Eslabon Armado was founded in 2017 by Two brother and One teen friends: lead vocalist and requinto guitarist Pedro Tovar (also the band's songwriter), guitarist/harmony vocalist Gabriel Hidalgo, and acoustic bassist/bajoloche player Brian Tovar, who also sings harmony. As individuals, the trio's members were deeply influenced by the music of their parents' generation. Before branching out to write original material, they'd studied and played rancheras and norteño music since they were small children. As teens, however, they absorbed the inspiration of sierreña music as played by its most important practitioner: the late, chart-topping Regional Mexican artist Ariel Camacho with Los Plebes del Rancho. After his passing in 2015, a gap remained in the genre. When Eslabon Armado formed (they were named by Pedro and Bryan's father, an amateur songwriter), they pursued a slightly different approach. They sought to create an alternative music that melded various instruments, all while based on the guitar approach of the sierra style. The trio released live videos to YouTube and other social media channels. Unbeknownst to them, their videos and songs had been heard by Del Records' boss and impresario, Ángel del Villar. He sought them out and signed them before any other label could.
The band's first single and video for "Con Tus Besos" (a song Pedro Tovar felt was not up to snuff) was issued in late March 2020. It peaked at number 21 on the Hot Latin Songs charts and at 16 on the Latin Streaming Songs list a week later. In May, Eslabon Armado issued their debut long player, Tu Veneno Mortal. The ten-song set, which wove mariachi and banda horns into some songs, entered the Regional Mexican albums chart at number two -- it eventually reached number one -- and the Top Latin Albums list at seven. The group followed the release in June with the non-album single and video "La Trokita." The latter rang up over a million views in its first two weeks of release.
Vibras de Noche
Just five months later, they followed with the 14-song Vibras de Noche, which reached number one at both Latin Albums and Mexican Regional Albums and peaked at 18 on the Top 200. In December, they struck again with the 22-track Corta Venas, their third chart-topping Mexican Regional Albums entry in three tries; the recording also placed at two on the Latin Albums list and reached number 56 on the Top 200.
Tome y Fume
Eslabon Armado Lyrics
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Tomando, fumando los dos tranquilos
Me gustaba tu vibra
Tu cuerpo ni se diga
Yo me acerqué y te dije algo
Te hice reír que te invité pa' un trago
Y tú me lo aceptaste
Llevo tiempo que te ando mirando
Casi todos andas enamorando
Tus ojos lindos cafés
Y al caminar tacones
Y en sí bailamos
Todo el rato
Y nos besamos
No les miento
Fuimos pa' un cuarto
Muy oscuro
Labios tocamos
Cuerpo a cuerpo
Ya estaba entrado con tanto alcohol
Miré que no estabas ya a mi lado
Por todos lados busqué
Entre el humo y luces
Será que ya andaba alucinando
Que en mi mente andabas solo un rato
Quise besarte otra vez
Tocar tu hermosa piel
Me fumé un gallo
Y te miré
Te di mi mano
Me llevaste
Fuimos pa' un cuarto
Y me dices
"Dónde has estado"
Y te besé y te besé
The song "Tome y Fume" by Eslabon Armado is about a night of dancing, drinking, and smoking with someone special. The singer spends the whole night dancing with their partner, enjoying their company and being drawn to their vibe and body. They strike up a conversation and eventually end up in a dark room where they kiss and touch each other.
However, the next morning the singer wakes up alone and realizes that their partner has already left. They search for them but can't find them, and they begin to wonder if the whole thing was just a hallucination from the alcohol and drugs they had been indulging in. They remember how they felt and how they wanted to touch their partner's beautiful skin again, but the night's events may have just been a temporary escape.
The lyrics capture the fleeting nature of a one-night stand and the euphoria and uncertainty that can come with it. The singer is drawn to their partner's physical beauty and vibe but is left wondering if it was all just a temporary escape from reality.
Line by Line Meaning
Toda la noche bailé contigo
I spent the whole night dancing with you
Tomando, fumando los dos tranquilos
We were drinking and smoking together, relaxed
Me gustaba tu vibra
I liked your vibe
Tu cuerpo ni se diga
And your body, well, it speaks for itself
Yo me acerqué y te dije algo
I approached you and said something
Te hice reír que te invité pa' un trago
I made you laugh and invited you for a drink
Y tú me lo aceptaste
And you accepted my offer
Conectamos los dos bien
We connected well
Llevo tiempo que te ando mirando
I've been watching you for a while
Casi todos andas enamorando
You almost have everyone falling for you
Tus ojos lindos cafés
Your beautiful brown eyes
Y al caminar tacones
And the way you walk in heels
Y en sí bailamos
And then we danced
Todo el rato
All the time
Y nos besamos
And we kissed
No les miento
I'm not lying
Fuimos pa' un cuarto
We went to a room
Muy oscuro
It was very dark
Labios tocamos
Our lips touched
Cuerpo a cuerpo
We were so close
Ya estaba entrado con tanto alcohol
I was pretty drunk by then
Miré que no estabas ya a mi lado
I looked and you weren't by my side anymore
Por todos lados busqué
I searched everywhere
Entre el humo y luces
Through the smoke and lights
Será que ya andaba alucinando
Maybe I was hallucinating
Que en mi mente andabas solo un rato
That you were only in my mind for a moment
Quise besarte otra vez
I wanted to kiss you again
Tocar tu hermosa piel
And touch your beautiful skin
Me fumé un gallo
I smoked a joint
Y te miré
And I looked at you
Te di mi mano
I reached out my hand to you
Me llevaste
And you led me
Fuimos pa' un cuarto
We went to a room
Y me dices
And you said to me
"Dónde has estado"
"Where have you been?"
Y te besé y te besé
And I kissed you, and I kissed you
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Pedro Tovar Jr
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@JoseGuadalupeGH
🥀Letra🎶
Toda la noche bailé contigo
Tomando, fumando los dos tranquilos
Me gustaba tu vibra
Tu cuerpo ni se diga
Yo me acerqué y te dije algo
Te hice reír que te invité pa' un trago
Y tú me lo aceptaste
Conectamos los dos bien
Llevo tiempo que te ando mirando
Casi todos andas enamorando
Tus ojos lindos cafés
Y al caminar tacones
Y en sí bailamos
Todo el rato
Y nos besamos
No les miento
Fuimos pa' un cuarto
Muy oscuro
Labios tocamos
Cuerpo a cuerpo
Ya estaba entrado con tanto alcohol
Miré que no estabas ya a mi lado
Por todos lados busqué
Entre el humo y luces
Será que ya andaba alucinando
Que en mi mente andabas solo un rato
Quise besarte otra vez
Tocar tu hermosa piel
Me fumé un gallo
Y te miré
Te di mi mano
Me llevaste
Fuimos pa' un cuarto
Y me dices
"Dónde has estado"
Y te besé y te besé
@EslabonArmado
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@AlexaMartinez-zl4pr
Amando todas tus cancioneeeees
@lachinavane3548
No cap 🧢 te la rifaste. 😭💔
@saraimendieta6255
Love the album <33
@lavoeeha2315
Saludos,este álbum fue lo único bueno del 2020, gracias.😔💗💗
@ramonvazquez2063
TODAAAAASS QUEDARON CHINGONAAAAAASSSSSS😻😻😻😻😻❤️
@dinorathluna3663
Estas canciones no se les dedica a cualquiera, menos a la persona que no te supo valorar. Ánimo mis nenes, no están solos, pronto encontrarán a la/el indicadx que realmente los valore, los amor. (Dejen su like para subir al primer comentario y todos lean este mensaje, todos andamos depresivos y créanme que necesitan leerlo)
@RocioRodriguez-yk8dw
Mínimo 2020 termino con rolitas bien chingonas pa' llorar 31.😔💔
@brandonballesteros5932
La netta 😔
@saragoottman27
EL ÁLBUM MÁS ESPERADO🥺🥰