While in high school he met Carlos Alberto "Nito" Mestre. With him and Carlos Piegari, Beto Rodriguez and brothers formed Sui Generis Belia, who, after suffering several defections, was turned into a duet. American folk style, very fashionable at that time, they recorded three albums: "Life" (1972), "Confessions of Winter" (1973) and "little anecdotes about the institutions'. For various reasons, the duo separated in 1975, but not before organizing a farewell concert, during which there was a double album, "Goodbye Sui Generis".
In 1976 he recorded an album with Porsuigieco, along with acoustic rock leaders: Raul Porchetto, León Gieco, Nito Mestre and María Rosa Yorio.
Birds making machine is the name of his next band, an innovative project that symphonic rock shore. In his short life he had two albums released: "The Birds Making Machine" (1976) and "Movies" (1977).
Between 1978 and 1982, Garcia leads Seru Giran, one of the key bands in the National Rock. With this group released five albums: "Seru Giran" (1978), "The Fat of the Capitals' (1979)," Bicycle "(1980)," Peperina "(1981) and" Do not Cry for Me, Argentina "(1982 ).
In that same year he began his solo career. Raul de la Torre commissioned the soundtrack of his film "Pubis Angelical". Simultaneously recorded "Going from the bed to the Living." Aided by the spread that was given at that time to the National Rock through the media (during the Falklands War was forbidden to play music in English), the album was well received by the public. Songs anthologies arose from it, such as "Do not bomb Buenos Aires"
"Collective unconscious" or "I do not want to become so crazy." For this work, the band consisted of Willy Iturri on drums, guitar Bazterrica Gustavo, Puppy Lopez on bass and keyboards Andres Calamaro. This material was presented in a stunning concert - to 25,000 - in the Ferrocarril Oeste Stadium, on December 26, 1982. At the opening of the show, Charlie hit the stage on board a pink Cadillac and, in closing, a shower of missiles destroyed the city of props that formed the backdrop, while the last chord sounded "not bomb Buenos Aires".
In his next solo work ("Modern Hits", 1983), leaned more to the pop-rock, but the song is contesting a place in, for example, 'Dinosaurs'
The Garcia essential trilogy is completed with "Piano Bar" (1984), an album that has rocker in "Demolishing Hotels 'and' Strange new hairstyles" his greatest achievements.
Along with Pedro Aznar - and not without raising some nostalgia - recorded "Tango" (1986). This material was presented at the Paladium nightclub on March 26. Its spread was very low, although it gave the impression that the project was for more.
In 1987 came "part of religion", considered by many as the best album of the Garcia solo. This material was recorded and performed almost entirely by him and reciprocates a strong rock melodic choruses. It is surely one of its most prolific and compact discs, from the cover to the contents of the letters.
In 1988 after composing the soundtrack of the movie "What will come" Gustavo Mosquera (in which he also starred as a nurse), worked on his next solo album, "How To Get Girls" (1989), essentially a job collection of individual songs, which García, for various reasons, had never recorded.
To launch his next album "Barata Philosophy and Rubber Shoes" (1990), Garcia had to overcome a prosecution for "offending patriotic symbols" since that LP included a version of the Argentine National Anthem, which ultimately ended up being authorized by the courts.
1993 was a year of recording silence, but a lot of media presence. The resort in Punta del Este left several pages printed on scandals he was involved always. Followed several admissions to detoxification clinics.
By October started touring again in Ferro ending in late December. The support band, "Pocket Money" suffered the defection of Carlos Garcia Lopez and Hilda Lizarazu, both heading for their individual projects (the Lopez Garcia Band and Man Ray, respectively). Maria Gabriela Garcia called Epumer (ex-widow and daughters), to fulfill both functions, guitar and vocals.
In February of '95 was presented at the International Song Festival, the World Cup Stadium in Mar del Plata, with Paralamas, Antonio Birabent and Faithfull Marianne. Taking advantage of the fury of the acoustic performances, Garcia was presented in the series "Unplugged" of American television network MTV, with a show that included topics of all stages and was put on the air for all Latin America in July and released on CD the end of that year. The material was performed live at the Teatro Gran Rex, in late '95.
In the summer of '99 was the big draw free cycle Buenos Aires Vivo III, organized by the city government in Puerto Madero. More than 150,000 people cheered Garcia in a show dedicated to missing and recorded live for the album "Too Ego '. That same year he returned to the controversy, to organize a private recital for President Carlos Menem. That show was recorded in "Charly & Charly" limited edition disc that was released.
Three years would pass before Garcia returned to the disc, and the format of song in his creations. "Influence" (2002) was in "Your vice 'broadcast cut, but the rest of the material is far more interesting than that catchy tune but superfluous.
Already in 2003 published "Rock and Roll Yo 'court whose first broadcast" Asesiname "was very well.
After hundreds of scandals in his recitals and fights with his son Migue, Charly hopes to release "Kill Gil" in 2007. The plate, recorded in studies of Palito Ortega, located in San Juan, and mixed in New York, contains topics like "Concrete Heart", the bicolor sings a duet with Ramon "Palito" Ortega, "No matter" (which had already sounded several times live) and covers of John Lennon ("Watching the Wheels" Castilian adaptation of "Watching the Wheels") and Stones ("Play with Fire", sung by producer Andrew Loog Oldham)....
El Rap Del Exilio
Charly Garcia Lyrics
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Una flor que se quemó mal
No acabé a decir que sí
Que ya se sacó el toque y me lo dejó a mí
Uoh oh oh oh, uoh oh oh oh
Uoh oh oh oh, uoh oh oh oh
Sólo porque seguí a Perón
Tenía un sólido futuro artístico
Y me comí el bajón
Yo tenía tres libros
Y una foto del Che
Ahora tengo mil años
Y muy poco que hacer
Vamo' a baila'
Vamo' a baila'
Vamo' a baila', vamo' a baila', vamo' a baila'
In "Rap Del Exilio," Charly García recounts the story of his love affair with a woman from Paraguay that ended tragically. He struggles with regret as he never had the chance to tell her how he felt before their relationship was cut short. Despite his promising artistic future, he left behind everything he knew and loved in Argentina in order to follow the political ideology of Juan Perón. He now finds himself living in exile in Madrid and New York, feeling disconnected and aimless, rattling off his possessions as though they have little meaning to him now.
The song's title, "Rap Del Exilio," means "Rap of Exile," and is a commentary on the political turmoil happening in Argentina at the time. Charly García was one of many Argentine artists and intellectuals who were forced into exile during the country's brutal dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s. The lyrics serve as a powerful reminder of the human cost of political oppression and the emotional toll of displacement.
Overall, the song is a poignant reflection on the complexities of love, politics, and the search for meaning in a world that can be cruel and confusing. Charly García's frank and introspective lyrics, combined with his signature fusion of rock, jazz, and folk music, make "Rap Del Exilio" a timeless classic that continues to resonate with listeners around the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Tuve un amor en Paraguay,
I had a love in Paraguay,
Una flor que se quemó mal.
A flower that burned badly.
No alcancé a decir que sí,
I didn't get to say 'yes',
Que ya se sacó el toque
That the opportunity was already gone,
Y me lo dejó a mí.
And left it with me.
Si me exilié en Madrid,
If I went into exile in Madrid,
Y me fui a New York
And went to New York
Sólo porque seguí a Perón.
Just because I followed Perón.
Tenía un sólido futuro artístico
I had a solid artistic future
Y me comí el bajón.
And I hit rock bottom.
Yo tenía tres libros,
I had three books,
Y una foto del Che
And a photo of Che
Ahora tengo mil años
Now I feel a thousand years old
Y muy poco que hacer.
And very little to do.
Vamo' a baila',
Let's go dance,
Vamo' a baila'
Let's go dance
Vamo' a baila'.
Let's go dance.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Charlie Garcia
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
David OcampS
GRACIAS POR ESTE EMOCIONANTE VIDEO PARA MI UNO DE LOS MEJORES TEMAS DE CHARLY
Daniel Guzmán
Verlo a Charly bailar no tiene precio. Sos el más grande viejo
Adolf Nacionalsocialista
Tuve un amor en Paraguay, una flor que se quemó mal. No alcancé a decir que sí, que ya se sacó el toque y me lo dejó a mí. Si me exilé en Madrid, y me fuí a New York sólo porque seguí a Perón. Tenía sólido futuro artístico y me comí el bajón. Yo tenía tres libros, y una foto del Che ahora tengo mil años y muy poco que hacer. Vamo' a baila', vamo' a baila' vamo' a baila'. ahi te dejo la letra... excelente video subistes. que bien se vio Charly en este concierto... arriba Charly Garcia el viejo..
María Gómez
Increíble 😍
Matias Silveira Duarte
"""que sonido"""..Grande Charly...Y suuuuu Viajessss...
Yuyín Apellidos
Que bueno hubiera sido juntarlo con Flema a este. 2 potencias.
Luciia Moreno
2019