February 2024

Dillom modified the lyrics of a song and targeted Luis Caputo

In the midst of the inauguration of the first date of Cosquín Rock 2024, the presentation of the ragpicker Dillom generated a stir among the public and social networks following he criticized the economic management headed by the Minister of Economy, Luis “Toto” Caputo. In addition to the songs he chose to perform, the singer added a cover of “Mr. Cobranza”, the renowned Bersuit Vergarabat song that he used to mark his political position on the libertarian government. “They have to kill Caputo in the square,” he attacked.

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As indicated by the festival schedule, the composer took the stage around 8 p.m. and a few minutes later he surprised his audience by choosing the musical theme that became an anthem once morest the policies embodied during the two administrations that headed by Carlos Menem in the ’90s. However, the real explosion came when the musician decided to modify one of the original verses to turn it into a message to the holder of the economic portfolio.

Although Dillom sang the first verses of the song as they were written, he had an outburst when singing: “They have to kill Caputo in the square,” in reference to the figure of the Minister of Economy and his alleged rejection. to the policies he proposed in his new administration, where he stressed that the final objective will be to reduce inflation to zero and reduce fiscal expenses.

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In the original lyrics released by the rock band, mention is made of the social struggle of Norma Plá, a woman who brought together thousands of retirees to protest every Wednesday in the Plaza del Congreso, as a way of rejecting the measures promoted by the former Minister of Economy Domingo Cavallo. “Norma Plá has to kill Cavallo,” they said regarding the retiree’s failed attempts to get a meeting with the president.

The ragpicker targeted the government during his presentation at Cosquín Rock (Mario Sar)

Although the phrase he addressed to Caputo was the one that generated the most controversy due to the level of aggression once morest the public official, the truth is that it was not the only one, because the artist also referred to the confrontations between the protesters and the security forces that occurred in the vicinity of the National Congress, when the Omnibus Law was being debated, the bill titled “Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentines” that was sent by the Executive Branch to the Chamber of Deputies.

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“In Congress you hear shots, they are the souls of the poor, they are the screams of Argentines,” said the rag picker regarding the complaints that arose from the social movements that claimed to have been attacked, even though they had not cut the streets in the area. Well, it is worth remembering that since the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, made the anti-picketing protocol official, the forces’ agents are authorized to stop and free the streets that were obstructed by social protests.

After he was criticized for not taking sides in the runoff, the musician revealed his political position (Mario Sar)

Prior to this episode, the urban artist had been criticized for not having raised his political position when he had been consulted regarding the presidential runoff that had the proposal of President Javier Milei and the former head of the economic portfolio, Sergio Massa, in one corner. He represented Unión por la Patria (UP) in the elections. On that occasion, criticism arose following he performed “We continue to hit below”, by Charly García, at Primavera Sound 2023, since the lyrics captured by the rock idol are usually related to García’s detraction towards the era of the last military dictatorship in Argentina.

“Many people interpreted it as, in these enveloped times in which we live, everyone knows that your success is based on envelopes,” said Guille Aquino in the interview he conducted with the singer for his program “I listen to offers,” broadcast by Blender, to later investigate: Was it a political expression or were you rehearsing the song and said: ‘Hey, it’s regarding to be done at Primavera Sound.’” In response, the ragpicker simply said that it was “a little and a little.”

After his presentation at Cosquín Rock, the artist announced that he will soon release a new album (Mario Sar)

Faced with this, Dillom clarified that he had already planned to do a national rock cover at the festival, because it is a custom that he usually repeats both at events and at his own shows. “The truth is that I wanted to do a cover at Primavera Sound and we said: ‘Let’s do a cover of Charly,’” he said, mentioning that the choice of the song was made due to the “broken” voice style that they considered might fit. with style.

Finally, the artist returned to the topic of the presidential elections by highlighting that the fact that the festival was going to take place following the voting might be a factor that would add to the performance. “This is going to be following the elections and as if contextually, I clearly didn’t know how the elections were going to turn out, I said in either of the two scenarios it goes,” he explained when mentioning the October results that had put Massa with 36.6% of the votes, followed by Milei with 29.9 votes, percentages that gave way to the runoff, because none of the candidates achieved the minority necessary to assume state power.