The band started when Jorge Gonzรกlez 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 Fusiรณn 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 Rodrรญguez (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 Gonzรกlez and Narea led again to the departure of the guitarist in 2001. Los Prisioneros continued working as a duet with guest members like รlvaro Henrรญquez whom with they released a cover album. In 2004 two additional musicians joined the band: Sergio "Coty" Badilla and Gonzalo Yรกรฑez, 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. Yรกรฑez decided not to leave Chile and left the band. After touring through several locations in North and South America, they finally disbanded in 2006.
Que No Destrocen Tu Vida
Los Prisioneros Lyrics
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Son tus padres y amigos
Quieren estar
En tu vida para siempre
Tรบ y ella se aman tanto
No arriesguen mas
No permitas que sus canas
Te arruguen tan temprano
Que no destrocen tu vida
Tienen razรณn
Te han cuidado veinte aรฑos
Eres de su piel
No estarรญas sin sus besos
Pero es tiempo que te dejen
No arriesgues mas
No permitas que sus fracasos
Te arrastren y te maten
Que no destruyan tu vida
No dejes que por nadie tu y ella
Se lleguen a odiar
Que no destruyan tu vida
The lyrics of Los Prisioneros's song "Que No Destrocen Tu Vida" (Don't Let Them Destroy Your Life) offer a message of caution and advice to young lovers who are being pressured by their parents and friends to stay in a relationship that is not working. The first verse acknowledges the well-intentioned concern of parents and friends but urges the lovers not to risk their happiness and youth trying to satisfy them. The second verse acknowledges the sacrifices and care provided by the parents in the past but also hints that the parents' own failures and disappointments should not hold back the young couple. The chorus reiterates the message of the song, urging the lovers not to let anyone or anything destroy their life and love.
The lyrics are delivered in a straightforward and direct manner, underlined by the band's characteristic minimalist punk-rock sound, which features a driving drumbeat, a repetitive bassline, and sparse guitar chords. The urgency and intensity of the music match the urgency of the lyrics, emphasizing the importance of the message. Overall, the song can be seen as a call for individual freedom and autonomy, and a recognition of the challenges and conflicts that arise when generational, cultural, and social expectations clash with personal desires and choices.
Line by Line Meaning
Cรณmo empezar
How to begin
Son tus padres y amigos
They are your parents and friends
Quieren estar
They want to be
En tu vida para siempre
In your life forever
Tรบ y ella se aman tanto
You and her truly love each other
No arriesguen mas
Don't take any more risks
No permitas que sus canas
Don't allow their gray hairs
Te arruguen tan temprano
To make you worry too soon
Que no destrocen tu vida
Don't let them destroy your life
Tienen razรณn
They are right
Te han cuidado veinte aรฑos
They have taken care of you for twenty years
Eres de su piel
You are their flesh and blood
No estarรญas sin sus besos
You wouldn't exist without their kisses
Pero es tiempo que te dejen
But it's time to let you go
No arriesgues mas
Don't take any more chances
No permitas que sus fracasos
Don't let their failures
Te arrastren y te maten
Drag you down and kill you
Que no destruyan tu vida
Don't let them destroy your life
No dejes que por nadie tรบ y ella
Don't let anyone make you and her
Se lleguen a odiar
Hate each other
Lyrics ยฉ SADAIC LATIN COPYRIGHTS, INC.
Written by: JORGE H. GONZALEZ RIOS
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@paulinasegura2914
Cรณmo empezar
Son tus padres y amigos
Quieren estar
En tu vida para siempre
Tรบ y ella se aman tanto
No arriesguen mas
No permitas que sus canas
Te arruguen tan temprano
Que no destrocen tu vida
Tienen razรณn
Te han cuidado veinte aรฑos
Eres de su piel
No estarรญas sin sus besos
Pero es tiempo que te dejen
No arriesgues mas
No permitas que sus fracasos
Te arrastren y te maten
Que no destruyan tu vida
No dejes que por nadie tu y ella
Se lleguen a odiar
Que no destruyan tu vida
@jefersonje3160
Quรฉ bacรกn,esta canciรณn recordarme joy divisiรณn,que genial este bello grupo chileno,saludos desde Brasil
@rodv37
Tenรญa entonces 15 aรฑos y hoy a los 48, siento exactamente lo mismo; Amo a los prisioneros.
@manueloliveros3186
Esta cancion no era de las mas populares cuando salio el casette ,pero es una joya en su letra , en el contexto de la epoca de los 80 ,los padres controlaban desde el corte de pelo hasta las pololas de los hijos ,
@andreac1629
El pelo y esas cosas son lo de menos. Lo peor que te pueden traspasar los padres si te descuidas son sus defectos.
@Niko9mmykepazaa
El trasfondo de este tema es sobre la situacion q Narea estaba viviendo respecto a su relacion con Claudia mucho antes del incidente de la traicion. Los papas del guitarrista no aprobaban la relacion.
@danielsalazar7034
@NicoAk47 y debio hacerle caso a los padres D:
@marcocarreno251
@Daniel Salazar jajajajajaj
@WalterPachecoAndresdeArellano
Todos los tรฒpicos que aborda Jorge Gonzalez en sus temas, son ultra relevantes y contingentes no sรณlo a latino amรฉrica actual, sino al mundo. Jorge ha sido un visionario y pionero del rock. De ello no hay discusiรณn. Un Genio.
@davidmontseny8345
Los mรกs grandes del continente! Saludos desde Chile a los hermanos latinoamericanos!
@alfredomolina2134
Temazo ..fui a un concierto de los prisioneros el aรฑo 86...Era noche de sรกbado ..afuera del estadio chile llovรญa como si fuera diluvio a la antigua ...despuรฉs no podรญa llegar a mi casa ,todo inundado ..pero lo pasamos bien con mi pierna que todavia estรก conmigo