Los Tetas was a Chilean Funk band, formed in 1995 by four musicians: Pepino… Read Full Bio ↴Los Tetas was a Chilean Funk band, formed in 1995 by four musicians: Pepino (drums), Rulo (bass), C-Funk (Guitar, keyboard and vocals) and Tea Time (scratch and vocals).

The group's first single was "Corazón de Sandía", a summer hit from the first album "Mama Funk" with sixteen songs, released in 1995 under the EMI label. Two years later a second big hit "Cha cha cha" was released as a single, featuring Juan Sativo a rap artist from Chilean band Tiro de Gracia. Also in 1997 another album with fifteen songs, called "La Medicina", was released under the EMI Odeon label. This album is recognized by a lot of latin artists as one of the best latin-american funk works ever.

Los Tetas introduced a new member "Tata", who eventually took the place of Pepino on drums, but also made a huge impact on vocals and musical adjustments. With the participation of a lot of artists from local scene, such as Boomer (DJ and Raggamuffin), Zaturno and Juan Sativo from Tiro de Gracia and Anita Tijoux from Makiza, they made a solid and fun album with big influences from James Brown and Parliament funkadelic. Among the songs recorded in this perieod were "Papi... donde esta el Funk", "Bola Disco", "La Medicina" and "Primavera".

In 1998 after some dissagreements within the band, they dissolved, to reunit again in 1999 with a new formation: Tata (drums), Toly Ramirez Jr. (Bass), C-Funk (Guitar, keyboard and vocals) and Tea Time (scratch and vocals). With this band, they made their fourth album, "Independiente" containing ten songs. This album was edited and distributed by CAPITALUX Discos label. It wasn't as big a success as former albums, but they survive in the local scene with a lot of live gigs. They also made the transition to the north and begin to make some contacts to work in Mexico and USA.

In late of 2002 their last album "Tómala!", with 14 songs (including "I like", "Fiesta Funk", "Underground side" and "Sistemas"), made the band to take a huge jump to a lot of countries in Latin America, including Argentina, Perú, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela and especially México. They also started to perform in the USA. Later they shared the stage with Red Hot Chili Peppers in a concert at the Chilean Estadio Nacional.

In 2004 they dissolved for good, after one of the co-founder members C-Funk, decided to make the transition to a solo career. The remaining artists of the band changed the name to T-Funk and a few months after to FunkAttack, because C-Funk sued them for the similar name.

La Paradoja
Los Tetas Lyrics

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Una vez el pico me dijo oye conchetumare termina de pajiarme, nunca la dejarás
Eres un animal y olvidarlo no podrás

Soy el animal ser humano, porque a todas quiero amar
Y cuando no las tengo, son todas mias igual.

Damas pongan atención, porque esta es otra sensación.
Dices que no me acuerdo de ti,

Pero no es cierto siempre te lo hago a ti

Hay mentiras dicen que es muy malo, pero no tengo
Un pelo de tonto en la palma de mi mano
Quiero que todas sepan que así demuestro mi amor.

Estoy soñando avanzo por tu cuerpo,
Eres gentil al mostrarme tus encantos.
Ser caliente no es una ofensa
Es sólo lo que el cuerpo le ordena a la mente

Una vez el pico me dijo, nunca la dejarás,
Eres un animal y olvidarlo no podrás

Soy el animal ser humano, porque a todas quiero amar
Y cuando no las tengo, son todas mias igual.

Una vez el pico me dijo, nunca la dejarás,
Eres un animal y olvidarlo no podrás

Soy el animal ser humano, porque a todas quiero amar
Y cuando no las tengo, son todas mias igual.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Los Tetas's song "La Paradoja" explore the complexities of human relationships and desires. The chorus line "Una vez el pico me dijo, nunca la dejarás, eres un animal y olvidarlo no podrás" can be interpreted as a metaphorical conversation between the singer's inner desires and conscience. The "pico," which is a colloquial term in Chile for the male genitalia, represents the primal and uncontrolled desires within the individual. It is telling the singer that he will never be able to let go of these desires, as they are a part of his nature.

The song highlights the paradoxical nature of human beings. The singer declares himself as an "animal ser humano" (an animal being human) because he wants to love all women and possess them, even when he doesn't have them. This demonstrates the conflict between his emotional desire for connection and his physical desires.

The lyrics also touch upon the theme of perception and self-awareness. The singer states that others perceive him as forgetful and indifferent, but he claims that he always remembers and satisfies their desires. This highlights the discrepancy between how we perceive ourselves and how others perceive us, suggesting that perception can be subjective and easily distorted.

In summary, "La Paradoja" delves into the complexities of human desires, the conflict between emotional and physical wants, and the multifaceted nature of self-perception.

Line by Line Meaning

Una vez el pico me dijo oye conchetumare termina de pajiarme, nunca la dejarás
Once the penis told me hey motherfucker finish jerking off, you will never leave her

Eres un animal y olvidarlo no podrás
You are an animal and you won't be able to forget it

Soy el animal ser humano, porque a todas quiero amar
I am the animal human being, because I want to love them all

Y cuando no las tengo, son todas mias igual.
And when I don't have them, they are all mine anyway

Damas pongan atención, porque esta es otra sensación.
Ladies pay attention, because this is another sensation

Dices que no me acuerdo de ti, Pero no es cierto siempre te lo hago a ti
You say that I don't remember you, but it's not true, I always do it to you

Hay mentiras dicen que es muy malo, pero no tengo Un pelo de tonto en la palma de mi mano
There are lies saying that it's very bad, but I don't have a single foolish hair on the palm of my hand

Quiero que todas sepan que así demuestro mi amor.
I want all of them to know that this is how I show my love

Estoy soñando avanzo por tu cuerpo, Eres gentil al mostrarme tus encantos.
I am dreaming, I advance through your body, You are gentle in showing me your charms

Ser caliente no es una ofensa Es sólo lo que el cuerpo le ordena a la mente
Being horny is not an offense, It's just what the body orders the mind

Una vez el pico me dijo, nunca la dejarás, Eres un animal y olvidarlo no podrás
Once the penis told me, you will never leave her, You are an animal and you won't be able to forget it

Soy el animal ser humano, porque a todas quiero amar, Y cuando no las tengo, son todas mias igual.
I am the animal human being, because I want to love them all, And when I don't have them, they are all mine anyway

Una vez el pico me dijo, nunca la dejarás, Eres un animal y olvidarlo no podrás
Once the penis told me, you will never leave her, You are an animal and you won't be able to forget it

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