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.
SPEED FEVER
Laghonia Lyrics
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When you ride
Beside you
Is your soul
You feel
All the highway
When you're free
On your wheels
The wind
Blows your hair
The sun
Makes your glasses shine
Hey guy
Tell me why you run?
Cause I'm free
Like your mind is
Going, rolling
Living lonely over roads
Getting lovers
Lovers anyway you´re going
Is the symbol of your freedom
Riding on your motocycle
Is the symbol of your freedom
Riding on your motocycle
Is the symbol of your freedom
Riding on your motocycle
Is the symbol of your freedom
Riding on your motocycle
The lyrics of Laghonia's song Speed Fever are a tribute to the freedom and liberation that comes with riding a motorcycle. The vocalist describes the feeling of riding alongside someone and feeling their soul, being able to truly experience the open road and feel the wind blowing through their hair. The lyrics emphasize the sense of freedom that comes with being on a motorcycle, allowing the rider to feel "free like your mind is."
The song also touches upon the idea of a solitary journey, with the lyrics "living lonely over roads" suggesting that the rider may be alone but still feels connected to the road and the freedom it represents. Furthermore, the song suggests that the rider is able to attract lovers with ease, as they are able to travel anywhere and find romance along the way. The chorus emphasizes the idea that riding a motorcycle is a symbol of freedom, as the vocalist repeats the line "Riding on your motorcycle is the symbol of your freedom."
Line by Line Meaning
I see
I perceive with my senses
When you ride
While you are operating your motorcycle
Beside you
Next to you while you ride
Is your soul
Your inner being, your essence, your character
You feel
You experience emotionally
All the highway
The entire stretch of road you are on
When you're free
When you are at liberty
On your wheels
Riding on your motorcycle
The wind
The moving air
Blows your hair
Causes your hair to move in response to the wind
The sun
The star around which the Earth orbits
Makes your glasses shine
Causes the lenses of your eyewear to reflect light
Hey guy
Informal greeting directed to a male
Tell me why you run?
Explain the reason for your speedy travel
Cause I'm free
Because I am not constrained
Like your mind is
Similar to the state of your thoughts
Going, rolling
Moving, progressing
Living lonely over roads
Existing in solitude while traversing roadways
Getting lovers
Finding romantic partners
Lovers anyway you´re going
Romantic companionship is found regardless of where you travel
Is the symbol of your freedom
Riding a motorcycle stands for your personal freedom
Riding on your motocycle
Operating your motorcycle
Is the symbol of your freedom
Riding a motorcycle stands for your personal freedom
Riding on your motocycle
Operating your motorcycle
Is the symbol of your freedom
Riding a motorcycle stands for your personal freedom
Riding on your motocycle
Operating your motorcycle
Contributed by Alaina A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@dianakonfu9255
Es increíble como esta música no es difundida, todo peruano (a) debe conocerlo y difundirlo así como lo hacen con los demás géneros musicales, es un orgullo para quienes valoramos la buena música.
@pumainti9122
yo la difundo y varia gente empezo a buscar y conocer ;)
@marcelosanchez5597
Conocí esta banda hace unos 5 años, y hasta ahora no dejo de escucharla, este es mi tema favorito por tener tiempos diferentes y doble mérito por crear música de esta magnitud con las dificultades de la época, unos genios!!
Una pena que no haya sido divulgada por toda América, y eso nos hace dignos a todos que la descubrimos.
Saludos de un peruano en Minas Gerais.
@Mr.Joche.1982
Gracias por subirla completa, es un crimen cortar esta canción 👍
@rayhuillca7298
Laghonia es sorprendente sus obras, para mi la banda número uno, del mundo..
@cayorodriguez920
Excelente, es una pena que bandas como Laghonia hayan sido ignoradas en el documental de Netflix "Rompan todo" sobre el rock latino.
@dementordoes2082
Si le dan poca importancia a La máquina de hacer pájaros que tuvo incluso mayor trascendencia (ojo no digo mejor solo digo mayor trascendencia) imaginate como nuestras bandas han quedado relegadas
@MarqueeMoon1977
tienen como maxima estrella creo q a cerati y charlie garcia, serie de argentina... los de laghonia necesitarian un documwntalenteramente de ellos
@elinquisidorandaluz4463
Joder, me descojono con esta música, que buen sonido, que buen grupo y son peruanos !!!
@carlosaugustolozanocadillo546
El Inquisidor Andaluz Las bandas peruanas de los 60s son excelentes todas.