We are at a point in history in which citizens enjoy great freedom to be, love, speak and live freely. Thanks to social struggle, we have achieved a series of rights that years ago seemed impossible for the vast majority.
However, for many artists of yesteryear, the current situation is not as idyllic as it seems at first reading and, when creating songs and all kinds of projects, they defend that they are limited by what many call “offends.” .
A few weeks ago we saw how Alfonso Guerra said on the Antena 3 program El Hormiguero that jokes can no longer be made about some groups such as homosexuals or dwarfs and just a few months ago, Mario Vaquerizo defended that people lived with more freedom in the Franco dictatorship than today. Now, another public figure has complained about this issue: David Summers, vocalist of the group Hombres G.
The musical band celebrates its 40th anniversary and is preparing a very special tour to celebrate, as well as the launch of an exclusive album. On the occasion of this event, Summers conducted an interview for Cadena Ser in which he spoke openly about some of his lyrics and in which he acknowledged that he is not willing to change anything about his songs due to the criticism of today’s society. .
A while ago a criticism of the group went viral for their legendary song Devuélveme a mi chica, since among its verses lies a somewhat controversial phrase: “I’m going to take revenge on that faggot.” When the presenter asked the musician if they would change anything about their lyrics for the tour, he responded negatively.
The entire band answered in unison that they would keep the compositions until Summers came forward and offered a reflection: ”The problem with all this is the absolute loss of common sense. If common sense were applied, it would be clear that the song is not intended to offend anyone, it is a joke (…) In fact, no one has ever been offended until now and it has been 40 years since we made the song (…) “I’m not going to change a single comma of what I’ve written because I’ve never written anything in my life to offend anyone, quite the opposite.”
For his part, drummer Javier Molina wanted to emphasize that for him there used to be greater freedom when it came to creating: “This comes from a certain political ideology that is invading the fucking planet, they are cutting off our freedom of expression and freedom of thought.” “It is a way of dictating to you what to do, of dictatorship.”
The group ended by expressing that they have always embraced diversity and that they lived through the Movida era, which is considered a crucial moment in the history of art in our country because there was a “great opening of minds.”
