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Francisco García Jiménez
When it comes to the history of popular music, we can trace how authors played with various trends and crosscurrents of the times. And at a certain point, we can observe that the biggest influence on the tango was in fact the tango itself. The tango “Zorro gris” provides an interesting case in point.
With the 1924 hit “Suerte loca,” Francisco García Jiménez showed how well a tango could work with clever extended metaphor, and elevated the genre into cerebral territory that only witty poetry occupied at the time.
Lyricist Francisco García Jiménez was an early innovator in tango lyrics, elevating their style with his refined technique, poignant sensibility, and greater range of lyrical devices.
