Moris celebrates his 81st birthday with a new music video for “El Oso”

Morris He is one of the pioneers of rock, a living glory. And in his 81st birthday (it was November 19) they decided to pay homage to him releasing an animated video for his classic hit “El Oso.”

In addition to songs like “Yesterday Only”, “Nothing Serves”, “Pato Works in a Butcher’s Shop”, “The Beggar of the South Dock” and of course “El Oso”, Moris (artistic name derived from his real name Mauricio Birabent) not only made a historic cultural impact on the local scene, but also repeated the feat in Spain in the late 70s.

At first, Moris formed the group Los Beatniks (late 1965, in Villa Gesell), with other future legends like Pajarito Zaguri and Javier Martínez. The following year, they released a single seminal album thanks to the song “Rebelde”. The band didn’t last long and didn’t have any success, but it established a starting point for rock in Argentina.

After this experience, Moris has always been a soloist. His song “Ayer Nomás” (with different lyrics) included the B side of the single with “La Balsa”, by Los Gatos, the first major national rock hit.and in 1970, he finally released his first album: “Thirty Minutes of Life”.

After being the perfect model of the rock singer-songwriter, he turned to a band sound with his sophomore album, “City of Street Guitars,” featuring classic songs like “Boy from the Workshop and the Office”, the nostalgic tango “My Dear”. Friend Pipo. » or “El Mendigo del Dock Sud”, which Los Piojos introduced to new generations with their version.

In 1975, he decided to emigrate to Europe. due to the difficulties of singing during a period of dictatorship and even had the harsh experience of a bomb in a room where he had planned a concert.

In Spain He has established himself as an artist of enormous popularityreleased several albums and returned to Argentina after several stays where he discovered that his songs had become real anthems.