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.
Solo una noche más
Miguel Mateos Lyrics
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Por una noche más
Están pasando un video de rock
Por una noche más
Y ella guarda en su bolsón
Su cepillo y mi corazón
Oh! oh! oh! oh! no dejes la ciudad!
Sólo una noche más
Me voy a fuera y está todo tan mal
Mejor me vuelvo a entrar
La gente pronto parece olvidar
Lo que pasó algunos años atrás
Oh! señor! un lugar, sin memoria popular
No cantará, no bailará, ni una noche más
Alguien me dijo que
"dios está en todas partes
Pero atiende sólo aquí en la capital"
Y es tan difícil pedirle una consulta
Que nadie, nadie, lo puede lograr
Rockas vivas, se mueven las sillas
Te quiero ver bailar
Tu pelo mojado, mi piano afinado
Sólo una noche más
Dulce amor, te quedarás
No abandonarás la ciudad
Oh! oh! oh! oh! sólo una noche más
Sólo una noche más
Sólo una noche más
Sólo una noche
Sólo una noche
Sólo una noche más
No más
Sólo una noche más
In "Solo una noche más," Miguel Mateos sings about a night in the city and the desire to stay there just a little bit longer. The song opens with the singer watching a rock music video on television, longing to stay in the city for one more night. He describes a woman who is packing her bag with her brush and his heart, pleading with her not to leave. The singer then goes outside, but things seem to be going poorly, and he quickly changes his mind and returns inside. He observes the crowd, noting that people tend to forget what happened in the past, hoping to find a place where popular memory doesn't play a role. The chorus repeats the request for one more night in the city, with desires for dancing and music, and a promise of sweet love that will stay.
The lyrics of "Solo una noche más" capture the feeling of not wanting to leave a place where you're having a good time. The singer is disconnected from the outside world, preferring to remain in the city, indulging in his desires for rock music, dancing, and love. He cites the difficulty of getting an appointment with God in the city, suggesting that everything is happening there and it's the place to be. The song might also speak to the feeling of fleeting youth, wanting to hold onto the vibrant energy of the city while there's still time.
Line by Line Meaning
Estoy pegado frente al televisor
I'm glued to the TV
Por una noche más
For one more night
Están pasando un video de rock
They're playing a rock video
Y ella guarda en su bolsón
And she keeps in her purse
Su cepillo y mi corazón
Her brush and my heart
Oh! oh! oh! oh! no dejes la ciudad!
Oh oh oh, don't leave the city!
Sólo una noche más
Just one more night
Me voy a fuera y está todo tan mal
I go outside and everything is so bad
Mejor me vuelvo a entrar
I'd better go back inside
La gente pronto parece olvidar
People soon seem to forget
Lo que pasó algunos años atrás
What happened some years ago
Oh! señor! un lugar, sin memoria popular
Oh Lord, a place without popular memory
No cantará, no bailará, ni una noche más
Won't sing, won't dance, not one more night
Alguien me dijo que
Someone told me that
"dios está en todas partes
"God is everywhere
Pero atiende sólo aquí en la capital"
But only pays attention here in the capital"
Y es tan difícil pedirle una consulta
And it's so hard to ask for a consultation
Que nadie, nadie, lo puede lograr
That no one, no one, can achieve it
Rockas vivas, se mueven las sillas
Live rocks, the chairs move
Te quiero ver bailar
I want to see you dance
Tu pelo mojado, mi piano afinado
Your wet hair, my tuned piano
Sólo una noche más
Just one more night
Dulce amor, te quedarás
Sweet love, you'll stay
No abandonarás la ciudad
You won't leave the city
Oh! oh! oh! oh! sólo una noche más
Oh oh oh, just one more night
Sólo una noche más
Just one more night
Sólo una noche más
Just one more night
Sólo una noche
Just one night
Sólo una noche
Just one night
Sólo una noche más
Just one more night
No más
No more
Lyrics © SADAIC LATIN COPYRIGHTS, INC.
Written by: MIGUEL MATEOS
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Claudia
Lo mejor del rock Argentino! Desde chiquita escuchaba a Miguel Mateos gracias a mis padres, y desde mis 14 años lo sigo, lo fui ver muchas veces cuando vivía en Mendoza, luego cuando me vine a Buenos Aires también, su música me emociona y me trae hermosos recuerdos...... Gracias Migueeelll
Nael Axel Itamar Mendoza Campos
Con esta canción se siente bien. 😃
EL NEGRO TRISTEZA
Excelente el rock Argentino, saludos de Perú !!!
Guillermo Ulises Corimayo
"Un lugar sin memoria popular... no cantará, no bailará... ni una noche más..." ♪♫
Fernando Casso
QUE CANCION ME HACE ACORDAR A MI VIEJO PAUL CASSO, QUE EN PAZ DESCANSE!! TE EXTRAÑO VIEJOO GRACIAS POR HACERME ESCUCHAR EL BUEN ROCK!!!!!!!
Roy roger Labajos Villacorta
No hay mejor música k el rock el rock lo es todo y mejor con estos hits grande Miguel
Mirta Zea
Excelente música de nuestra adolescencia.
Walter antonio Ventocilla pineda
ESPECTACULAR DE PRINCIPIO A FIN
ESE ES EL ROCK SEÑORES
miguel angel broncano
desde niño nunca pude evitar escuchar los gritos del publico diciéndole a Miguel Mateos...Esperate oe....y nunca encontré esta canción en estudio siempre en vivo.....Excelente...
Amed jaimes Rafaelo
Que obra artística.