Freddy and Manuel had met in school and played in Los Hang Ten's. Freddy and his older brother Jose originally thought of founding "Traffic Sound".
The name was chosen because of their penchant for a traffic light, placed as a souvenir in the attic of the Rizo-Patróns house, where they held their practices, after a wild night in Lima.
After a year of continued rehearsals and private shows they tried their luck at Peruvian psychedelic emporium The Tiffany with great success and recorded his first album "A Bailar Go Go" in 1968 with label MAG. It contained versions of songs by The Doors, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Iron Butterfly and The Animals. In later albums they included their own music with a fusion of Andean and Afro-Latin sounds. They held gigs in Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil.
Their second album "Virgin" (1969), all original material, catapulted them to legendary status especially because it contains the absolute icon of Peruvian Psychedelia, "Meshkalina".
In 1970 they recorded another LP named "Traffic Sound", aka. III, aka. "Tibet's Suzettes", where they blend the Psychedelic spirit with an Andean folk sound, and give the necessary step to be closer than ever to progressive rock.
In 1971 Braniff International Airways organized the first South American Tour of a Peruvian band, and Traffic Sound was well received in demanding markets such as Argentina and Brazil.
After the tour they switched to bigger label Sono Radio and released four singles. At this point Willy Thorne left the band and was replaced by Zulu or (Miguel Angel Ruiz Orbegoso) on bass, with whom they recorded their last LP, "Lux". Incredibly, during a massive strike of Sono Radio workers the master tapes disappeared and were only found in 1996. This album is different to the previous, the Andean influence is more evident and some political concerns were expressed.
The band held a memorable concert at the Teatro Segura in Lima together with the Contemporary Orchestra of Peruvian jazz pianist Jaime Delgado Aparicio in 1971 and disbanded in 1972.
A popular Peruvian rock group in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Traffic Sound had a very British-influenced early progressive rock sound along the lines of Traffic and (more distantly) Jethro Tull. These similarities were evident in the band's use of flute and saxes, all played by Jean Pierre Magnet, who could also play vibes and percussion. What is surprising is that Traffic Sound, unlike other South American groups of the period that only came to light in the Northern Hemisphere in the 1990s, do not sound exotic or primitive. They simply sound like an accomplished minor-league 1970 rock band with considerable progressive, psychedelic, and soul influences informing their original material. There's a Latin feel to some of the rhythmic percussive grooves, sure, but no more, really, than you would find in a cut like Traffic's "Feelin' Alright." They disbanded in 1972 after four albums; some of their material found US release in 1997.
Simple
Traffic Sound Lyrics
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I was simple (simple)
When I laid beside you
Now I know it's all through
It's not true
I was simple (simple)
I was simple (simple)
Since the day I found you
time just meant an old rule
now it's true.
Loving you is groovin'
don't you know it's foolish?
just to say I think of those lies
just to pray you're still mine
just to cry we've been right
The song "Simple" by Traffic Sound expresses the theme of simplicity in love and relationships. The lyrics convey a sense of longing and regret for a time when things were uncomplicated and straightforward. The repeated lines "I was simple" emphasize the singer's desire for a return to that state of simplicity.
The lyrics suggest that the singer's relationship has ended, and they now recognize that it was not as simple as they once thought. The line "Now I know it's all through, it's not true" implies that the singer has come to accept the reality of the situation, and that their previous perceptions of the relationship were perhaps naive.
The chorus emphasizes the idea that loving someone can be a foolish endeavor, particularly if it requires one to compromise their sense of self or to overlook certain truths. The final line, "just to cry we've been right," suggests a sense of resignation or even futility, as the singer acknowledges that the relationship has ultimately ended.
Line by Line Meaning
I was simple (simple)
I used to be uncomplicated
I was simple (simple)
In the past, my thoughts and feelings were not convoluted or complex
When I laid beside you
Simpler times were had when I was close to you
Now I know it's all through
I now realize that our relationship has ended
It's not true
What I thought was real, wasn't real after all
I was simple (simple)
I used to be uncomplicated
I was simple (simple)
In the past, my thoughts and feelings were not convoluted or complex
I was simple (simple)
I used to not overanalyze things and complicate them
Since the day I found you
Since the moment I met you
time just meant an old rule
Time was not seen as something to be strictly followed because being with you made time fly by
now it's true.
Now, in retrospect, I understand that what we had was not as special as I thought it was
Loving you is groovin'
Being in love with you was like being in rhythm or harmony
don't you know it's foolish?
I now realize that loving you was not worth it
just to say I think of those lies
I used to tell myself that our relationship was based on truth, but now I see that it was filled with lies
just to pray you're still mine
I used to hope that we could still be together despite the fact that it was not the best idea
just to cry we've been right
I used to believe that our relationship was the right thing for us and now I mourn the loss of that belief
Contributed by Kayla C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Alberto Nishiyama
Mi versión de la letra. Tengo dudas con una línea específica. Cualquier ayuda es bienvenida.
I was simple... simple.... Simple... I was simple... simple
When I lay beside you now I know I'ts all true... It's not true
I was simple... simple.... Simple... I was simple... simple
Since the day I found you time just meant an old rule now It's true
Loving you It's grooving, Don't you know It's too late
Just to say I think of those times, just to pray you're still mine
(En esta línea tengo mis dudas)
I was simple... simple.... Simple... I was simple... simple
Solo Magnet
Since the day I found you time just meant an old rule now It's true
Loving you It's grooving, Don't you know It's too late
Just to say I think of those times, just to pray you're still mine
(En esta línea tengo mis dudas)
I was simple... simple.... Simple... I was simple... simple
Mario Rafael S-F L
aqui la letra:
I was simple (simple)
I was simple (simple)
When I laid beside you
Now I know it's all through
It's not true
I was simple (simple)
I was simple (simple)
I was simple (simple)
Since the day I found you
Time just meant an old rule
Now it's true.
Loving you is groovin'
Don't you know it's foolish?
Just to say I think of those lies
Just to pray you're still mine
Just to cry we've been right
Luis L
LETRA DE LA CANCION.... SIMPLE
Manuel Sanguinetti, .... vamos Manuel.... sube el instrumental de SIMPLE para disfrutar en casa y recordarlos a cada momento que lo cantemos.
Tu debes tener el play back o la cinta.... anula la voz y regraba el instrumental en casa.... es cuestion de decision.... animo.... la tecnologioa esta a tu alcance.
I was simple (simple)
I was simple (simple)
When I laid beside you
Now I know it's all through
It's not true
I was simple (simple)
I was simple (simple)
Since the day I found you
time just meant an old rule
now it's true.
Loving you is groovin'
don't you know it's foolish?
just to say I think of those lies
just to pray you're still mine
just to cry we've been right
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I was simple (simple)
I was simple (simple)
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Since the day I found you
time just meant an old rule
now it's true.
Loving you is groovin'
don't you know it's foolish?
just to say I think of those lies
just to pray you're still mine
just to cry we've been right
carlos castilla
I was simple (simple)
I was simple (simple)
When I laid beside you
Now I know it's all through
It's not true
I was simple (simple)
I was simple (simple)
I was simple (simple)
Since the day I found you
time just meant an old rule
now it's true.
Loving you is groovin'
don't you know it's foolish?
just to say I think of those lies
just to pray you're still mine
just to cry we've been right
I was simple (simple)
I was simple (simple)
Loving you is groovin'
don't you know it's foolish?
just to say I think of those lies
just to pray you're still mine
just to cry we've been right
StarO StarEarthMath
que hermoso tema y genial que hoy 2020 le hayan hecho un tributo a esta banda peruana que se adelanto 50 años a su época
Carmen ortiz peña
bellisima, lloro cuando la escucho, tenia 15 años ya para 16, estaba en 5° de secundaria. Tiempos que quedaron marcados en mi memoria. Mil gracias , recordar es volver a vivir!
nadienosdijoesto
Aguante el rock peruano! Saludos desde Chile
Miguel Duharte
Traffic Sound, para mi el mejor grupo de rock "psicodelico" del Peru, brillaron en una epoca de otros grandes grupos como Telegraph, MADS, Shains, YORKS. Tuve la suerte de escucharlos en vivo al igual que los otros; la musica de Traffic Sound aun hoy suena fresca, sigue vigente!!!!
cesar Samamé
Tremenda calidad de los conjuntos peruanos de esa época,,suerte los que nos toco vivir en esos momentos y los que no, las disfrutan ahora,como nuestros hijos que se quedan sorprendidos con la hermosa música que se hizo en aquellos tiempo..
Lorenzo Ramos Pérez
pasa lo que ahora, veras como la música de hoy en dia de los grupos peruanos, de aqui a unos 20 o 30 años la juventud actual, opinara igual...debo reconocer que con las limitaciones de técnica se hicieron muy buenas grabaciones
Luis Paz
Este tema será del 69
Steve Adolphus
Estos muchachos estaban adelantados a su época........gente de mundo
CÉSAR ASENCIOS
Yo conocí esta cancón por el cover...y encontré que el original es una joya!!!...woooow
Editorial Manus Sinistra
¿Quién le hace cover? Yo conocí la canción y la banda por la Doble Nine