Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of the famous Italian actress Lucia Bosé and the legendary bullfighter Luis Miguel González Lucas. He is also cousin of Carmen Ordóñez. His Godfather was Luchino Visconti.
In 1971, Bosé started a career as an actor, participating in various movies. However, he did not make that many films, and in 1975 he decided a career change was due and started exploring his talents as a singer. By the hand of Camilo Blanes he recorded his first singles. Some years later Bosé signed a contract with CBS Records in 1977 and he remained with them until 1984.
On March 16 of 2010 he received the Colombian citizenship during a ceremony in the presidential palace, Casa de Nariño.
Josephine
Miguel Bosé Lyrics
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Si hay un Dios que baje y lo vea
Que estupidez inventar?
Ser total cuesta en ideas
Despierta un sueño de alcohol
Y el sol le besa la sien como un amante
Que tedio estar a la altura
Vamos que es tarde
Revuelve huevos rimmel, con bacon
Channel 5 y cafe
Un Dior, gafas de sol, psicodelia vaya
Tipo, que stress!
Mi pequeña Josephine
Y tu cansada de aparentar y tu
Ya se que no quisiste crecer ya se
Te vas a romper y tu no puedes
no quieres cortar, y tu ya
No aguantas mas
Oh cielo! un sabado mas
Son las seis y es Barbarella
La fiesta puede esperar
Resbalo en polvo de estrella
Tumbada flota feliz y el sol le besa la sien
Que sueñe por siempre
Tu almia astiada fue una hamburguesa de
Tristeza en color
Tu vida la estiraste y golpeaste como a un
Sordo tambor
Nadie te oye ya Josephine
The lyrics of Miguel Bosé's song "Josephine" paint a picture of a young woman who is living a superficial life, tired of pretending and eager to escape the mundanity of her existence. In the first stanza, Bosé questions the point of trying to be "total" or complete in terms of ideas, critiquing the pressure to conform and the futility of striving for perfection. The second stanza portrays the singer as hungover and disenchanted, seeking distraction through makeup, fashion, and television. The repeated line "Mi pequeña Josephine" creates a sense of intimacy and concern for her well-being.
The chorus repeats the phrase "Oh cielo! un sabado mas" ("Oh heaven! another Saturday"), emphasizing the cycle of monotony and the desire to break free from it. The mention of Barbarella, a 1968 science fiction film about a sexually liberated space adventurer, suggests a longing for adventure and excitement. The line "Resbalo en polvo de estrella" ("I slip in stardust") evokes a dreamlike state, potentially indicating a desire to escape into fantasy.
The final stanza reveals a sense of resignation and sadness; the singer's soul is described as a "hamburger of sadness" and her life as "stretched and beaten like a deaf drum." The lines "Nadie te oye ya Josephine" ("Nobody hears you anymore, Josephine") suggest a feeling of alienation and disconnection from others. Overall, "Josephine" is a poignant reflection on the struggle to find meaning and authenticity in a superficial and conformist society.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh cielo! un sabado mas
Oh God! another Saturday
Si hay un Dios que baje y lo vea
If God came down and saw this
Que estupidez inventar?
What a stupid thing to invent?
Ser total cuesta en ideas
Being original is hard
Despierta un sueño de alcohol
Waking up from a drunken dream
Y el sol le besa la sien como un amante
The sun kisses her temple like a lover
Que tedio estar a la altura
How boring it is to be up to standard
Vamonos ya. Vamos que es tarde
Let's go. We're running late
Revuelve huevos rimmel, con bacon
Scrambled eggs with bacon and makeup
Channel 5 y cafe
Channel 5 and coffee
Un Dior, gafas de sol, psicodelia vaya
Dior, sunglasses, and psychedelia, wow
Tipo, que stress!
Man, what stress!
Mi pequeña Josephine
My little Josephine
Y tu cansada de aparentar y tu
And you tired of pretending, and you
Ya se que no quisiste crecer ya se
I know you didn't want to grow up, I know
Te vas a romper y tu no puedes
You're going to break, and you can't
no quieres cortar, y tu ya
You don't want to cut it, and you
No aguantas mas
Can't take it anymore
Oh cielo! un sabado mas
Oh God! another Saturday
Son las seis y es Barbarella
It's six o'clock, and it's Barbarella
La fiesta puede esperar
The party can wait
Resbalo en polvo de estrella
Slipping in stardust
Tumbada flota feliz y el sol le besa la sien
Lying down, floating happily, and the sun kisses her temple
Que sueñe por siempre
May she dream forever
Tu almia astiada fue una hamburguesa de
Your wounded soul was a hamburger of
Tristeza en color
Colorful sadness
Tu vida la estiraste y golpeaste como a un
You stretched and beat your life like a
Sordo tambor
Deaf drum
Nadie te oye ya Josephine
No one hears you anymore, Josephine
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DIEGO MICHELON, MIGUEL BOSE DOMINGUIN
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