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.
Para Seguir
Andrés Calamaro Lyrics
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Porque a mí como a todos se me olvida
Algo va a quedar adentro tuyo siempre
Algo que yo te dejé alguna vez
No importa si nos venís conmigo
Este viaje es mejor hacerlo solo
Yo te voy a recordar todos los días
Porque un amor así nunca se olvida
Si me das otra oportunidad
De volver a empezar, mejor que antes
Quiero darte cada uno de mis instantes
Nunca más voy a mentir de nuevo
Porque no voy a olvidarte nunca más
Si alguna vez no me vuelven a ver
Porque a mí como a todos se me olvida
Algo va a quedar adentro tuyo siempre
Algo que yo te dejé alguna vez
Y volvería por todas partes
Para encontrarte y preguntarte
Si me das otra oportunidad
Para ser mejor y ya empiezo a olvidar
Porque queda mucho tiempo por delante
Algo va a quedar adentro tuyo siempre
Algo que yo te dejé alguna vez
Porque no voy a olvidarte nunca más
Porque yo no te voy a olvidar
The lyrics of Andrés Calamaro's song "Para Seguir" express the lingering feeling of a lost love, and the hope to have another chance to make things right. The opening verse talks about how forgetful we all can be, and how even if we don't meet again, something of the love that existed will always remain in the other person's heart, something that the singer left behind. The chorus reveals the remorse and the wish to start over, to be better than before, to give all his time and honesty to the relationship.
The second verse talks about the willingness to go everywhere to find the person, to ask for another chance, to be forgiven for the lies, and to forget about the past, seeing that there is still much time ahead for the two of them. The song ends with the repetition of the idea that the singer won't forget the love that was shared, and that he will hold it in his heart. The lyrics are a message of longing, hope, regret, and the willingness to make amends.
Line by Line Meaning
Si alguna vez no me vuelven a ver
If one day you don't see me again
Porque a mí como a todos se me olvida
Because like everyone else, I forget things
Algo va a quedar adentro tuyo siempre
Something will always remain inside you
Algo que yo te dejé alguna vez
Something that I left with you once
No importa si nos venís conmigo
It doesn't matter if you come with me
Este viaje es mejor hacerlo solo
This journey is better to be done alone
Yo te voy a recordar todos los días
I will remember you every day
Porque un amor así nunca se olvida
Because a love like this is never forgotten
Te seguiría por todas partes y volvería a la ciudad
I would follow you everywhere and come back to the city
Si me das otra oportunidad
If you give me another chance
De volver a empezar, mejor que antes
To start again, better than before
Quiero darte cada uno de mis instantes
I want to give you every moment of my life
Nunca más voy a mentir de nuevo
I will never lie again
Y volvería por todas partes
And I would come back everywhere
Para encontrarte y preguntarte
To find you and ask you
Para ser mejor y ya empiezo a olvidar
To be better and start forgetting
Porque queda mucho tiempo por delante
Because there is still a lot of time left
Porque no voy a olvidarte nunca más
Because I will never forget you
Porque yo no te voy a olvidar
Because I will not forget you
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ANDRES CALAMARO MASEL
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Kelly jhojana Castañeda
para grande canciones
o para revelar emociones
para gloria matinal
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Hoy no estoy
para mensajes universales
Para melancolías
para curar heridas por azar
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Nadie me va entender
hoy estoy PARA SEGUIR
Para que romperse la camisa
debajo de la brisa de un ventilador
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Si por qué?
tengo el día cambiado
Estoy desorientado
tengo horas para escribir
sin tratar de vivir
Hoy estoy PARA SEGUIR
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Aca estoy, como hoy
como siempre
para lo que usted guste mandar
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Una tos en el cuarto de al lado
alguien despertandose al costado
me dicen que no estoy solo
que estoy acompañado
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Ya me estoy haciendo una idea
justo cuando pensaba en vos
me despierto
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Estoy vivo y abro los ojos
compruebo que todo funciona
hay que vivir
no vale la pena sufrir
Hoy estoy PARA SEGUIR
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Ya estoy yo,
para grande canciones
o para revelar emociones.
Estoy para seguir,
no vale la pena sufrir
Luciano Goyenechea
lo que fue el El Salmon.... una locura la cantidad de temazos que habia en esos 5 albums...
Gino Mazzega
no me canso de escuchar a este gran auto y compositor, es un maestro.
Juan C. Erazo
...No vale la pena sufrir. que verdad, la vida es demasiado corta como para tener verguenza, miedo o rencor y menos para sufrir por amor GRANDE SALMON
Alejandro Jofré
que joya !! que grande que es andrés
Gladis Guardia
yo si te entiendo! Me encanta escucharte! Gracias Andrés!
mares
que clave es cuando una canción te comprende, te sientes seguro ahí, tan identificado con las palabras tan sencillas, sin dudas, una gran canción Para Seguir, espero poder superar mi enfermedad jajaj, gracias por todo salmón, me abriste los ojos como nadie.
no a las drogas"No Vale La Pena Sufrir"
Nancy LosRodriguez
El la pega siempre con las letras y las canciones... gracias salmón..
Dead Rising 2
Fue el mejor disco y ni hablar esos ineditos que quedaron afuera
bernabe111
que gran tema,estoy para seguir
DIEGO HERNAN
Hermoso 💖