"Los Suaves" is a rock band from Ourense, Galicia, Spain, started by two b… Read Full Bio ↴"Los Suaves" is a rock band from Ourense, Galicia, Spain, started by two brothers, Charly Domínguez and Yosi Domínguez, in the early eighties. In the very beginning, they were influenced by Phil Lynott's band, Thin Lizzy.

Their first album was Esta vida me va a matar, including songs such as Peligrosa María or Viene el tren. However, the most important was the third one, the successful Ese día piensa en mí (1989), including songs such as Dolores se llamaba Lola and No puedo dejar el Rock.

Although they're not a best-selling band, they're sort of a legend all around Spain, with many loyal supporters.

The latest news is from february 2007. Alberto Cereijo, the lead guitarist, announced on his website the last tour with the current line-up; but that doesn't mean they're going to give up for now !

Dolores se llamaba Lola
Los Suaves Lyrics

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Fuiste la niña de azul
En el colegio de monjas
Calcetines y coletas
Y estabas loca por Paco

Exámenes y veranos
Vacaciones, ¿y de Paco?
Ni el recuerdo de su sombra

Ni el olor de su tabaco

Eres la chica de Andrés
Y has sido la de tantos
Eres la niña moderna
Que nunca ha roto un plato

Lola, nena de papá
No trabaja, pasa el rato
Bares, pubs y discotecas
Y así vuelan los años

Las vueltas que da la vida, el destino se burla de ti
¿Dónde vas bala perdida?
¿Dónde vas triste de ti?
¿Dónde vas triste de ti?

Se fueron los buenos tiempos
La juventud ya se escapó
Papá ha muerto arruinado
El dinero se esfumó

Pobre, se encuentra en la calle
Nunca nada supo hacer
Ahora quema su vida
En barra americana de 7 a 3

Dolores se llamaba Lola
Hace la calle hasta las 6
Pues sin dinero en esta tierra
Ay, Dolores, al burdel

Fuiste la niña de azul
Ahora eres la vieja verde
Cómo se porta la vida
Cuando vales lo que tienes

Las vueltas que da la vida, el destino se burla de ti
¿Dónde vas bala perdida?

¿Dónde vas triste de ti?
¿Dónde vas triste de ti?

Overall Meaning

The song "Dolores se llamaba Lola" by Los Suaves tells the story of a girl (Lola) who was once a young and innocent girl in a Catholic school with feelings for a boy named Paco. As time passed, Lola became a modern girl who never caused any problems (never "broke a plate"), but she started going to bars, pubs, and nightclubs when she got older, wasting time and not working. However, her life took a turn for the worst as her father died and left her without any money or skills to make a living. As a result, she ended up working in a brothel in order to survive. The song reflects on the irony of how life can be unpredictable and how destiny always finds a way to mock us. The chorus asks where Lola is going as a lost bullet, sad and insignificant.

The verses paint a picture of the different time periods in Lola's life, starting from her childhood, moving to her teenage years, and finally, to her adult life. The song laments how time flies and how much things can change in the course of one's life. The melancholy tone of the song reflects the sadness of Lola's life and the tragedy of how easily things can go wrong. Overall, the song is a warning about the fleeting nature of life and how important it is to make the best of the time we have.

Line by Line Meaning

Fuiste la niña de azul
You were the girl in blue

En el colegio de monjas
In the convent school

Calcetines y coletas
Socks and pigtails

Y estabas loca por Paco
And you were crazy about Paco

Exámenes y veranos
Exams and summers

Vacaciones, ¿y de Paco?
Vacations, what about Paco?

Ni el recuerdo de su sombra
Not even the memory of his shadow

Ni el olor de su tabaco
Not even the smell of his tobacco

Eres la chica de Andrés
You are Andres' girl

Y has sido la de tantos
And you have been with many

Eres la niña moderna
You are the modern girl