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).
Señales Luminosas
Gustavo Cerati Lyrics
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Saltan de mi boca desvelada
Un desliz que imaginabas
Una frase que solté
Ah, ah, me conoces como nadie
Ah, ah, te amo como nunca antes amé
Y por esa mirada el cielo cambio todo lo que vi
Todo lo que vi
Ah, ah, me conoces como nadie
Ah, ah, me recuerdas todo lo que soy
Y si me pavoneo un poco es porque quiero atrapar
Tu deseo de jugar en cada guiño en cada gesto
Ah, ah, son señales luminosas
Ah, ah, son señales luminosas
Ah, ah, me conoces como nadie
Ah, ah, te amo como nunca antes ame
Ah, ah, me conoces como nadie
Ah, ah, me recuerdas todo lo que soy
The opening lyrics of the song "Señales Luminosas" describe the singer's words as penetrating and flowing out of their sleepless mouth. The words are a slip that the listener may have imagined, or perhaps a phrase being carelessly released. The chorus declares that the listener knows the singer more than anyone ever has, and that the singer loves them more than they have ever loved before. The song then goes on to describe the hypnotic power that the listener has over the singer, seen through the way they look at them and change the way the singer views the world. The repeated refrain of "señales luminosas" speaks to the sparks the listener sets off in the singer, and the profound impact the two have on each other.
The song's lyrics can be interpreted in a wide variety of ways, from describing a new romantic relationship to a deep friendship, with the constant refrain of "señales luminosas" standing in for the signals and connections that we make with each other. The lyrics are evocative, full of passion and sensuality, with the music and instrumentation providing a dreamy, almost otherworldly backdrop to the words.
Line by Line Meaning
Trepan las palabras
The words climb up inside me
Saltan de mi boca desvelada
They jump out of my sleepless mouth
Un desliz que imaginabas
Something slip of the tongue you had imagined
Una frase que solté
A sentence I let go
Ah, ah, me conoces como nadie
You know me like nobody else
Ah, ah, te amo como nunca antes amé
I love you like I've never loved before
Tanta semejanzas te quedas hipnotizada
So many similarities leave you hypnotized
Y por esa mirada el cielo cambio todo lo que vi
And by that look, the sky changed everything I saw
Todo lo que vi
Everything I saw
Ah, ah, me conoces como nadie
You know me like nobody else
Ah, ah, me recuerdas todo lo que soy
You remind me of everything I am
Y si me pavoneo un poco es porque quiero atrapar
And if I show off a little it's because I want to grab
Tu deseo de jugar en cada guiño en cada gesto
Your desire to play in every wink, in every gesture
Ah, ah, son señales luminosas
Ah, ah, they are luminous signals
Ah, ah, son señales luminosas
Ah, ah, they are luminous signals
Ah, ah, me conoces como nadie
You know me like nobody else
Ah, ah, te amo como nunca antes amé
I love you like I've never loved before
Ah, ah, me conoces como nadie
You know me like nobody else
Ah, ah, me recuerdas todo lo que soy
You remind me of everything I am
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Flavio Luci Fernandez Etcheto, Gustavo Adrian Cerati
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Julian Romero
LETRA
Trepan las palabras
Saltan de mi boca desvelada
Un desliz que imaginabas
Una frase que solté
Ah, me conoces como nadie
Ah, te amo como nunca antes amé
Tantas semejanzas
Te quedás hipnotizada
Y por esa mirada al cielo
Cambio todo lo que vi
(Todo lo que vi)
Ah, me conoces como nadie
Ah, me recuerdas todo lo que soy
Si me pavoneo un poco
Es porque quiero atrapar
Tu deseo de jugar
En cada guiño, en cada gesto
Ah, son señales luminosas
Ah, son señales luminosas
Ah, me conoces como nadie
Ah, te amo como nunca antes amé
Ah, me conoces como nadie
Ah, me recuerdas todo lo que soy
Agustina Caruzzolo
Esta canción te traslada a esa sensación que tenes cuando recién te enamoras. Y esa melodia tan nostalgica ❤
Ricky Luiss Rokanlover
Correcto! 💓
Alma Sunny
Y cuando después queda la cagá
Celia Aurora Arrieta Aguero
justamente lo contrario cuando sales de la confusion del enamoramiento y comprendes que si es amor!
Leslye Donoso Mondaca
Creo que va mucho más allá de ese enamoramiento, incluso la misma canción termina cómo en una cúspide de amor trascendental. Gustavo es un genio 💙✨
Maxi Zamac
"Trepan las palabras.. Saltan de mi boca desvelada.. Un desliz que imaginabas.. Una frase que solté.. Ah ah ah me conoces como nadie.. Ah ah ah te amo como nunca antes amé.. tantas semejanzas.. Te quedas hipnotizada.. Y por esa mirada al cielo cambio todo lo que ví.. Ah ah ah me conoces como nadie.. Ah ah ah me recuerdas todo lo que soy.. Si me pavoneo un poco es porque quiero atrapar.. Tu deseo de jugar en cada guiño.. En cada gesto.. Son señales luminosas.. Son señales luminosas.. Ah ah ah me conoces como nadie.. Ah ah ah te amo como nunca antes amé.. Ah ah ah me conoces como nadie.. Ah ah ah me recuerdas todo lo que soy.."
Martin Gerardo Avila Lopez
Un tema sencillo, pero muy potente en toda sus letras, esta canción debería ser mas apreciada es buenísima
Simon Barra
Eaa bateria y esos midi no suenan muy simples q digamos
Martin Gerardo Avila Lopez
@Simon Barra me refería más a la letra y ritmo, la letra muy pop... Algo como muy atípico de Cerati pero está increíble, debía ser mas impulsada a mi parecer
Cozumel
Yo la ignoraba pero ahora me pone mucha paz! Curando necesito relajarme de algun desabor pongo esta y Secuencia Incial