By José Gandue @Gandour
There's an old saying in the recording industry that goes... A new good song is a future old good song. It seems like a truism, but it's a good warning that foreshadows the significance of what will become a classic. However insolent the younger generations may be in boasting about their youth, they shouldn't forget (another obvious point in the article) that in a few years they will be unfairly criticized and scorned by those born after them. And another cruel truth: only what is truly remarkable will be remembered by the masses.
The old idols, the most persistent and those who have shaped their passage through time, do not allow themselves to be sidelined., And they have behind them a catalog of recordings that, even living in digital times (or, rather, thanks to them), can sound on par with the season's premieres, and blast the speakers with similar fascination. And, moreover, having this factor in their favor, they can appeal to the memories of their first fans, those who haven't let wrinkles and the stupid shame of age consume them, so that, in a moment of reminiscing and good stories, bring back their old anthems.
The Authentic Decadents they have decided to make a version Argentine Customs, an emblematic gem of rock. This tune, composed by Andrés Calamaro In 1985, it was released in a live performance included on the album Los Abuelos de la Nada at the Opera. Unfortunately, the song was never recorded in the studio. 38 years later, the group founded by Cucho Parisi, Nito Montecchia and Gastón Francés in 1986, has called the original creator himself, to record with him a fun and respectful adaptation, It's perfect for the messed-up times we're living in. A version that, in just four days since its release, has garnered over 120,000 plays on Spotify and over 350,000 views on YouTube. We repeat: A good old song lasts a lifetime., regardless of whether the person listening is barely using a bottle or has lost their teeth at the end of their life.
The promotional video, made almost entirely in black and white, uses beautiful contemporary postcards of Buenos Aires (a city that exemplifies the old and the modern within the same square meters). and ends in the central hall of the El Molino confectionery, a famous space located at Kilometer Zero of the national roads. The photograph shows its protagonists, with their scars and their temporal marks, singing and playing with the weight of experience and the firmness that what they have lived through cannot be taken away or denied by anyone.
This work is part of DNA, A three-disc project where Los Auténticos Decadentes explore their influences, offering versions of great classics of popular music from the last 50 years. The trilogy includes collaborations with important figures in Latin American music such as Los Palmeras, Miranda!, Attaque 77, Andrea Prodan, Ulises Bueno, Los Pericos, Bandalos Chinos, Juan Ingaramo, Sol Bassa and León Gieco (Argentina); Santaferia and Beto Cuevas (Chile); Rubén Rada and Agarrate Catalina (Uruguay); Panteón Rococó, Big Javi, Diego Verdaguer, Natalia Lafourcade and Bronco (Mexico); Tokyo Ska Paradise (Japan), among others.
In short, no one can call these idols antiquated, forgotten relics. Los Auténticos Decadentes and Andrés Calamaro, with several decades under their belts, They remain at the forefront of their noise and embedded in the minds of millions.
