And later they would also change their name to LAGHONIA it means the Agony but they added an H in the middle la agonia means the agony in Spanish. It was strange because the cicle of music was coming to and end with the inminent breakup of the Beatles. Their musical horizons were broadening and now they were looking for a guitar player that could be a part of the band’s new ideas. Eddy found him and he came for an audition. David Levene was a typical lead guitar player he was a combination of Blues and psycodelia Just what the Cornejo brothers wanted to give the band new dynamics. Something like The Jimmy Hendrix Experience,Cream,Vainilla fudge,Spirit,Blues Image witch by the way were bands that the North American Levene liked very much.
The result was EXPLOSIVE!
Immediately they recorded Glue ,a song that Saul wrote when he read an article in time magazine about the latest drug craze in the US of inhaling Glue,the lyrics talk about pier pressure ,,the B side was a song called "Billy Morsa" it's a Latin shuffle with Lennon style chords, the words talk about a fictional character who was murdered in jail. The band needed someone to play the keyboards and so they called this guy they knew who played Jazz and Brazilian music they approached Carlos and asked him if he would be interested in playing with them, So the song Bahia was the first song they recorded with Carlos, The Idea for the song came when Saul was looking at an Almanac with Brazilian girls in different Brazilian cities and one of those Cities was Bahia Manuel added the Latin Rhythm and David played that Guitar solo a la Santana. and this was their first hit! The B side had a song that was written by David, Saul and Manuel. At that time David had been listening to the Beatles white Album and was very much impressed with the Solo in the song while my guitar gently weeps and you can hear that influence in Sand man.
SAUL CORNEJO guitarra y voces
MANUEL CORNEJO batería y percusión
DAVE LEVENE guitarra y voces
EDDY ZARAUZ bajo (1965 - 1970)
CARLOS SALOM teclados
ERNESTO SAMANE bajo
LAGHONIA was the only band in Peru and in South America to use the Hammond B-3 Organ Live and in recordings. Their concerts were very impressive because of the textures of sound they produced, members of other known bands in Peru such as Traffic sound and other bands used to go to their shows attracted by their esoteric and strange songs like Mary Ann or Speed fever that had polyrhythms a la Dave brubeck. They kept playing all over and moving in Saul's "Antique" 1955 Olds ,Saul was a very serious person, so one would think but his timing for Jokes was perfect,so much for serious. Also the band had hired the services of a Moving company to Move all that heavy equipment Carlos used to go were ever that Hammond went ,so he used to sit on top of the Leslie speaker making sure there was not even a scratch on that B-2. LAGHONIA was also the only Band in Peru that had Roadies and a security crew. David and Manuel were Obsessed with the Groupies, It was very hard for them to play,care for the equipment and keep so many girls happy ,but they managed. Songs like lonely people had very unusual harmonies, this one has an Hindu style ending. They remember that when they played that particular song some potheads used to put their heads so close to the speakers that the security people had to act very quickly to avoid accidents. In the studio Glue and Etcetera were recorded almost live because in those days most studios had only eight tracks so the band had to be very tight,In the song "Trouble child" you can clearly hear the influence of the Yardbirds and in the song "And I saw her walking" Motown was the source of inspiration, all the songs were recorded in 7 or 9 consecutive takes. Sometimes the band used to hang out in David's part of town were they would talk and play guitar it was one of those days while talking about life and death that they came up with the song Someday. Also one night the on their way back to their house it started to rain very hard and it never rains in Lima ,Saul and Manuel wrote the song "Everybody on Monday" a very folksy song sounds like Simon and Garfunkel and wild horses by the stones. A song that was not included in Etcetera was "Bengal tiger" dedicated to that great Feline that is in danger of extinction. And finally "No solution" Bonus track a song they played so many times and was never recorded. At the beginning of the Etcetera album Eddy and Alex left the band.Manuel, Saul, Carlos and Dave finished the album. Later on the band brokeup leaving with us those great recordings and a feeling that is very hard to duplicate.
Billy Morsa
Laghonia Lyrics
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And Pluto is crying for him
He's making a hole in the garden
To anyone of you know why!?
Billy's dead in the garden
And Pluto is crying for him
He's making a hole in the garden
When I was with him in jail
Somebody wanted to kill him
We were in the same darkness
When billy disapear
Now i see him in the garden
He's dead under the wheel
Pluto is making a hole
To anyone of you know why!?
Billy's dead in the garden
And Pluto is crying for him
He's making a hole in the garden
To anyone of you know why!?
When I was with him in jail
Somebody wanted to kill him
We were in the same darkness
When billy disapear
Now i see him in the garden
He's dead under the wheel
Pluto is making a hole
To anyone of you know why!?
The lyrics to Laghonia’s song “Billy Morsa” tell a story about the death of a man named Billy, who is found dead in the garden, and Pluto (the Roman god of the Underworld) is crying for him. The song speaks of a mysterious hole that is being dug in the garden, and the singer asks if anyone knows why.
The song also mentions that the singer and Billy were once in jail together, and someone had wanted to kill him. The two had experienced the same darkness, but then Billy disappeared, and the singer is now seeing him dead in the garden. The repetition of the lyrics in the chorus emphasizes the sorrowful state of affairs and the profound impact of Billy's death.
One interpretation of the lyrics could be that Billy was killed by someone from their past, and Pluto is digging the hole to take him to the afterlife. The repetition of the chorus could also signify the singer's grief over the loss of a friend or loved one.
Overall, the lyrics to “Billy Morsa” are open to interpretation, but they seem to convey a somber mood and highlight the mystery surrounding Billy's death.
Line by Line Meaning
Billy's dead in the garden
Billy has died and his body is in the garden
And Pluto is crying for him
The dog named Pluto is crying for Billy's loss
He's making a hole in the garden
Pluto is digging a hole in the garden for Billy's burial
To anyone of you know why!?
The artist is asking if anyone knows the reason for Billy's death
When I was with him in jail
The artist was in jail with Billy at some point
Somebody wanted to kill him
Someone had intentions of killing Billy
We were in the same darkness
Both the singer and Billy were in the same troubled situation
When billy disappear
Billy disappeared from the artist's life
Now i see him in the garden
The artist sees Billy's dead body in the garden
He's dead under the wheel
Billy's body is found under a wheel
Pluto is making a hole
The dog Pluto is still digging a hole for Billy's burial
To anyone of you know why!?
The artist again asks if anyone knows why Billy died
Contributed by Alexander O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@blackquicksandmusic2365
This song has become a favorite of mine..
@DelPinoEdgardo
Tremendo grupo, qué tal canción, difícil decir mi favorita porque todas las de Laghonia lo son. Producto 100% peruano, calidad de exportación!
@rayoloco5000
tremendo tema salido de las mitras de esos musicos q andaban en otra dimension escribiendo para nosotros en el siglo 21 de cuarentena
@paulopalomino2256
un exelente tema de acid latin blues de laghonia gracias amigo heduardoperu por publicar a este grupazo peruano
@betomax7679
WOW ESTOS PERUANOS ERAN UNOS TREMENDOS STAR ROXCK
@luisyuesec4471
2:20 go go, de época, actualmente rock progresivo
@alfacentautro3
Esta versión es del album CLUE y no del disco de 45 que no contaba con la participación del tecladista Carlos Salom, genial y oscuro tema, nadie puede dudarlo
@MarqueeMoon1977
hay alguna relacion de este tema con el vocalista Billy Morgan de the mads??
@victorhugofloresvillacorta4122
No, Billy Morsa es un personaje ficticeo aunque se de algunos que terminaron como el ... ufff
@editorialbisonte5264
Tampoco con Billy Corgan de SP.