Los Lobos is a Mexican-American rock band from East Los Angeles, California… Read Full Bio ↴Los Lobos is a Mexican-American rock band from East Los Angeles, California, USA, heavily influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country music, folk, blues, and traditional Spanish / Mexican music such as boleros and norteño.

Vocalist/guitarist David Hidalgo and drummer Louie Pérez met at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, and bonded over their mutual affinity for obscure musical acts such as Fairport Convention, Randy Newman and Ry Cooder. Pérez recalls, "We’re looking at each other, 'You like this stuff? I thought I was the only weird one.' So I went over to his house one day for about a year, which we spent listening to records, playing guitars, and starting to write songs." The two borrowed reel-to-reel recorders from a friend and created multi-track recordings of music spanning from parody songs to free-form jazz. They later enlisted fellow students Cesar Rosas and Conrad Lozano to complete the group's line-up in 1973.

Formed in the late 1970's, band members Dave Hidalgo, Cesar Rojas, Steve Berlin, Louie Pérez and Conrad Lozano became the bellwether for Mexican-American music in the U.S. when they recorded the music for "La Bamba" in 1987, which added popular acclaim to the critical praise they had received for their 1984 album "How Will the Wolf Survive?".

They have since become one of the mainstays of the Latin music scene as well as rock music in general, staying together through over 20 albums, and for almost three decades, through changing music climate and personal tragedies, they've continued cranking out albums and touring to dedicated fans.

I Got Loaded
Los Lobos Lyrics

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Last night I got loaded
On a bottle of gin, on a bottle of gin
Last night I got loaded
On a bottle of gin, on a bottle of gin
But I feel alright, I feel alright
I feel alright, I feel alright

Night before last I got loaded

On a bottle of whiskey, on a bottle of whiskey
Night before last I got loaded
On a bottle of whiskey, on a bottle of whiskey
But I feel alright, I feel alright
I feel alright, I feel alright

Tonight I might get loaded
On a bottle of wine, on a bottle of wine
Tonight I might get loaded
On a bottle of wine, on a bottle of wine

But I feel alright, I feel alright
I feel alright, I feel alright

Overall Meaning

Los Lobos's song "I Got Loaded" is a song about indulging in alcoholic beverages. The first verse talks about getting drunk on gin, claiming that despite getting loaded, the singer feels alright. The second verse describes getting drunk on whiskey the night before last and feeling the same sense of being alright. The final verse suggests that the singer may get drunk on wine that night, yet will still feel alright.

The repetition of the phrase "I feel alright" after each verse suggests that the singer is not trying to glorify getting drunk, but is rather acknowledging the negative consequences of heavy drinking while still holding onto a sense of optimism.

Line by Line Meaning

Last night I got loaded
I consumed too much alcohol last night

On a bottle of gin, on a bottle of gin
Specifically, I drank gin as my alcoholic beverage of choice

But I feel alright, I feel alright
Despite the negative effects of drinking that much, I feel okay

Night before last I got loaded
I also drank too much alcohol the night before last

On a bottle of whiskey, on a bottle of whiskey
In that instance, it was whiskey that I drank excessively

Tonight I might get loaded
It's possible that I will drink too much alcohol again tonight

On a bottle of wine, on a bottle of wine
If I do choose to drink too much again tonight, it would likely be wine

But I feel alright, I feel alright
Despite the potential negative consequences, I currently feel okay

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: HARRISON NELSON

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