Cerati was in a coma for over four years, after suffering a stroke on May 15, 2010, right at the end of a show in Caracas - Venezuela, on the final leg of his Fuerza Natural tour. The situation -which ocurred backstage at the dressing room- was quickly reported by news agencies and via tweets. After a period of intensive care hospitalization in Caracas, he was flown on a private ambulance-jet to Buenos Aires where he spent the next 4 years in an induced coma. He passed away in a local hospital due to respiratory failure. The news on September 4th, 2014 shook the rock community worldwide.
Cerati was widely acknowledged for his lead and rhythm guitar talents -and for his ability to play solos while singing at the same time in perfect key, as well as for the lyrical content of his songwriting, all of which helped to consolidate him as one of the most prolific and important rock musicians in the continent.
Cerati founded Soda Stereo in 1982 with bassist Zeta Bosio. Drummer Charly Alberti joined them shortly after. The band released its first album in August 1984 and dissolved in late 1997.
Cerati's first main venture away from Soda Stereo (apart from creating the band Fricción in 1985) with Richard Coleman and drummer Fernando Samalea, was the album Colores Santos in 1992: an experimental project in collaboration with musician Daniel Melero, that anticipated the sonic experimentation of Soda Stereo's late 1992 album, Dynamo.
He released his first full solo effort Amor Amarillo in 1993, while still a member of Soda. Zeta Bosio and then-wife Cecilia Amenábar collaborated on the project. The album featured more introspective lyrics, a fair amount of electronic experimentation and was well received by both the critics and the public. He then returned to Soda Stereo releasing Zona de Promesas, (a compilation album of remixes which contained the eponymous track as an opener). Zona de Promesas is an intimate and delicate song that focuses on the relationship he had with his mother (Lilian Clark). The albums Sueño Stereo and Comfort y Música Para Volar (MTV Unplugged) followed. Shortly after the band decided to split and launched a farewell tour in late 1997. After the farewell tour, Cerati embarked in a couple of projects that dealt exclusively with electronic music. He formed the group Plan V together with Chilean musicians Andrés Bucci, Guillermo Ugarte and Christian Powditch, and shortly after the duo Ocio with Flavio Etcheto also known as Flavius.
His second solo album Bocanada was released in 1999. The record embraced both the style that made Soda Stereo famous, and a newer style reminiscent of his electronic projects.
In 2001, Cerati wrote the soundtrack for the movie + Bien directed by Eduardo Capilla, in which he also stars and marked his acting debut. Another soundtrack he produced was for the movie "Solo Por Hoy". That same year he recorded 11 Episodios Sinfónicos, -a live recording of him singing accompanied by The Buenos Aires Symphonic Orchestra, directed by Alejandro Terán, a veteran from La Portuaria, who also is proficient in Classical music direction and conduction.
Siempre Es Hoy was released in 2002, and showcased a new perspective on his music and sound. A mixture of electronica, and electric rock sounds, Siempre Es Hoy is the longest running LP (timewise) in his solo career. Containing seventeen tracks and over one hour and ten minutes of running play time, the album was widely acclaimed. Reversiones was released a year later in 2003, and complied remixes from the Siempre Es Hoy album by various artists from Mexico, Argentina, Germany, etc.
Ahí Vamos (2006) was considered a return to his more classic rock style as it contains heavier sounds and a much wider guitar/drums presence. Many consider this album -along with Amor Amarillo, his finest solo efforts.
Despite stating previously that the Grammy Awards were of little importance to him, he attended the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony on November 2, 2006 where he was awarded in the Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song, categories.
In 2007, Cerati toured for one last time with Soda Stereo for a massive reunion tour, that took them all across Latin America and the United States.
Cerati produced albums for several artists, most notably "Sueños en Transito" for Nicole and "Mar" for Leo Garcia. He was major sponsor and collaborator in the development and acknowledgement of Babasónicos. He also contributed on several albums for other relevant Argentinean and Latin American artists such as Fricción -which he co-founded, Caifanes from Mexico, and Shakira from Colombia. On July 7, 2007 he performed with her at Live Earth, in Germany. He also joined forces with other prominent musicians as The Police's guitarist Andy Summers for a Spanish version of "Bring On The Night" / "Tráeme La Noche", and with Roger Waters from Pink Floyd on a yet unreleased song they recorded in 2008. He performed live alongside other prominent Argentinean musicians including Luis Alberto Spinetta, Charly García, Andrés Calamaro, Mercedes Sosa and many others.
Gustavo Cerati's last studio album Fuerza Natural won the Best Rock Album award and Best Rock Song award for Déjà Vu during the 2010 Latin Grammy Awards. It also received the award for best packaging and design at the same event. The album's lyrics and rock sound which at times is reminiscent of the Beatles' psychedelic period, showcased a very hopeful Cerati, with mystical and illuminated lyrics that spoke of his hopes for both the present and the future. Paradoxically, it was during the last leg of the tour that supported the album that Cerati suffered the stroke that put him in a coma.
Cerati leaves behind his mother Lilian Clarke, his daughter Lisa Cerati and younger son Benito Cerati who is also a musician and has a project called Zero Kill. Cecilia Amenábar, Cerati's ex-wife is their mother.
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Discography:
* Amor Amarillo (1993)
* Bocanada (1999)
* + Bien (2001)
* 11 Episodios Sinfónicos (2001)
* Siempre Es Hoy (2002)
* Reversiones (2003)
* Ahí Vamos (2006)
* Fuerza Natural (2009)
As Cerati / Melero (with keyboardist Daniel Melero)
* Colores Santos (1992)
Other Projects:
* Sólo Por Hoy (Soundtrack) (2000)
* Canciones Elegidas 93-04 (DVD compilation) (2004)
Plan V
* Plan V (1996)
* Plan V/Black Dog (1998)
Ocio
* Medida Universal (1999)
* Insular (2000)
Roken
* DJ / Electronica touring project with Leandro Fresco and Flavio Etcheto (1999-2001).
Al Fin Sucede
Gustavo Cerati Lyrics
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Otra nube gris se aproxima
Y yo sé, que tanto le temes
Que al fin sucede
Te es más fácil no creer en nada
Ni en nadie
Negación de tu parte
La vida dura un salto, quedarse, una muerte segura
Este era el momento y lo echaste a perder
Tanto le temes que al fin sucede
Al fin sucede
Al fin sucede
Todo lo que necesitas
Es una duda razonable
Para mostrarte tu deseo
Basta con prohibírtelo un poco
Tanto lo deseas que al fin sucede
Tanto le temes
Que al fin sucede
Al fin sucede
Al fin sucede
Sucede, al fin sucede
Sucede, al fin sucede
Sucede, al fin sucede
In Gustavo Cerati's song "Al Fin Sucede," the singer expresses frustration with the mind games played by his partner. He has grown tired of the constant grey cloud that looms over their relationship, and understands that his partner fears the inevitable. They find it easier to not believe in anything or anyone, denying their own desires and emotions. The singer is beginning to make plans without his partner, taking control of his own life. He sees that life is fleeting, and not taking action leads to a certain death. He realizes that his partner's fear of the unavoidable is what is preventing them from moving forward in their relationship. The singer believes that all his partner needs is a reasonable doubt in order to recognize their own desires, and that by just slightly forbidding it their desire will arise. The song ends reiterating the phrase "sucede" (it happens) as a reminder that no matter how much one fears it or denies it, everything happens eventually.
Overall, the lyrics of "Al Fin Sucede" are a reflection on the complexity of relationships and the struggle to overcome fears and doubts in order to move forward. The song encourages listeners to take control of their own lives and desires, not allowing fear to hold them back.
Line by Line Meaning
Estoy un poco harto de entrar en tus juegos de mente
I am tired of being manipulated by your mind games
Otra nube gris se aproxima
Another dark cloud is approaching
Y yo sé, que tanto le temes
And I know that you are so afraid
Que al fin sucede
That it finally happens
Te es más fácil no creer en nada
It is easier for you to not believe in anything
Ni en nadie
Or anyone
Negación de tu parte
Denial on your part
Ya estoy haciendo planes sin vos
I am already making plans without you
La vida dura un salto, quedarse, una muerte segura
Life is a leap, to stay is certain death
Este era el momento y lo echaste a perder
This was the moment and you ruined it
Todo lo que necesitas
All you need
Es una duda razonable
Is a reasonable doubt
Para mostrarte tu deseo
To show you your desire
Basta con prohibírtelo un poco
It's enough to forbid it a little
Tanto lo deseas que al fin sucede
You desire it so much that it finally happens
Sucede, al fin sucede
It happens, finally happens
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Gustavo Adrian Cerati
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@fiorellaariasmora3512
Me alegré al a ver visto una notificación del este canal, Cerati eterno
@stargirl_v
por Cerati le echo ganas a la vida. ❤️🩹
@starrboy..
yo ese
@valenla070
Yo
@user-pu2lv9dd5y
Yo
@haru7532
🖤
@utopiabeats
Y sucedió!
Gracias por tanto Gus! ♾️
@benjaminrojasramos8159
No dejes nunca de sorprendernos maestro❤️
@laizaruano6308
La clase de notificaciones que dan alegría y nostalgias a la vez. Qué temazo ♥️
@avigueyreinoza3351
Es así....momentazo escuchar esta pieza.