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.
Desnúdame
Miguel Mateos Lyrics
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Desnúdame y cuenta, cuenta, cuéntame
Que es lo que vez
Nena en mi interior
Me hago leer el porvenir y qué
Hago decir que ya no vivo aquí
Me meto en mi caparazón
Y voy silbando al amanecer
Una canción de borrachos en tren
Tan sólo para volverte a ver
Y los dos sitiados
Y los dos mojados
Justo, justo al filo de hacer el amor
(Coro)
Desnúdame, lenta, lenta, lentamente
Desnúdame y cuenta, cuenta, cuéntame
Qué es lo que vez
Nena en mi interior
Voy por las calles dibujando rayos
En las paredes de los edificios
Dejando rastros en vano
Es como la terrible sensación
De estar flotando en un lago azul
Mientras el bote vuelve
A la orilla sin nosotros
Y los dos sitiados
Y los dos mojados
Justo, justo al filo de hacer el amor
(Coro)
Desnúdame, Desnúdame
Y cuentame
Oh nena, nena solo cuéntame
(Coro)
Lenta, lenta, lentamente
Desnúdame
Y cuenta, cuenta, cuéntame
Que es lo que vez
Nena en mi interior (3x)
Desnúdame, desnúdame
The song Desnúdame by Miguel Mateos is an intense and passionate plea for emotional nakedness and intimacy. The song starts with the singer asking his partner to strip him down, slowly and carefully, both physically and emotionally. He is looking for raw vulnerability and honesty, asking his partner to share what she sees when she looks inside him. The lyrics is a depiction of a man who is craving a deeper, more meaningful connection with his significant other, and is willing to expose himself, his fears, and his desires in order to achieve it.
Throughout the song, the singer tries to communicate his vulnerability through metaphors and vivid ima,es. He sings about drawing lightning bolts on buildings as a hopeless attempt to express his inner turmoil while trying to have the courage to face his fears and embrace emotional transparency. The chorus is repeated multiple times, emphasizing the importance of emotional intimacy and the power of physical touch. The song ends with the singer's plea for his lover to reveal herself to him as he has done, giving him the opportunity to see and understand her on a deeper level. Desnúdame is a moving and deeply personal song, asking for raw honesty and emotional closeness.
Line by Line Meaning
Desnúdame lenta, lenta, lentamente
Undress me slowly, slowly, very slowly
Desnúdame y cuenta, cuenta, cuéntame
Undress me and tell me, tell me, tell me
Que es lo que vez
What do you see
Nena en mi interior
Inside me, girl
Me hago leer el porvenir y qué
I get my fortune read
Hago decir que ya no vivo aquí
I make them say that I don't live here anymore
Me meto en mi caparazón
I retreat into my shell
Y voy silbando al amanecer
And I whistle at dawn
Una canción de borrachos en tren
A song of drunkards on a train
Tan sólo para volverte a ver
Just to see you again
Y los dos sitiados
And both of us besieged
Y los dos mojados
And both of us soaked
Justo, justo al filo de hacer el amor
Just, just on the edge of making love
Voy por las calles dibujando rayos
I go through the streets drawing lightning bolts
En las paredes de los edificios
On the walls of buildings
Dejando rastros en vano
Leaving traces in vain
Es como la terrible sensación
It's like the terrible feeling
De estar flotando en un lago azul
Of floating in a blue lake
Mientras el bote vuelve
While the boat comes back
A la orilla sin nosotros
To the shore without us
Y los dos sitiados
And both of us besieged
Y los dos mojados
And both of us soaked
Justo, justo al filo de hacer el amor
Just, just on the edge of making love
Desnúdame, Desnúdame
Undress me, undress me
Y cuentame
And tell me
Oh nena, nena solo cuéntame
Oh girl, girl just tell me
Lenta, lenta, lentamente
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
Desnúdame
Undress me
Y cuenta, cuenta, cuéntame
And tell me, tell me, tell me
Que es lo que vez
What do you see
Nena en mi interior (3x)
Inside me, girl (3x)
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MIGUEL ANGEL MATEOS
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Desnúdame lenta, lenta, lentamente
Desnúdame y cuenta, cuenta, cuéntame
Que es lo que vez
Nena en mi interior
Me hago leer el porvenir y qué
Hago decir que ya no vivo aquí
Me meto en mi caparazón
Y voy silbando al amanecer
Una canción de borrachos en tren
Tan sólo para volverte a ver
Y los dos sitiados
Y los dos mojados
Justo, justo al filo de hacer el amor
Desnúdame, lenta, lenta, lentamente
Desnúdame y cuenta, cuenta, cuéntame
Qué es lo que vez
Nena en mi interior
Voy por las calles dibujando rayos
En las paredes de los edificios
Dejando rastros en vano
Es como la terrible sensación
De estar flotando en un lago azul
Mientras el bote vuelve
A la orilla sin nosotros
Y los dos sitiados
Y los dos mojados
Justo, justo al filo de hacer el amor
Desnúdame, Desnúdame
Y cuentame
Oh nena, nena solo cuéntame
Lenta, lenta, lentamente
Desnúdame
Y cuenta, cuenta, cuéntame
Que es lo que vez
Nena en mi interior (3x)
Desnúdame, desnúdame
profsca
Saludos a los jovencitos de sobre 40 años que escuchábamos esto en nuestra juventud. Juventud, divino tesoro.
Esteban Beltrán
42 y la sigo escuchando, cancion que me acuerda la epoca de disco party de nuestros tiempo...
Sara Medina
Jajajaja
exgordote
Tengo 42 y me sigue gustando como cuando la oí por primera vez
Jaime Enríquez
Este sonido sigue siendo muy bueno 27 años después, muy adelantado el sonido de MIGUEL MATEOS...
Carlos Galeano
Excelente canción, excelente energía, aun hoy es como si hubiera salido ayer,... adelantado a su tiempo
Diego Saavedra
TOTALMENTE UN GIGANTE DE LA MÚSICA ORGULLO LATINOAMERICANO MIGUEL MATEOS, EL JEFE
Rosa Gutierrez
To-do ese CD fue excelente! En si todas l'as rolas del Mateos. Saludos 🌸
Carlos Rivera
Grandes recuerdos del rock en Puerto Rico tiempos que nunca volverán los fines de semana alguna banda de cover tocaba Miguel mateos
Daniel Morales
Todavía la tocan algunas bandas en Puerto Rico.