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.
Es Demasiado Triste
Los Prisioneros Lyrics
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Un taxi a quien sabe donde
Así poder olvidar
Lo único inolvidable.
Es demasiado triste, es que es demasiado
Es demasiado triste
No puedes escapar
Y toda esta ciudad
Hoy tiene el color de tus ojos
Es demasiado triste, es demasiado
Es demasiado triste, es demasiado
Niña voy a escapar
Me ire hasta quien sabe donde
Si existe algún lugar
Que no tenga el color de tus ojos
Es demasiado triste, es demasiado
Es demasiado triste, es demasiado
Alguna vez te acuerdas cuando todo era
Amable why divertido
Con la sonrisa irónica ahora es lo único
Que nos podemos dar
Este maldito amor le gusta reirse reirse en tu cara
Este maldito amor le gusta reirse reirse en tu cara
The lyrics of Los Prisioneros's song Es Demasiado Triste are about heartbreak and the struggle to move on from someone who has left an everlasting impact. The singer is taking a taxi to an unknown destination in order to forget about the one thing that he cannot forget about: the person who broke his heart. He is trapped in his own despair and unable to escape the memories of his former love. He realizes that everything around him reminds him of his lost love, as the city and its colors only remind him of her eyes. The lyrics are bittersweet and convey a sense of hopelessness, as the singer feels as though he is a prisoner to his own emotions.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the sadness and feeling of hopelessness that the singer is experiencing. The line "Es demasiado triste" ("It's too sad") is repeated multiple times, emphasizing the overwhelming feeling of sadness and the inability to escape it. The lyrics also explore the complexities of love, as the singer reflects on the past when everything was "amable y divertido" ("friendly and fun"), but now the only thing left is ironic smiles, which are a painful reminder of the love that has been lost. The final line conveys the bitter irony of love and how it seems to mock us even as it causes heartache.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoy me voy a tomar
Today I am going to take
Un taxi a quien sabe donde
A taxi to who knows where
Así poder olvidar
So I can forget
Lo único inolvidable.
The unforgettable thing.
Es demasiado triste, es que es demasiado
It's too sad, it's just too much
Es demasiado triste
It's too sad
No puedes escapar
You can't escape
Estas presa why esa ventana
You are trapped by that window
Y toda esta ciudad
And this entire city
Hoy tiene el color de tus ojos
Today has the color of your eyes
Niña voy a escapar
Girl, I'm going to escape
Me ire hasta quien sabe donde
I'll go to who knows where
Si existe algún lugar
If there's any place
Que no tenga el color de tus ojos
That doesn't have the color of your eyes
Alguna vez te acuerdas cuando todo era
Do you ever remember when everything was
Amable why divertido
Friendly and fun
Con la sonrisa irónica ahora es lo único
With the ironic smile now it's the only thing
Que nos podemos dar
That we can give ourselves
Este maldito amor le gusta reirse reirse en tu cara
This damned love likes to laugh, laugh in your face
Este maldito amor le gusta reirse reirse en tu cara
This damned love likes to laugh, laugh in your face
Lyrics © SADAIC LATIN COPYRIGHTS, INC.
Written by: JORGE GONZALEZ
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DieMv
Hoy me voy a tomar
Un taxi a quien sabe donde
Y así poder olvidar
Lo único inolvidable.
Es que es demasiado triste uh uh uh uh
Es demasiado triste, uh uh uh uh
No puedes escapar
Estás presa y esa ventana
Y toda esta ciudad
Hoy tiene el color de tus ojos
Es demasiado triste, es demasiado
Es demasiado triste, es demasiado
Niña voy a escapar
Me ire hasta quien sabe donde
Si existe algún lugar
Que no tenga el color de tus ojos
Es demasiado triste, es demasiado
Es demasiado triste, es demasiado
ohohohohohohohohoh
Alguna vez te acuerdas cuando todo era
Amable y divertido
Con la sonrisa irónica ahora es lo único
Que nos podemos dar
Este maldito amor le gusta reirse reirse en tu cara
Este maldito amor le gusta reirse reirse en tu cara
ohohohohohohohohoh
Nancy Garay
El que está escuchando ahora los prisioneros lo felicito usted sabe de música que tenga un buen día 🎵🎶🎼♥️
Tomas Mendoza
Esa música es tan nose
Tomas Mendoza
Cuán do una superrnova se estingue no quisiera que ud se estinga
Tomas Mendoza
Es muy sentimental
Tomas Mendoza
La primera vez que tuve ese privilegio es abismal
Gabriel Ortiz
Ustd y su ambicion...
Hip-Hopol
La composición melódica refleja toda la locura y obsesión del genio de jorge. ''Es el maldito amor! le gusta reírse reírse en tu cara'' me lo imagino cayendo en un espiral.
Gabriel Ortiz
Usted y su ambixion
Manuel Lopez
Esa parte en el final siempre me la imagino como asiendome tira un poco la camisa...me gusta esa cancion
Hip-Hopol
https://youtu.be/uwpPNWwjWyQ les dejo una composición mía. buen día.