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.
Donde Arde La Ciudad
Miguel Mateos Lyrics
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Perder más el tiempo
O mi nuca
Se va a incinerar
No preguntes
Que es lo que me pasa
No vas a entenderlo
Solo deja esa televisión
Donde arde la ciudad ah ah
Donde arde la ciudad ah ah
Vacilando
Por calles oscuras
A algún lado
Espero llegar
Necesito mirar una cara
Que no me de sueño
Cuando se abran
Todas las jaulas
Yo quiero estar
Donde arde la ciudad ah ah
Donde arde la ciudad ah ah
Presiento espero
Hoy te voy a encontrar
La noche nos va a juntar
Donde arde la ciudad ah ah
Donde arde la ciudad ah ah
The lyrics to Miguel Mateos's "Donde Arde La Ciudad" express a sense of urgency and restlessness, as the singer declares that he no longer wants to waste time before his "neck ends up incinerated." He implores the listener to join him in a search for a place where the city is on fire. The singer seems to be searching for something meaningful and exciting, as he wanders through dark streets hoping to find a face that doesn't put him to sleep. He desires to be present when all the cages are opened, a metaphor for being free and unencumbered.
The chorus, "donde arde la ciudad," or "where the city is on fire," is repeated many times throughout the song, becoming almost a mantra. It is unclear what exactly the singer means by this phrase. It could be interpreted as a desire for destruction and chaos or a search for passion and vitality.
Line by Line Meaning
Ya no quiero
I don't want to anymore
Perder más el tiempo
Waste any more time
O mi nuca
Or my neck
Se va a incinerar
Will be burned
No preguntes
Don't ask
Que es lo que me pasa
What's happening to me
No vas a entenderlo
You won't understand it
Solo deja esa televisión
Just leave that television
Y vamos a buscar
And let's go look
Donde arde la ciudad ah ah
Where the city burns ah ah
Vacilando
Wandering
Por calles oscuras
Through dark streets
A algún lado
To somewhere
Espero llegar
I hope to arrive
Necesito mirar una cara
I need to look at a face
Que no me de sueño
That doesn't make me sleepy
Cuando se abran
When they open
Todas las jaulas
All the cages
Yo quiero estar
I want to be
Donde arde la ciudad ah ah
Where the city burns ah ah
Presiento espero
I have a feeling, I hope
Hoy te voy a encontrar
I'm going to find you today
La noche nos va a juntar
The night will bring us together
Donde arde la ciudad ah ah
Where the city burns ah ah
Donde arde la ciudad ah ah
Where the city burns ah ah
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: CACHORRO LOPEZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Jimmena Gallardo
Me encanta este tema, me pone las pilas!
Victor Hugo Cachi Marca
Lo maximo miki Mateos pase mi juventud con su gran Rock en Español
Yohana aravena
Qué buen tema me acuerdo de mí adolescencia, es como un viaje al pasado, qué nostalgia !!! ❤️
Laura Maytorel
Grande Miguel Mateos arriba el rock Argentino.
Yasmin Jimenez
No es argentino
Laura Maytorel
@Yasmin Jimenez entonces si nació en Buenos Aires Argentina de dónde es o he estado equivocada durante 30 años.
Yasmin Jimenez
@Laura Maytorel a ok sorry xd es que no tiene acentos argentinos y por eso pensé que no era argentino xd
Gisela Rigone
@Yasmin Jimenez sí tiene acento argentino
TRIBU QUIEN DIJO
'Donde arde la ciudad' (Zas) y 'Mundo de quimeras' (Soda Stereo); tienen esa onda new wave con un coqueteo con las percu que me encantan. Es más, en la radio, suelo hacer que suenen juntas siempre
keyvoz key
Sabía que por acá podría encontrar un comentario con amplio conocimiento musical 👌👏👏👏