Antonio Vega, one of the most important Spanish singers and composers, died this morning of lung disease at the age of 51. In 1978 he founded "Nacha Pop" with his cousin Nacho García Vega. This legendary band was one of the most influential bands in Spanish Pop Music.
Nacha Pop released seven albums before they broke up in 1988. In 1991, Antonio Vega launched his solo career. He released nine albums and was nominated for one Grammy in 2000. As a composer he wrote La chica de ayer, which is considered to be one of the most important Spanish Pop songs.
May he rest in peace
Gigolo Aunts, a band from Boston, USA, heard the song in Spain in 1999. They liked it and decided to translate it and sing it in English.
"THE GIRL FROM YESTERDAY"
(Antonio Vega)
One day you don't even know what time it is
You lay by my side but still you don't know why
The empty streets have seen you grow and change
But I know in your heart you might be crying again
I look out of the window for the girl I knew yesterday
Smiling in the flowers of my favorite garden
Too hard to understand too late to comprehend
While you and I can never be together again
The early morning light that slowly fills the room
Makes your golden hair shine like the sun
And late up in Penta I'm still listening to
Every song that ever made me fall for you..fell for you
I look out of the window for the girl I knew yesterday
So hard to understand there's nothing I can do
Now I'm going out of my mind following you
Going out of my mind following you...
Other important songs by Antonio Vega are:
El sitio de mi recreo
Se dejaba llevar...
CUATRO
