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El viaje de Copperpot
La Oreja de Van Gogh · 2000 · Track 8
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Duración3:35
ÁlbumEl viaje de Copperpot
Año2000
ISRCES5110002870
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The story behind
The story told by La chica del gorro azul feels like a direct continuation of another song by the group, Cuídate. If you listen to the end of that other piece, it invites dancing, and the chorus of this song responds with the image of someone who danced for a while and then left. It's as if the same memory is being narrated from two different angles, focusing on the same person who left a mark. The lyrics, in general, use delicate, almost childlike imagery to talk about a youthful love that felt more like a game that ended up leaving a feeling of something missing, from the singer's perspective. The sound of this song leans towards Power Pop, a style the group explored on the album El viaje de Copperpot. At the beginning, a piano and synthesizer sound marks the melody that accompanies the rest of the piece.
This track, which is part of La Oreja de Van Gogh's second album, El viaje de Copperpot, released in the year 2000, did not have wide commercial distribution. A promotional version was released that only included the song, and no music video was made. At the time, there was some confusion about whether this or Tic Tac would be the main single, as La chica del gorro azul was playing more on the radio. The album it comes from, El viaje de Copperpot, is inspired by the 1985 film The Goonies, due to the character Chester Copperpot. This record marked a departure from the more local sound of La Oreja de Van Gogh, known as Donosti Sound, to delve into Power Pop, with catchy melodies and carefree lyrics. The band, originally from San Sebastián, began their musical journey in 1996. In this song, there is a reference to their hometown with the phrase "I used to take you by bicycle around Monte Urgull," a place located opposite La Concha Beach. The bicycle is a recurring element on the album, appearing on the cover and in the video for the single Mariposa.