In 1979, painter, singer and synthesizer experimenter Herminio Molero joined several other musicians to form a new rock group. Among them were the Auserón brothers (Luis and Santiago), who wrote then in a music magazine called Disco Express under the name Corazones Automáticos; Enrique Sierra, guitar player from Kaka de Luxe and percussionist Javier Pérez Grueso. They took their name from an Italian independent radio station.
Molero contributed a fusion of electronic and traditional music to the style of the group, while Sierra added a punk tone. After months of rehearsing and a few live performances, they released their first album Musica Moderna (Modern Music) in 1980, which was an unexpected success beyond the specialized circles.
Molero and Javier Pérez Grueso abandoned the group due to disagreements on the concept of their music, and the group is completed in 1981 with Solrac (Carlos Velázquez) who had already participated in the first album.
In 1981 they recorded the single "La estatua del jardín botánico" (The Statue of the Botanical Gardens), produced by Jaime Stinus, followed by "Dance usted" (You dance), in which they developed a new fusion style ("funky-punk") that made them successful all around Spain.
In 1984 they recorded their second album, La ley del desierto, la ley del mar (The Law of the Desert, The Law of the Sea), another unexpected commercial success, with the singles "Escuela de calor" (School of heat), "Historia de play-back" (History of play-back), "En Portugal" (In Portugal), "El nadador" (The swimmer) and "Semilla Negra" (Black seed). The album has two distinct parts, the dry and hard sounding Law of the Desert and a more watery Law of the Sea.
The following year they published De un país en llamas (From a country in flames), a risky and more baroque album due to the introduced technological innovations. A remarkable eight singles were taken from this album.
In 1989, the band is elected by popular vote as the best Spanish band of the 80s. By January 1990 they had completed what came to be their last studio LP, entitled Veneno en la piel. The self produced album kept in the trail of the Latin Rock its predecessor had defined, with no major style changes other than an even more basic or "clean" sound.
The album went straight to #1 in the charts and stayed there for weeks; impulsed by their record company, the band engaged in their biggest to date live tour. On Sept. 30th, 1990, the band closed it in Madrid with what was going to be their last live performance as a band.
By the time when the tour was finished, the band members had grown weary of the musical business and the enormous amounts of money generated around the band, with no precedent in the Spanish indie pop-rock scene. Having achieved a huge notoriorety and a near absolute lead in the Spanish pop-rock scene (only contested by the synth-pop oriented trio Mecano), and also influenced by Enrique Sierra's health problems and Halsall's death by overdose in 1992, they decided it was time to disband at the height of their careers before the music industry devoured their creativity as artists.
La Negra Flor
Radio Futura Lyrics
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me encontré con la negra flor
que creció tan hermosa
de su tallo enfermizo.
why al final de la Rambla
me encontré con la negra flor
¿Dónde vas negra rosa?
Que tu pena fuera sólo por mi culpa,
que mi culpa fuera sólo por amor,
que los besos flores negras
de la Rambla son.
O de un rincón.
In Radio Futura's song La Negra Flor, the singer describes coming across a black flower at the end of La Rambla, a long street in Barcelona, Spain. The flower, despite growing from a sickly stem, is described as being beautiful. The singer addresses the flower, asking where it is going and if it will give them its love. The lyrics suggest a sense of melancholy and longing, with the singer lamenting their own faults and the possibility that their love may have caused the flower's pain.
The use of a black flower as a symbol is striking, as black typically represents death or mourning, but the flower is still portrayed as being beautiful. This could be interpreted as a commentary on the idea that beauty can arise from even the most difficult or painful circumstances. The mention of La Rambla and the city of Barcelona also adds a sense of place to the song, creating a specific setting and atmosphere for the story being told.
Overall, La Negra Flor is a poignant, introspective song that uses vivid imagery to convey a sense of longing and regret. The use of the black flower as a metaphor adds a layer of complexity and depth to the lyrics, making for a haunting and memorable song.
Line by Line Meaning
Al final de la Rambla
At the end of La Rambla street
me encontré con la negra flor
I met the black flower
que creció tan hermosa
It grew so beautifully
de su tallo enfermizo.
Despite its sickly stem.
¿Dónde vas negra rosa?
Where are you going, black rose?
¿Me regalas tu amor?
Will you give me your love?
Que tu pena fuera sólo por mi culpa,
If your sorrow was solely because of me,
que mi culpa fuera sólo por amor,
If my fault was solely because of love,
que los besos flores negras
That the kisses of black flowers
de la Rambla son.
Are from La Rambla street.
O de un rincón.
Or from a corner.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: L. Auseron, S. Auseron
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Martin Kevill
Brilliant song. One of the first songs that got me into Spanish music. Mecano and El ultimo de la Fila are great too! 😊👍❤️🇬🇧
Marta Ayguavives
Gracias por los ratos que pasé con esta canción, os lo dice una catalana orgullosa de poder haber vivido esa epoca
José Blanco
Para, mi el mejor grupo de rock en España de todas, las épocas. Y este tema es fabuloso. Radio futura es un grupo sempiterno su música es de todos los tiempos no envejece.
Majestad scifi
Una de las mejores canciones de la música española sin lugar a dudas.
Carmen Castañón
Eran …geniales
Y ahora me parecen todavia mejores
Orgullosa de haberlo vivivido y seguir viviendolo
MANUEL ANTONIO ZARAGOZA
El mejor grupo de habla hispana de los 80,,y este temazo es insuperable.Un Icono
Tetolatic BAE
No me canso de escuchar esta cancion!! Donde quedo Radio Futura?
JUAN CARLOS VELEZ ALVAREZ
En Colombia disfrutamos mucho esta banda, me encanta.
Montse Zaballa
El mejor grupo de rock y mi preferido, una música para escuchar siempre y que nunca pasará; esta canción es buenísima.
Luis Salomon
La canción me encanta, la escucho seguido. Pero no recordaba este pedazo de video, excelente!