Paraíso

The story behind

Spinetta y los Socios del Desierto recorded "Paraíso" in 1995, but released it in 1997. It was the second track of the band's first album, a double album that was named the same as them. The song has a complicated rhythm, with a noticeable drumbeat, and a guitar that gets hard during the solos. The lyrics talk about a woman who has her hands in paradise, as if she were fighting as God intended. The singer questions, in the second person, how to understand his eternal love if none of that is paradise. The song came out at a time of great tension, with wars and social changes in Argentina. It was part of an album that Spinetta couldn't release due to the conditions he demanded, which led him to a confrontation with the record companies.