The band's first music video, "Não Quero Saber", released in 2010, was an advertise for a party. The song was a tecnobrega version of "Teenage Dream". With this video, they gained popularity on the internet and in the next year they released their first EP, Me Emoldurei De Presente Pra Te Ter, which featured the song "Shake de Amor", that would become a hit. "Shake de Amor", also a tecnobrega version of an American song ("Whip My Hair"), won the MTV Video Music Brasil award for "Best Web Music Video".
They signed with the indie record label Deckdisc and released their first studio album, Motel, on September 4th, 2012. The original songs were written by the Mel, Sabbag and Carrilho and produced by the latter and Bonde do Rolê, with additional production by Mumdance and Diplo. The album received positive reviews by Brazilian and international media and was the top selling album in Brazil in its release day. Four singles were released from the album: "Faz Uó", "Gringo" (2012), "Cowboy" (2013) and "Búzios do Coração" (2014).
Banda Uó toured through Brazil and had a concert special at the TV channel Multishow. The concert was later released as their first live album, Turnê Motel - Ao Vivo no Cine Joia, in November 2014. Their second studio album, Veneno (2015), was preceded by the single "É da Rádio?".
Gringo
Banda Uó Lyrics
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Ele ta te querendo, onde você tá?
Peguei minha bicicleta daí pude procurar
Já to no quarto morro, descendo a ladeira
Meu rego tá suado de tanto pedalar
Só falta você ter viajado pro Pará
Esse loiro que eu quero (na cama, na cama, na cama)
Tá no Rio de Janeiro (na cama, na cama, na cama)
Te quero de corpo inteiro (na cama, na cama, na cama)
Mas eu só te encontro em fevereiro
Eu vou tremer o bumbum
Treme trem uh
Treme uh treme uh uh
Treme treme treme treme treme uh uh
Treme treme treme uh uh uh uh
Treme treme treme treme treme treme treme
Ta vendo aquele gringo subindo a favela
Ele ta te querendo, onde você tá
Peguei minha bicicleta daí pude procurar
Já to no quarto morro descendo a ladeira
Meu rego tá suado de tanto pedalar
Só falta você ter viajado pro Pará
Esse loiro que eu quero
Tá no Rio de Janeiro
Te quero de corpo inteiro
Mas eu só te encontro em fevereiro
Eu vou tremer o bumbum
Treme trem uh
Treme uh treme uh uh
Treme treme treme treme treme uh uh
Treme treme treme uh uh uh uh
Treme treme treme treme treme treme treme
The song Gringo by Banda Uó tells the story of a woman trying to find and impress a blonde foreign man who is climbing up the favela. The lyrics suggest that the woman is attracted to the man and is willing to go to any lengths to be with him. She hops on her bike and navigates through several hills and valleys of the favela to find the man. Despite her efforts, she is unable to track the man down, as he is apparently in Rio de Janeiro and won't be back until February. The woman tries to channel her attraction and frustration through dance, as she plans on "trembling her bum" in anticipation of being with the man.
The song's lyrics are in Brazilian Portuguese and are filled with slang and colloquial expressions. The use of Brazilian slang adds to the song's authenticity, as it captures the language and culture of the favela. The lyrics also reflect the playful and flirtatious nature of the singer, as she tries to win over the blonde foreigner. The use of the bicycle as a mode of transportation adds to the song's sense of urgency, as the woman is determined to find the man no matter what.
Line by Line Meaning
Ta vendo aquele gringo subindo a favela
Do you see that foreigner going up the favela?
Ele ta te querendo, onde você tá?
He wants you, where are you?
Peguei minha bicicleta daí pude procurar
I got my bike and went to look for you
Já to no quarto morro, descendo a ladeira
I'm already on the fourth hill, going down the slope
Meu rego tá suado de tanto pedalar
My butt is sweaty from pedaling so much
Só falta você ter viajado pro Pará
The only thing missing is if you went to Pará
Esse loiro que eu quero (na cama, na cama, na cama)
This blonde that I want (in bed, in bed, in bed)
Tá no Rio de Janeiro (na cama, na cama, na cama)
He's in Rio de Janeiro (in bed, in bed, in bed)
Te quero de corpo inteiro (na cama, na cama, na cama)
I want you in whole body (in bed, in bed, in bed)
Mas eu só te encontro em fevereiro
But I can only find you in February
Eu vou tremer o bumbum
I'm gonna shake my butt
Treme trem uh
Shake, shake uh
Treme uh treme uh uh
Shake, shake uh uh
Treme treme treme treme treme uh uh
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, uh uh
Treme treme treme uh uh uh uh
Shake, shake, shake, uh uh uh uh
Treme treme treme treme treme treme treme
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
Writer(s): Thomas Wesley Pentz, Pedro D'eyrot, Rodrigo Curado, Mateus Carrilho, Oliveira Michel Goncalves, Lima Davi Sabbag
Contributed by Eva A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
pablo
Nunca vou aceitar a falta de reconhecimento que eles sofreram. Mereciam ser gigantes!
Monique VS
Concordo demais!
Jonathan Rocha
Real
Camila Sazhyn
Super concordo!
Marcão Pereira
não foram reconhecidos pois não levantavam nenhuma bandeira ideológica, eram artistas natos e se preocupavam apenas com arte deles não ficavam por ai lacrando, fazendo militancia.
Lucasz
@Marcão Pereira Mesmo o Matheus e o Davi sendo Gays e a Mel sendo Trans? Mesmo não levantando uma Bandeira o Público deles era Claramente o LGBT+
Carlos Henrique
Vai chegar o ano de 2050 e eu ainda estarei aqui enaltecendo essa perfeição!
Izabella Bloise
2021 e eu aqui indignada por eles não ter tido o reconhecimento que mereciam! SAUDADES
João Matheus
Extremamente memorável!! Eles estavam a muito a frente de seu tempo
Que bacana ter vivido essa época
Tainah .N.G
Essa é a banda mais exótica que já vi. Parece que eles não ligam para os padrões, letra, melodia, clipe, parece que fizeram chapados. Mas é bom, é tão exótico que não tem como ser ruim!