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Esta noche me emborracho · Carlos Gardel · 1928

Carlos GardelCarlos Gardeltango
Music by Enrique Santos Discépolo, lyrics by Enrique Santos Discepolo. 15 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1975.
1928: 6 · danced 3 times1942: 1 · danced 3 times1946: 3 · danced 16 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1954: 1 · danced 1 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times1966: 1 · danced 0 times1975: 1 · danced 0 times
1928’40’50’60’701975
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1928: 6, 3; 1942: 1, 3; 1946: 3, 16; 1953: 1, 0; 1954: 1, 1; 1957: 1, 0; 1966: 1, 0; 1975: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1928, 1946 and 1954. One other orchestra recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Esta noche me emborracho · Carlos Gardel · 1928: Discépolo's first tango, perhaps the most popular of the year, with guitar backing; a man sees his ex coming out of a nightclub, ruined, and decides to get drunk.†

Credit

Music
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Lyrics
Enrique Santos Discepolo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

15 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 32 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEsta noche me emborrachoJuan D'ArienzoCarlos DantetangoElectra
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  2. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedEsta noche me emborrachoJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
    16 dances
    1946
  3. Juan D'ArienzoEsta noche me emborrachoJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1954
  4. Ricardo TanturiEsta noche me emborrachoRicardo TanturiAlberto CastillotangoRCA Victor
    3 dances
    1942
  5. Rodolfo BiagiEsta noche me emborrachoRodolfo BiagiCarlos SaavedratangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  6. Osvaldo FresedoEsta noche me emborrachoOsvaldo FresedoErnesto FamátangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  7. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdEsta noche me emborrachoFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  8. Francisco CanaroEsta noche me emborrachoFrancisco CanaroAlberto ArenastangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  9. Francisco LomutoEsta noche me emborrachoFrancisco LomutoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  10. Típica VictorEsta noche me emborrachoTípica VictorinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1928
  11. Juan MaglioEsta noche me emborrachoJuan MaglioCarlos Vivántango
    1 dance
    1928
  12. Florindo SassoneEsta noche me emborrachoFlorindo SassoneMario BustostangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1966
  13. Enrique AlessioEsta noche me emborrachoEnrique AlessioAlberto Castillotango
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  14. Héctor GranéEsta noche me emborrachoHéctor Granésinger unknowntango
    Not danced on film yet
    1957
  15. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoEsta noche me emborrachoLos Solistas De D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoMusic Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1975
  16. Enrique Delfino, Manuel ParadaNot in our catalogueAzucena Maizani1928
  17. Francisco PracánicoNot in our catalogue1928
  18. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1928
  19. BachichaNot in our catalogueJuan Raggi1928
  20. Sofia BozánNot in our catalogue1928
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Notes1

Discépolo's first tango, perhaps the most popular of the year, with guitar backing; a man sees his ex coming out of a nightclub, ruined, and decides to get drunk.

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  1. Esta noche me emborrachoFrancisco CanaroCharlo

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