Born to a family of musicians, Barbieri began playing music after hearing Charlie Parker's "Now's the Time". He played the clarinet and later the alto saxophone while performing with the Argentinean pianist Lalo Schifrin in the late 1950s. By the early 1960s, while playing in Rome, he also worked with the trumpeter Don Cherry. By now influenced by John Coltrane's late recordings, as well as those from other free jazz saxophonists such as Albert Ayler and Pharoah Sanders, he began to develop the warm and gritty tone with which he is associated. In the late 1960s, he was fusing music from South America into his playing and contributed to multi-artist projects like Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra and Carla Bley's Escalator Over The Hill. His score for Bernardo Bertolucci's film Last Tango in Paris earned him a Grammy Award and led to a record deal with Impulse! Records.
By the mid-70s, he was recording for A&M Records and moved his music towards soul-jazz and jazz-pop with albums like Caliente! in 1976 (including his best known song, Carlos Santana's Europa) and the 1977 follow-up, Ruby Ruby, both produced by fellow musician and label co-founder, Herb Alpert.
Although he continued to record and perform well into the 1980s, the death of his wife Michelle led him to withdraw from the public arena. He returned to recording and performing in the late 1990s with the soundtrack for the film Seven Servants by Daryush Shokof (1996) and the album Qué Pasa (1997), playing music that would fall more into the arena of smooth jazz.
He received the UNICEF Award at the Argentinian Consulate in November 2009.
Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado
Gato Barbieri Lyrics
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Brought the sun and the flowers where there use to be rain
My yesterday was blue dear
Today I'm a part of you dear
My lonely nights are through dear
Since you said you were mine
Oh, what a difference a day made
There's a rainbow before me
That thrilling kiss
It's heaven when you find romance on your menu
What a difference a day made
And the difference is you, is you
My yesterday was blue dear
Still I'm a part of you dear
My lonely nights are through dear
Since you said you were mine
Oh, what a difference a day made
There's a rainbow before me
Skies above can't be stormy since that moment of bliss
That thrilling kiss
It's heaven when you find romance on your menu
What a difference a day made
And the difference is you, is you, is you
The lyrics in Gato Barbieri's Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado express a remarkable transformation that the singer has undergone since falling in love with someone. The singer uses the metaphor of a day to describe this transformation, emphasizing the drastic change that has occurred. The singer notes that in the span of just a day, the sun has brought out the flowers where there used to be rain. This speaks both to the singer's newfound happiness and to the way that love can change our perspective on the world around us.
The singer goes on to note that their yesterday was blue, which suggests that they were feeling despondent or depressed prior to falling in love. However, today they are part of this person they love, and their lonely nights are over. The singer acknowledges that finding love has opened up new possibilities for them and has made life exciting again. This is reinforced by the metaphor of a rainbow appearing before the singer. It is as though finding love has transformed the singer's life in a way that is both beautiful and unexpected. The singer concludes by emphasizing that love is truly transformative and that the difference it has made in their life is entirely due to the person they love.
Overall, the lyrics to Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado convey a sense of joy and wonder that comes from finding someone to love. The singer emphasizes that love can change everything, and suggests that the world is a better, more vibrant place when we have someone to share it with.
Line by Line Meaning
What a difference a day made, twenty four little hours
Just in a day, my life changed completely
Brought the sun and the flowers where there use to be rain
Things that were once dull and gloomy now seem bright and beautiful
My yesterday was blue dear
My past was a sad one
Today I'm a part of you dear
You have become an integral part of my life
My lonely nights are through dear
I no longer have to spend my nights alone
Since you said you were mine
Ever since you committed to being mine
There's a rainbow before me
I now see hope and positivity in everything
Skies above can't be stormy since that moment of bliss
I no longer feel gloomy or depressed
That thrilling kiss
That passionate and exciting kiss we shared
It's heaven when you find romance on your menu
Experiencing love and romance is like finding something amazing on a menu
And the difference is you, is you
All the changes in my life are because of you, and only you
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARIA GREVER
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