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Hijos del culo
Bersuit Vergarabat · 2000 · Track 13
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Duración3:32
ÁlbumHijos del culo
Año2000
ISRCARF140000055
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The story behind
When Bersuit Vergarabat was creating their fifth album, Hijos del culo, in early 2000, a song emerged that would become their first single: La bolsa. The story behind its composition has a particular origin, gestating during a gathering at the home of someone close to the band in Buenos Aires. It is said that the song's title and theme were born from an incident where a band assistant had a bag stolen from them, a term that in Argentina is colloquially used to refer to cocaine. This peculiarity, added to its sound, which fused rock with cuarteto, gave it significant momentum in its dissemination. The video that accompanied the single showed the band in everyday scenes, such as a barbecue or traveling on a bus in their distinctive pajamas.
The musical proposal of Bersuit Vergarabat was characterized by integrating rock with various American rhythms, such as cumbia, tango, murga, or candombe, and their lyrics often pointed to social and political criticism. For the recording of La bolsa, most of the group's members contributed to its composition. The band, in its best-known lineup, featured Gustavo Cordera on vocals, Juan Carlos Subirá on keyboards and accordion, Carlos Martín on drums, Oscar Humberto Righi on guitar, Pepe Céspedes on bass, Daniel Suárez and Germán "Cóndor" Sbarbatti on vocals and backing vocals, and Alberto Verenzuela on guitar. Although Gustavo Cordera is no longer part of the group, songs like La bolsa, along with other hits like Señor Cobranza or La argentinidad al palo, are part of their legacy.