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Canción Animal
Soda Stereo · 1990 · Track 9
Details
TonalidadEm
Compás3/4
Tempo117 BPM
Duración2:27
CompositorGustavo Cerati
ÁlbumCanción Animal
Año1990
ISRCARF109900288
Credits
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The story behind
The song Té para 3, born from the mind of Gustavo Cerati, immerses us in an intimate and moving moment. Its lyrics, written by himself, evoke the difficult period when the musician faced his father's illness, Juan José, a terminal cancer that, unfortunately, would take him shortly after. It is a raw account of how he lived through such a hard experience, a piece that, as his mother, Lilian Clark, confessed, is her favorite. The music, presented in a 3/4 time signature reminiscent of a waltz, is distinguished by its sonic nakedness. Cerati's voice and acoustic guitar are the core, accompanied only by Zeta Bosio's bass and a keyboard. This configuration is particularly notable because it leaves out drummer Charly Alberti, marking a clear difference from the predominantly rock and guitar-driven sound of the album Canción Animal.
Recorded at Criteria Recording Studios in Miami during June and July 1990, Canción Animal was a milestone for Soda Stereo. This album, the band's fifth studio effort, was produced by Gustavo Cerati and Zeta Bosio. Although Té para 3 departs from the more electric spirit of the record, other versions of the song have shown an evolution. In live performances, both with Soda Stereo and in his solo career, Cerati explored arrangements closer to blues, incorporating drums and guitar solos, often with his Gibson ES-335 or an acoustic-electric. One of these reinterpretations, included in Comfort y Música para Volar, features a fragment of the riff from Cementerio Club, a tribute to Luis Alberto Spinetta, a figure of great influence for Cerati. The song resonated deeply, being performed at the historic 1997 concert at the River Plate stadium in Buenos Aires, where Cerati dedicated it to his father. That same night, in Chile, he dedicated it with different words, acknowledging the audience's affection. Later, in 2023, Richard Coleman dedicated it to Moisés Gabriel Arazi in memory of a tragic event.
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