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Soda Stereo · 1997 · Track 3
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Duración5:55
ÁlbumEl último concierto A
Año1997
ISRCARFSB0700931
Fun facts
Soda Stereo released «Hombre al agua» in 1990, as the seventh track of their album Canción animal. The song was written by Gustavo Cerati and Daniel Melero, and since then it has become one of their most recognized songs. The lyrics talk about a person who feels lost, as if they were submerged in a river, unable to get out. The song has a smooth rhythm, with a guitar that moves like water. It is one of those songs that stays in your head, with a melody that intertwines with the voice.
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The story behind
Soda Stereo released Hombre al agua in 1990 as the seventh track of Canción animal. The lyrics move between the uncertain and the floating, as if someone were jumping into a river without knowing if they will reach the shore. There are repeated phrases, like "I'm floating down the river," which give a sense of moving forward, although without a fixed direction.
The song begins with the sound of the sea, as if water were the first place where movement starts. Then comes the drums, the keyboard, the guitar and the bass. The chorus gets stronger, and in the final part, you can hear voices getting agitated and a drifting boat. In the live version at Gran Rex, the drums sound different, and the song ends more rock-oriented.