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 !
Johnny B. Goode
Los Suaves Lyrics
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Junto a Nueva Orleans
Entre bosques verdes
Un camino gris
Junto a un viejo, roto
Y sucio bungalow
Pasaba su vida Johnny B. Goode.
Nunca aprendió a escribir
Sólo Rock and Roll.
Es lo que sabe hacer.
Go, go, go Johnny go, go
Johnny B. Goode.
Guarda su guitarra
En una funda de cuero
Junto al ferrocarril
Se sienta en el suelo.
La gente cuando pasa
Se queda a escuchar
Su madre y su pacdre
No dejan de mirar.
Y todos decían
Con mucho calor
Un día tocará
En una banda de Rock.
Go, go, go Johnny go, go.
Go Johnny go, go
Johnny B. Goode.
The lyrics to Los Suaves's song "Johnny B. Goode" tell the story of a man named Johnny B. Goode who lived in Louisiana near New Orleans. He resided in a shabby bungalow next to a gray road that cuts through the verdant forest. Johnny's life revolved around his love for Rock and Roll, the only thing that he knew how to do. He hadn't learned to read or write but knew how to play his guitar with finesse. Every day, he would sit beside the railroad with his guitar in a leather case, strumming his tunes as the people around him stopped to listen. Though his parents watched him with admiration, they couldn't help but wonder if he would ever make it in a rock band.
The lyrics to "Johnny B. Goode" highlight the life of a simple man who doesn't need anything in life other than his music. He lives on the periphery of society away from the glamour and glitz of urban life, but his music brings people closer to him. The song is also an ode to the power of rock and roll music and how it has the ability to move people's hearts and souls. It speaks of the talent and drive that Johnny B. Goode possess, which will eventually take him to new heights and make him a part of a broader community of rock musicians.
Line by Line Meaning
Allá en Louisiana.
In Louisiana, a state in the southern United States.
Junto a Nueva Orleans
Near New Orleans, a city in Louisiana known for its music scene.
Entre bosques verdes
Amid green forests.
Un camino gris
A gray road.
Junto a un viejo, roto
Next to an old, broken-down.
Y sucio bungalow
And dirty bungalow.
Pasaba su vida Johnny B. Goode.
Johnny B. Goode spent his life there.
Nunca aprendió a escribir
He never learned to read or write.
Ni a leer
Or read.
Sólo Rock and Roll.
He only knows how to play rock and roll music.
Es lo que sabe hacer.
It's what he knows how to do.
Go, go, go Johnny go, go
The chorus of the song encouraging Johnny to keep playing.
Johnny B. Goode.
The title of the song and the name of the main character.
Guarda su guitarra
He keeps his guitar.
En una funda de cuero
In a leather case.
Junto al ferrocarril
Next to the railroad.
Se sienta en el suelo.
He sits on the ground.
La gente cuando pasa
When people pass by.
Se queda a escuchar
They stop to listen.
Su madre y su padre
His mother and father.
No dejan de mirar.
They can't stop watching him play.
Y todos decían
And everyone said.
Con mucho calor
In hot weather.
Un día tocará
One day he'll play.
En una banda de Rock.
In a rock band.
Go, go, go Johnny go, go.
The chorus repeated to encourage Johnny to succeed in his music career.
Go Johnny go, go
The chorus repeated to encourage Johnny to continue playing rock and roll music.
Johnny B. Goode.
The repeating of the song's title and main character's name to emphasize his importance.
Contributed by William P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.