Cuando pase el temblor
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"Cuando pase el temblor" (Spanish
for "After the earthquake passes") is a rock song by Argentine rock
band Soda Stereo
featured as the second track on the 1985 Nada personal
album. After being released in October 1985, "Cuando pase el temblor" became one of Soda Stereo's better known songs together with "De música ligera". "Cuando pase el temblor" is one of Soda Stereo's few songs to feature elements of Andean music
, in this case panflutes.
and its effects. This becomes very clear with examples like when he speaks of "walking on rocks" (the crack cocaine have a form of rock) and "feel a tremor in his body" (a symptom).
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for "After the earthquake passes") is a rock song by Argentine rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo were an Argentine rock band who are recognized as one of the most influential and important Latin American and Ibero-American bands of all time...
featured as the second track on the 1985 Nada personal
Nada Personal (album)
Nada personal is the second album recorded by Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, and released in 1985...
album. After being released in October 1985, "Cuando pase el temblor" became one of Soda Stereo's better known songs together with "De música ligera". "Cuando pase el temblor" is one of Soda Stereo's few songs to feature elements of Andean music
Andean music
Andean music comes from the general area inhabited by Quechuas, Aymaras and other peoples that lived roughly in the area of the Inca Empire prior to European contact. It includes folklore music of parts of Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela...
, in this case panflutes.
Lyrics
The lyrics addressed metaphorically, to crack cocaineCrack cocaine
Crack cocaine is the freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked. It may also be termed rock, hard, iron, cavvy, base, or just crack; it is the most addictive form of cocaine. Crack rocks offer a short but intense high to smokers...
and its effects. This becomes very clear with examples like when he speaks of "walking on rocks" (the crack cocaine have a form of rock) and "feel a tremor in his body" (a symptom).