Their musical style covers a wide variety of genres, though it is most commonly labeled as Rock en Español. Their music has been heavily influenced by Mexico's indigenous population and folk music traditions, most notable the Jarocho style of the state of Veracruz, but also by punk and electronic music and other bands in the Mexico City scene. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of their music is Albarrán's nasal voice, which, combined with his impressive lung capacity (as demonstrated on "La Ingrata", an homage to norteño music), makes for a very distinctive sound. They sing entirely in Spanish but have a significant Anglophone following regardless.
They have an especially eclectic sound, and it's commonly said that none of their discs is of exactly the same genre. For example, "Maria" is a bolero style ballad, "La Ingrata" is a mix of rock and "norteño" , while "Eres", a hit included in "Cuatro Caminos" album, is mostly pop-rock.
They were founded in 1989, and since then have had the same musical lineup:
* Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega aka "Pinche Juan" ("Fuckin Juan"), "Cosme", "Anónimo" (Anonymous), "Nrü" (pronounced "dshyoo", [dʃju] in IPA), "Amparo Tonto Medardo In Lak'ech" (or "At Medardo ILK"), "G3", "Gallo Gasss", "Élfego Buendía", "Sizu Yantra" (which is his solo moniker as well), "Rita Cantalagua", "Ixi Xoo" and many others. (vocals, guitar)
* Emmanuel "Meme" del Real Díaz: (keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano, programming, vocals, melodion)
* José Alfredo "Joselo" Rangel Arroyo: (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals)
* Enrique 'Quique' Rangel Arroyo: (bass guitar, electric upright bass, vocals)
Mexican folk music player Alejandro Flores is considered the 5th tacubo, as he has played the violin in almost every Café Tacuba concert since 1994. Since the Cuatro Caminos World Tour, Luis "El Children" Ledezma has played the drums in every concert but is not considered an official member of the band.
**Previously known as "Alicia Ya No Vive Aquí" (a tribute to Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore), the band took its final name from a coffee shop (el Café de Tacuba) located in downtown Mexico City. The cafe, which opened in 1912 and had its heyday in the 1940s and 1950s, was representative of the Pachuco scene at the time, something the band would later acknowledge as an influence. The Café de Tacuba is still in operation as a coffee shop and restaurant on Tacuba Street, in Mexico City's Historic Center. The band changed its name to Café Tacvba (changing the u for a v) in order to avoid legal issues with the coffee shop.
1989
Mexico City, Mexico
Esa Noche
Café Tacvba Lyrics
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Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor
No me hubieras dejado esa noche
Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor
Parecía que estaba esperando
Tu momento de partir
Parecía haber observado
Mis momentos junto a ti
No me hubieras dejado esa noche
Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor
No me hubieras dejado esa noche
Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor
Me abrazó el instante mismo
Que tú me dijiste adiós
Y no fue una gran tristeza
Fue como ir
De menor a mayor
Tu regreso había esperado
Mas te veía muy feliz
En los brazos de tu amada
Te olvidaste tú de mí
Mas ahora que recuerdas
A mis brazos vuelves ya
Seré por siempre tu amante
Tu novia, la soledad
Y si alguna vez regresas
Con aquella que te amó
Sabes no será lo mismo
Pues también me conoció
No me hubieras dejado esa noche
Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor
No me hubieras dejado esa noche
Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor
No me hubieras dejado esa noche (mi soledad)
Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor (siempre he pertenecido a ti)
No me hubieras dejado esa noche (mi soledad)
Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor (siempre he pertenecido a ti)
No me hubieras dejado esa noche (mi soledad)
Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor (siempre he pertenecido a ti)
No me hubieras dejado esa noche (mi soledad)
Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor (siempre he pertenecido a ti)
No me hubieras dejado esa noche (mi soledad)
Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor (siempre he pertenecido a ti)
No me hubieras dejado esa noche (mi soledad)
Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor (siempre he pertenecido a ti)
No me hubieras dejado esa noche (mi soledad)
Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor (siempre he pertenecido a ti)
No me hubieras dejado esa noche (ay soledad)
Siempre he pertenecido a ti
In "Esa Noche," Café Tacvba sings about a past romantic relationship that ended abruptly and the singer finding a new love that very same night. The lyrics suggest that the person who left didn't value the relationship the same as the singer who seemingly had been waiting for the relationship to become more serious. The singer compares the love they had with the new one and realizes that the former love wasn't as intense as the new one. The lyrics also reflect the singer's feeling of loneliness and how they've always belonged to their solitude, which they personify as their lover.
The theme of moving on from past relationships is a common one in music, but the sarcastic and heavy-handed lyrics of Café Tacvba provide a subtle twist to the narrative. The lyrics show how tender emotions like love and loss can take unpredictable turns and how life can surprise and delight the individual even after they've experienced heartbreak. The song's message is that while we may feel that we have missed out on something significant, life can offer us unexpected joys if we stay open to them.
Line by Line Meaning
No me hubieras dejado esa noche
I wish you hadn't left me that night
Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor
Because that very night, I found love
Parecía que estaba esperando
It seemed like you were waiting
Tu momento de partir
For the moment you would leave
Parecía haber observado
It seemed like you had observed
Mis momentos junto a ti
My moments with you
Me abrazó el instante mismo
Love embraced me the moment
Que tú me dijiste adiós
You said goodbye to me
Y no fue una gran tristeza
It wasn't a great sadness
Fue como ir
It was like going
De menor a mayor
From low to high
Tu regreso había esperado
I had waited for your return
Mas te veía muy feliz
But I saw you were very happy
En los brazos de tu amada
In the arms of your beloved
Te olvidaste tú de mí
You forgot about me
Mas ahora que recuerdas
But now that you remember
A mis brazos vuelves ya
You come back to my arms
Seré por siempre tu amante
I'll be your lover forever
Tu novia, la soledad
Your girlfriend, loneliness
Y si alguna vez regresas
And if you ever come back
Con aquella que te amó
With the one who loved you
Sabes no será lo mismo
You know it won't be the same
Pues también me conoció
Because she also knew me
No me hubieras dejado esa noche (mi soledad)
I wish you hadn't left me that night (my loneliness)
Porque esa misma noche encontré un amor (siempre he pertenecido a ti)
Because that very night, I found love (I have always belonged to you)
No me hubieras dejado esa noche (ay soledad)
I wish you hadn't left me that night (oh loneliness)
Siempre he pertenecido a ti
I have always belonged to you
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jose Alfredo Rangel Arroyo, Enrique Rangel Arroyo, Emmanuel Del Real Diaz, Ruben Isaac Albarran Ortega
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