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From album
Clics Modernos
Charly García · 1983
Details
TonalidadG
Compás4/4
Tempo81 BPM
Duración4:23
CompositorCharly García
ÁlbumClics Modernos
Año1983
ISRCARF098300016
Credits
Music Charly García
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The story behind
When one starts to play *No me dejan salir*, they encounter a rhythmic base that relies heavily on fragments of James Brown's voice. It's interesting how Charly García used these vocal samples, taken from songs like *Hot Pants* (1971) or *Please, Please, Please* (1956), to build the song's sonic structure. This positions him as one of the pioneers in the use of *samples* in Argentina and in Latin American music in general, anticipating a technique that would later become central in genres like *Hip hop*. The lyrics, for their part, convey a feeling of confinement, of not being able to break free from a situation, whether emotional or physical. It invites reflection on the importance of trusting oneself and one's own feelings as a way to overcome that feeling of being trapped, even when the environment seems to limit expression.
This piece is part of Clics Modernos, Charly García's second solo album, released in 1983. On this work, García collaborated with Pedro Aznar, with whom he had already shared projects in Serú Girán. The album, sometimes also known as Modern Clix, has been noted for its connection to the context of the Argentine civic-military dictatorship (1976-1983), reflected in lyrics with a sarcastic and humorous tone. Clics Modernos laid the groundwork for modern trends that would define Argentine rock in the 1980s. *No me dejan salir* appeared as the first track on the B-side of the album and was also released as a single in 1984 in Ecuador.
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