This Thursday the 10th a version of the song was released Weigh of Daniel Melingo by Pity Alvarez. As part of the re-release of the album bass tangosthe former leader of Viejas Locas returned to the studio to deliver an emotional performance that is accompanied by a quite shocking video clip.
In other words, the news is that after a long time, Pity once again put his voice publicly in a recording that serves to record testimony of his particular way of feeling, of his voice, of harmony. The affection that is perceived in his vocal improvisation is moving. It’s like listening to a child.
Pity Alvarez with Daniel Melingo and his band, recording “Pesar”. Press photo courtesy of Eduardo Kevorkian
The song was originally recorded in 1998 in the album Bass Tangosby Melingo, a work that marked the landing of the former Los Twist in the world of 2×4. For the current relaunch, it has the participation of Alvarez, who adds heartfelt voices without losing sight of his usual rock lineage. And chabona.
A theme with videos
Weigh was produced by Juan Ravioli, and Melingo, as it turned out, decided to preserve “the stripped-down and intimate imprint of the original version”, entrusting the accompaniment to Muhammad Habibi Guerra (guitar), Camilo Ferrero (bandoneon) and Patricio Cotella (double bass) and assuming the musical direction himself.
The theme is accompanied by a black and white video (i.e. emotional), which was recorded in November 2023, with a dyed blonde Pity. A clip with a fairly homemade recording that shows the meeting between the two musicians in the studio. There we see that the singer of Intoxicados is preparing to sing with the band, in front of a camera where close-ups are taking place that reveal the emotion of the Pity.
Daniel Melingo. Press photo courtesy of Eduardo Kevorkian
Melingo shared part of the video clip and wrote on his Instagram account: “REGRET, by Pity it is already yours. This song was reinterpreted by Cristian with an intensity that can only be achieved with genuine emotions and total dedication. Thank you, Pity, great friend, for your trust and for your music.”
Your previous recording
On the occasion of the past Friend’s Daythe rock group From Neurona He also released a song with Pity. The topic is called eternal friendship and, appropriately, it talks about the fraternal union of people without blood ties. The single honors good memories and celebrates the relationships of traveling companions that last over time.
It was the former Intoxicados’ first musical appearance in many years. Although recently some videos of Alvarez have gone viral in which he is seen singing with colleagues in the institution where he was hospitalized, In this collaboration his voice was heard again in the studio.
“When we thought about this song that we wrote with Lupe Laterza, Pity’s voice was spinning in my head the whole time. Nor I imagined her without her presence. We talked and I invited him, he instantly said that he would love to participate ‘yes… let’s record it now’, he replied,” explained Charly Seta, singer of Do Neurona.
And he added: “He is a lifelong friend, reference of our music and who always supported us from our beginnings. For Do Neurona to have made this song is a source of pride.”
It should be remembered that Pity Alvarez was imprisoned in 2018 on the charge of qualified homicide for the use of a firearm. The trial for the case was suspended so the musician left preventive detention in 2021, being confined in a therapeutic center to improve his state of health and be able to face the process. In June 2022, his house arrest was ordered (with permission to attend his therapies), a measure that was removed in March 2023 at the same time that the suspension of the debate was ratified. oral for the trial against him.
