Texas Tornados are a Tejano band whose music is a fusion of rock, country a… Read Full Bio ↴Texas Tornados are a Tejano band whose music is a fusion of rock, country and various Mexican styles. The initial combination of these musicians happened almost by chance at a concert performance of a mutual acquaintance. After Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, Augie Meyers and Doug Sahm performed in front of a San Francisco audience, they all knew the genuine bond they felt in their music could probably be taken to another level. After they initially performed as the Tex-Mex Revue, they took the title Texas Tornados, after Sahm's song and album of that name.

Another account of the group's birth says they formed when record company executives looking to cash in on regional music sales approached Sahm and Meyers around 1990, and they brought in longtime friends and collaborators Fender and Jimenez. Sahm had released albums under the name Texas Tornados as early as the 1970s, some featuring Fender or Meyers. Jimenez and Meyers played on Sahm's Atlantic Records debut in 1971.

Individually, this quartet has had major success. Corpus Christi-native Freddy Fender was a cross-over success story around the world with hits like "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights".

Flaco Jimenez has played with acts ranging from the Rolling Stones to Dwight Yoakam. He also is known as the "Father of Conjunto Music" (Flaco plays the Conjunto accordion).

Augie Meyers has shared the stage with the likes of The Allman Brothers Band and Bob Dylan. He's also a member of the Texas Music Hall of Fame. Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers were both members of the 1960s pop-rock band the Sir Douglas Quintet, with hits such as "She's About a Mover" and "Mendocino" to their credit. Sahm, Meyers and Jimenez are from the San Antonio area.

The band's 1990 debut was recorded in both English and Spanish versions. The Texas Tornados were asked to perform all over the world at places like the Presidential Inauguration of Bill Clinton, the Montreaux Jazz Festival, as well as regular appearances at Farm Aid and the Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show.

Among their other albums is Live From The Limo, this was the last album to be recorded that featured the complete lineup, as Sahm died in 1999, the year of its release. Fender, who had health problems in later years, died in 2006. Their 2005 Live from Austin album was a recording of a 1990 performance on the TV series Austin City Limits.

People sometimes refer to their lyrics as Spanglish because of the mixture of English and Spanish in the same song, in addition to pronouncing the Spanish lyrics in an American accent, which is evident in their hit, "(Hey Baby) Que Paso". An example is the lyric: "Don't you know I love you / and my corazón is real?", where the word corazón (Spanish for "heart") is improperly pronounced IPA: [ˌkɔɹɑˈsoʊn] with an obvious American accent instead of IPA: [koɾaˈson], the proper Latin format. The band's self-titled debut album was offered in Spanish and English-language versions.

Recently, Shawn Sahm reunited with the remaining Tornados, Augie Meyers and Flaco Jimenez and together with five previously unreleased songs from Freddy Fender and one original from Sir Doug along with some of Augie Meyer's trademark songs recorded for the first time by the Tornados. What emerged was the CD "Esta Bueno" which was produced by Shawn Sahm and released nationally by Ray Benson's Bismeaux Records. Esta Bueno was released in March 2010.

The Tornados are gearing up for a Summer 2010 Tour that includes original Tornado musicians Louie Ortega, Speedy Sparks and Ernie Durawa. Former Tex Maniac and current Raul Malo bandmate Michael Guerra will join them on tour playing the Bajo Sexto.

Volver
Texas Tornados Lyrics

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Este amor apasionado
Anda todo alborotado
Por volver

Voy camino a la locura
Y aunque todo me tortura
Se perder

Nos dejamos hace tiempo
Pero me llego el momento
De perder

Tu tenias mucha razón
Le hago caso al corazón
y me muero por volver

Y volver volver volver
A tus brazos otra vez
Llegaré hasta donde estés
Yo se perder, yo se perder
Quiero volver, volver, volver

Nos dejamos hace tiempo
Pero me llego el momento
De perder

Tu tenias mucha razón
Le hago caso al corazón
y me muero por volver

Y volver volver volver
A tus brazos otra vez
Llegaré hasta donde estés

Yo se perder, yo se perder
Quiero volver, volver, volver

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Texas Tornados’s song “Volver” express a passionate desire to return to a relationship that was left in the past. The character in the song is going mad with these powerful emotions, tortured by feelings of longing and regret. The person is willing to lose everything just to be able to return to their lover's embrace. They acknowledge that their lover was right to end the relationship before, but now they let their heart guide them, despite knowing that the decision to come back may lead to failure again.

The use of repetition in the song, specifically the phrase “volver volver volver,” emphasizes the intensity of the singer's desire to return. The repetition also communicates hope and effort to reach the person they love. The emotions evoked by the song are potent, as it makes the listener aware of the complexities of love and relationships. The music itself complements the lyrics, as it is upbeat and lively, creating a sense of urgency and excitement.

Line by Line Meaning

Este amor apasionado
This passionate love

Anda todo alborotado
Is all stirred up

Por volver
Because it wants to return

Voy camino a la locura
I'm on the road to madness

Y aunque todo me tortura
And although everything torments me

Se perder
I'm losing myself

Nos dejamos hace tiempo
We left each other some time ago

Pero me llego el momento
But the time has come for me

De perder
To lose myself

Tu tenias mucha razón
You were very right

Le hago caso al corazón
I'm listening to my heart