Debajo Del Puente
"Debajo del Puente" is a song that has been called an authentic work of art. The track, by Argentine musician Ariel Rot, was released in 1984, and it is one of those songs that gets stuck in your mind after the second or third listen. Historias de Rock described it as "una de esas canciones eternas que se te graban en la mente a la segunda o tercera escucha y que nunca olvidas." The song is a pop-rock and Latin rock track, and it opens with a vivid image: "Debajo del puente algo cambia de repente / el ambiente se perturba peligrosamente" ? "Under the bridge something changes suddenly / the atmosphere becomes dangerously disturbed." It is a song about the darker side of the city. Rot was a notable guitarist who had lived through turbulent years with the band Tequila, and this album was his solo debut. It is full of guitars and drum machines typical of the early 80s. What stays with me is how the song captures the tension of the city at night. It is a song about the places we avoid, and it is delivered with a power that is hard to ignore. The song is a pop-rock and Latin rock track, and it opens with a vivid image: "Debajo del puente algo cambia de repente / el ambiente se perturba peligrosamente" ? "Under the bridge something changes suddenly / the atmosphere becomes dangerously disturbed." It is a song about the darker side of the city. Rot was a notable guitarist who had lived through turbulent years with the band Tequila, and this album was his solo debut. It is full of guitars and drum machines typical of the early 80s. The song's tension is what gives it its power. It is a song that stays with you long after it ends. |