Three Souls in My Mind was originally composed of Alejandro Lora on bass an… Read Full Bio ↴Three Souls in My Mind was originally composed of Alejandro Lora on bass and lead vocals, Ernesto de Leon on lead guitar, and Carlos Hauptvogel on the drums. On some albums they are accompanied by Arturo Labastida on saxophone and Carlos Martinez on trumpet. Sergio Mancera also played guitar on some albums. They released 15 albums on the RAFF record label before officially changing their name and lineup in 1985.

Three Souls was part of a burgeoning Mexican rock movement that had ties to rock's African American roots, the U.S. counterculture, and the then-globalizing recording industry. As rock in Mexico was originally seen as "inauthentic" when sung in Spanish, Three Souls mostly sang covers of American rock and blues songs in English. However, at the Festival de Avándaro, often called "Mexico's Woodstock", they crossed over, singing first in English, then in Spanish. From then on they recorded primarily in Spanish, writing most of their own songs. When asked why they switched to Spanish, Lora replied that it was important for the audience to understand the messages of the songs. While Three Souls had a popular following among the younger generation while singing in English, changing attitudes toward rock pushed the band to perform in the "hoyos fonquis", where the lower classes held semi-chaotic rock shows. Singing in his original language and for a new, energetic, young, and discontented audience, Lora's songs began reflecting more of the reality of the daily lives of average Mexicans, while simultaneously allowing concertgoers to forget those same troubles. Lora gave his own identity to Mexican rock & roll, becoming its emblem.

Three Souls Boogie
Three Souls in My Mind Lyrics

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Voy a platicarles lo que me paso
El que quiera que oiga, y el que no pues no
A mí no me importa, quien me vaya a oír
Y no me interesa, qué puedan decir, qué puedan decir

Esta historia empieza, cuando yo nací
Hice una promesa que nunca cumplí
Le prometía a mi padre, que iba yo a estudiar

Y que nunca, nunca, nunca me iba a destrampar, me iba a destrampar

Al pasar los años, mi vida cambió
Me perdí en el trago, y en el Rock N' Roll
Me perdí en el trago, y en el Rock N' Roll

Ahora estoy muy loco, ¡loco de verdad!
Y lo único que hago es rockanrolear, es rockanrolear
Con Three Souls tocar, con Three Souls tocar

Se acabó esta historia, pues yo ya me voy
A seguir mi vida en el Rock N' Roll
Quiero que se acuerden, de mí por favor

Y que ya organicen, otro festival, otro Avandaro
Otro Avandaro que toque Three Souls

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Three Souls in My Mind's song Three Souls Boogie portray the confession of the singer about his life story. He declares that he does not care who listens to it or not. He shares the story of his life, starting from when he was born, and how he made a promise to his father that he would study and never get involved in bad habits. However, as time passed, he became lost in the world of drinking and Rock N' Roll. Now, he claims that he is crazy and only wants to rock and roll with Three Souls.

The song indicates the transformation of the singer's life from his birth till the present moment. He acknowledges the fact that he made a promise to his father which he never fulfilled as he became involved in drugs, alcohol, and music. The promise was to study and avoid any harmful habits. Still, at present, he is lost in Rock N' Roll and addicted to it. The song also declares the singer's love for Three Souls, and he wants to rock and roll with them as they are his passion.

Line by Line Meaning

Voy a platicarles lo que me paso
I'm going to tell you guys what happened to me

El que quiera que oiga, y el que no pues no
Whoever wants to listen can listen, and whoever doesn't want to can leave

A mí no me importa, quien me vaya a oír
I don't care who hears me

Y no me interesa, qué puedan decir, qué puedan decir
And I don't care what they might say, what they might say

Esta historia empieza, cuando yo nací
This story starts when I was born

Hice una promesa que nunca cumplí
I made a promise that I never kept

Le prometía a mi padre, que iba yo a estudiar
I promised my father that I would study

Y que nunca, nunca, nunca me iba a destrampar, me iba a destrampar
And that I would never, never, never go off the rails, but I did

Al pasar los años, mi vida cambió
As the years went by, my life changed

Me perdí en el trago, y en el Rock N' Roll
I got lost in drinking and Rock N' Roll

Ahora estoy muy loco, ¡loco de verdad!
Now I'm really crazy, like really crazy!