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Almendra
Almendra · 1969
Details
TonalidadG major
Duración2:47
ÁlbumAlmendra
Año1969
ISRCARF036900022
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The story behind
When you dive into Laura va, you encounter a piece that goes beyond a simple song. It is the closing track of Almendra's first album, released in 1969, and it marks a turning point. What makes it special is how Luis Alberto Spinetta weaves a story with melancholic undertones, which even allows itself to dialogue with tango in its cadence. The recording featured Rodolfo Mederos on bandoneon, something unprecedented for rock at the time, and an orchestra conducted by Rodolfo Alchourron, a musician with a solid classical background and jazz experience, who contributed arrangements that gave it a very particular sonic dimension. This combination of elements, which broke down genre barriers, was a bold undertaking for the era.
This track, which lasts 2:50, is associated with the image of the "suction cup arrow" within the album's conceptualization, representing men who sing to the "tear" of the man on the cover, bound to their destinies. The influence of The Beatles' She's Leaving Home is palpable, sharing the theme of a young woman leaving her home. However, Laura va delves into a family context marked by pain and suffering, a key difference from the British band's song. Alchourron's participation, who the following year would form Sanata y Clarificación with Mederos, was fundamental in achieving a sonic result that greatly enriched Almendra's proposal and set a precedent in Argentine popular music.