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From album
Kamikaze
Luis Alberto Spinetta · 1982 · Track 9
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Duración2:48
ÁlbumKamikaze
Año1982
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The story behind
When you listen to the song, the first thing that stands out is that lively, almost nervous rhythm that never stops. Spinetta doesn't sing about love as something romantic and polished, but as a worn-out object, something you carry in your pocket but no longer shines. The Ovation acoustic guitar sounds dry, with strings that seem to scratch the air, while Diego Rapoport's Mini Moog adds an unexpected sparkle, as if that old love had an electric glow keeping it alive. The ending with the ellipsis —"so I will find it..."— leaves the door open, as if the song doesn't close the story but lets it float in the air.
The album Kamikaze was recorded in 1982, at a time when Spinetta no longer sought to sound like anyone else, but like himself. The song appears as the ninth track, third on side B of the original vinyl, and lasts less than three minutes, yet in that time it achieves something rare: being fast without being rushed, reflective without losing energy. Spinetta doesn't speak of love from nostalgia, but from urgency, as if that "old medal" were a reminder he cannot ignore. It's not a song you listen to relax, but to feel something moving inside.