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.
Muevan las Industrias
Los Prisioneros Lyrics
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La neblina las rodea y las oxida y ya piensan en petrificar
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Cuando vino la miseria las echaron
Les dijeron que no vuelvan más
Los obreros no se fueron se escondieron
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Voy a llegar a la gran máquina
Todo es oscuridad
Si agacho un poco la cabeza
Nadie me descubrirá
Yo me acuerdo que los fierros que ocupaban
Y chocaban en el patio de la escuela
Con cada ritmo que marcaban dirigían el latido
De nuestro propio corazón
Y me arrastro por el muro de cemento
Y en mi cabeza se repite mil lamentos
De cuando vino la miseria los echaron y dijeron
Que no vuelvan más
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Voy a llegar a la gran máquina
Todo es oscuridad
Si agacho un poco la cabeza
Nadie me descubrirá
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
The lyrics of "Muevan las Industrias" by Los Prisioneros describe the plight of abandoned industries left to rust away. The machinery stands silent, waiting for someone to come and revive them. The fog envelops the factories and corrodes them, causing the workers to believe that they will eventually turn into stone. The refrain "Las industrias, muevan las industrias" is a call to action for the lost industries to be brought back to life.
The second verse reveals a backstory to the deserted factories. When misery came, the workers were laid off and told not to return. Despite being kicked out, the workers did not go far and now lurk in the city. The third verse gives us a glimpse into the singer's memories of the past. The iron machinery that once made noise in the schoolyard was conducted in a way that aligned with the beating of the heart. The final verse ends with the singer creeping along the cement wall, haunted by the wails of misery that the workers make for being kicked out.
Overall, the song's lyrics seem to be calling for greater attention to the abandoned factories to create jobs and prevent urban decay.
Line by Line Meaning
Están paradas esperando a las manos que decidan hacer andar
The industries are idle and waiting for someone to take action and make them work.
La neblina las rodea y las oxida y ya piensan en petrificar
The industries are deteriorating due to disuse and neglect, to a point where they may be ruined forever.
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
The artist is calling out for the industries to be set in motion and to be put to good use.
Cuando vino la miseria las echaron
When poverty struck, the workers were let go from their jobs.
Les dijeron que no vuelvan más
The workers were laid off permanently and discouraged from returning to work.
Los obreros no se fueron se escondieron
The workers, despite being let go, did not actually leave but instead went into hiding.
Merodean por nuestra ciudad
The workers still roam around the city and attempt to survive despite no longer being employed.
Voy a llegar a la gran máquina
The artist is determined to reach the big industry and to make it work as a symbol of revival and progress.
Todo es oscuridad
Everything around the artist may seem bleak and hopeless.
Si agacho un poco la cabeza
The artist needs to adapt, compromise and maybe even hide to reach their goal without drawing too much attention.
Nadie me descubrirá
The artist hopes to carry out their mission without detection or interference.
Yo me acuerdo que los fierros que ocupaban
The artist remembers vividly the heavy metals that once used to fill the factories.
Y chocaban en el patio de la escuela
The sound of the machines could be heard even from the artist's childhood schoolyard.
Con cada ritmo que marcaban dirigían el latido
The machines had a certain rhythm and heartbeat that influenced the artist's own heart and pulsing.
De nuestro propio corazón
The artist feels a strong connection to the industries and the machinery as if they are part of their own heart and soul.
Y me arrastro por el muro de cemento
The artist is making some progress, but it is not easy - they have to crawl and drag themselves along the concrete walls.
Y en mi cabeza se repite mil lamentos
The artist's mind is full of regrets and thoughts of missed opportunities and lost potential.
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
The artist repeats the chorus to reinforce the message and drive the point home.
Las industrias, muevan las industrias
The artist still calls out for the industries to be reactivated and to breathe life into the local economy.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JORGE GONZALEZ, NESTOR JORGE GONZALEZ
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