He formed part of several small groups, until the birth of the band "Irreal" in 1980, together with Juan Chianelli (piano), Jorge Lonch (bass), "Piraña" Fegundez (flute), Alberto Corradini (guitar) and Daniel Wirtz (drums). They had a good convocatory in their shows, but where prosecuted and censored during the Military Process .
In mid 1981 Baglietto started as a soloist. He presented himself in Capital Federal, but he didn't achieve popularity until he turned out the revelation of the Festival of La Falda in 1982. By then he had created a support band with Silvina Garré as chorus, Fito Páez in the piano, Rubén Goldín in guitar, Sergio Sainz in bass and José "Zappo" Aguilera in drums. With this band he recorded "Tiempos dificiles", the first argentinean rock album to win the golden disc. Many of the tracks, such as "Mirta, de regreso" or "Era en abril", reached a big diffusion in the radios of Buenos Aires and this encouraged the success of the presentations of the material, in Obras, right in the middle of the War of Malvinas. This success stopped a little the sells of "Actuar para vivir, the next album.
In may of 1983 "El Rosariazo", a concert in Obras of all the rosarian musicians took place. Baglietto presented himself together with Litto Nebbia, Silvina Garré and Fabián Gallardo. His band filled five times the Astral theater, presenting the disc "Baglietto".
In november of 1984 the show "Por qué cantamos" took place, together with Celeste Carballo, Nito Mestre and Oveja Negra.
"Modelo para armar" (1985) was the first disc without the participation of Fito Páez and in which Baglietto tried to change the style that characterized him. For that he recorded all new material, composed specially for this disc.
"Acné" (1986) is a tribute to the music he grew up with, according to his words. So he chose to sing songs that hadn't been hits in their time, such as "Los días de Actemio" (from Los Gatos) or "Tema de Pototo" (by Almendra).
In september of 1986, he presented himself in front of 100.000 persons in the Monument to the Flag in Rosario, Argentina, as part of the celebrations for One thousand days in Democracy, together with Fito Páez, Silvina Garré and Antonio Tarragó Ros.
"Mami" (1988) was registered after a year and a half of silence, with the company of Sergio Sainz (bass), Eduardo Rogatti (guitar), Marco Pusineri (drums) and Rubén Goldín (chorus).
From the second disc on, Baglietto and Garré had shared scenarious in a sporadic way. In the '90s they decided to put on a show together and record a live disc. «The encounter gives the possibility to show how different we can be. With the years we have gone apart in style, but that can be shared», they justified.
Their next work, "Ayúdame a mirar" (1990), is totally acustic, with guitars and percussion, for which plenty of composers apported material: Adrián Abonizio, Rubén Goldín, Chico Buarque, Mezo Bigarrena and Joaquín Sabina, among others.
Together with Lito Vitale they faced a musical project that had as a result "Postales de este lado del mundo", a disc that included songs from popular "criollo" authors, such as Carlos Gardel, Homero Manzi, the Expósito brothers, Mariano Mores and Enrique Santos Discépolo.
"Luz quitapenas" (1996) was the reencounter with the musicians that accompanied him in his first times: Adrián Abonizio, Fito Páez, Jorge Fandermole and Rubén Goldín.
"15 años" (1998) was recorded at live during some of the shows at the Opera theater. The album is a tour among the most important exits of the rosarian, with the participation of great figures such as León Gieco, Fito Páez, Ana Belén, Joaquín Sabina and Alejandro Lerner.
In 2001 he retook the joint work with Lito Vitale, together with Lucho González as an invited musician.
In 2006 after a few years without a band he edits "Sabe Quien", a disc that makes the most of the beauty of songs of great composers such as Abonizio, Fandermole, ect.
Cambios
Juan Carlos Baglietto Lyrics
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y dejaron los estados desiertos
la tecnologia europea
se rompe en la cordillera.
y conejitos de indias somos
por suerte no hay otra vida
como nos promete el cura.
se robaron los diez mandamientos
un video clip neoyorquino
vale menos que un vaso
ser de esta tierra es pecado
y ser fieles al pasado,
nos convierte en esclavos.
Cuanto duras, cuanto deseas
el deseo de desear
el deseo de cambiar,
esta tierra colombina
te embriaga pero te quita
un poco de alegria
por que todavia te duelen las heridas.
Disculpame no quiero cantarte mas
los soldados se pintan como tu mamá
y hay un señor elegido
que a todos pide permiso
Menos a vos que viste la vida
por una consigna
y hoy no vale cinco guitas
marihuana entre rejas
hoy corres la coneja
como el ciego del subte
que canta villancicos
aunque no sea navidad.
Cuanto duras, cuanto …
Juan Carlos Baglietto's song "Cambios" reflects on the changes and challenges faced by society. The lyrics convey a sense of disillusionment with the present state of affairs in Latin America and the world. The first stanza alludes to the dissolution of traditional structures like states and the erosion of European technology in the Andes. The lyrics suggest that humans are like guinea pigs in a grand experiment, and there is no other life than the one we have now. The reference to the priest's promises of a better afterlife reinforces the sense of disenchantment with the present.
The second stanza talks about the corruption of the divine and the loss of faith. The ten commandments have been stolen, and even a New York video clip is worth less than a glass. The lyrics convey a sense of sadness and despair, and being faithful to the past only makes us slaves. The chorus talks about the desire for change, but it comes at a price. The lyrics allude to the pain of the conquest and the oppression of the native people. There is a sense of nostalgia and sorrow for what has been lost and the scars that remain. The final stanza talks about the futility and absurdity of the present situation. The lyrics suggest that soldiers are like painted dolls, and the people are powerless against the whims of the elites. The reference to the blind man who sings Christmas carols all year round is a metaphor for the human condition, and the desire for something better is constant but fleeting.
Line by Line Meaning
No hay un cambio si fueron disueltos
There is no change if they were dissolved
y dejaron los estados desiertos
and left the states deserted
la tecnologia europea
European technology
se rompe en la cordillera.
breaks in the mountain range.
y conejitos de indias somos
and we are guinea pigs
por suerte no hay otra vida
luckily there is no other life
como nos promete el cura.
as the priest promises us.
No hay un mango en las arcas del cielo
There is no money in the coffers of heaven
se robaron los diez mandamientos
the Ten Commandments were stolen
un video clip neoyorquino
a New York video clip
vale menos que un vaso
is worth less than a glass
ser de esta tierra es pecado
being from this land is a sin
y ser fieles al pasado,
and being faithful to the past
nos convierte en esclavos.
turns us into slaves.
Cuanto duras, cuanto deseas
How long you last, how much you desire
el deseo de desear
the desire to desire
el deseo de cambiar,
the desire to change
esta tierra colombina
this Colombian land
te embriaga pero te quita
intoxicates you but takes away
un poco de alegria
a little bit of joy
por que todavia te duelen las heridas.
because your wounds still hurt.
Disculpame no quiero cantarte mas
Excuse me, I don't want to sing to you anymore
los soldados se pintan como tu mamá
the soldiers paint themselves like your mom
y hay un señor elegido
and there is a chosen man
que a todos pide permiso
who asks permission from everyone
Menos a vos que viste la vida
Except for you who saw life
por una consigna
for a cause
y hoy no vale cinco guitas
and today it's not worth five coins
marihuana entre rejas
marijuana behind bars
hoy corres la coneja
today you run like the rabbit
como el ciego del subte
like the blind man in the subway
que canta villancicos
who sings Christmas carols
aunque no sea navidad.
even if it's not Christmas.
Contributed by Mason F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.