La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros was a band formed in 1976, in Buenos Aires, Arg… Read Full Bio ↴La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros was a band formed in 1976, in Buenos Aires, Argentina by Charly García after the dissolution of Sui Generis. It was a project which left the folk genre of Sui Generis and moved into symphonic rock territory. In the short life of this band, two LP's were recorded: "La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros" (1976) and "Películas" (1977).

«In this band I did what I liked», remembers Charly. Inspired by the "elaborate" rock of Steely Dan and the Genesis "symphonism", Charly García formed one of the best Argentine bands rooted in the progressive genre. «We are the Yes of the Third World», synthesizes García. At the time, however, none of the LP's was sucessful, being recognized by the critics and the public long afterwards.

The band dissolved due to internal troubles around 1977.

- Oscar Moro / drums, percussion
- José Luis Fernández / bass, double bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Gustavo Bazterrica / electric & acoustic guitar, vocals
- Carlos Cutaia / organ, Mellotron, piano, keyboards
- Charly García / piano, synthesizer, Fender piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar, lead vocals

El Vendedor de las Muñecas de Plástico
La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros Lyrics

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Compren mis muñecas inflables
La más dulce y la más amable
De las jugueterías, terror
De las industrias del amor
Siempre sonríe, siempre de buen humor
Como las chicas que se pasan
Los días en las confiterías.
Cómprese hoy

Una linda mujer que no piense ni coma
No piense más señor
Que no hay nada mejor que una nena de goma.
Las hay con labios gigantes
También con pechos brillantes
No oculte más su perversión
Acá le doy la solución.
Hay un modelo para cada moral
Haga la prueba llévelo hasta su hogar
Va a ver que se la queda
Cómprese hoy
Una linda mujer que no piense ni coma

No piense más señor
Que no hay nada mejor que una nena de goma.

Overall Meaning

The song El Vendedor de las Muñecas de Plástico by La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros is a satirical take on the theme of objectification of women. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a toy seller who is marketing inflatable dolls as an alternative to real women. He is urging his customers to buy these dolls, which smile and are always good-humored, unlike real women who have their own thoughts and emotions. He is promoting the idea that these dolls are better than real women because they don't think or eat and can be molded according to one's preference. The dolls are portrayed as an object of desire that is an easy solution to the complexities that come with human relationships.

In essence, the song is a social commentary on the objectification of women in society. How they are reduced to nothing but objects of pleasure, devoid of their own agency, preferences and emotions. The lyrics imply that society has a flawed perspective on women and relationships in general. The song highlights the toxic masculinity and misogyny that are often perpetuated through such attitudes.

Line by Line Meaning

Compren mis muñecas inflables
Buy my inflatable dolls

La más dulce y la más amable
The sweetest and kindest

De las jugueterías, terror
The terror of toy stores

De las industrias del amor
Of the love industries

Siempre sonríe, siempre de buen humor
Always smiling, always in a good mood

Como las chicas que se pasan Los días en las confiterías.
Like the girls who spend their days in coffee shops

Cómprese hoy Una linda mujer que no piense ni coma
Buy today a pretty woman who doesn't think or eat

No piense más señor Que no hay nada mejor que una nena de goma.
Don't think anymore, sir, there's nothing better than a rubber girl.

Las hay con labios gigantes
There are ones with big lips

También con pechos brillantes
Also with shiny breasts

No oculte más su perversión Acá le doy la solución.
Don't hide your perversion anymore, here's the solution.

Hay un modelo para cada moral Haga la prueba llévelo hasta su hogar
There's a model for every moral, try it out, take it home

Va a ver que se la queda Cómprese hoy Una linda mujer que no piense ni coma
You'll see that you'll keep her, buy today a pretty woman who doesn't think or eat

No piense más señor Que no hay nada mejor que una nena de goma.
Don't think anymore, sir, there's nothing better than a rubber girl.

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