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La Mquina de Hacer Pjaros (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'La Mquina de Hacer Pjaros'" is a song written by Daniel Rucks and was recorded and performed in 1983 by Salvadoran group Nahutec, a musical project formed by students from the Technological University of El Salvador. This song became the most recognized song of the youth group, becoming one of the most emblematic of the 1980s in El Salvador. The song was re-recorded by Salvadoran duo Rucks Parker in 1996.
Background
According to Sonia de Guzmn, Nahutec's main vocalist in 1983, after "Bajo el Asfalto" success in El Salvador, Roberto Marroqun met with Daniel Rucks; Rucks proposed them to choose one of his compositions and record it, consequently, Nahutec chose "La Mquina de Hacer Pjaros" because of its likeness with "Bajo el Asfalto" topics. As Guzmn says, though Rucks originally wanted the song to be interpreted by a male singer, Guzmn finally convinced him and told him: "Everything I'll sing will be a success".
Lyrics and composition
The song was originally written by Daniel Rucks. When Rucks was 8 or 9 years old he lived in Argentina and wrote a tale as homework for his free redaction class in school. He was inspired by the 1971 comic strip 'Garca y la mquina de hacer pjaros', created by Argentine strip cartoonist Crist. When he was 10 or 11 years old he composed its music structure. Likewise, the song has no relationship with the group that Argentinian musician Charly Garca formed called La Maquina de Hacer Pjaros, because both had the same inspiration at different ends.
The song is written in the key of D major and follows the chord progression D-A in the verses, Em-A-G-D in the pre-choir, C-A in the bridge, and D-G-D-A in the chorus.
It tells the story of a man whose last name is Garca. Garca had a common life at work, and consequently, a lot of stress. When he got home, he always had a dream about a machine that could create birds; it filled him with joy and tranquility. One afternoon, Garcia went to the park where he activated his machine (three boxes), filling himself with joy when he saw the city full of birds flying. Passers-by, on the other hand, fail to understand Garcia's joy. The song emphasizes the power of dreams and the ability to fulfill them.
Personnel
'Nahutec members'
* Sonia Evelyn Guzmn vocals
* Margarita Veliz
* Gilberto A. Vassilio
* Roberto Marroqun
* Andrs Eduardo Ayala
* Oliverio Rivas
* Csar Edgardo Melara Cruz
'Production'
* Armando Zepeda engineering, mixing, supervision
* Roberto Milchorena artistic direction
Rucks Parker version
A version was recorded and released by the Salvadoran duo Rucks Parker in 1996, as part of their fourth and final album 'Crnicas de Nomeacuerdo'. It features Gerardo Parker in main vocals and Daniel Rucks in background vocals.
References
Category:1983 songs
Category:1996 songs
Category:1983 singles
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