… Read Full Bio ↴Bacilos was a latin music group based in Miami, Florida, United States.
The band was formed in 1995 by three students of the University of Miami and was named after the Spanish word for bacillus. Originally a quartet, the band drew influences from Cuban folk singer Silvio Rodríguez and Argentinian rock singer Fito Páez. The band eventually became a trio consisting of Colombian singer and guitarist Jorge Villamizar, bassist André Lopes and percussionist José Javier Freire before releasing an independent album Madera in 1999.
Bacilos signed with Warner Music in 2000. The selftitled album Bacilos was actually a re-edition of Madera and was nominated for two Latin Grammy awards and went gold in Colombia. The single Tabaco Y Chanel was widely played on Latin radio stations and the success of their major label debut earned them a slot as support artist on a world tour by Spanish artist Alejandro Sanz.
In 2002 Caraluna added to their reputation winning a Grammy for best Latin pop album and making the Billboard Latin album charts. The album also won best album at the Latin Grammies and their song Mi Primer Millón a humorous account of trying to make it in the music industry, again went top 10 in Chile and made the Billboard and world Latin music charts in 2003a humorous account of trying to make it in the music industry, again went top 10 in Chile and made the Billboard and world Latin music charts in 2003 and won best tropical song. The single Caraluna went to #1 in Chile, top 10 in Argentina and charted in the world and Billboard Latin charts in late 2002 and early 2003.
Sólo Un Segundo was the third single from the album going top 10 in Argentina and top 20 in Chile. Bacilos also featured on a duet with Celso Piña which made the Chilean Top 20 in May 2004.
Sin Vergüenza was released in late 2004. The first single Pasos de Gigante went to number 1 in Argentina, #2 in Chile and made top 10 on Billboard's Latin singles charts in late 2004. It has been nominated for a Grammy award for best Latin pop album.
The band announced that they would break up and completed their final tour in the United States on December 15, 2006, when they played at La Covacha, in Miami. Their final live show was on February 21, 2007, at the Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar, in Chile.
In October 2017, the band decided for a reunion and released their latest hit, "Por Hacerme el Bueno". In August 2018, the band released their fourth studio album "¿Donde Nos Quedamos?".
On Valentine's day 2020 the band released and EP Cupido y compañía.
The band continues to tour all over north America. Obviously postponed because of the big C.
Nada Especial
Bacilos Lyrics
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Sabiendo que el mundo esta vuelto mierda, si señor
Estamos quemando lo que tenemos
Estamos jugando al que no sabemos
Estamos en medio del apogeo
De un mundo que tiene mucho deseo aun
Los números dicen que estamos bien
Y cuando te acercas
A la realidad, otro comercial
Vuelve a anestesiarlo todo
Y al final
Me voy convirtiendo en un animal
En un viejo mas
De esos que se pierden por la ciudad
Sin sueño ni plan, abeja en panal
Nada especial, nada especial
Estamos jugandonos la camisa
Tratando de hablarles de la sonrisa gris del perdedor
Estamos tratando de resolver
Fregadole platos al mercader, de nuestra propia idiotez
Y un hueco en el cielo
Nos va recordar que la realidad
No va negociar contigo ni conmigo
Y al final
Me voy convirtiendo en un animal
En un viejo mas
De esos que se pierden por la ciudad
Sin sueño ni plan, abeja en panal
Nada especial, nada especial
Y al final
Me voy convirtiendo en un animal
En un viejo mas
De esos que se pierden por la ciudad
Vestidos de nada, nada especial
Nada especial, nada especial
The lyrics to Bacilos' "Nada Especial" ("Nothing Special" in English) seem to be a commentary on the disillusionment and apathy that can come with living in modern society. The opening lines depict the singers as sitting on a stone, acutely aware of the world's state of chaos and despair. They burn what they have and play games that they don't understand, suggesting a sense of recklessness or futility.
The next verse depicts the world as being in a state of frenzied desire. Despite statistics showing that things are going well, this desire seems to be insatiable and even harmful, as the "geniuses of CNN" declare everything to be just fine while people are left feeling lost and disconnected. The chorus repeats the idea that the singer feels like they are turning into an animal and an old man, someone who is lost in the city without any plan or purpose.
The second verse describes people trying to talk about the "gray smile of the loser" and trying to fix things, even if it means doing menial tasks for the sake of their own idiocy. The singer also notes that reality will not negotiate with them, forcing them to confront their own disillusionment head-on. The chorus repeats once more, emphasizing the idea that the singer feels lost and disconnected from society, dressed in nothing and feeling like they are nothing special.
Overall, the song seems to be a commentary on the emptiness that can come with living in a society that values material success and societal norms over individuality and passion. The repeated refrain of "nothing special" highlights the singer's sense of insignificance in the face of a world that seems to be tearing itself apart.
Line by Line Meaning
Estamos sentados en una piedra
We are sitting on a rock
Sabiendo que el mundo esta vuelto mierda, si señor
Knowing that the world has turned into shit, yes sir
Estamos quemando lo que tenemos
We are burning what we have
Estamos jugando al que no sabemos
We are playing a game that we don't know
Estamos en medio del apogeo
We are in the midst of the peak
De un mundo que tiene mucho deseo aun
Of a world that still has many desires
Los números dicen que estamos bien
The numbers say that we are doing well
Lo dicen los genios del CNN
The geniuses of CNN say it
Y cuando te acercas
And when you get close
A la realidad, otro comercial
To reality, another commercial
Vuelve a anestesiarlo todo
It numbs everything again
Y al final
And in the end
Me voy convirtiendo en un animal
I am turning into an animal
En un viejo mas
Into one more old man
De esos que se pierden por la ciudad
One of those who get lost in the city
Sin sueño ni plan, abeja en panal
Without sleep or plan, bee in a hive
Nada especial, nada especial
Nothing special, nothing special
Estamos jugandonos la camisa
We are risking our shirt
Tratando de hablarles de la sonrisa gris del perdedor
Trying to talk to them about the loser's grey smile
Estamos tratando de resolver
We are trying to solve
Fregadole platos al mercader, de nuestra propia idiotez
Washing dishes for the merchant, of our own stupidity
Y un hueco en el cielo
And a hole in the sky
Nos va recordar que la realidad
Will remind us that reality
No va negociar contigo ni conmigo
Will not negotiate with you or me
Vestidos de nada, nada especial
Dressed in nothing, nothing special
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JORGE VILLAMIZAR
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DerodCrisologo
Una banda demasiado subestimada por sus temas comercialones, debería tener mas likes y muchos mas vistos, a mi parecer, saludos desde Perú...
Paz Cuellar
que buen mensaje deja esta canción. Muchas veces no queremos pensar que es nuestra responsabilidad hacer algo para mejorar la situación de nuestro entorno, preferimos ignorar la realidad y vivir en nuestro propio mundo de perjuicios.
Carolina Maria Iglesias
Pzz Sr lastimosamente así estamos viviendo :(
anais lopez
que bien compositor y artista es jorge villamizar y tiene una hermosa voz que te transporta a otro lugar
Martha Garcia
Pero no se olviden de los otros dos compositores son muy buenos los 3 quien le da un like
Dulce Nuñez
Muy buena! ♪ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♪
Que vuelva Bacilos!
SIXTO RONALD CHUQUE DIAZ
BUENA CANCIÓN... para el recuerdo BACILOS
Iván Bullanguero
Me recuerda.. El primer amor de mi vida.. Que hoy es la polola de uno de mis mejores amigos y me llevo bastante bien con ella.. Que manera de se coherente esta canción con el mundo de hoy en día.. Tan lejanos a la realidad, porque nos encerramos en nuestro mundo que al final es pequeño.. Bacilos.. Lo mejor.. Como alguien dijo apoyemos a Jorge para que tire para adelante Saludos desde Chile
Yemel Abu aiach
Buenisimo tema :)
Yemel Abu aiach
Hermosa cancion :)