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From album
Confesiones de invierno
Sui Generis · 1973
Details
Duración3:11
ÁlbumConfesiones de invierno
Año1973
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The story behind
There are several ways to understand the story behind Rasguña las piedras, a piece that Charly García composed and that the duo Sui Generis made their own. One of the most striking versions, although denied by Charly himself, speaks of a girlfriend of Nito who was buried alive and who, upon exhumation, showed marks of having tried to escape. Another interpretation links it to the climate of oppression prior to the military coup in Argentina, imagining the desperation of those who were locked in solitary confinement cells. It has also been told as a love story cut short by a wall, where she fights to free herself and he feels powerless. It has even been speculated that it could refer to the separation by the Berlin Wall and the hope for its fall, which occurred years after its recording. The truth is that the song, according to Troncoso, is a "desperate song of love and freedom".
This composition saw the light in 1973, forming part of the album Confesiones de invierno, released by the label Talent. It was one of the songs that consolidated the fame of the duo and of Charly García, becoming one of those Songs that are sung around campfires and integrated into the cultural landscape. Much later, in 2001, Charly García revisited it for his album Si - Detrás de las paredes, with the collaboration of Gustavo Cerati on guitars and vocals. The impact of Rasguña las piedras was such that in 2002, Rolling Stone magazine and MTV ranked it as the third best Argentine rock song of all time. Furthermore, it is part of the soundtrack of the film La noche de los lápices.