He realized very quickly that he wasn't made for studying, but he was good at soccer. He played in the lower ranks of Astur CF, at the time a reserve team for Real Oviedo. Afterwards, he worked as a waiter in several bars and spent all night out, living experiences that would later go on to make up the lyrics of his songs. In 2001, he joined a group called "El bosque de Sherwood", and soon after recorded a demo with only three songs, "Sin noticias de Holanda", "El informe del forense", and "Vuelvo a traficar".
In February 2003, Melendi released his first solo disc, called "Sin noticias de Holanda" with twelve songs. In December 2003, this disc was rereleased with two new songs, "Asturias" and "Moratalá". However, he reached true fame with the 2004 Vuelta a España chose his song "Con la luna llena" as its official theme. In May 2004, he started a small tour around Spain, selling 50,000 copies of his CD, making it a Gold Album.
In 2005, he released his second solo CD, "Que el cielo espere sentao", which has sold more than 200,000 copies. Later that same year, he rereleased the album with three new songs, "El Nano", "La dama, and "El vagabundo y Carlota", and a Live concert DVD recorded in Oviedo. He also became a father that year, and received the Onda award for Best Song of the Year for "Caminando por la vida".
In November 2005, he received seven Platinum Discs for his two albums. "Sin noticias..." received four and "Que el cielo..." three.
In 2006, it was announced that he would be one of the main stars in the PSP game "Gangs of London". Melendi played Mr. Big, an evil gangster. He also wrote the song "Gangs of London" for the occasion, going on to film a video amidst police lights and sirens. The videogame was launched on August 1 of that year in the UK and on September 6 in Spain; EMI stepped in to distribute his CDs worldwide.
Melendi in Valladolid.
He also wrote the song "Volveremos" (We Shall Return) for Real Oviedo. The singer is also involved in the production of the film "Vuelvo a traficar: The Film" (I'm Dealing Again).
"Mientras no cueste trabajo" was released on November 13, 2006 in two formats: a normal CD with 12 songs, and a special edition, with 16 songs and a DVD with extras. The disc was rereleased on September 29, 2007 with four new songs, "Firmes", "El rey de la baraja", "La aceituna", and "Me gusta el fútbol".
In 2007, he received the "Best Tour" award from the "Premios de la Música" ceremony held in Cordoba. He also did an advertising campaign for Canal+ Spain entitled "Me gusta el fútbol" (I Like Football), for which he wrote a song of the same name.
In 2007, he stood trial for provoking an incident while under the influence of alcohol on a flight from Madrid to Mexico City that required the pilot to return to Madrid two hours after takeoff[1][2]. He was released after testifying. Soon after, he was given the "Left Foot" award from Spanish radio station Cadena 100 for this incident.
Currently, Melendi directs his Blue Donkey Music company, helping young singers start their careers. He's offered contracts to four groups, Algunos Hombres Buenos, Rasel, La Dama y Belo, and Los Susodichos. This last group was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Rock Vocals. Algunos Hombres Buenos left the label in 2008.
On August 9, 2008 he presented his new single, "Un violinista en tu tejado" from his album Curiosa la cara de tu padre on Spanish radio station Los 40 Principales. The album was released on September 16, 2008. On December 12, Los 40 Principales awarded him their award for this album.
On March 17, 2009 he released a new double CD, Aún más curiosa la cara de tu padre, including the original disc and another with nine new songs and links to exclusive content on his website.
Un Recuerdo Que Olvidar
Melendi Lyrics
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Me hizo nombrar caballero de los traviesos
Me hizo olvidar un segundo la realidad
Ella, único vicio comparable a la botella
Mi única estancia con amor en un hostal
La única reina con corona de alquitrán
La única rana que nadie supo besar
Las olas del mar y dio la vida entera por un segundo de libertad
Busca pero nunca encuentra forma de escapar
De aquella fortaleza y de aquella bruja que todo el mundo llama "Madam"
Era sin duda la princesa en aquel bar
Y hoy es tan solo un recuerdo que olvidar
Ella, vive en el 13 de la calle Magdalena
Muere más de mil veces al día de pena
Pero no llora por temor a naufragar
Ella, lo cambiaría todo por una receta
O por poder tirar una botella al mar
O por tener aquella lámpara y frotar
Para cambiar los tres deseos por soñar
Ella es la mujer pantera que cruzó en patera
Las olas del mar y dio la vida entera por un segundo de libertad
Busca pero nunca encuentra forma de escapar
De aquella fortaleza y de aquella bruja que todo el mundo llama "Madam"
Era sin duda la princesa en aquel bar
Y hoy es tan solo un recuerdo que olvidar
Ella es la mujer pantera que cruzó en patera
Las olas del mar y dio la vida entera por un segundo de libertad
Busca pero nunca encuentra forma de escapar
De aquella fortaleza y de aquella bruja que todo el mundo llama "Madam"
Era sin duda la princesa en aquel bar
Y hoy es tan solo un recuerdo que olvidar
Era sin duda la princesa en aquel bar
Y hoy es tan solo un recuerdo que olvidar
The lyrics of Melendi's song Un Recuerdo Que Olvidar depict a woman who was once the center of his world but is now a distant memory. The song begins with Melendi describing the woman as someone who wanted to be the queen of his kisses, and she made him a knight of the mischievous. She was his addiction, comparable to a bottle of alcohol, and the only queen with a tar crown - someone who nobody wanted to kiss, like an unnoticed frog.
The song then goes on to describe her life as a woman who crossed the sea in a dinghy, sacrificing everything for a moment of freedom. She is trapped in a fortress with a witch who everyone calls Madame, and she was once the princess of a bar that Melendi visited, but now she is just a painful memory that he wants to forget. She lives on 13 Magdalena Street, and every day she dies a thousand deaths, but she cannot cry for fear of drowning.
The lyrics of Un Recuerdo Que Olvidar explore the idea of loving someone deeply and then realizing that it was all a mistake. Melendi is trying to move on from this woman, but she is still haunting him. The song portrays a sense of melancholia and regret, which is emphasized by the slow and mournful melody.
Line by Line Meaning
Ella, sólo quería ser la reina de mis besos
She only wanted to be the queen of my kisses
Me hizo nombrar caballero de los traviesos
She made me name a knight of the naughty ones
Me hizo olvidar un segundo la realidad
She made me forget reality for a second
Ella, único vicio comparable a la botella
She, the only vice comparable to the bottle
Mi única estancia con amor en un hostal
My only stay with love in a hostel
La única reina con corona de alquitrán
The only queen with a tar crown
La única rana que nadie supo besar
The only frog that no one knew how to kiss
Ella es la mujer pantera que cruzó en patera
She is the panther woman who crossed in a boat
Las olas del mar y dio la vida entera
The waves of the sea and gave her whole life
Por un segundo de libertad
For a second of freedom
Busca pero no encuentra forma de escapar
She searches but does not find a way to escape
De aquella fortaleza y de aquella bruja
From that fortress and that witch
Que todo el mundo llama madama
That everyone calls madam
Era sin duda la princesa de aquel bar
She was undoubtedly the princess of that bar
Y hoy es tan solo
And today she is only
Un recuerdo que olvidar
A memory to forget
Ella, vive en el 13 de la calle Magdalena
She lives on 13 Magdalena street
Muere más de mil veces al día de pena
She dies more than a thousand times a day from sorrow
Pero no llora por temor a naufragar
But she doesn't cry for fear of sinking
Ella, lo cambiaría todo por una receta
She would change everything for a recipe
O por poder tirar una botella al mar
Or for the ability to throw a bottle into the sea
O por tener aquella lámpara y frotar
Or for having that lamp and rubbing it
Para cambiar los tres deseos por soñar
To change three wishes for dreaming
Era sin duda la princesa en aquel bar
She was undoubtedly the princess in that bar
Y hoy es tan solo
And today she is only
Un recuerdo que olvidar
A memory to forget
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ramon Melendi Espina
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
juan josé franco gómez
Ella, sólo quería ser la reina de mis besos
me hizo nombrar caballero de los traviesos
me hizo olvidar un segundo la realidad
Ella, único vicio comparable a la botella
mi única estancia con amor en un hostal
la única reina con corona de alquitrán
la única rana que nadie supo besar
Estribillo
ella es la mujer pantera que cruzó en patera
las olas del mar y dió la vida entera
por un segundo de libertad
busca pero no encuentra forma de escapar
de aquella fortaleza y de aquella bruja
que todo el mundo llama madam
era sin duda la princesa de aquel bar
y hoy es tan solo...
un recuerdo que olvidar
Ella, vive en el 13 de la calle magdalena
muere más de mil veces al día de pena
pero no llora por temor a naufragar
Ella, lo cambiaría todo por una receta
o por poder tirar una botella al mar
o por tener aquella lámpara y frotar
para cambiar los tres deseos por soñar...
Estribillo x2
Era sin duda la princesa en aquel bar
y hoy es tan solo...
un recuerdo que olvidar
Kat
Jamás, jamás, jamás olvidamos lo bueno que hemos vivido, aunque sea cortito y fugaz. Aunque se nos haya esfumado como este Melendi
Sonia Alvarez
No puedo dejar de escuchar a melendi.. sus canciones son perfectas!!
Minder
¿Y este Melendi dónde ha ido? Por favor, vuelve y vuelve a hacer esta música que te caracterizaba tanto... Muchos la echamos de menos... Y_Y
Helena Martínez
:(
Carlos Marcos
Es un recuerdo que olvidar
Irene González Granda
@Carlos Marcos Are you soure ?
Irene González Granda
@Helena Martínez Ella es . . .
De quien estáis pendientes 😙
Irene González Granda
@Carlos Marcos 👄
Olvidaste pagar ... Y que Internet encima , está a su nombre !! Que es distinto gallu 👌
Sound of Today
Grande Melendi!❤
D. VIAJES
Brindemos por 10, 20, 30 años más del buen video y claro. Muchas décadas más para Melendi 👑