"Channelizing Paradise" can be purchased at Amoeba Records in Hollywood, at Sea Level Records in Echo Park, and online through Aquarius Records. "Channelizing Paradise" is also available to download through the iTunes music store, as well as eMusic, Napster, and most other digital providers. For people living in places where the iTunes music store isn't offered (Mexico and South America), eMusic is the best way to download the album. To download through iTunes click here. To download through eMusic click here (recommended for those in Mexico and South America). To download through Napster click here.
Press:
The Fader: "Less 'rock band' than all-out 'experience,' a thoroughly modern hybrid that defies easy categorization."
LA Weekly: "A theatrically vibrant blur of thrash-mariachi, psychedlic distortion, histrionic vocals, performance art, punk rock, surrealism, Mexican telenovelas and five-dollar-store fasions."
ARTFORUM: "Globe-trotting emissaries of trash in translation, a refreshing brand of cross-cultural misprision... Talk about a surprise vantage on the touchy elisions of imperialist modernism!"
Fluxblog: "This is technically an ESG cover, but there's got to be a better word for what Los Super Elegantes do with this song. The basic elements that make "Dance" one of the best dance songs ever written remain intact, but the band adds new verses and hooks that actually build on the greatness of the original. It's rather like buying a buying a beautiful old house and renovating it so that everything you add to the structure only enhances the aesthetic charm of the design."
Gorilla Vs. Bear: "The band, whose name loosely translates to 'The Super Elegantes,' is unclassifiable in its greatness. Each song seems to dabble in about 3 different genres and multiple languages, and yet it somehow comes together perfectly.
Shalalalala
Los Super Elegantes Lyrics
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Sha Lalalala, sha Lalalala...
Habíamos prometido no llorar
Tal vez esta sea la última vez
Que nos sentamos a tomar un café juntos
Tal vez esta sea la última vez
Que nos vemos así que tratemos de estar bien
Ahora que estoy aquí
Me doy cuenta de tantas cosas
De que tan cruel puede ser la vida
El amor, la desesperación
Lo que siente uno cuando nunca ha vivido
Lo nuestro, lo nuestro ya se había
Convertido en una costumbre
Y el amor, el amor es otra cosa
El amor esta en esos pequeños detalles
Que nosotros ya habíamos perdido
Por eso debemos separarnos
Ayer pase horas mirando
Nuestras viejas fotografías
Eramos tan felices
Como nos reíamos, como disfrutamos
Pero ahora, ahora no hay nada de eso
Sha lalalala, sha lalalala...
Antes de retirarme
Me gustaría pedirte perdón,
Perdón por no haber cumplido
Con nuestros sueños
Ahora nuestros sueños
Quedan flotando en el abismo
Hasta que encontremos otro amor
Por favor no llores más
Que la gente nos mira
Trata de controlar tus sentimientos
Quisiera llevarme de recuerdo
Una sonrisa tuya
Haber sonreí, dale
Lo único que te puedo decir
Es que nunca olvidare este momento
El café, el helado
Y tampoco te olvidaré a ti
Nunca jamás
Por el resto de mi vida
Nunca
Bueno, ahora me voy
Ya es tarde y tengo una cita a las seis
No puedo llegar tarde
Así que, te deseo mucha suerte
Y que seas muy feliz
Adios, adios
Adios
The song "Sha Lalalala" by Los Super Elegantes is a melancholic reflection on a failed relationship. The lyrics center around a final meeting between two people who have decided to separate. They share a last cup of coffee and reminisce about their time together, acknowledging that their love had become a mere habit that lacked genuine affection. The singer expresses regret for not fulfilling their dreams and apologizes for the situation. The chorus "Sha Lalalala" serves as a somber refrain that seems to emphasize the bittersweet nature of letting go.
The song's mood is conveyed through the sparse instrumentation, which consists of acoustic guitar, muted percussion, and atmospheric keyboard sounds. Additionally, the vocal performance is subdued and introspective, as if the singer is lost in thought while reciting the lyrics. The tone is mostly sad, but some verses offer a glimpse of nostalgia and hope. The imagery of old photographs and fond memories contrasts with the harsh reality of a broken relationship, creating a sense of yearning and resignation.
Overall, "Sha Lalalala" portrays a universal experience of heartbreak and moving on. The lyrics are accessible and evocative, and the melody is catchy yet wistful. Despite its emotional weight, the song retains a sense of elegance and poise, which is characteristic of the band's style.
Line by Line Meaning
Sha Lalalala, sha Lalalala
The repetition of 'Sha Lalalala' emphasizes the emotions and feelings present in the conversation between the two individuals.
Habíamos prometido no llorar
We had promised not to cry during our last meeting.
tal vez esta sea la última vez
Perhaps this is the last time we will see each other.
que nos sentamos a tomar un café juntos
Sitting down to have coffee together was such a routine for us.
Ahora que estoy aquí
Now that I'm here, I'm realizing so many things.
me doy cuenta de tantas cosas
I've come to realize many things.
de que tan cruel puede ser la vida
Life is cruel and it can be harsh.
el amor, la desesperación
Love and desperation can make things worse.
lo que siente uno cuando nunca ha vivido
One feels a sense of emptiness when one has never lived.
Lo nuestro, lo nuestro ya se había
What we had was already a routine.
convertido en una costumbre
It became a habit.
y el amor, el amor es otra cosa
Love is not the same as habit or routine.
el amor esta en esos pequeños detalles
Love is present in small details that we have lost.
que nosotros ya habíamos perdido
We had lost those details already.
por eso debemos separarnos
That's why we should separate now.
Ayer pase horas mirando
Yesterday, I spent hours looking at our old photos.
nuestras viejas fotografías
Our old photographs brought back happy memories.
eramos tan felices
We were so happy together.
como nos reíamos, como disfrutamos
We used to laugh so much and enjoyed every moment together.
pero ahora, ahora no hay nada de eso
But now there's nothing left; everything has changed.
Antes de retirarme
Before I leave.
me gustaría pedirte perdón,
I would like to apologize to you.
perdón por no haber cumplido
I'm sorry for not fulfilling our dreams and promises.
con nuestros sueños
I'm sorry we couldn't make our dreams come true.
ahora nuestros sueños
Now, our dreams are floating away.
quedan flotando en el abismo
They're now left to be forgotten, with no hope of being fulfilled.
hasta que encontremos otro amor
Until we find a new love to chase our dreams again.
Por favor no llores más
Please don't cry anymore.
que la gente nos mira
People are looking at us.
trata de controlar tus sentimientos
Please try to control your emotions.
quisiera llevarme de recuerdo
I'd like to take a memory with me.
una sonrisa tuya
Your smile is the memory I want to keep.
haber sonreí, dale
Come on, let's smile.
Lo único que te puedo decir
The only thing I can say to you.
es que nunca olvidare este momento
Is that I'll never forget this moment.
el café, el helado
Drinking coffee and eating ice cream together.
y tampoco te olvidaré a ti
I will never forget you.
nunca jamás
Never again.
por el resto de mi vida
For the rest of my life.
Bueno, ahora me voy
Well, now I have to go.
ya es tarde y tengo una cita a las seis
It's already late and I have an appointment at six.
no puedo llegar tarde
I can't be late.
así que, te deseo mucha suerte
So, I wish you good luck.
y que seas muy feliz
And I hope you're happy.
Adios, adios
Goodbye, goodbye.
Contributed by Elizabeth S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.