Among their greatest hits -after their Three Souls era- "Triste Cancion" (based on Neil Young's "Like a Hurricane"), "Metro Balderas" (originally by Rodrigo Gonzalez), and "Piedras Rodantes" are probably the most known and have the quality of Anthems. Favorite bluesy songs such as "Oye Cantinero" and "ADO" belong to their Three Souls era, but are included in compilations and newer versions (from live concert recordings) abound.
El Viagra
El Tri Lyrics
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Ni yendo a bailar a Chalma
Pero ahora con el viagra
Parcha y parcha y no se cansa
Las nenotas lo persiguen
Y su fama irá creciendo
Mientras que su tripita
Se le siga endureciendo
Las chaquetas mentales
Porque ahora con el viagra
Te las vas a hacer manuales
Y no importa mucho el tamaño
Ni lo largo ni lo grueso
Lo que importa es el tiempo
Que te pueda durar tieso
Y no es por dártela a desear
Pero yo no necesito
Tomarme una pastillita
Para hacerte sentir rico
Ya mi niño deja ya
Las chaquetas mentales
Porque ahora con el viagra
Te las vas a hacer manuales
Antes por más que trataba
No podía hacer prau, prau
Ora anda desatado
Como burro en primavera
Su corneta pita y pita
Y no se le acaban las fuerzas
Y es que ahora con el viagra
El más pelón se hace trenzas
Ya mi niño deja ya las chaquetas mentales
Porque ahora con el viagra
Te las vas a hacer manuale
The lyrics of El Tri's song "El Viagra" describe the effects of the famous blue pill. They tell the story of a man who had trouble getting an erection and could not satisfy women, even when he went dancing in Chalma. However, after taking the little blue pill, now he can "parcha y parcha" (referring to repeated sexual intercourse), and the women chase him. His popularity is growing, and his belly is getting harder as he continues to take the pill.
The singer tells the man to stop worrying and having negative thoughts about his ability to perform sexually. "Las chaquetas mentales" (mental masturbation) are not necessary anymore because with Viagra, he can now please his partner manually, without worrying about the size, length, or thickness of his member. The most important thing is how long he can stay hard, and with Viagra, he can last longer. The singer cautions that although he doesn't need Viagra to satisfy his partner, he is not trying to make him feel inferior.
Overall, the song is a tongue-in-cheek homage to the popular male enhancement drug. It portrays the positive effects of the pill and how it can turn a man's sexual life around. Nonetheless, it does manage to poke fun at the situation and the exaggerated claims Viagra has created in pop culture.
Line by Line Meaning
Antes no se le paraba
Before, he couldn't get it up
Ni yendo a bailar a Chalma
Not even going to dance in Chalma
Pero ahora con el viagra
But now with Viagra
Parcha y parcha y no se cansa
He goes on and on without getting tired
Las nenotas lo persiguen
The ladies are chasing him
Y su fama irá creciendo
And his fame will grow
Mientras que su tripita
As long as his belly
Se le siga endureciendo
Keeps getting hard
Ya mi niño deja ya
Stop it now, my boy
Las chaquetas mentales
Stop worrying so much
Porque ahora con el viagra
Because now with Viagra
Te las vas a hacer manuales
You can do it yourself manually
Y no importa mucho el tamaño
Size doesn't matter much
Ni lo largo ni lo grueso
Neither the length nor the girth
Lo que importa es el tiempo
What matters is how long it lasts
Que te pueda durar tieso
How long it can stay hard
Y no es por darla a desear
I'm not trying to entice you
Pero yo no necesito
But I don't need
Tomarme una pastillita
To take a little pill
Para hacerte sentir rico
To make you feel good
Antes por más que trataba
Before, no matter how hard he tried
No podía hacer prau, prau
He couldn't get it up
Ora anda desatado
Now he's unleashed
Como burro en primavera
Like a donkey in spring
Su corneta pita y pita
His horn honks and honks
Y no se le acaban las fuerzas
And he doesn't run out of strength
Y es que ahora con el viagra
And that's because now with Viagra
El más pelón se hace trenzas
Even the baldest guy can get lucky
Ya mi niño deja ya las chaquetas mentales
Stop worrying so much, my boy
Porque ahora con el viagra
Because now with Viagra
Te las vas a hacer manuales
You can do it yourself manually
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALEJANDRO LORA SERNA
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