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).
Puente
Gustavo Cerati Lyrics
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En la rima que duerme
Con todas las palabras
Si algo callé
Es porque entendí todo
Menos la distancia
Átomos tuyos para hacerte
Aparecer
Un día más
Un día más
Arriba el sol
Abajo el reflejo
Ve cómo estalla mi alma
Ya estás aquí
Y el paso que dimos
Es causa y es efecto
Cruza el amor
Yo cruzaré los dedos
Y gracias por venir
Gracias por venir
Adorable puente
Se ha creado entre los dos
Cruza el amor
Yo cruzaré los dedos
Y gracias por venir
Gracias por venir
Gracias por venir
Gracias por venir
Adorable puente
Cruza el amor
Cruza el amor
Por el puente
Usa el amor
Usa el amor
Como un puente
In Gustavo Cerati's song "Puente," the lyrics convey the singer's search for someone they miss dearly. The opening line "Hoy te busqué" ("Today I looked for you") establishes the theme of the song: searching for a lost connection. The following line "En la rima que duerme con todas las palabras" ("In the rhyme that sleeps with all the words") may symbolize the search for the missing person's voice or their presence in the world, even though they may be absent physically. The singer acknowledges that they may have held back some information, which suggests there was a lack of communication between them and the missing person. However, they still feel a strong connection through memories that manifest themselves in the words and symbols that they associate with the person.
The second verse reinforces the theme of connectivity and how the shared memories build toward the present. "Arriba el sol abajo el reflejo" ("Up goes the sun, down goes my reflection") compares the movement of the sun to the passage of time and the singer's reflection. The line "Ya estás aquí" ("You are here already") indicates that while the person is missing, their memory remains an active presence. The final lines, "Cruza el amor, yo cruzaré los dedos" ("Cross your love, I'll cross my fingers"), reinforce the idea of the Puente, or bridge, representing the connection between the singer and the missing person. The song concludes with the repeated phrase "Cruza el amor por el puente, usa el amor como un puente" ("Cross love over the bridge, use love as a bridge.") suggesting that love can overcome distance and bring people together.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoy te busqué
Today I searched for you
En la rima que duerme
In the sleeping rhyme
Con todas las palabras
With every word I know
Si algo callé
If I remained silent
Es porque entendí todo
It's because I understood everything
Menos la distancia
Except for the distance
Desordené átomos tuyos
I disordered your atoms
Para hacerte aparecer
To make you appear
Un día más, un día más
One more day, one more day
Arriba el sol
The sun is up
Abajo el reflejo
Below the reflection
Ve cómo estalla mi alma
See how my soul explodes
Ya estás aquí
You are already here
Y el paso que dimos
And the step we took
Es causa y es efecto
Is both cause and effect
Cruza el amor
Love crosses
Yo cruzaré los dedos
I will cross my fingers
Y gracias por venir
And thank you for coming
Adorable puente
Adorable bridge
Se ha creado entre los dos
Has been created between us
Cruza el amor
Love crosses
Yo cruzaré los dedos
I will cross my fingers
Y gracias por venir
And thank you for coming
Adorable puente
Adorable bridge
Cruza el amor
Love crosses
Cruza el amor
Love crosses
Por el puente
Over the bridge
Usa el amor
Use love
Usa el amor
Use love
Como un puente
Like a bridge
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Gustavo Adrian Cerati
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@DAY6...
Hoy te busqué
En la rima que duerme
Con todas las palabras
Si algo callé
Es porque
Entendí todo
Menos la distancia
Desordené átomos
Tuyos para hacerte
Aparecer
Un día más, un día más
Arriba el sol
Abajo el reflejo
Ve cómo estalla mi alma
Ya estás aquí
Y el paso que dimos
Es causa y es efecto
Cruza el amor
Yo cruzaré los dedos
Y gracias por venir
Gracias por venir
Adorable puente
Se ha creado entre los dos
Cruza el amor
Yo cruzaré los dedos
Y gracias por venir
Gracias por venir
Adorable puente
Cruza el amor
Cruza el amor
Por el puente
Usa el amor
Usa el amor
Como un puente
@lucianomoreira9305
Esta canción se la dedique a mi ex y entre risas me dijo ¿de quien es? No me gustó, jajajajjaaja ya veo por que ya no somos nada jazmin
@svnn1459
La cagaste a piñas cierto?
@diegomoris8646
@@svnn1459 xD
@evelyn8652
El arte no es para cualquiera.
@yisustv7932
Wooo 🤯 jajaja
@lharyalemorales5862
Si le hubieras dedicado una de bad bunny seguro hubiese estado feliz..
Amigo las canciones de Cerati no se le dedican a cualquiera
@SyamuNekoSan
Recuerdo que mi profesora de Literatura nos encargó escribir un poema, plagié en parte la letra de Puente, y me preguntó furiosa de que poeta me había copiado. "¿Poeta?" le respondí. "Si" increpó . Sonreí y acepté el plagio. Fue el reprobado más gratificante que tuve en mi vida
@emperatrizrosaagueropena6237
Qué lindo!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@Sevent1
Que grande
@srzapallo4716
Q pendjo