Maldita Vecindad y los Hijos del Quinto Patio is a Rock en español band for… Read Full Bio ↴Maldita Vecindad y los Hijos del Quinto Patio is a Rock en español band formed in Mexico City in 1985. Since then, the band has collaborated with other bands, as well as having participated in tribute albums like the tributes for José José and Tigres del Norte. Their sound incorporates many styles, including Ska, Rock, and traditional Mexican forms such as the bolero. Roco, the band's vocalist, dresses in a manner reminiscent of the Pachuco, an archetypical character represented by Tin Tán in the Mexican cinema. Tin Tan is sampled in the group's biggest hit, 1991's Pachuco. They recently came out with a new album, Circular Collectivo.

Solin
Maldita Vecindad Lyrics

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Yo si lo conocí
Vivía en la vecindad
Jamas logro encontrar
Trabajo mas formal
Machetero y vendedor de amor
Pero la justicia le cayo
Y al fin logro encontrar
En la feria la chamaba ideal

Un día José leía su Kaliman
Y de ahí se le ocurrió tomar
El nombre de Solín
Y convertirse en un gran faquir
Yo si lo conocí
Antes de que fuera popular
Salía con su disfraz
A toda la gente a deslumbrar

Soy el Gran Solín
Leo las cartas
Veo el futuro
Hipnotizo
Soy el Gran Solín, oh

Solín

Overall Meaning

in Maldita Vecindad's song is a character who lives in the neighborhood and struggles to find a steady job. He resorts to selling love and other goods on the streets to make his living. Despite his difficulties, he remains positive and cheerful. One day, while reading his Kaliman comic book, he is inspired to take on the name "Solín" and become a great fakir. He dazzles people with his abilities to read cards, see the future, and hypnotize. The lyrics suggest that despite his humble beginnings, Solín is able to find success and recognition through his unique talents.

Line by Line Meaning

Yo si lo conocí
I knew him

Vivía en la vecindad
He lived in the neighborhood

Jamas logro encontrar, Trabajo mas formal
He never managed to find a more formal job

Machetero y vendedor de amor
He was a hustler and seller of love

Pero la justicia le cayo, Y al fin logro encontrar, En la feria la chamaba ideal
But justice came for him, and he finally found his calling at the fair

Un día José leía su Kaliman, Y de ahí se le ocurrió tomar, El nombre de Solín, Y convertirse en un gran faquir
One day, he read his Kaliman and came up with the name Solín, and decided to become a great fakir

Yo si lo conocí, Antes de que fuera popular, Salía con su disfraz, A toda la gente a deslumbrar
I knew him before he was popular, he would go out in his costume and dazzle everyone

Soy el Gran Solín, Leo las cartas, Veo el futuro, Hipnotizo, Soy el Gran Solín, oh
I am the Great Solín, I read the cards, I see the future, I hypnotize, I am the Great Solín, oh

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adrian Navarro Maycotte, Aldo Ruben Acuna Yance, Enrique Montes Arellano, Eulalio Galarza Cervantes, Jose Luis Paredes Pacho, Rolando Javier Ortega Cuenca

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