'PERSIANA AMERICANA' LYRICIST SAYS HE WAS INSPIRED BY ATMOSPHERE OF 'DRESSED TO KILL'
Wikipedia says that "Soda Stereo [was] an Argentine rock band that is considered by critics to be the most important and influential Ibero-American band of all time and a Latin music legend." The band's most famous song, Persiana Americana (1986), is likewise considered to be the most famous rock song in Spanish, chanted in stadiums throughout Latin America, according to Intemperie's Laura Quiceno.In the Intemperie article, Quiceno interviews the song's lyricist, Argentine professor Jorge Daffunchio, who tells her that one day, he'd heard on the radio that there was a contest to submit lyrics for songs for several bands, including Soda Stereo. Members of the band liked the lyrics he wrote, and invited him to write something for them, as they were lyrically stumped, and also searching for melodies. Daffunchio tells Quiceno that in a week, he wrote about ten songs, one of which was Persiana Americana, inspired by the American thrillers he loved to read at the time by writers such as Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. "Ceiling fans, rooftops, heat, cigarette smoke, etc.," Daffunchio explains. And of course, the window blinds.
The next day, band member Gustavo Cerati called him and said he really liked that one, but wanted something more "romantic." So Daffunchio then "wrote a second version, and this time I thought of Dressed To Kill by Brian De Palma."
And the rest is history-- you can hear the song on YouTube.
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Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 12:16 AM CDT
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Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 12:16 AM CDT
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