Most of the lyrics implies in political issues or anarchic thematics, satirizing american icons, such as Batman and Donald Duck, while criticizing the Media and social institutions, such as the School.
In 1985, while Brazil was still under military dictatorship, they appeared on the Ataque Sonoro compilation along with Ratos de Porão, Cólera, Lobotomia and others of the Brazilian hardcore/punk scene. They released the first album of the band, Mais Podres do que Nunca ("More Rotten Than Ever"), on the now defunct Rocker label and then the band really started, selling about 50,000 copies and becoming popular until today.
Due to censorship at the time, the song Johnny was censured, while others such as Papai-Noel Filho da Puta (Santa Claus Son Of A Bitch) and Maldita Polícia (Damned Police) were relaunched as Papai-Noel Velho Batuta (Santa Claus Cool Old Man) and Maldita Preguiça (Damned Laziness) respectively. The new song's name is a cacophony.
Mao, vocalist of the band, is also a history teacher.
Batman
Garotos Podres Lyrics
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Ei seus bat palhaços, quem de vocês
Ainda não se lembra daquele
Idiota bat programa,
Que passava naquele imbecil bat canal,
Naquele cretino bat horário,
Há! velhos tempos, hein.
Por isso agora escrachamos aquele bat retardado
Defensor do Sistema, Batman!!!
Bat era um bom menino
Defendia Gotham city
Enquanto seu amigo Robin
Lhes botava um bat-chifre
Batman, Batman, Batman
Batman, Batman, Batman
Prendeu um monte de bandido
Não recebeu recompensa
Batman ficou fudido
Descobriu que o crime compensa
Batman, Batman, Batman
Batman, Batman, Batman
Robin virou bat-trevesti
Porque cansou da luta
E a vagabunda batgirl
Virou bat-protituta
Batman, Batman, Batman
Batman, Batman, Batman
Batman tá bat-fudido
Por causa da transformação
De dia é bat-bandido
De noite é bat-cafetão
Batman, Batman, Batman
Batman, Batman, Batman
The lyrics to Garotos Podres's song "Batman" are a humorous and critical take on the popular Batman franchise. The song begins with the singer addressing the "bat clowns," asking which of them doesn't remember the "idiot bat program" that used to air on TV. The singer reminisces about the "good old days" when they used to watch the show and ridicule its silliness. The singer then criticizes Batman, an emblem of justice and authority, as a "bat retard" and a "defender of the system."
The chorus of the song repeats the name "Batman" over and over again. The verses highlight the irony and absurdity of Batman's character. The second verse points out that despite Batman's heroism in catching criminals, he doesn't receive any reward for it. The third verse takes a more irreverent turn by suggesting that Robin, Batman's sidekick, becomes a transvestite out of frustration with their crime-fighting efforts. The final verse suggests that Batman is now engaged in illegal activities and has become a pimp. The song ends with another repetition of the chorus.
Overall, the song can be interpreted as a criticism of the simplistic and formulaic nature of the Batman franchise. The humor in the lyrics invites the listener to question the absurdity of the concept of a superhero and the values it promotes.
Line by Line Meaning
Ei seus bat palhaços, quem de vocês
Hey you bat clowns, which of you
Ainda não se lembra daquele
still don't remember that
Idiota bat programa,
idiotic bat program
Que passava naquele imbecil bat canal,
that aired on that idiotic bat channel
Naquele cretino bat horário,
at that crappy bat time
Há! velhos tempos, hein.
Ah! old times, huh.
Quantas belas vomitadas nós dávamos quando assistíamos toda aquela idiotice,
How many times we puked watching that idiocy
Por isso agora escrachamos aquele bat retardado
That's why we're now mocking that bat retard
Defensor do Sistema, Batman!!!
defender of the system, Batman!
Bat era um bom menino
Bat was a good boy
Defendia Gotham city
defending Gotham City
Enquanto seu amigo Robin
while his friend Robin
Lhes botava um bat-chifre
was giving them a bat-horn
Prendeu um monte de bandido
He caught a bunch of criminals
Não recebeu recompensa
He didn't get a reward
Batman ficou fudido
Batman got screwed
Descobriu que o crime compensa
He discovered that crime pays
Robin virou bat-trevesti
Robin turned into a cross-dressing bat
Porque cansou da luta
Because he got tired of the fight
E a vagabunda batgirl
And the whore batgirl
Virou bat-protituta
Became a bat-prostitute
Batman tá bat-fudido
Batman is bat-screwed
Por causa da transformação
Because of the transformation
De dia é bat-bandido
By day he's a bat-criminal
De noite é bat-cafetão
By night he's a bat-pimp
Contributed by Eli P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Diego Macowski
Antigamente: foda-se o sistema
Hoje: foda-me, sistema
Mikey HOPE Nagito Disguised
Kkkk
Felipe Lopes
Pois é né meu caro? que tempos sombrios esse que estamos vivendo onde o oprimido apoia (e elege) o opressor. Falta de consciência de classe dá nisso...
Bruno Simon
haha, 'A' síntese, parabéns
Tate Langdon
Música foda heuhe e ainda tem pessoas "chorando" pelo Batman, não entendem uma crítica.
Acorda pra cuspir!
A gaita em Dó, independente do tom da música. Marca registrada dos Podres
Marcos Benedito Garcia Lisboa
E essa gaita tudo zuada no meio da música kkk...essa banda é demais
Ozzy Hdz Drumer
Son geniales, suena bien chido y chingon!!! Saludos desde México!!!
rnn muterle
Já to com ânsia com a estreia recente
Andrew Henald
essa musica é épica ! foi a ultima musica censurada no Brasil antes da lei ser decretada ! Até hoje garotos podres espalham a podreira porae !