After a wildly successful tour across South America in late 2005, the band decided, in their own words, to "stop for a while". Some of their members went on to form side band projects such as No Relax and The Locos. As time went by without further notices, many Ska-P fans feared the band had been gone for good. On late April 2008 and for the rejoice of their worldwide fans, they announced their return as a band on their official site.
Their new album, "Lágrimas y gozos", was released the 7th of October 2008 and its first single is called "Crimen sollicitationis". The band is going to perform various shows around South America and Europe in November and December.
Official website: http://www.ska-p.net
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Ska-P Lyrics
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mira como brilla mi coche cuando le da el sol, le da el sol!
Y mientras en Africa se mueren por inanición
niños enfermos, los ves en televisión, televisión televisión!
Medio mundo se muere sin tu compasión,
piensatelo ¿Qué se puede hacer?
¡Síguelo!, ¡síguelo!, ¡síguelo!, ¡consíguelo! el 0,7 (4)
Esta noche voy de cena y luego me voy a bailar
Tienes en tus manos demostrar la solidaridad,
exige 0,7 y esto empezará a cambiar, a cambiar!
Medio mundo se muere sin tu compasión
piensatelo ¿Qué se puede hacer?
¡Síguelo!, ¡síguelo!, ¡síguelo!, ¡consíguelo! el 0,7 (4)
Debes saber que no es bastante con la caridad
y se ha negado el 0,7 y a todo el mundo le da igual, le da igual.
Que no se puede permitir tanta desigualdad,
que mueren como ratas
y a nosotros no nos falta de na, de na, de na!
Medio mundo se muere sin tu compasión
piensatelo ¿Qué se puede hacer?
¡Síguelo!, ¡síguelo!, ¡síguelo!, ¡consíguelo! el 0,7 (4)
Medio mundo se muere sin tu compasión
piensatelo ¿Qué se puede hacer?
¡Síguelo!, ¡síguelo!, ¡síguelo!, ¡consíguelo! el 0,7 (4)
¿es que no me comprendes? ¡el 0,7 ya!
The lyrics of this song by Ska-P address the stark contrast between the comfortable lives that many people lead in developed countries and the devastating conditions faced by those living in poverty, specifically in Africa. The singer describes their own contentment at home, highlighting the luxuries they have such as video and heating, as well as their shiny car when it is bathed in sunlight. However, they juxtapose this with the reality of children suffering from starvation and illness in Africa, which can be witnessed on television. The lyrics question the lack of compassion and action from the privileged half of the world, urging them to think about what can be done to help. The repeated phrase "síguelo, consíguelo, el 0,7" (follow it, get it, the 0.7) is a call to demand the allocation of 0.7% of a country's gross national income to international aid, a cause that the song advocates for as a means to begin transforming the situation.
Line by Line Meaning
Que agusto estoy en casa con mi video y mi calefacción,
I feel comfortable at home with my video and heating,
mira como brilla mi coche cuando le da el sol, le da el sol!
Look how my car shines in the sunlight, in the sunlight!
Y mientras en Africa se mueren por inanición
And while people die of hunger in Africa,
niños enfermos, los ves en televisión, televisión televisión!
Sick children, you see them on television, television, television!
Medio mundo se muere sin tu compasión,
Half the world is dying without your compassion,
piensatelo ¿Qué se puede hacer?
Think about it, what can be done?
¡Síguelo!, ¡síguelo!, ¡síguelo!, ¡consíguelo! el 0,7 (4)
Follow it, follow it, follow it, achieve it! the 0.7 (4)
Esta noche voy de cena y luego me voy a bailar
Tonight I'm going to dinner and then going dancing
y si me gasto unos talegos mi bolsillo sigue igual, sigue igual.
Even if I spend some money, my pocket remains the same, remains the same.
Tienes en tus manos demostrar la solidaridad,
You have it in your hands to show solidarity,
exige 0,7 y esto empezará a cambiar, a cambiar!
Demand 0.7 and this will start to change, to change!
Debes saber que no es bastante con la caridad
You must know that charity is not enough
y se ha negado el 0,7 y a todo el mundo le da igual, le da igual.
And the 0.7 has been denied and no one cares, no one cares.
Que no se puede permitir tanta desigualdad,
We cannot afford so much inequality,
que mueren como ratas
that they die like rats
y a nosotros no nos falta de na, de na, de na!
and we lack nothing, nothing, nothing!
¿es que no me comprendes? ¡el 0,7 ya!
Don't you understand me? The 0.7 already!
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ROBERTO GANAN OJEA, ANTONIO GARCIA ESCOBAR, JOSE ANTONIO LOPEZ PANCORBO, FRANCISCO JAVIER NAVIO ALCAZAR
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