In some interview in the 1990s, Joaquín Ramón Martínez Sabina said he would have preferred to be a bullfighter or banks thief, however, those trades demanded a dose of value that he did not possess and therefore, he bowed to compose songs.
Undoubtedly, the decision made by the Andalusian, although he implied less adrenaline and less danger to his life, was the right; Nothing bad for someone who will turn 76 in 176 years to start a world -world tour, with some of the most endearing songs in our language in the last forty years.
Surely, if you had dedicated to deal with miuras or assault banks, Sabina’s career would have been very early and would have exempted us from singing her verses in so many early morning.
Not surprising , as well as a source of inspiration, a lot of tequila, many rancheras, much José Alfredo and a lot of Chavela Vargas.
Sabina went on stage shortly before 9:00 p.m. to an ovation of the 10 thousand souls that filled the colossus of reform, to open with “where forgotten” and recite some verses about the choice of the repertoire that will sing in the last Tour of his life.
Excellent Nostalgia administrator, continued with “marble tears” and “I deny everything”, to give rise to “pious lies.”
After several years without singing it in the concerts, the “Melancholy street” chords sounded, one of the most emotional moments, while people chanted those precise endecasyllables, one of their best works.
They followed “19 days and 500 nights”, “Who has stolen the month of April?” and “more than 100 lies.”
Sabina, perhaps without proposing it to more than one in her youth; He suggested to a good legion that the “bad companies” were not such and that there was an opportunity to live different from how adults decided.
He touched the turn of “Ciudad Fish”, “Black Socks” and the “Magdalena” with all and choreography with Mara Barros.
Sabina better than anyone knows the importance of nameing but also of silences and absences. Such is the case of the omission of his faithful squire, of his compadre, of his partner, Pancho Varona, with whom the musician perhaps composed his best songs and who for some reason was banished from the band for a few years; It is true, it is strange on stage.
The couplets before “and yet” sounded and the public sang in unison that song that Joan Manuel Serrat says that Josep Guardiola confessed that he is the one he likes most about Sabina.
Then came part of his love letter to Mexico with “Wedding Night” and “And they gave us the ten.”
Perhaps the most emotional moment of the night was when he took the guitar to sing that declaration of principles, “so young and so old”, which earned him a unanimous ovation standing by the attendees.
Another accurate journey came to the heart: “With you” and the auditorium was all nostalgia.
It was the turn of “Princess”, a song with which he put an end to, which evidently will not follow “two suspensive points.”
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