La Vela Puerca is "Uruguay's most famous ska-rock-band". It was founded 199… Read Full Bio ↴La Vela Puerca is "Uruguay's most famous ska-rock-band". It was founded 1995 in Montevideo.

Its founders were Sebastián Teysera (lead vocals, frontman and main songwriter), Nicolás Lieutier (bass guitar) and Santiago Butler (guitar) - all three are still part of the band today. The band's first appearance as La Vela Puerca was in a montevidean street party in December 24, 1995. By then, several new members had already joined in. In 1996, frontman Sebastián Teysera presented a demo tape to a band contest. The rest of the band did not become aware of this until they found out they were one of the twenty finalists. A month later, they recieved a phone call saying they had won, and with this they were given 80 hours of free recording session which would be vital for their debut album.

La Vela Puerca released four albums: Deskarado (1998)(1999 released in Europe as "La Vela Puerca"), De Bichos Y Flores (2001), A Contraluz (2004)and El Impulso (2007).

In Germany they're well-known since they've played with Die Ärzte in Germany and Uruguay. In 2006 they're touring again in Europe.

Clones
La Vela Puerca Lyrics

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Un mundo ciego (o no lo querés ver..)
Profeta enfermo:
¿o sos cómplice, de él..?
Castillo al suelo
la realidad otra vez, se te va…

Matan renglones, los clones
se hacen rey

Y en los cajones, se esconden y no ven..
que no hay razones
que me maten, de una vez
y ahí están…

Sus oraciones, de confusión letal
Los pormenores, de su ambición actual..
Llenan rincones
con las versiones, de un triste disfraz
de moral…

Cuándo ese ego, también es droga
¡es tinta de la peor!
La hipocresía, se vuelve moda
la del fiel consumidor, que drogás…

Construyen miedos (o vos se los pagás..)
Soltá el veneno,(¿o vos no querés dar?)
Patéala en serio
tu realidad te dejó, sin pensar….

Son oradores
de males, que hacen ley..
Muchos borrones, los parches, no se ven
y ya son roles

difíciles de creer y poder
respetar.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to La Vela Puerca's song "Clones" touch on the power of conformity and the dangers of blindly following societal expectations. The first verse speaks to a world that is blind to the reality of the situation or simply chooses to ignore it. The second verse alludes to the danger of blindly following a leader or prophet who may actually be "sick" or manipulative. The line "Castillo al suelo" (castles on the ground) speaks to the idea that even the most powerful institutions can come crashing down in the face of reality.

The chorus highlights the danger posed by those who blindly conform, who kill off originality and become the "clones" who rule. They hide in their boxes and close themselves off from the world, refusing to see another perspective. The bridge speaks to the confusion and hypocrisy of those in power, who fill the world with their versions of morality and truth, all while masking their true intentions.

The final verse speaks to the danger of ego and self-importance, and how it can become a drug that clouds one's judgment. Those who follow blindly build fear and spread it to those around them, while those who refuse to conform may be labeled as troublemakers or outcasts.

Overall, the song encourages listeners to think for themselves, question authority, and not succumb to blind conformity.

Line by Line Meaning

Un mundo ciego (o no lo querés ver..)
The world is blind (or you just don't want to see it)

Profeta enfermo: ¿o sos cómplice, de él..?
Sick prophet: are you his accomplice?

Castillo al suelo la realidad otra vez, se te va…
Reality falls to the ground, again it slips away from you

Matan renglones, los clones se hacen rey
They kill lines, the clones become kings

Y en los cajones, se esconden y no ven..
And they hide in drawers, they don't see that

que no hay razones que me maten, de una vez y ahí están…
that there are no reasons for them to kill me, and yet they are there...

Sus oraciones, de confusión letal
Their prayers, of lethal confusion

Los pormenores, de su ambición actual..
The details of their current ambition

Llenan rincones con las versiones, de un triste disfraz de moral…
They fill corners with versions of a sad moral disguise

Cuándo ese ego, también es droga ¡es tinta de la peor!
When that ego is also a drug, it is the worst ink!

La hipocresía, se vuelve moda la del fiel consumidor, que drogás…
Hypocrisy becomes fashionable, by the faithful consumer, who drugs you...

Construyen miedos (o vos se los pagás..)
They build fears (or you pay for them...)

Soltá el veneno, (¿o vos no querés dar?)
Release the venom, (or don't you want to give it?)

Patéala en serio tu realidad te dejó, sin pensar….
Step on it seriously, your reality left you, without thinking...

Son oradores, de males, que hacen ley..
They are orators of the evils that become law...

Muchos borrones, los parches, no se ven y ya son roles difíciles de creer y poder respetar.
Many blots, the patches, can't be seen and now they are hard roles to believe and respect.

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