Miguel Mateos (26 de enero of 1953) is a rock and pop music singer/songwrit… Read Full Bio ↴Miguel Mateos (26 de enero of 1953) is a rock and pop music singer/songwriter from Villa Pueyrredón, Argentina. He is considered one of the most important exponents of Rock en Español, specially in the 1980s when he along with Charly Garcia, Soda Stereo, Enanitos Verdes, Virus, Sumo, Fabulosos Cadillacs, Rata Blanca, and many more bands became international stars in the so-called "Argentine Invasion" ("La Ola Argentina") of rock music that swept Latin America and parts of North America and Europe. It would help popularize Spanish-language rock outside of Argentina, and make the genre a commercially successful industry.
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.

Voy con Quien Soy
Miguel Mateos Lyrics

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María le mostró su tatuaje Budú
Tatuado con pudor en una nalga
Le dijo que la vida era muy corta
Que se va, sola se va
Juan le secó el sudor
Le dijo que algunas cosas no
Importaban
Que si una cita a ciegas

Los trenzaba, que si vos sos yo
Y yo soy vos
Sólo voy con quien soy
No me importa donde voy
Para bien, para mal
Nunca dejo de buscar

Abriga mi alma fugitiva
Que está entre lo vulgar
Y lo divino
Lleva algo de pan para el camino
Pero vamos ya, vámonos ya
Tomaré la purga de tu aliento
Quemará todas mis toxinas
Y juraremos sobre el sacramento
En donde vos sos yo y yo soy vos
Sólo voy con quien soy
Volverá el amor
Y cuando vuelva

Nos dirá a los dos
Sólo voy con quien soy

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Miguel Mateos' Voy con Quien Soy tell a story of two people, María and Juan, who share a connection even though they are complete strangers. María shows Juan her Budú tattoo, which she has tattooed with modesty on one of her buttocks. She tells him that life is short and that it passes away quickly, leaving everyone alone. Juan responds by wiping sweat off her face and telling her that some things don't matter. If a blind date tangled them up, it wouldn't matter because they are each other. He tells her that "I am you" and "You are me." The two of them have a deep connection, and they share a belief that they should only go with who they are.

The song's chorus "Sólo voy con quien soy," which translates to "I only go with who I am," is a mantra to remind oneself that they should always remain true to who they are. The song also expresses the idea that love can be found anywhere, even between two strangers, and that it is worth pursuing when it is found.

Overall, the song is about the search for identity and connection in a world that can leave people feeling lost and alone. It encourages people to be themselves and to trust that they will find love and acceptance in the process.

Line by Line Meaning

María le mostró su tatuaje Budú
María showed her discreetly tattooed Budú to him

Tatuado con pudor en una nalga
Inked with modesty on one of her buttocks

Le dijo que la vida era muy corta
She said that life is too short

Que se va, sola se va
That it goes away, alone it goes away

Juan le secó el sudor
Juan wiped off her sweat

Le dijo que algunas cosas no importaban
He told her that some things did not matter

Que si una cita a ciegas los trenzaba
That if a blind date tangled them up

Que si vos sos yo y yo soy vos
That if you are me and I am you

Sólo voy con quien soy
I only go with who I am

No me importa donde voy
I don't care where I'm going

Para bien, para mal
For better or for worse