In 1991 a court prohibited to the band the use of the full name due to a dispute with a former sound technician expelled from the band, but ignoring the sentence they published "Bajo presión" (Under pressure), their last album as LPR. Finally, in 1996 the band changes their name, making 'La Polla' alone. In September 2002 dies Fernandito (drumer), and they pubish their last album 'El ultimo (el) de La Polla' in 2003, having published 1 EP and 16 LPs. Evaristo (composer, singer and writer) continues raising his voice against nearly everything, with irony and good punk rock, with his new band Gatillazo.
Canarios y Jilgueros
La Polla Records Lyrics
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De su antibiótico sueño
Rodeado del confort
De la camisa de fuerza
Residencia sanitaria
Se ven monjas cucarachas
Las siete de la mañana
Otro hombre en el infierno
Electroshock
Fuera cerebro
Un zómbi más
Juguete humano para la ciencia
Y para siempre vegetal
The lyrics to La Polla Records' song "Canarios y Jilgueros" paint a bleak picture of a mental institution, where the singer wakes up in a cold sweat from their medicated sleep, surrounded by the comfort of their straightjacket. They are in a sanitary residence, surrounded by cockroach-like nuns, and it's only 7am. The scenario is grim and only gets worse with the mention of lobotomy, electroshock treatments, and brain removal. The person is reduced to being a zombie, a human toy for the benefit of science, and forever a vegetable.
The lyrics can be interpreted as a commentary on the mistreatment of those with mental illnesses, institutionalized and subjected to cruel and inhumane treatments. The imagery is stark and disturbing, a reminder of the harsh realities many individuals face when they are marginalized by society. The use of canaries and goldfinches, typically depicted as songs birds, serves to highlight their confinement and silence in the cruel world they are living in, adding an additional layer of melancholy to this already sorrowful song.
Line by Line Meaning
Se despierta entre sudores
He wakes up sweating
De su antibiótico sueño
From his antibiotic dream
Rodeado del confort
Surrounded by comfort
De la camisa de fuerza
Of the straitjacket
Residencia sanitaria
Sanitary residence
Se ven monjas cucarachas
Nun cockroaches are seen
Las siete de la mañana
Seven in the morning
Otro hombre en el infierno
Another man in hell
Lobotomía
Lobotomy
Electroshock
Electroshock
Fuera cerebro
Brain outside
Un zómbi más
One more zombie
Juguete humano para la ciencia
Human toy for science
Y para siempre vegetal
And forever vegetable
Contributed by Emily M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
El gato Suertudo
El chiqui no murió, está en el cielo con seve buscando panaderos!
martin rodriguez
Violín!!!
Pablo Montenegro
@martin rodriguez xq violin?
martin rodriguez
Jajaja mandé cualquiera 😝 , ni idea capaz estaba en pedo ...o alguien borro su comentario
uriva.
@martin rodriguez AJKSDASKJDSA
Dante Aguilera
Le agradezco al chiqui por haberme hecho conocer a esta cancion 🛐
el palito del tetris
Se dieron cuenta que cada vez hay menos panaderos?
Ifyouarenotintometalyouarenotmyfriend
sabes que tenes razon no?, pero vos solo te fijas en esas cosas!...
Diego G
jajajajajajajajj
Seba López
Mucho mejor que La Quinta de Mahler