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EPISODE · Mar 21, 2026

[Esp-Eng] Hive Music Festival - Week N° 179 - Round 2// El Locos - Babasónicos

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https://3speak.tv/watch?v=aletoalonewolf/592c5261 Fuente de la imagen de portada, editada en Canva Si hay un tema musical que representa un antes y un después en la historia del rock argentino del siglo XXI, es "El Loco". Esta obra, que fue publicada en un escenario de crisis social y económica en Argentina (2001), no solo salvó a Babasónicos de la marginalidad del underground experimental, sino que también transformó el sonido del pop-rock hispano al combinar la psicodelia con una estética elegante y consumista. "El Loco" fue escrita por Adrián "Dárgelos" Rodríguez, quien se encargó de las letras, mientras que la arquitectura musical le corresponde a la banda (en particular a la dupla Dárgelos-Tuñón). El tema surgió de las sesiones de Jessico, un álbum que la banda grabó con el apuro de alguien que no tiene nada que perder. Después de diez años de experimentación con el sonido en los años noventa (la época de Pasto y Miami), el grupo optó por adoptar estructuras más directas y melódicas. "El Loco" fue una manifestación de esta transformación: una canción que sonaba en la radio, pero cuya lírica tenía un rasgo raro que la distanció del pop tradicional. La ironía y el enfoque en el narcisismo consciente son los elementos centrales de la canción. La célebre expresión "Puse un logo en mi vida para que me reconozcas" es una crítica dura de la manera en que se forma la identidad en el tiempo del marketing. Babasónicos ya se refería a la necesidad de "etiquetarse" o transformarse en un producto para ser validado por los demás mucho antes de que Instagram existiera. El personaje principal es descrito como "muy cariñoso" y "un vagabundo que no sabe a dónde va". Personifica la imagen del dandy contemporáneo: una persona que es consciente de su ego y su fragilidad, pero decide mostrarlos con orgullo y un matiz de indiferencia. "El Loco" es, en términos musicales, una joya de la psicodelia acústica. Se aleja de las guitarras eléctricas distorsionadas y se basa en un rasgueo continuo de guitarra acústica, un bajo con un groove hipnótico y sintetizadores espaciales que generan una atmósfera de ensueño. If there is one song that marks a turning point in the history of 21st-century Argentine rock, it is “El Loco.” Released amid a period of social and economic crisis in Argentina (2001), this track not only rescued Babasónicos from the margins of the experimental underground scene but also transformed the sound of Latin pop-rock by blending psychedelia with an elegant, consumerist aesthetic. “El Loco” was written by Adrián “Dárgelos” Rodríguez, who penned the lyrics, while the musical arrangement was the work of the band (specifically the Dárgelos-Tuñón duo). The song emerged from the sessions for Jessico, an album the band recorded with the urgency of those who have nothing to lose. After ten years of experimenting with sound in the 1990s (the era of Pasto and Miami), the group chose to adopt more direct and melodic structures. “El Loco” was a manifestation of this transformation: a song that played on the radio, but whose lyrics had a peculiar quality that set it apart from traditional pop. Irony and a focus on self-aware narcissism are the central elements of the song. The famous line “I put a logo on my life so you’d recognize me” is a harsh critique of how identity is formed in the age of marketing. Babasónicos was already addressing the need to “brand oneself” or turn into a product in order to be validated by others long before Instagram existed. The main character is described as “very affectionate” and “a vagabond who doesn’t know where he’s going.” He embodies the image of the contemporary dandy: a person who is aware of his ego and his fragility, but chooses to display them with pride and a touch of indifference. “El Loco” is, in musical terms, a gem of acoustic psychedelia. It moves away from distorted electric guitars and relies on continuous acoustic guitar strumming, a bass with a hypnotic groove, and spacey synthesizers that create a dreamlike atmosphere. Letra/Lyric Soy víctima de un Dios Frágil, temperamental Que en vez de rezar Por mí Se fue a bailar Se fue a la disco de un lugar Quiso mi disfraz Vivir como un mortal Como no logró matarme Me regaló Una visión particular Volutas de humo Titilo a su encuentro Siento el fulgor Y quiero entrar Soy víctima de un Dios Díscolo y muy singular Que a su antojo fiel Me arrebató a mi mujer Y la internó en un lupanar Que él administró Como chulo, gran señor Y llegó hasta el fin, de confundir Su impunidad, se creyó omnisciente Volutas de humo Titilo a su encuentro Siento el fulgor Y quiero entrar Lo regalado es mío y se acabó No lo devuelvo Lo regalado es mío y se acabó No lo devuelvo Lo regalado es mío y se acabó No lo devuelvo Soy víctima de un Dios Frágil, temperamental Que en vez de rezar Por mi Se fue a bailar A la disco de un lugar I am the victim of a God Fragile, temperamental Who, instead of praying For me Went off to dance Went to a nightclub somewhere He wanted my disguise To live like a mortal Since he couldn’t kill me He gave me A special vision Wispy plumes of smoke Flicker as they meet him I feel the glow And I want to go in I am the victim of a God Wayward and quite unique Who, on a whim, Snatched my wife from me And locked her away in a brothel That he ran Like a pimp, a grand lord And went so far as to confuse His impunity; he believed himself omniscient Wispy clouds of smoke Flicker as they meet him I feel the glow And I want to go in What was given is mine and that’s that I won’t give it back What was given is mine and that’s that I won’t give it back What was given is mine and that’s that I won’t give it back I am the victim of a God Fragile, temperamental Who instead of praying For me Went off to dance At a disco somewhere Video Editado en capcut/video edited in capcut Video elaborado en un Samsung A10s/Video produced on a Samsung A10s Microfono lavalier JH-043 tipo balita/JH-043 balita-type lavalier microphone Translated with DeepL.com (free version) Menciones especiales/Special mentions: @gaborockstar, @yusmi, @sayury, @capitandelbam, @luisfe, @carmencitavdc, @engranaje, @manclar, @encuentro @djbravo, @gabrielinhomusic, @italozapata @uri07, @enraizar, @mayvil, @solorsanot, @pablosaxo, @lcampesina Referencias/Source https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/musica/jessico-que-tiene-el-gran-disco-de-babasonicos-que-20-anos-despues-lo-seguimos-escuchando-nid27072021/ https://www.letras.com/babasonicos/73038/ <iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3Wz3Ln7YI-0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" frameborder="0" >

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