The band started when Jorge González and Miguel Tapia decided to start their own band while being high school students. They were inexperienced but enthusiastic, after many practices and writing songs, they asked Claudio Narea if he would like to join them, and impressed by the music they were making, he accepted. Towards the early 80's they went through some name changes and before settling on "Los Prisioneros" they had the name "Los Vinchukas" as their original name. In 1983, they had played a number of local shows and that's when they met Carlos Fonseca, their future manager. Through him, they managed to score a record deal with Fusión Producciones.
In 1984, the band's debut album was released, with the hit song "La Voz De Los '80" (which was never a single). They reached acclaim in the radio and by the next year they would be touring. In 1986, their long awaited second album "Pateando Piedras" went double Platinum album in Chile. By that time, the group was invited to perform at Argentina's Chateau Rock Festival and later to a similar event in Montevideo, Uruguay. They continued touring and they became more successful mainstream wise.
The band disbanded in 1992, then as a quartet with additional members Cecilia Aguayo (keyboards) and Robert Rodríguez (guitar), since Claudio Narea had left the band earlier in 1990.
The original lineup of the band decided to get back together in 2001, offering two massive concerts in the National Stadium of Santiago, and then releasing "Los Prisioneros", their first original studio album in 13 years. However, internal problems between González and Narea led again to the departure of the guitarist in 2001. Los Prisioneros continued working as a duet with guest members like Álvaro Henríquez whom with they released a cover album. In 2004 two additional musicians joined the band: Sergio "Coty" Badilla and Gonzalo Yáñez, releasing their sixth album Manzana the same year. A little while after the release of the album band members decided to establish themselves in Mexico, attempting to get more international exposure. Yáñez decided not to leave Chile and left the band. After touring through several locations in North and South America, they finally disbanded in 2006.
Cuéntame Una Historia Original
Los Prisioneros Lyrics
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Quieres encontrarme en alguna esquina
Para conversar de que te sientes harta amiga mía
Salgo a la calle why me subo a un taxi
Ya me imagino como voy a hallarte
Y empiezo a tratar de explicar
De explicar
Todas las mamas son explotadas
Todos los hermanos viven infelices en todas estas casas
Diez portasos por minuto
En las manzanas que nos rodean
Mientras caminamos por San Miguel.
Todo el mundo dice que vives sufriendo como nadie mas
Cuéntame una historia original
Habla con tus tíos
Habla a tus amigos haz una encuesta a tus vecinos
Y cuéntame como te fue.
Y tu me dices que sufres why yo se que es verdad
Pero por favor cuéntame una historia nueva
Y con algún final original
No te enojes por lo que te digo
Pero creo que no tienes idea de nada todavaí
Dices que has perdido la inocencia
Mientras miras con ojos inmensos
Mejor, compremos chocolates
Y es que todo el mundo dice que vives sufriendo como nadie mas
Cuéntame una historia original
Dices que has perdido la inocencia
Pero miras con ojos inmensos
Mejor, compremos chocolates
Todo el mundo dice que vives sufriendo como nadie mas
Cuéntame una historia original
The lyrics of "Cuentame Una Historia Original" by Los Prisioneros tell the story of a friend who calls the singer, asking to meet up and talk about how she feels tired of her life. The singer agrees and imagines how he will find his friend and try to explain to her that everyone around them is a victim or unhappy in some way, but the friend interrupts and insists on telling him her own story. The singer encourages her to tell him something new, something original, instead of repeating the same story of suffering that everyone else seems to be living.
The song reflects the frustration of living in a society where even though everyone is aware of the problems and hardships, nothing seems to change. The singer sees his friend's suffering as just another example of a larger issue that affects everyone. However, instead of dwelling on the negative, he encourages her to think outside the box and find a different ending to her story.
Overall, the lyrics of "Cuentame Una Historia Original" highlight the monotony of everyday life and the need to break free from it by telling unconventional stories.
Line by Line Meaning
Suena el teéfono why yo se quien eres
The phone rings and I know who it is
Quieres encontrarme en alguna esquina
You want to meet me on some corner
Para conversar de que te sientes harta amiga mía
To talk about how you're feeling exhausted, my friend
Salgo a la calle why me subo a un taxi
I go out to the street and take a taxi
Ya me imagino como voy a hallarte
I can already imagine how I will find you
Y empiezo a tratar de explicar
And I start trying to explain
De explicar
To explain
Que todos los papas son la víctima
That all fathers are victims
Todas las mamas son explotadas
All mothers are exploited
Todos los hermanos viven infelices en todas estas casas
All siblings live unhappily in all these houses
Diez portasos por minuto
Ten knocks per minute
En las manzanas que nos rodean
In the blocks that surround us
Mientras caminamos por San Miguel.
As we walk through San Miguel
Todo el mundo dice que vives sufriendo como nadie mas
Everyone says you suffer more than anyone else
Cuéntame una historia original
Tell me an original story
Habla con tus tíos
Talk to your uncles
Habla a tus amigos haz una encuesta a tus vecinos
Talk to your friends, survey your neighbors
Y cuéntame como te fue.
And tell me how it went for you
Y tu me dices que sufres why yo se que es verdad
And you tell me that you're suffering and I know it's true
Pero por favor cuéntame una historia nueva
But please tell me a new story
Y con algún final original
And with some original ending
No te enojes por lo que te digo
Don't get angry at what I'm about to say
Pero creo que no tienes idea de nada todavaí
But I don't think you have any idea yet
Dices que has perdido la inocencia
You say you've lost your innocence
Mientras miras con ojos inmensos
As you look with immense eyes
Mejor, compremos chocolates
Better yet, let's buy chocolates
Lyrics © SADAIC LATIN COPYRIGHTS, INC.
Written by: JORGE GONZALEZ
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@miriammaldonado7700
Jorge fue muy vanguardista , algo muy arriesgado para su época pero este álbum es una genialidad. En Perú amamos a Los Prisioneros y su música es como un tatuaje en el alma para los que crecimos escuchándolos
@peleador8856
BUENAAAA🇨🇱🇵🇪
@hanjr6275
si yo crecí escuchándolos
@roxanalazcano8530
@@hanjr6275 yo también. Hija de la dictadura 1976 PRESENTE ...
@ximenavillalobos9412
Excelente brother , este álbum lo dice todo … Corazones ♥️ 🇨🇱🇪🇨🇧🇫🇦🇷America latina y masss 👍🏻Viva el rock Nacional ✌🏻😎♥️💚
@rafaelnakahodo939
Cuando estábamos saliendo del terrorized de shit!! Los prisioneros sacó este álbum genial inolvidable!! Te quiero chile!!!
@thaisfuentes4039
Como mierda pasan los años , y aún la letra pega...es como si la hubiesen escrito ayer. Mayo 2020
@user-ec1ee6xn2e
Ni siquiera la juventud chilena de los noventa valorizó tanto este álbum como sí lo han hecho las generaciones más jóvenes.
No cabe duda que Jorge fue un visionario
@lecteranibal4077
Puente 92 le poni color
@user-ec1ee6xn2e
Pregúntale a Gustavo Santaolalla, productor de álbumes icónicos del rock en español, y ganador de numerosos premios prestigiosos.