadie me cuida y estoy solo
me cago en todo
¡Sí señor!
Qué finita es la frontera
entre la angustia y la felicidad.
Todo volverá a ser como era
en algún momento y lugar.
Me cago en todo
pero me cago en todo con amor.
Nadie me cuida y estoy solo
¿Dónde mierda está el amor?
Me cago en todo
esta vida no es para mí
Me cago en todo
termino mal si sigo así
Me cago en todo
merecería algo mucho mejor
Me cago en todo
somos la aristocracia de la desgracia.
The lyrics of Andrés Calamaro's song Me Cago en Todo are an expression of the singer's overwhelming sense of despair and loneliness. The lyrics lament the inadequacy of the people in the singer's life to offer him any comfort or solace. The concern for his plight is minimal, and he is left to wallow in his misery without any recourse. The chorus is an expression of his frustration and anger, which he channels through his declaration of "me cago en todo" (I shit on everything). Despite the hopelessness of his situation, he defiantly asserts that he carries out his self-destructive behavior with love.
The song's lyrics also portray a failure to find any real meaning in life. The singer is living a miserable existence, and he feels that he is wasting his life without any real purpose. He is living with the knowledge that his life may end at any time, and his hopelessness will eventually come to a head. But even in his misery, he finds a way to express himself through music. The desire to sing - "me quiero poner a cantar" - is the only thing he has left, and he channels it through his desperate cries of "me cago en todo."
Overall, Me Cago en Todo is a song that speaks to the pain of living with despair and loneliness. It's a call-to-arms for those who are struggling with feelings of inadequacy and hopelessness, and it gives them the courage to face their demons with a fierce determination. Ultimately, despite its bleak outlook, the song is a reminder that music can be a source of solace and comfort in our darkest hours.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoy si que me cago en todo
Today I feel completely defeated and overwhelmed.
nada me puede importar
Nothing matters to me anymore.
porque me quedé tan solo
I am all alone now.
que ya no existen los demás
Others who once existed in my life are no longer there for me.
no tengo ni donde caerme
I have no place to go, nowhere to turn.
nadie va a venir a verme.
No one will come to visit me.
Todos prefieren cualquier cosa
Everybody seems to prefer anything but me.
pero lejos de mí.
But they keep their distance away from me.
Los potros están echando espuma
The horses are foaming at the mouth.
pluma mental animal.
Their mental state is unbalanced and wild like an animal.
Estamos tan lejos del toro
We are so far removed from our problems.
me quiero poner a cantar.
I feel a strong urge to sing.
Hoy me cago en todo
Today I feel defeated and overwhelmed.
pero me cago en todo con amor.
But even though things are bad, I still hold onto love.
Si nadie me cuida y estoy solo
If no one is there to care for me, and I am alone.
me queda poco gas en el motor.
My energy is running low.
Nada me importa más que lo que hay en la mesa
Nothing is more important to me than what's on the table.
y podría ser peor.
And things could be even worse.
Ni hablar de la cabeza
Not to mention my mental state.
casi no siento terror.
I no longer feel fear as intensely.
Vivir así de desgraciado
Living this miserably.
no me deja otra solución.
Leaves me with no other option.
me cago en todo
I feel completely defeated and overwhelmed.
pero me cago en todo con amor.
But even though things are bad, I still hold onto love.
¡Sí señor!
Yes, sir!
Qué finita es la frontera
The border between angst and happiness is so thin.
entre la angustia y la felicidad.
It is easy to move from one to the other.
Todo volverá a ser como era
Things will return to how they used to be.
en algún momento y lugar.
At some point, in some place.
Nadie me cuida y estoy solo
If no one is there to care for me, and I am alone.
¿Dónde mierda está el amor?
Where the hell is the love?
esta vida no es para mí
This life isn't meant for me.
termino mal si sigo así
Things will not end well if I continue like this.
merecería algo mucho mejor
I deserve something much better.
somos la aristocracia de la desgracia.
We are the aristocrats of misery.
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nobrubend
Hoy si que me cago en todo
nada me puede importar
porque me quedé tan solo
que ya no existen los demás
no tengo ni donde caerme
nadie va a venir a verme.
Todos prefieren cualquier cosa
pero lejos de mí.
Los potros están echando espuma
pluma mental animal.
Estamos tan lejos del toro
me quiero poner a cantar.
Hoy me cago en todo
pero me cago en todo con amor.
Si nadie me cuida y estoy solo
me queda poco gas en el motor.
Me cago en todo
pero me cago en todo con amor.
Nada me importa más que lo que hay en la mesa
y podría ser peor.
Ni hablar de la cabeza
casi no siento terror.
Vivir así de desgraciado
no me deja otra solución.
Me cago en todo
pero me cago en todo con amor.
Si nadie me cuida y estoy solo
me cago en todo
¡Sí señor!
Qué finita es la frontera
entre la angustia y la felicidad.
Todo volverá a ser como era
en algún momento y lugar.
Me cago en todo
pero me cago en todo con amor.
Nadie me cuida y estoy solo
¿Dónde mierda está el amor?
Me cago en todo
esta vida no es para mí
Me cago en todo
termino mal si sigo así
Me cago en todo
merecería algo mucho mejor
Me cago en todo
somos la aristocracia de la desgracia.
Cesar Escobar Bautista
yo solo busque me cago en todo en google y me salio esta mamada y la verdad...me gusta :v
elnoobhajahdkdhqkkaja
Yo tmb XD
Christian Olmos Hernández
yo igual
Jorgito Campos
X2
Jurem Elias Rodriguez Lira
X100
Davidx10ñ
×10000
nobrubend
Hoy si que me cago en todo
nada me puede importar
porque me quedé tan solo
que ya no existen los demás
no tengo ni donde caerme
nadie va a venir a verme.
Todos prefieren cualquier cosa
pero lejos de mí.
Los potros están echando espuma
pluma mental animal.
Estamos tan lejos del toro
me quiero poner a cantar.
Hoy me cago en todo
pero me cago en todo con amor.
Si nadie me cuida y estoy solo
me queda poco gas en el motor.
Me cago en todo
pero me cago en todo con amor.
Nada me importa más que lo que hay en la mesa
y podría ser peor.
Ni hablar de la cabeza
casi no siento terror.
Vivir así de desgraciado
no me deja otra solución.
Me cago en todo
pero me cago en todo con amor.
Si nadie me cuida y estoy solo
me cago en todo
¡Sí señor!
Qué finita es la frontera
entre la angustia y la felicidad.
Todo volverá a ser como era
en algún momento y lugar.
Me cago en todo
pero me cago en todo con amor.
Nadie me cuida y estoy solo
¿Dónde mierda está el amor?
Me cago en todo
esta vida no es para mí
Me cago en todo
termino mal si sigo así
Me cago en todo
merecería algo mucho mejor
Me cago en todo
somos la aristocracia de la desgracia.
Cesar Valle Villanueva
La mejor canción que he escuchado en 50 años, desde Perú, admiradores de Calamaro
Ivan Lol
estaba depre y puse me cago en todo en google y me aparecio esto :v
alejandro dominguez
M C E T , Y A VIVIR AMIGO