The band eventually broke up in 1996 and Bunbury started his solo career in 1997 with a techno album, Radical Sonora with his new band: Copi (piano), del Moran (bass), Ramón Gacias (drums) and former Héroes del Silencio guitarrist Alan Boguslavsky.
Recognized by his wish to always reinvent himself, Bunbury released in 1999 the album Pequeño, which sounded much different than anything he did before. His band also suffered changes, Boguslavsky was replaced by Rafa Domínguez, and the new faces, Ana Belén Estaje (violin), Luis Miguel Romero (percussion), Javier Iñigo, Javier García Vega & Antonio Ríos in the metal instruments.
This band was known as the "Huracán Ambulante" ("Rambling Hurricane") and recorded with Bunbury the rest of his solo discography, (except Antonio Ríos).
In 2005, after 8 years together, Bunbury dissolved the band and declared that will record a new album in 2006 only with his voice and a piano. Nevertheless, in early 2006 he recorded an album with spanish artist Nacho Vegas by the name of El tiempo de las cerezas.
His old band, Héroes del Silencio, reunited in 2007 for a short tour which visited Latin America, United States and Spain.
Robinson
Enrique Bunbury Lyrics
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Por supuesto, respondió que no
Y el hombre?, pregunté, puede ser mejor?
Por supuesto, me dijo que no
Sólo tres cosas llevaría
A una isla desierta
En mil naufragios intentaría
Sé que prefiero evitar los problemas
Antes que pretender resolverlos
Prefiero guardarlos en secreto
Y que ellos solos se desvanezcan
Sólo tres cosas llevaría
A una isla desierta
En mil naufragios intentaría
Perderlas
Puedo otros mundos imaginar
Con los ojos cerrados
Y puedo, en cambio, al despertar
No ver nada (y por eso)
Sólo tres cosas llevaría
A una isla desierta
En mil naufragios intentaría
Perderlas
The lyrics of Enrique Bunbury's song Robinson describe the singer's desire to avoid problems and keep them hidden away until they disappear. The song starts with the singer asking if it is possible for someone to be better, but the answer is no. The singer then asks what three things someone would take to a desert island, but the answer is that they would try to lose them in a thousand shipwrecks. The singer then admits they prefer to keep their problems in secret until they disappear rather than trying to solve them.
The idea of only taking three things to a desert island is a common question that people ask each other, and the answer often reflects the person's values and priorities. In this song, the answer is that they would try to lose those things, indicating that they don't value material possessions or attachments. The singer also describes their ability to imagine other worlds with their eyes closed, but when they wake up, there is nothing. This could be interpreted as a metaphor for the disappointment of reality not living up to our expectations or the power of imagination.
Overall, this song seems to be about the human tendency to avoid problems rather than confronting them, despite the fact that they will eventually catch up to us. The Robinson of the title refers to Robinson Crusoe, the famous literary character who gets stranded on a desert island and has to fend for himself. The lyrics suggest that even if we were to find ourselves in a similar situation, we would still struggle to confront our problems head-on.
Line by Line Meaning
La primera vez que pregunté si es posible
The first time I asked if it's possible
Por supuesto, respondió que no
Of course, he replied no
Y el hombre?, pregunté, puede ser mejor?
And what about man?, I asked, can he be better?
Por supuesto, me dijo que no
Of course, he told me no
Sólo tres cosas llevaría
I would only bring three things
A una isla desierta
To a deserted island
En mil naufragios intentaría
I would try to lose them in a thousand shipwrecks
Perderlas
To lose them
Sé que prefiero evitar los problemas
I know I prefer to avoid problems
Antes que pretender resolverlos
Rather than pretend to solve them
Prefiero guardarlos en secreto
I prefer to keep them secret
Y que ellos solos se desvanezcan
And let them disappear on their own
Puedo otros mundos imaginar
I can imagine other worlds
Con los ojos cerrados
With my eyes closed
Y puedo, en cambio, al despertar
And I can, on the other hand, upon waking up
No ver nada (y por eso)
See nothing at all (and hence)
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ENRIQUE ORTIZ LANDAZURI YZARDUY, MIGUEL ANGEL ROYO PALLARES
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