Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and ic… Read Full Bio ↴Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and icon in Latin America, often referred to as El Sol de México (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child- "mi sol". He is widely regarded as the most successful artist in Latin American history, having successfully performed in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, ballads, boleros, tangos, jazz, big band and mariachi. Luis Miguel is also recognized as the only Latin singer of his generation to not crossover to the Anglo market during the "Latin Explosion" in the 1990s.

Despite recording only in Spanish, he continued to be the best selling Latin artist in the 1990s, and was credited for popularizing the bolero genre into the mainstream market. He has sold around 60 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.

Latin pop music, along with his personal life and showmanship on stage, has made Luis Miguel popular for nearly his entire career, which started in Mexico in 1982. Having won his first Grammy Award at the age of fourteen for his duet "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" with Sheena Easton, he is the youngest male artist in music history to have received this accolade. In 1991, the RIAA recognized the high sales for his 1991 album Romance, itself being the third best-selling music album in Mexico, and one of the best-selling Spanish language albums of all time. He was the first Latin artist to have been awarded two Platinum certified Spanish-language albums in the United States with ‘‘Romance’’ and ‘‘Segundo Romance’’ the latter earning him 35 platinum records throughout Central and South America. He is also recognized by Billboard, as the artist with the most top 10 hits on the Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart. His album Complices was released in 2008 and peaked at No.10 on the Billboard 200; it is the highest position a fully Spanish composed album has reached. His most recent album ¡México Por Siempre! was released in 2017, and it earned him his second No. 1 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums and achieved double platinum status.

Luis Miguel is also known for his high-grossing live performances. He is the first-highest grossing Latin touring artist since Boxscore began tracking touring data in 1990, with a towering total of $278.5 million. With the Luis Miguel Tour, which took place in 2010, he visited 22 countries in North America, South America and Europe, where he performed in a three-year span with a total of 223 shows all over the world, making it the longest and highest-grossing tour ever made by a Latin artist. He also holds the record for the most consecutive presentations in the Auditorio Nacional (National Auditorium) with a total of 30 consecutive concerts as well as the record for the most presentations in the same venue with a total of 258 concerts.

Un Rock And Roll Sonó
Luis Miguel Lyrics

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(J. C. Calderon/Honorio Herrero)
Pongo el televisor
No funciona el color
Mi radio suena mal
Si pongo un disco igual
Qué desastre fatal
Te llamo why no estás tú
Si no escucho tu voz

Voy a acabar muy mal
Un rock & roll sonó, sonó, sonó
Why todo cambió, cambió, cambió
La puerta voló, voló, voló
Why ahí estabas tú
Un rock & roll sonó, sonó, sonó
Why todo cambió, cambió, cambió
La luna bailó, bailó, bailó
Why juntos perdimos el control
Llueve al atardecer
Why no sé lo que hacer
Me quiero divertir
Why no sé a dónde ir
Tu teléfono cruel
Vuelve a comunicar
Necesito tu amor

Para poder volar
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Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Luis Miguel’s song Un Rock And Roll Sonó talks about the transformative power of music and how it can change everything around us. The singer tries to distract himself from his thoughts by turning on the television, but it's not working. He then tries to listen to music on the radio or by putting in a disc, but it's also not helping. The situation becomes even worse when he realizes the person he wants to talk to is not there. He feels helpless and lost.

Suddenly, a rock and roll song starts playing, and it changes everything. The atmosphere transforms, the door flies open, and the person he wanted to talk to appears. They dance together, and everything else around them fades away. They are lost in the moment, and nothing else matters. The song illustrates how music can be a great escape from the mundane, and how it can have a powerful impact on our lives, making everything seem possible.

Overall, the song is about the transformative power of music and how it can change our mood and lift us out of a difficult situation. It also highlights the importance of being with someone you care about and how you can lose yourself in the moment when you are with them.

Line by Line Meaning

Pongo el televisor
I turn on the television

No funciona el color
The color is not working

Mi radio suena mal
My radio sounds bad

Si pongo un disco igual
If I put on a record, it's the same

Qué desastre fatal
What a fatal disaster

Te llamo why no estás tú
I call you but you're not there

Si no escucho tu voz
If I don't hear your voice

Voy a acabar muy mal
I'm going to end up very bad

Un rock & roll sonó, sonó, sonó
A rock & roll sounded, sounded, sounded

Why todo cambió, cambió, cambió
And everything changed, changed, changed

La puerta voló, voló, voló
The door flew, flew, flew