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.
Por Favor
Los Prisioneros Lyrics
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Mostrando tus ojos con pena
Todo es muy difícil así
Porque hay frases que yo no quiero decir
Tú, conmigo planeamos el robo mayor
Al amor el crimen no paga
Todo es tan difícil así
No me sigas no me llames
Es mejor que no me ames
No hagas imposible esta situación
Rindámonos, por favor
Tú, tan fuerte en abrazarme
Y yo, miserable no puedo hacerte llorar
Óyeme preciosa no hay más
Eso era todo, y no hay mucho que hablar
No me sigas no me llames
Es mejor que no me ames
No hagas imposible esta situación
Rindámonos, por favor
The song "Por Favor" by Los Prisioneros is a desperate plea for the end of a relationship that is too difficult to sustain. The singer is addressing his partner who is standing in front of him, looking at him with sadness in her eyes. He admits that things have become too difficult because there are things that he doesn't want to say and phrases that she doesn't want to hear. The relationship is so treacherous that the two had planned a major robbery, but he now realizes that crime doesn't pay when it comes to love.
In the chorus, he urges her not to follow or call him because it's better that she doesn't love him anymore. He is resigned to the fact that it's impossible to continue in this situation and suggests they surrender, which is where the title "Por Favor" (Please) comes in. The singer acknowledges the strength of her embrace while he feels miserable that he can't make her cry. He attempts to console her by saying that there's nothing more to say, and it's time to accept the end.
The song resonates with anyone who has ever struggled to end an unsatisfying relationship, where the words that need to be said feel painful and words that need to be heard are avoided. The singer's desperate plea to end the relationship is relatable and cathartic.
Line by Line Meaning
Otra vez parada en frente de mi
You stand before me once again
Mostrando tus ojos con pena
With sad eyes you show your pain
Todo es muy difícil así
Everything is so hard this way
Porque hay frases que yo no quiero decir
Because there are things I don't want to say
Tú, conmigo planeamos el robo mayor
You and I planned the biggest heist
Al amor el crimen no paga
But crime doesn't pay when it comes to love
Porque hay frases que tú no quieres oír
Because there are things you don't want to hear
No me sigas no me llames
Don't follow me, don't call me
Es mejor que no me ames
It's better if you don't love me
No hagas imposible esta situación
Don't make this situation impossible
Rindámonos, por favor
Let's give up, please
Tú, tan fuerte en abrazarme
You, so strong in embracing me
Y yo, miserable no puedo hacerte llorar
And me, miserable, I can't make you cry
Óyeme preciosa no hay más
Listen to me, my darling, there's nothing more
Eso era todo, y no hay mucho que hablar
That was it, and there's not much else to say
Lyrics © SADAIC LATIN COPYRIGHTS, INC.
Written by: JUANA GONZALEZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
pachwefazul
Otra vez parada en frente de mí
mostrando tus ojos con pena
todo es tan difícil así
por que hay frases que yo no quiero decir
Tú conmigo planeamos el robo mayor
al amor el crimen no paga
todo es tan difícil así
por que hay frases que yo no quiero decir
No me sigas no me llames
es mejor que no me ames
no hagas imposible esta situación
rindámonos, por favor
Tú tan fuerte en abrazarme
y yo miserable, no puedo hacerte llorar
oyeme preciosa no hay más
eso era todo y no hay mucho que hablar
No me sigas no me llames
es mejor que no me ames
no hagas imposible esta situación
rindámonos, por favor
Joselyn Ulloa
Otra vez parada en frente de mí
Mostrando tus ojos con pena
Todo es muy difícil así
Porque hay frases que yo no quiero decir
Tú conmigo planeamos el robo mayor
Al amor, el crimen no paga
Todo es tan difícil así
Porque hay frases que tú no quieres oír
No me sigas, no me llames
Es mejor que no me ames
No hagas imposible esta situación
Rindámonos, por favor
Tú tan fuerte en abrazarme
Y yo miserable, no puedo hacerte llorar
Óyeme, preciosa, no hay más
Eso era todo y no hay mucho que hablar
No me sigas, no me llames
Es mejor que no me ames
No hagas imposible esta situación
Rindámonos, por favor
Por favor
Por favor
Por favor
Por favor
Todo es tan difícil así
Porque hay frases que tú no quieres oír
No me sigas, no me llames
Es mejor que no me ames
No hagas imposible esta situación
Rindámonos, por favor
No me sigas, no me llames
Es mejor que no me ames
Por favor
Roro_Music
Uno de los mejores temas del "Pateando Piedras" que quizás fue eclipsado, por los temas más conocidos de ese gran disco!!!
clivia milenka
Tal cual
Frugele
Mui cierto Condorito
Nicolas Oliveras
Muy cierto... Me gusta mucho...
BRAYAN AC
Muy cierto
linfrid y los guerreros láser
ESTA SEÑORES.... ES LA MEJOR BANDA DE LA MÚSICA EN ESPAÑOL.
Oliver Lecler
Asi es, por lejos Jorge Gonzalez es el genio más grande en la historia del pop/rock en castellano.
JEAN PIERRE ROMAN PICHARDO
@Oliver Lecler no, hay mejores compositores eso sin duda
Oliver Lecler
@JEAN PIERRE ROMAN PICHARDO ¿quién? Nómbrame uno que con apenas18 años haya compuesto canciones que siguen representando a generaciones enteras 30 años después de haber sido escritas, como lo hizo Jorge Gonzalez.
Roro_Music
La dosis de Synth Pop a la vena que necesitábamos, gran influencia de los Depeche Mode, pero en modo Prisioneros con grandes letras y el sentimiento único que le impregnaba Jorge Gonzalez!!!