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.
Informacion / Confidencial
Miguel Mateos Lyrics
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Las palabras se alejan de mí
Yo tengo un arma mortal,
Información confidencial
No se, quisiera morir,
Al terminar un recital
Porque me gusta sentir
Que ya no hay nadie y vos estas allí.
En tus ojos la pregunta está
Solo una idea te puedo dar
Que nadie ya quiere hacer
Ni hoy, ni nunca de héroe local,
Ya no te cabe hablar
De la guerra o de la paz
Pero se que no siempre
Los vencedores tienen la verdad.
Para saber que pasa,
Tengo que adivinar
No quiero información
Confidencial, confidencial
Para saber que pasa,
Tengo que adivinar
No quiero información
Confidencial, confidencial.
Y así y aparte y en mi,
Se que el diablo no esta aquí
Pero quien es el que miente,
Se que entiendes lo que quiero decir
Estoy abierto, vengan a mi,
Mírame por dentro
No vas a encontrar, no vas a encontrar,
Información confidencial.
Para saber que pasa,
Tengo que adivinar
No quiero información
Confidencial, confidencial
Para saber que pasa,
Tengo que adivinar
No quiero información
Confidencial, confidencial.
The lyrics of Miguel Mateos's "Informacion Confidencial" speak to the idea of secrets and the desire to know what is going on. The first stanza has the singer admit to not being able to say much before proclaiming that he has a "deadly weapon" in the form of confidential information. The next stanza speaks to the fact that the person he's addressing (possibly a lover?) is asking questions, and though he doesn't have all the answers, he knows that being a "local hero" is no longer something people strive for. The final verse speaks to the idea of the devil being within all of us, and the singer invites others to take a look at what's inside him before they search for any confidential information.
Line by Line Meaning
No se, te puedo decir
I don't know, I can't find the words to speak to you
Las palabras se alejan de mí
The words slip away from me
Yo tengo un arma mortal, Información confidencial
I have a deadly weapon, confidential information
No se, quisiera morir, Al terminar un recital
I don't know, I would like to die after finishing a concert
Porque me gusta sentir Que ya no hay nadie y vos estas allí.
Because I like to feel that there's no one else, and you are there
En tus ojos la pregunta está
The question lies within your eyes
Solo una idea te puedo dar
I can only give you one idea
Que nadie ya quiere hacer Ni hoy, ni nunca de héroe local
Nobody wants to be a local hero anymore
Ya no te cabe hablar De la guerra o de la paz
You can't talk about war or peace anymore
Pero se que no siempre Los vencedores tienen la verdad.
But I know that the victors don't always have the truth.
Para saber que pasa, Tengo que adivinar No quiero información Confidencial, confidencial
To know what's going on, I have to guess. I don't want confidential information.
Y así y aparte y en mi, Se que el diablo no esta aquí
And anyhow, I know the devil isn't here within me
Pero quien es el que miente, Se que entiendes lo que quiero decir
But who is the one that lies? I know you understand what I'm saying
Estoy abierto, vengan a mi, Mírame por dentro No vas a encontrar, no vas a encontrar, Información confidencial.
I am open, come to me, look inside of me. You won't find any confidential information.
Para saber que pasa, Tengo que adivinar No quiero información Confidencial, confidencial
To know what's going on, I have to guess. I don't want confidential information.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PABLO GUYOT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@chapalazzo
Quien canta?
@Aeroblus
Pablo Guyot, guitarrista en este disco y compositor de este tema
@fedexrocker1955
Aeroblus 2016 Que raro que Guyot cante un tema en un disco de Miguel Mateos, cuando en GIT no canto ningún tema.
@sergiocejas3801
@@fedexrocker1955 así dicen y es verdad lo q decís, pero, esa voz no es de Miguel, bah, no me suena su timbre.
@Aeroblus
@@fedexrocker1955 Es verdad lo que decis, en GIT no canto ningún tema. Seria lindo que el mismo Mateos o Guyot nos respondan esta inquietud
@paniquez
Yo he escuchado mucho esta canción, era de mis preferidas hace años y la verdad sí reconozco a Mateos cantándola, no creo que sea Guyot, quizás se ha dado la confusión de que no la canta Miguel porque la compuso Guyot y además su voz ahí es más aguda y la dicción es mala por la velocidad de la canción, yo no tengo duda que sí la canta Mateos...