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.
Lucy En La Tierra / Con Amantes
Miguel Mateos Lyrics
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En la tierra con amantes
Lucy
Brilla tu diamante
La calle está mojada
Hay pasos en la madrugada
Lucy, ¿a dónde van?
Caminando de la mano
Lloran y ríen, ríen y lloran
Ay! Ay! Ay!
Lucy
Alguien nos espía
Lucy
Te quieren hablar
Sin decirle nada
Le arrancaste la mirada
Lucy, este hombre no da más
Es difícil encontrar
Y conservar a un amigo
Lo dijo el rubio de Camel
Ay! Ay! Ay!
Si pudieras Lucy abrir la puerta
Y salieran tus amantes a jugar
Lucy
La vida por un cuarto propio
Lucy
Y un tierno amor
Blancos, negros
Rubios, indios y clérigos
Lucy todos, todos detrás
De una valija diplomática
Y el delicado asunto
De la guerra y el dinero
Ay! Ay! Ay!
Si pudieras Lucy abrir la puerta
Y salieran tus amantes a jugar
Lucy, Lucy, Lucy
The lyrics of Miguel Mateos’s song “Lucy En La Tierra/Con Amantes” depict a vivid scene of a night in the city with Lucy, who appears to be a woman of mystery or perhaps a prostitute. Lucy is described as shining like a diamond amidst the darkness of the night. The streets are wet, and footsteps can be heard in the early morning hours. The song seems to suggest that Lucy is walking with two men of different races, who are alternately laughing and crying. The lyrics also reveal that someone is watching them as they walk, and Lucy is asked where they are going.
The song then transitions into a separate scene where Lucy is visited by another man who wants to talk to her, but she ignores him and takes away his gaze. It’s implied that this man has been rejected by Lucy before and now cannot take any more rejections. The lyrics then shift to a larger theme of the difficulty of finding and keeping true friends. The song ends with a reference to a diplomatic suitcase, possibly implying that Lucy is part of some kind of spy network.
Overall, “Lucy En La Tierra/Con Amantes” appears to be a complex and intriguing song that paints a vivid picture of a night in the city with Lucy amidst an interplay of different storylines and themes.
Line by Line Meaning
Lucy
Addressing a person named Lucy
En la tierra con amantes
Lucy is on Earth with her lovers
Lucy
Addressing a person named Lucy
Brilla tu diamante
Lucy is shining like a diamond
La calle está mojada
The street is wet
Hay pasos en la madrugada
There are footsteps in the early morning
Lucy, ¿a dónde van?
Asking Lucy where they are going
Un chico blanco, otro negro
A white boy and a black boy
Caminando de la mano
Walking hand in hand
Lloran y ríen, ríen y lloran
Crying and laughing
Ay! Ay! Ay!
Expressing emotion
Lucy
Addressing a person named Lucy
Alguien nos espía
Someone is spying on them
Lucy
Addressing a person named Lucy
Te quieren hablar
Someone wants to talk to Lucy
Sin decirle nada
Without saying anything
Le arrancaste la mirada
Lucy took his gaze away
Lucy, este hombre no da más
Lucy, this man can't take it anymore
Es difícil encontrar
It's difficult to find
Y conservar a un amigo
And to hold onto a friend
Lo dijo el rubio de Camel
As said by the blond man from Camel
Ay! Ay! Ay!
Expressing emotion
Si pudieras Lucy abrir la puerta
If you, Lucy, could open the door
Y salieran tus amantes a jugar
And your lovers came out to play
Lucy
Addressing a person named Lucy
La vida por un cuarto propio
Life for a room of one's own
Lucy
Addressing a person named Lucy
Y un tierno amor
And a tender love
Blancos, negros
Whites, blacks
Rubios, indios y clérigos
Blonds, Indians, and clergymen
Lucy todos, todos detrás
Everyone, everyone follows Lucy
De una valija diplomática
From a diplomatic suitcase
Y el delicado asunto
And the delicate matter
De la guerra y el dinero
Of war and money
Ay! Ay! Ay!
Expressing emotion
Si pudieras Lucy abrir la puerta
If you, Lucy, could open the door
Y salieran tus amantes a jugar
And your lovers came out to play
Lucy, Lucy, Lucy
Addressing a person named Lucy three times
Lyrics © SADAIC LATIN COPYRIGHTS, INC.
Written by: MIGUEL MATEOS
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Alejandro Barrere
Que tamazo, de esos que ya no se escuchan en estos días...
veronica guerra
Ay hermosa Canción !!💗💗💗💗🎤🎶🎶🎼🎼☺️😎👋 Grande Miguelito Mateos wahooo que adolescencia hermosa canción y la banda Zas saludos donde estés de la ciudad de México te QUEREMOS EL PATRIARCA DEL ROCK EN TU IDIOMA
marcelo murillo rojas
gran album de Miguel Mateos zas
Graciela Torres
Bariloche 1985 viaje de egresados cuanto recuerdos hermosos !!
Genio !
Daniel Peralta
demasiado tema para esta epoca
David Muñoz Neira
01 de noviembre 2019 escuchándolo aquí en Algarrobo. Mirando el mar por mi ventana y viajando en el tiempo a aquellos 15 a 20 años que fueron mi vida, concentrada en todo el universo de estos temas...!!
2MB MUSIC
Uuu yo tuve el cassette genial
Xaban Ketzal Iki Balam
muy buena rola.....
Ivan Giaccone
Que genio miguel...
David Muñoz Neira
Inmortal.....!!!