A native of the middle-class La Paternal neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Pappo started playing the guitar at the age of ten, and became active in Argentine rock since its beginnings; Pappo was a force in its transition from English to Spanish as guitarist of Los Gatos, the first rock band to enter the mainstream charts in Argentina.
He also played in the first incarnation of cult band Los Abuelos de la Nada and in the quasi-psychedelic La Pesada del Rock and Roll.
With his band, Pappo's Blues, he recorded and toured extensively. He became an underground working-class hero, but received no radio airplay. In the mid-1970s, Pappo spent some time in Brazil and also in England, playing alongside Peter Green (formerly of Fleetwood Mac), Lemmy (who later achieved fame with Motörhead), and other rock and blues greats.
Back in Argentina, Pappo formed Riff, a heavy metal band. During the 1982 Mailvinas war, Argentine music was given a large share of radio play, and Riff became popular with rockers.
With the advent of popular blues bands in the 1980s, such as Memphis La Blusera, Pappo was recognized as the godfather of Argentine blues. As such, he enjoyed the appreciation of B. B. King who admitted cherishing many of Pappo's records, and with whom he played at the Madison Square Garden in 1993 and 1994.
Since 1984, Pappo alternated solo work with re-unions of Pappo's Blues and Riff.
In the late 1980's Pappo spent time in the United States and formed a new version of Riff, which became Pappo y Widowmakers (Pappo and the Widowmakers) in 1989. This version of the band was based in the Los Angeles / Hollywood California area, and the bandmembers were as follows: Dave Hatlee - Bass, Rick Ness - Second Guitar, Saint Bongosto - Drums
Pappo y Widowmaker recorded a two-song EP in late 1989 and then embarked on tour back to South America in December 1989. They performed several successful shows in venues such as Club Satisfaction in Buenos Aires and The Superdomo in Mar Del Plata in 1990.
Pappo's other love was car racing. He raced in Argentina's top stock-car category, Turismo Carretera, and in motorcycle races, with limited success.
Pappo died in a road accident in Luján, Buenos Aires province on 24 February 2005.
El Viejo
Pappo Lyrics
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Reflexionamos al vernos al espejo
Qué es lo que pasa, me estoy viniendo viejo,
No se ya qué pensar, si ya no se qué es lo que pienso
Yo soy un hombre bueno,
Lo que pasa es que me estoy viniendo viejo
Trataré de hacer las cosas a su tiempo,
No puede ser que esto me preocupe,
Si estoy naciendo, que bueno, que bueno
Para qué tantos años de experiencia,
Si justo ahora me doy cuenta que no tengo
Yo soy un hombre bueno,
Lo que pasa es que me estoy viniendo viejo
Trataré de hacer las cosas a su tiempo,
O sino no le daré importancia al cuerpo
The Pappo's Blues song El Viejo is a contemplation on the human experience of aging, and the feelings of insecurity and reflection that often come with it. The lyrics describe the singer's introspection when faced with their own aging appearance in the mirror, questioning what it means and what their purpose is at this stage of life. The repetition of the line "Qué es lo que pasa, me estoy viniendo viejo" (What is happening, I am getting old) emphasizes the sense of unease and uncertainty the singer experiences, unsure of what comes next.
Despite this, the singer asserts their basic goodness and intention to live life to the fullest. The line "Yo soy un hombre bueno, lo que pasa es que me estoy viniendo viejo" (I am a good man, what is happening is that I am getting old) conveys a sense of frustration and resignation, as if the singer wishes they could hold on to their youthful energy but knows that it is impossible. However, they resolve to either do things in their own time or not worry about their body's limitations, acknowledging that age is just a number and the spirit remains the same.
Line by Line Meaning
Qué nos ocurre después de tanto tiempo,
After so much time has passed, what happens to us?
Reflexionamos al vernos al espejo
We reflect upon ourselves when we look in the mirror.
Qué es lo que pasa, me estoy viniendo viejo,
What's happening to me, I'm getting old.
No se ya qué pensar, si ya no se qué es lo que pienso
I don't know what to think anymore, if I don't know what I'm thinking.
Yo soy un hombre bueno,
I am a good man,
Lo que pasa es que me estoy viniendo viejo
It's just that I'm getting old.
Trataré de hacer las cosas a su tiempo,
I'll try to do things in their own time,
O sino no le daré importancia al cuerpo, oh no
Or else I won't give any importance to my body, oh no.
No puede ser que esto me preocupe,
It can't be that this worries me,
Si estoy naciendo, que bueno, que bueno
If I am being born, how good is that, how good is that.
Para qué tantos años de experiencia,
What's the use of so many years of experience,
Si justo ahora me doy cuenta que no tengo
If I just now realized that I don't have any.
Yo soy un hombre bueno,
I am a good man,
Lo que pasa es que me estoy viniendo viejo
It's just that I'm getting old.
Trataré de hacer las cosas a su tiempo,
I'll try to do things in their own time,
O sino no le daré importancia al cuerpo
Or else I won't give any importance to my body.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: NORBERTO NAPOLITANO
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Pappolgía: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWpuBRy8jII&list=PLKv67tRtzfp1O1jix433a0IzpJn6V-LQ4
@jorgeferrari5564
Pappo es un mostro..este tema siempre me gusto..pero la vercion con Erick Sardinas..esta tremenda
@angelfrancosantos2210
Por fin la encuentro después de tantos años v': mi papá la escuchaba y se me quedo en mi cabeza desde niño
@davidmateoroldan3465
Emmm tu viejo seguramente escuchaba la versión original, más blusera, con más groove, sin los saxos y menos power
@lalomirrp2533
@@davidmateoroldan3465 pienso lo mismo.
@rauldomingogalloso5771
Dios y todos los santos,esto si q es Rock and Roll....señores lo mejor de latinoamerica ,LEJOS,,CARPO TU MUSICA NUNCA MORIRA CARAJO....QEPD...querido pappo...te Amo
@thegame6141
Hola
@ElMarce500
Pappo es el mejor cantante de Rock, la primera canción que escuche de el. Fue Auto rojo y después en el auto de mi papa escuche este temazo. Vamos Pappo!!! 😎
@innawyldeflower9980
Awante tu viejo!! 🤘🎶🎵
@damianarrua4272
Dos genios.
Iconos del rock.
Viva el rock nacional lpm