San Martin was the vocalist until Amaia Montero joined the band by request from Benegas, just after he met her at a dinner party. Much later, the band played at El Concurso de Pop/Rock de San Sebastián, at which they were discovered and later signed by Sony Music.
Their first album, Dile al Sol (Tell The Sun), debuted in 1998; it went to the top of the Spanish music charts, and won the Premio Ondas to The very best Album of the Year. After numerous tours, the group released two more albums, El Viaje de Copperpot (Copperpot's Journey) and Lo que te Conté Mientras te Hacias la Dormida (What I Told You While You Pretended To Be Asleep) as well as two DVDs: La Oreja De Van Gogh with material from their first two records, and a live performance called Lo que te Conté Mientras te Hacias la Dormida Gira 2003'.
Their songs are written (both lyrics and music) mostly by Xabi San Martín and Amaia Montero in collaboration with Pablo Benegas, and the themes are usually love, friendship, or whatever comes up in a relationship between two people.
Their fourth album, Guapa, was released April 25th 2006. At the end of 2006, the re-edition of this album, called Más Guapa was released. It was met with wide critical success.
Since their debut, they have sold more than 6 million copies worldwide of their four albums. In November 2007, lead singer Amaia Montero announced that she would be leaving the group to begin a solo career. Her replacement, Leire Martínez, was announced in July 2008, along with the band's first single El Último Vals from their album titled A las cinco en el Astoria which was released on September 2, 2008. Leire was discovered on the Spanish reality show Factor X.
El último vals
La Oreja de Van Gogh Lyrics
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Cuando algo se muere
Nace la nostalgia
Buscando un corazón
Pero el mío es raro
Y aunque esté desordenado
Es impermeable al dolor
La felicidad es un maquillaje
De sonrisa amable
Desde que no estás
Siempre serás
Bienvenido a este lugar
A mi lista de obsesiones
Que no vas a olvidar
Cómo recordarte, sin mirar atrás
Yo nunca olvidaré el último vals
Cuando todo acabe
Y el silencio hable
Sólo tus pupilas sabrán que fue verdad
Y entre los cristales
Pedacitos de esa tarde
Donde comenzamos a soñar
La felicidad es un maquillaje
De sonrisa amable
Desde que no estás
Siempre serás
Bienvenido a este lugar
A mi lista de obsesiones
Que no vas a olvidar
Cómo recordarte, sin mirar atrás
Yo nunca olvidaré el último
Siempre serás
Bienvenido a este lugar
A mi lista de obsesiones
Que no vas a olvidar
Cómo recordarte, sin mirar atrás
Nunca olvidaré el último vals
The lyrics in "El último vals" by La Oreja de Van Gogh (The Ear of Van Gogh) are full of nostalgia and the pain of loss. At the beginning of the song, the singer muses that when something dies, nostalgia is born, searching for a heart to cling to. However, the singer recognizes that her own heart is unique and messy, but resilient. It's immune to pain.
The chorus speaks of happiness as a kind of mask or makeup, hiding the pain of loss - a smile that doesn't quite reach the eyes. The verses that follow conjure up vivid images of memory and heartache. The second verse hints at a separation or goodbye, with the idea of silence speaking and the singer's eyes holding the truth. The reference to shattered glass evokes fragility and the transience of human experience. It's a poignant reminder that life is fleeting, and sometimes we need to treasure the beauty of a moment and hold on tight to the memories that matter.
In the end, the singer pledges to never forget "the last waltz." Although change is inevitable, some things stay in our hearts forever. The song's emotional power comes not only from its lyrics but the bittersweet quality of the melody and the singer's delivery.
Line by Line Meaning
Como casi siempre
As almost always
Cuando algo se muere
When something dies
Nace la nostalgia
Nostalgia is born
Buscando un corazón
Looking for a heart
Pero el mío es raro
But mine is rare
Y aunque esté desordenado
And even if it is disordered
Es impermeable al dolor
It is impermeable to pain
La felicidad es un maquillaje
Happiness is a makeup
De sonrisa amable
Of a friendly smile
Desde que no estás
Since you're not here
Siempre serás
You will always be
Bienvenido a este lugar
Welcome to this place
A mi lista de obsesiones
To my list of obsessions
Que no vas a olvidar
That you won't forget
Cómo recordarte, sin mirar atrás
How to remember you, without looking back
Yo nunca olvidaré el último vals
I will never forget the last waltz
Cuando todo acabe
When everything is over
Y el silencio hable
And the silence speaks
Sólo tus pupilas sabrán que fue verdad
Only your pupils will know it was true
Y entre los cristales
And among the crystals
Pedacitos de esa tarde
Bits of that afternoon
Donde comenzamos a soñar
Where we started to dream
Nunca olvidaré el último vals
I will never forget the last waltz
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Alvaro Fuentes Ibarz, Haritz Garde Fernandez, Pablo Benegas Urabayen, Xabier San Martin Beldarrain
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@dandeliazar3845
Por qué será que todas las canciones de LODV suenan a nostalgia? Cuánta magia poética para hacer música!
@EstibiletzEscalante-wu8ij
Será porque su vida a girado entorno a la nostalgia
@mviktor21
@@EstibiletzEscalante-wu8ijtal vez no, yo estoy feliz con lo que he logrado hasta hoy en comparación con lo que tenía en el 2008. Pero si suena a nostalgia y no tiene nada que ver con algo que extrañe o quiera recordar. Es extraño explicarlo pero suena a algo bueno, lindo y extrañable.
@LuisFernandoOtero2024
Me esta por estallar el corazon porque recorde una epoca , una persona que ame . La ame muchoooo y se ve que ella a mi no tanto ... un dia esperandola , vi este tema en la TV de un Bar . Terminamos en el 2011 y ahora estoy llorando en mi cama , con una nostalgia tremenda . Deseando volver el tiempo atras y volver a vivir aunque sea por un dia esa epoca