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El que a hierro mata · Francisco Canaro · 1935

Francisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Ivo Pelay. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1935–1935.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1935

  1. Francisco CanaroRoberto Maida1935

Pinned at 1935 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: With Maida, 1933–1938

El que a hierro mata · Francisco Canaro · 1935 has matrix number 8341.† El que a hierro mata · Francisco Canaro · 1935 was sung by Roberto Maida.† El que a hierro mata · Francisco Canaro · 1935 is a tango.† El que a hierro mata · Francisco Canaro · 1935 lasts 03:17.†

The song

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1 orchestra recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
Ivo Pelay
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1935 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

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The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1935 to 1935.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedEl que a hierro mataFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1935
  2. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogue1935
  3. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogue

One recording

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Francisco Canaro

El que a hierro mataFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon

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Recordings1

Recorded in September 30, 1935

Matrix number1

Matrix number 8341Sep 30, 1935

Labels2

Released on OdeonSep 30, 1935

Released on ParlophoneSep 30, 1935

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 02480002007081-1-13

tango.info · 02480002040828-1-15

tango.info · 02480002102717-1-10

tango.info · 02480002152958-1-13

tango.info · 02480002744726-2-1

Singers1

Sung by Roberto Maida

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:17

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. El que a hierro mataFrancisco CanaroRoberto Maida

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