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)....
Soldado de Lata
Charly Garcia Lyrics
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Soy un soldado de lata
Que lucha y que mata por vos
Yo soy cucharita de plata
Que pasa el remedio al dolor
Pero no te encontré
Darte mi amor
O desaparecer
Yo soy tu amor
Porque ya no tengo más vergüenzas
No te debo nada
(Oh, baby, no)
Solo tu mirada (¡ah!)
Yo tengo amor, pelearé por vos
Yo soy tu amor, llegaré hasta el Sol
Yo soy tu amor
¿Él o yo?
Yo soy (uh, lalala, nanana, nanana)
(Ah) Cucharita de plata, ja
(Nah)
Pero ya me perdí
No estoy bien
Y todo lo que quiero es
Es darte mi amor
O desaparecer, no
Yo soy tu amor
Oh, no (no, no)
Oh, no
Ya no tengo más problemas
Ya no tengo más dilemas
Solo quiero verte, nena
A este lugar
Porque te amo
The lyrics to Charly Garcia's song "Soldado de Lata" express a deep devotion and a willingness to fight and even kill for the object of the singer's affections. The initial lines establish the singer as a soldier made of tin or tinplate, indicating a sense of durability and strength despite being a relatively cheap material. The soldier claims to be engaged in fighting and killing, but specifically declares that these actions are being undertaken for the benefit of the person being addressed in the song. The tone shifts in the next few lines, where the singer is described instead as a "silver spoon" or teaspoon that is passing medicated cures to relieve suffering. Despite this, in the next lines the singer claims not to have found the intended recipient of their affection, stating that they have not left and that their options are giving love or disappearing.
In the chorus, the soldier/silver spoon declares that they are the "amor" or love of the person addressed, and that they have no more shame and owe nothing except their recipient's glance. They reaffirm their willingness to fight for this person and reach the sun, indicating a level of unshakable devotion. The chorus repeats the singer's claim to being a silver spoon, but adds the phrase "I have love" to express the depth of their emotions.
Overall, the song touches upon themes of unwavering commitment and devotion, as well as a sense of desperation and longing. The specific mention of physical fighting and killing lends a sense of danger and urgency to the singer's claims, while the repeated assertion of being a "cucharita de plata" softens the tone and implies a sense of gentleness and nurturing care.
Line by Line Meaning
Soy un soldado de lata
I am a soldier made of tin
Que lucha y que mata
Who fights and kills
Por vos
For you
Yo soy cucharita de plata
I am a silver spoon
Que pasa el remedio al dolor
That passes the remedy for pain
Pero no te encontré
But I did not find you
No me fui
I did not leave
Darte mi amor o desaparecer (no!)
To give you my love or disappear (no!)
Yo soy tu amor
I am your love
Porque
Because
Ya no tengo
I have no
Mas vergüenzas
More shame
No te debo nada (oh baby no)
I don't owe you anything (oh baby no)
Solo tu mirada
Only your gaze
Yo tengo amor
I have love
Pelearé por vos
I will fight for you
Llegaré hasta el sol
I will reach the sun
Yo soy tu amor (el dolor)
I am your love (the pain)
Yo soy(uh, nanananana)
I am (uh, nanananana)
Aah
Aah
Cucharita de plata
Silver spoon
Pero ya me perdí
But I am already lost
No estoy bien
I am not well
y todo lo que quiero
And all that I want
Es darte mi amor o desaparecer (no!)
Is to give you my love or disappear (no!)
Yo soy tu amor
I am your love
Oh no, oh no
Oh no, oh no
Ya no tengo mas problemas
I no longer have more problems
Ya no tengo mas dilemas
I no longer have more dilemmas
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Juan
on Los Dinosaurios
Neighborhood friends can be kidnapped at any time.
Popular singers can be kidnapped.
Famous people can be kidnapped.
The person we love deeply can be kidnapped.
People on television can be kidnapped on air.
People on the streets can be kidnapped in the street.
But the army is going to disappear.
I'm not at ease, my love.
It's Saturday night.
A friend is in jail. (It is likely to be tortured or disappear, they can link me to him, I can be next).
Oh my love.
The world is disappearing.
If troublesome people were killed, tortured and raped.
Oh, my love, I wish I had not caused trouble.
When everything is terrible
It is better not to have emotional attachments
Imagine the militaries in prison.
Juan
on Los Dinosaurios
Charly García's "los dinosaurios" is a song about Argentina's bloodiest military dictatorship. The song expresses the suffering and fear for the more than 40,000 disappeared. Anyone, for any reason, could be kidnapped. Most of them were never found.
Juan
on Los Dinosaurios
Airborne things, such as planes or balloons, can disappear without a trace.
"those on the air" refers to people who are in the media giving "live" news.