In 2005, Estopa signed a global music publishing deal with BMG Music Publishing.
The name of the group, "Estopa" (tow, in english) refers to when both brothers worked together at a SEAT automobile factory and, in their own words, a boss kept on screaming at them, "¡Dale estopa!" which means something like "Work hard!".
¿¡Ké pasa!
Estopa Lyrics
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Que se ha caído una casa
Que han devuelto Rumasa
Y han subido las tasas
Que el Papa esta de guasa
Que dice que hoy se casa!
Que hoy ha perdido el Bara
Que pasa!?
Que hay demasiada gente,
Y gente que es demasiao'
Se busca urgentemente
Quien reparta el bacalao
Dosis urgentes, metadona
En el mercao
Gentes ingentes
Paraos desamparaos
Mentes dementes
Que se creen importantes
Sientes que mienten
Y te pones caliente, caliente
Que han bajado las ventas
Que torean en el infierno
Que dicen que hay tormenta
Que esta lloviendo en el cielo
El pan ya no alimenta
Carl Lewis ya no lo intenta
Kim Basinger ya tiene cincuenta
Qué pasa!?
Hay diarios incendiarios
Calendarios varios
Pa' cada usuario
Hay notarios
Que le trae mal fario
El rollo milenario
Aquí Lobo Estopario
Llamando a Super Maripo!
Vente pal escenario
Que se están cargando
El barrio
Como un supositorio
Te llega mi espectro
De material estereo
Yo te canto mi temario
Te lo canto en estereo
Y te resulta mas notorio
Lleno está el cementerio
De cerebros
Soy Perico Delgado
Y tu eres mi gregario
Eres algo inventado
Y yo el doctor Bacterio
Siempre eres el multado
Y yo el beneficiario
Tu mente es un poblado
Y la mía un imperio
Pero que pasa!?
Quieres que te lo repita?
In this song, Estopa touches on a range of topical issues faced by society. Each verse highlights different situations that affect people's lives, such as the collapse of a building, the bankruptcy of a company, the increase in taxes, and the uncertainty of religious figures. The choruses ask the question repeatedly, "What's happening?" as if to remind us that we are living in a world full of problems that need to be addressed. Estopa's use of colloquial language and slang adds to the informal nature of the song and makes it more relatable to listeners.
The second verse emphasizes the struggles faced by everyday people, such as the overpopulation in cities, the unequal distribution of resources, and the opioid epidemic. The lyrics also suggest that some people think they are more important than others and that they are willing to lie to get what they want. The use of repetition in this verse, such as the phrase "gente que es demasiao'," emphasizes the sense of overwhelm and chaos in the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Que pa' que pa' que pasa
What's happening? What's going on?
Que se ha caído una casa
A house has fallen down
Que han devuelto Rumasa
Rumasa has been returned
Y han subido las tasas
And the taxes have gone up
Que el Papa esta de guasa
The Pope is joking around
Que dice que hoy se casa!
He says he's getting married today!
Que hoy ha perdido el Bara
Barcelona has lost today
Que pasa!?
What's happening!?
Que hay demasiada gente,
There are too many people,
Y gente que es demasiao'
And people who are too much
Se busca urgentemente
Urgently seeking
Quien reparta el bacalao
Who will distribute the spoils
Dosis urgentes, metadona
Urgent doses of methadone
En el mercao
In the market
Gentes ingentes
Immense crowds
Paraos desamparaos
Unemployed and helpless
Mentes dementes
Mad minds
Que se creen importantes
Who believe they are important
Sientes que mienten
You feel they are lying
Y te pones caliente, caliente
And you get hot under the collar
Que han bajado las ventas
Sales have gone down
Que torean en el infierno
They're bullfighting in hell
Que dicen que hay tormenta
They say there's a storm
Que esta lloviendo en el cielo
It's raining in the sky
El pan ya no alimenta
Bread no longer feeds
Carl Lewis ya no lo intenta
Carl Lewis no longer tries
Kim Basinger ya tiene cincuenta
Kim Basinger is fifty now
Qué pasa!?
What's happening!?
Hay diarios incendiarios
There are inflammatory newspapers
Calendarios varios
Various calendars
Pa' cada usuario
For each user
Hay notarios
There are notaries
Que le trae mal fario
That bring bad luck
El rollo milenario
The millennial roll
Aquí Lobo Estopario
Here's Lobo Estopario
Llamando a Super Maripo!
Calling for Super Maripo!
Vente pal escenario
Come to the stage
Que se están cargando
They're killing
El barrio
The neighborhood
Como un supositorio
Like a suppository
Te llega mi espectro
My spectrum reaches you
De material estereo
In stereo material
Yo te canto mi temario
I sing you my syllabus
Te lo canto en estereo
I sing it in stereo
Y te resulta mas notorio
And it's more noticeable to you
Lleno está el cementerio
The cemetery is full
De cerebros
Of brains
Soy Perico Delgado
I am Perico Delgado
Y tu eres mi gregario
And you are my teammate
Eres algo inventado
You are something invented
Y yo el doctor Bacterio
And I am Doctor Bacterio
Siempre eres el multado
You're always fined
Y yo el beneficiario
And I am the beneficiary
Tu mente es un poblado
Your mind is a village
Y la mía un imperio
And mine an empire
Pero que pasa!?
But what's happening!?
Quieres que te lo repita?
Do you want me to repeat it?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: David Munoz Calvo, Jose Manuel Munoz Calvo
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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