1) A British… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists using this name, chronologically:
1) A British rock band (1967 - 1973)
2) A disco group signed to New York Salsoul Records (1970's-1980's)
3) A Spanish indie pop band (1991 - 1993)
1) Family was British rock band from Leicester, England, active between 1967-1973. Their music has been described as a masterful blend of Blues-Rock, Prog-Rock, Art Rock and Psychedelia.
Family's debut single "Scene Through The Eye Of A Lens/Gypsy Woman" was released by Liberty in the autumn of 1967. While the single received praise from critics, it received very little airplay, due to its rather complex, uncommercial nature. Family's debut album, Music in a Doll's House, was released in July 1968 and it was produced by Traffic's Dave Mason and Jimmy Miller on a 4-track machine at Olympic Studios, London. The band's line-up: Roger Chapman (vocals/harmonica/tenor saxophone), Charlie Whitney (guitars/vocals), Rick Grech (bass/violin/cello/vocals), Rob Townsend (drums/percussion), and Jim King saxophone/flute/harmonica/vocals). Bandleader Tubby Hayes and his brass section played on "Old Songs New Songs". An extraordinarily ambitious album, 'Music In A Doll's House' marked an audacious beginning of what was a rather mixed career for Family. Many of the sounds conjured up in the studio had never been heard before - more incredible given that the album was created on a 4-track. The band's ability clearly transcended the available technology. Chapman's unusual vibrating delivery did not appeal to everyone, but it's a remarkable voice all the same. The musicianship and the unusual arrangements on this album found favour with fans who regarded it as a rather surreal musical feast. Music In A Doll's House is a truly innovative album and years ahead of it's time. The album charted respectably in the UK (reaching No. 35 in the UK album charts) and received considerable airplay from well-known British radio personality John Peel. It did not chart in the US. Interestingly, Mike Batt got his first big break in record production on this album by arranging "Mellowing Grey".
Family's 1969 follow-up, Family Entertainment, toned down the psychedelics of their previous offering, and featured their first UK hit "The Weaver's Answer." For the 1970 release A Song For Me, they developed a more aggressive sound, gaining them a larger European following. That year they played at several major rock festivals including the Isle Of Wight music festival and Holland's Kralingen Festival. Both of which were included in the documentary films Message To Love and Stomping Ground. The next release, Anyway, featured a side of a live performance of new material at Fairfield Hall in Croydon, England, as well as a side of new studio recordings.
The bar was raised in 1971 with Fearless, but the band's biggest success was yet to come, in 1972's Bandstand, featuring hits "Burlesque" and "My Friend the Sun". This was followed by the underrated but enjoyable It's Only a Movie, where the band's sound was augmented by Tony Ashton of Ashton Gardner and Dyke on piano.
Family disbanded in 1973 and former members went on to play in the bands King Crimson, the Streetwalkers and Stud.
2) Family were a disco group who formed in the 1970's and released the single 'Music (Listen To The Music)', on the Salsoul label which was later re-released on the Suss'd 2007 compilation 'Deep Disco Culture Vol. 2'.
3) Family was a Spanish indie band active 1991-1993 formed by Javier Aramburu and Iñaki Gametxogoikoetxea. They released just one album in 1993 titled Un soplo en el corazón," a tribute to the film by Louis Malle. In 2003 Spanish magazine Rockdelux released an album with the same songs played by other Spanish bands to celebrate 10 years from probably one of the best Spanish albums of 90's.
El bello verano
Family Lyrics
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De que acabe el invierno
De volver a nadar en el mar
De soñar el verano
En el que fuimos novios
Y poderle cambiar el final
Tengo algunos poemas
Y ahora te harían reír
Han pasado tres años
Desde aquel verano
Y sigo enamorado de ti
Tu cara triste
Mi amor de plata
Podemos volver a empezar
Seremos delfines o ballenas azules
Viviendo en el fondo del mar
The lyrics of "El bello verano" by Family speak about the desire to relive a past summer romance. The opening lines express the longing for a party-like atmosphere and the end of winter, indicating a desire to escape to a place of warmth and joy. The song expresses a sense of nostalgia for the beautiful summer that the artist and their lover shared. The following lines convey a sense of longing and a wish to return to those days. The singer dreams about reliving the moments when they first fell in love and wishes to rewrite their love story's ending.
Later in the song, the lyrics suggest that the singer still holds deep feelings for their lover, three years after they spent that beautiful summer together. The lyrics indicate that they have poems they wrote together during that time and that reading them today brings a sense of joy and laughter.
The final lines of the song suggest the potential of starting over, with the possibility of a new beginning. The desire to become dolphins or blue whales living deep in the ocean together evokes an image of peacefulness and freedom, providing closure to a love story that the artist hopes might have a new beginning.
Overall, "El bello verano" is a tale of romance, nostalgia, and the desire to recapture a lost moment in time.
Line by Line Meaning
Tengo ganas de fiesta
I want to party and have fun
De que acabe el invierno
I want winter to end and for summer to begin
De volver a nadar en el mar
I want to go back to swimming in the sea
De soñar el verano
I want to dream of the summer
En el que fuimos novios
The summer when we were lovers
Y poderle cambiar el final
And to change the ending
Tengo algunos poemas
I have some poems
Que escribimos entonces
That we wrote back then
Y ahora te harían reír
And now they would make you laugh
Han pasado tres años
Three years have passed
Desde aquel verano
Since that summer
Y sigo enamorado de ti
And I am still in love with you
Tu cara triste
Your sad face
Mi amor de plata
My silver love
Podemos volver a empezar
We can start again
Seremos delfines o ballenas azules
We will be dolphins or blue whales
Viviendo en el fondo del mar
Living at the bottom of the sea
Contributed by Jackson R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Renzö
que preciosa balada, tiene un tacto tremendo y a la vez me produce unas ganas de bailar sobre los trozos de mi corazón
carlos mario mojica campo
Nunca podré describir esta forma tan maravillosa de articular las palabras y convertirlas en emociones.
rojocuarzo
Como dijo el crítico Nando Cruz: "uno de los discos más hermosos del pop español. Una obra exquisita. Un disco para reír y llorar el resto de tu vida". Y es que, no le sobra ni un sólo tema. Magistral.
Gotty Genovese
Justo en éste año 1993, yo comenzaba mi aventura. Y me llevó a lugares infinitos lleno de miles de colores, y éstas eran mis músicas de fondo y que hasta hoy donde ya diviso el horizonte cada vez más cercano sigo escuchando.
Pedro Luis Rodríguez Soto
Absolutamente extraordinaria : "seremos delfines o ballenas azules viviendo en el fondo del mar" 💖💖
palomera343
Podemos volver a empezar. Una de mis canciones favoritas de todos los tiempos.
losfrikisdecuartoeso
Gran disco.
Diego Salas
Band à part tiene una versión interesante de esta canción en el disco "Un soplo en el corazón: Homenaje a Family".
Gustavo Vicente Hernández Gil
Buaffffffffff vaya espectáculo nene!!!!!!!!
RickdelasCasas
La parte instrumental me recuerda a Together in Eléctric Dreams, de omd.