Piazzolla
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Lyrics

The lyrics of Los Fabulosos Cadillacs's song "Piazzolla" are a beautiful tribute to the legendary Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzolla. The opening verse talks about the crazy, skull-like moon and how the tango has taken the singer's heart, imbued it with life, and carried it away. The mention of bleeding feet and "Violentango" in Paris evoke the raw, passionate nature of the tango.

The second verse is a direct homage to Piazzolla, with the singer asking who else but him has stripped the city of Buenos Aires down to its core, laid it bare like the verses of a café, and made it bleed like the corners of Corrientes. The repeat of "Buenos Aires quemando frases de aires de bandoneón" emphasizes the city's fiery essence, embodied by the bandoneón, the accordion-like instrument that is the cornerstone of the tango.

The chorus breaks from the more lyrical form of the verses and plunges into a driving rhythm, with the singer declaring himself "solo, solo vino del mar" (alone, like wine from the sea) and "Piantao el fulano aquel" (abandoned and crazy). He wanders the canallas (crooked) streets, following the spirits that reveal themselves under the moon, feeling like a "porteño devil" with "tu bandoneón a toda velocidad" (your bandoneón at full speed). The repetition of "Voy a estrellarme contra tu bandoneón a toda velocidad" (I'm going to crash into your bandoneón at full speed) completes the image of the tango as a beautiful, dangerous force.

Overall, the song celebrates the intensity and passion of the tango, embodied in Piazzolla's music and the city of Buenos Aires itself.