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.
Lonely People
Laghonia Lyrics
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Oh! There are many ways to freedom
Lonely People!
You don't know all what you want
Cause your freedom is too far
Lonely People
Oh! Lonely people
Everyone of you
Is lonely people in your mind
We are fishes trying to scape
From the fishbowl
They are always looking for the way
To reach the sea
Yeh! There are many ways to freedom
Lonely People!
Now you know all what you want
Cause the real way to find
Love is waiting
Oh! Lonely People
Is your freedom what you want?
There's no way to hide yourself
From this reality
How can you be free
If you are slave of yourself?
Everyone of you is lonely people in your mind
You're not the same
With everybody else
Cause everybody else
Are not the same when you are with them
Yes, lonely people
Freedom takes you to the sky
Everyone of you is lonely people in your mind
In the song "Lonely People" by Laghonia, the lyrics speak to those who feel trapped and alone in their thoughts. The first verse acknowledges the existence of "lonely people" and the desire for freedom that they possess. The second verse describes the struggle of feeling trapped, like a fish in a fishbowl, and the desire to break free and reach the open sea. The chorus offers hope, stating that there are many ways to freedom and that everyone can find love and genuine connections – the "real way to find love is waiting.”
The lyrics then continue to explore the concept of finding true freedom. The third verse offers the idea that true freedom comes from being honest and vulnerable with oneself, recognizing that everyone is different and finding acceptance in that fact. The final chorus reinforces the message that all individuals can experience a sense of loneliness, but that striving for genuine connection and love can provide a path to true freedom.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh! What about you lonely people
The singer addresses the lonely people listening to the song
Oh! There are many ways to freedom
The singer tells the lonely people that there are multiple paths to achieve freedom
Lonely People!
The singer reaffirms the focus of the song on lonely people
You don't know all what you want
Lonely people sometimes struggle to articulate their desires
Cause your freedom is too far
Lonely people sometimes feel isolated and distant from their desired state of freedom
Lonely People
The singer reiterates the title of the song and the focus on lonely people
Freedom takes you to the sky
Freedom allows people to soar and find fulfillment
Everyone of you
The singer includes every listener in the message
Is lonely people in your mind
The loneliness is often internal and not apparent to others
We are fishes trying to scape
People can feel trapped in a situation from which they want to escape
From the fishbowl
This represents the confinement and boundaries that people may feel restricted by
They are always looking for the way
Lonely people are always seeking a way out of their current situation
To reach the sea
The sea represents the freedom that people yearn for
Yeh! There are many ways to freedom
The singer reaffirms that there are multiple paths to freedom
Now you know all what you want
After reflecting on their desires, the lonely people now have clarity about what they want
Cause the real way to find
The true path to fulfillment
Love is waiting
Is through love and connection with others
Oh! Lonely People
The singer repeats the title to remind the listener of the focus of the song
Is your freedom what you want?
The singer questions the lonely people whether they truly desire freedom
There's no way to hide yourself
One cannot escape their true identity and inner loneliness
From this reality
This is the current state of being that the lonely people are in
How can you be free
The singer questions the means of achieving freedom
If you are slave of yourself?
If one is not in control of their own mind, they cannot be free
Everyone of you is lonely people in your mind
Reiteration that loneliness is often internal and not visible to others
You're not the same
Lonely people feel different and disconnected from others
With everybody else
The singer contrasts the loneliness of the listener with the experience of others
Cause everybody else
The singer expands on the contrast between the listener and others
Are not the same when you are with them
Lonely people often feel out of place in social situations
Yes, lonely people
The singer reaffirms the focus of the song
Freedom takes you to the sky
Freedom allows people to find true fulfillment and soar to new heights
Everyone of you is lonely people in your mind
Reiteration that loneliness is not always visible to others
Contributed by Grace W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@melomanoalex
REALMENTE IMPRESIONADO POR LA CALIDAD DE ESTA BANDA MADE IN PERU ...NADA QUE ENVIDIAR A NINGUNA BANDA EUROPEA
@victorcarrillogonzales7560
LONELY PEOPLE POR “LAGHONIA”
El grupo peruano Laghonia fue fundado por los hermanos Saúl Cornejo en guitarra y voces y Manuel Cornejo batería y percusión por el año 1965 y en un principio se llamaban The New Jugglers Sound, un nombre de acuerdo a los tiempos del sonido de la invasión británica al mundo.
Con el paso del tiempo y la incorporación de Dave Levene en guitarra y voces, Eddy Zarauz en el bajo que el mismo diseñara (1965 - 1970), luego fue reemplazado por Ernesto Samamé y sobre todo con la inclusión de Carlos Salom en los teclados que tocaba un órgano Hammond B-3 único en Sudamérica y que sería la clave de su sonido pasan a llamarse “Laghonia”, que era un juego de palabras que se entendía en buen castellano como la Agonía.
Su disco debut llamado “Glue” (pegamento)lo grabaron en 1968 y tenía la particularidad de ser cantado en inglés y con un sonido melódico y pesado con buenos riffs y voces con la influencia de los grupos británicos de la época, pero será con el segundo disco llamado “Etcétera” publicado tres años después en 1971 donde el grupo muestra un sonido compacto y original que va desde la psicodelia a lo melódico, a lo pesado a lo cuasi progresivo , con una buena dosis de jazz, donde el dominio de los instrumentos es la base y también es cantado en inglés donde las melodiosas voces se intercalan entre temas y tema que ya son clásicos como Someday, I’m a nigger, la balada Everybody on Monday y sobre todo la canción “Lonely People” que se inicia con el sonido de su clásico teclado Hammond B -3 para pasar a su clásica armonía de voces y los cambios de ritmos con sus guitarras clásicas con un final apoteósico que hace que esta banda sea escuchada una y otra vez.
@alvarincljuega5004
Tremenda banda hermanos peruanos, impresionante. Saludos desde Chile.
@jhonatan44400
lo escuche recien este grupo y me quede sorprendido de la riquesa musical que tiene el peru en el rock . me atrevo a decir que tiene una calidad musical igual y/o mejor que el primer disco de deep purple.
@rock100pre
LARGA VIDA AL ROCK NACIONAL Y MUCHAS GRACIAS POR REGALARNOS ESTOS TESOROS DEL QUERIDO Y AMADO ROCKPERUANO se agradece infinitamente.
@mcbrulee
.....me quede con la boca abierta, EXCELENTE GRUPO.......y es PERUANO, DANDOLE LECCIONES AL RESTO DE COMO SE HACIA MUSICA EN ESOS TIEMPOS.........
@angellopanaifotorres2733
ERNESTO BISBAL sobre todos a esos imbeciles que dicen que en peru no hay rock con esto les callamos el hocico
@martinseitune3787
Hace menos de mas de tres años que descubri laghonia, me encanta glue y etcetera..
@maca8678
Si Laghonia hubieran sido estadounidense o británicos, hubiesen tenido un gran éxito porque en esos países aprecian mas este tipo de música, aca en Perú este tipo de música no se vendía mucho. Que pena que solo hayan hecho 2 discos, daban para mucho mas.
@albah2469
La buena música se debe consumir sola, imposible escucharla haciendo otra cosa... sólo escucharla !