Ventura and his orchestra, the "Combo Show", added rock and roll elements to the genre in the early 1960s, influenced by the early stars of American rock (including Elvis Presley). His hits include "Patacón pisao", "Pitaste", "El elevador", "La agarradera", "Capullo y Sorrullo", and "El tabaco," and has recorded over 100 albums. He continued to record into the 1990s.
Ventura became involved in politics in 1962, joining the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD). He was Vice Mayor of Santo Domingo under Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez from 1982 to 1986, and was Mayor from 1998 to 2002.
Patacon Pisao
Johnny Ventura Lyrics
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Si le dan otra cosa oh oh lo rechaza abravado oh oh X2
Que ya no quiero mondongo ni platanito asado
Que yo no quiero cuajito, ni platanito asado
Yo quiero que me den mi pesacado guisado X2
Y patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Y patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Josefina le pone oh oh plato sofisticados oh oh X2
Pero no se lo come oh oh el reclama oh oh pescado X2
Si me dan otra cosa quieren verme enojado X2
Si saben que me gusta mi pescado guisadoX2
Y patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Y patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
El otrodía en la casa oh oh huvieron invitados oh oh X2
Hubo comida fina oh oh pero no hubo pescado oh oh X2
Se paró de la mesa gritando emberracado X2
A mi me dan mi pescado guisao que me den mi pescado X2
Y patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Y patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisaoX8
Que me den mi pescaoPisao
Que me den mi pescaoPisao
Que me den mi pescaoPisao
Que me den mi pescaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
The song "Patacón Pisao" by Johnny Ventura is about a man named Josefa's husband who only wants to eat fish and rejects any other food that may be offered to him. The lyrics describe how he vehemently rejects any food that is not fish, getting angry when he is given something else. He simply wants his fish prepared in a stew.
The repetitiveness of the lyrics emphasizes his desire for fish, and how he will only accept that specific dish. He is demanding and makes it clear that he will not accept anything else. Although Josefina, his wife, cooks sophisticated dishes, he does not appreciate them, but instead craves his fish.
Overall, the lyrics portray a comical situation where the singer stubbornly wants only one specific dish and acts aggressively when he is not given it.
Line by Line Meaning
El marido de Josefa oh oh solo come pecado oh oh X2
Josefa's husband only eats fish and nothing else.
Si le dan otra cosa oh oh lo rechaza abravado oh oh X2
If he is given anything else, he rejects it bravely.
Que ya no quiero mondongo ni platanito asado
I don't want tripe or roasted plantain anymore.
Que yo no quiero cuajito, ni platanito asado
I don't want pudding or roasted plantain either.
Yo quiero que me den mi pesacado guisado X2
I want to be given my stewed fish.
Y patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Y patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
And crushed green plantain
Crushed green plantain
And crushed green plantain
Crushed green plantain.
Josefina le pone oh oh plato sofisticados oh oh X2
Josefina prepares sophisticated dishes for him.
Pero no se lo come oh oh el reclama oh oh pescado X2
But he doesn't eat them and demands fish instead.
Si me dan otra cosa quieren verme enojado X2
If they give me something else, they want to see me angry.
Si saben que me gusta mi pescado guisadoX2
If they know that I like my fish stewed.
El otrodía en la casa oh oh huvieron invitados oh oh X2
The other day there were guests at home.
Hubo comida fina oh oh pero no hubo pescado oh oh X2
There was fine food, but there was no fish.
Se paró de la mesa gritando emberracado X2
He stood up from the table shouting angrily.
A mi me dan mi pescado guisao que me den mi pescado X2
Give me my stewed fish, give me my fish.
Patacón pisaoPisaoX8
Crushed green plantain.
Que me den mi pescaoPisao
Que me den mi pescaoPisao
Que me den mi pescaoPisao
Que me den mi pescaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Patacón pisaoPisao
Give me my stewed fish
Give me my stewed fish
Give me my stewed fish
Give me my stewed fish
Crushed green plantain
Crushed green plantain
Crushed green plantain
Crushed green plantain
Crushed green plantain
Crushed green plantain
Crushed green plantain
Crushed green plantain.
Contributed by Madison D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.