Becoming involved in music since he was 15, in 1979 he and his brother Alejandro formed underground rock band ZAS. The following year he managed to contact Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and gain a spot on stage as the opening act for the British group for their Buenos Aires concerts. He turned ZAS into one of the most important argentine rock bands of the early 80s.
In 1986, Mateos recorded in the United States his first solo album (officially, but in practice he still used members of ZAS as supporting band). With a much more polished sound, and greater pop accessibility than the ZAS works, Mateos jumped on the crest of the wave of Argentine rock acts that dominated the 1986-1988 period all over Latin America, Spain, and elsewhere.
Solos en América was considered a watershed album containing cuts that would become classics of Rock en Español from that time, including the homonymous track, "Cuando Seas Grande", and "Mi Sombra en la Pared".
Riding a wave of massive popularity in Mexico, Mateos introduced the slogan "Rock en tu Idíoma" (Rock In Your Language) in 1987. He began touring that nation, introducing along the way local acts such as Caifanes and Maldita Vecindad, among others. All those groups would become major acts in their own right within a short period. In the 1987-1988 Mateos would tour Latin America to sell-out stadiums.[1] He was among the first Rock en Español acts to receive active support from fledgling MTV International.
The 1990s would be a period of continued solo success for Mateos and his now adult-pop rock music across the Spanish-speaking world, though ironically he would drop off somewhat in popularity in his homeland. In general, what in the rest of Latin America is considered rock, in Argentina tends to be seen as pop. This has sometimes led to cultural confusion about how to categorize the current Miguel Mateos musical output, as outside Argentina Mateos remains an iconic figure of the Rock en Español movement.
Mateos went on the so-called first Rock en Español tour of the United States in 1990, where he was awared the Bravo Musical Award. He released Bar Imperio in 1998 and after a hiatus released Uno in 2005.
Ciudades En Coma
Miguel Mateos Lyrics
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Por las sirenas y los robocops
Son como alarmas que gimen de placer
Y los chicos salen de la discoteque
Y yo te busco nena
Yo te busco entre la multitud
Pero no hay nadie que responda
Oh oh oh ciudades en coma
Por el gas de nervios y la procesión
Todos los puentes que me llevaban a casa
Se incendiaron hoy, no podré volver
Nos veremos nena, bajo otro cielo
Bajo otro cielo encenderás mi fuego
Tiempo de amar a alguien
Ciudades en coma
Meterse dentro de alguien
Ciudades en coma
Donde bailar cuando todo se acabe
Ser sobrevivientes o robots cobardes
Los hambrientos se han puesto en fila
Saquean la oficina de naciones unidas
Donde bailar cuando todo se acabe
Y yo te busco nena yo te busco entre la multitud
Pero no hay nadie que responda
Tiempo de amar a alguien ciudades en coma
Meterse dentro de alguien ciudades en coma
In "Ciudades En Coma," Miguel Mateos vividly describes the chaotic and surreal atmosphere of a city that has gone into a state of coma. The opening lines of the song portray the divided nature of the city, with the blaring sirens and the presence of robocops embodying the tension and fear that permeates the urban landscape. The teenagers flocking out of the discotheque seem to crave the danger and excitement that the city offers, even as the singer searches for his lover in the midst of the crowd, finding no one who responds to his call.
The second verse underscores the sense of disorientation as the city suddenly falls silent, as if struck by a gas attack or a sudden procession. The bridges leading to the singer's home are on fire, rendering it impossible to return there. The idea of being unable to find a way home or to connect with a familiar place builds upon the theme of alienation that runs through the song. The final lines of the song offer a glimpse of hope, with the promise of a new sky and the possibility of reigniting passion.
Mateos conveys the sense of urban decay, disconnection, and isolation that can afflict a city in crisis. The idea of cities going into comas, whether due to social unrest, ecological disaster, or other calamities, resonates with contemporary conceptions of vulnerability and fragility in urban environments.
Line by Line Meaning
La ciudad está partida en dos
The city is divided in two
Por las sirenas y los robocops
Because of the sirens and robocops
Son como alarmas que gimen de placer
They sound like alarms that moan with pleasure
Y los chicos salen de la discoteque
And the kids come out of the disco
Y yo te busco nena
And I search for you, babe
Yo te busco entre la multitud
I search for you in the crowd
Pero no hay nadie que responda
But there is no one who responds
Oh oh oh ciudades en coma
Oh oh oh cities in a coma
La ciudad de pronto enmudeció
The city suddenly fell silent
Por el gas de nervios y la procesión
Because of the nervous gas and the procession
Todos los puentes que me llevaban a casa
All the bridges that led me home
Se incendiaron hoy, no podré volver
Burned today, I can't go back
Nos veremos nena, bajo otro cielo
We'll see each other, babe, under a different sky
Bajo otro cielo encenderás mi fuego
You'll light my fire under a different sky
Tiempo de amar a alguien
Time to love someone
Ciudades en coma
Cities in a coma
Meterse dentro de alguien
Getting inside somebody
Ciudades en coma
Cities in a coma
Donde bailar cuando todo se acabe
Where to dance when everything ends
Ser sobrevivientes o robots cobardes
To be survivors or cowardly robots
Los hambrientos se han puesto en fila
The hungry have lined up
Saquean la oficina de naciones unidas
They're looting the United Nations office
Y yo te busco nena yo te busco entre la multitud
And I search for you, babe, I search for you in the crowd
Pero no hay nadie que responda
But there is no one who responds
Tiempo de amar a alguien ciudades en coma
Time to love someone, cities in a coma
Meterse dentro de alguien ciudades en coma
Getting inside somebody, cities in a coma
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MIGUEL ANGEL MATEOS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Dissoluto Punito
Cuando Miguel vino a El Salvador, si mal no recuerdo, en un espléndido ocaso de 1991, abrió su concierto con esta rola. Explotó el lugar con euforia juvenil. Inolvidable momento.
E M M Y L E E H A N G
ENORME ROLA!!!LA REALIDAD DE MUCHOS PAISES!!!
Alfredo Macías
Recuerdos!!
jesus rodriguez
este casetee espero tocarlo cuando vaya a mexico dios primero
Lionel Joseph
meterse dentro de alguien, ciudades en coma
Jose Luis Ramirez Velazquez
Concierto en Querétaro, auditorio Arteaga.
fabricio machuca
no es chileno es argentino mateos
montecarlostar
wow nunca me había fijado en el parecido entre la música de Miguel Mateos y de La Ley... sin duda chilenos los dos!