The band was formed from the fusion of 2 smallers bands, the Hot Pants and the Casse-pieds.
Mano Negra mixed a number of styles: straight rock (with a lead guitar), latin music (with a brass section), punk (influenced by The Clash). Their songs often mixed French, Spanish and English lyrics.
Frontman Manu Chao later reappeared as as the lead in Radio Bemba Sound System to record their eponymous 2002 live album. He has also released four solo albums, Clandestino and Proxima Estacion: Esperanza in 1998 and 2002,Siberie M'Etait Conteee in 2005 and La Radiolina in 2007.
Former band member Tom Darnal was one of the founders of the band P18
About name
La Mano Negra ("The Black Hand") was a supposed anarchist organization in Andalucía, Spain, accused of many terrorist acts. Although, in latter studies, its existence was found unlikely and was probably an excuse used by the government under Sagasta to oppress anarchist activity in southern Spain.
Noche de accion
Mano Negra Lyrics
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Carallo que tia mas buena
Llego su dueño de amor
Y me quede con el rencor
Privando vino peleo
Se que me espera un destino cruel
Privando como un cabron
Listo para una noche de acción
Buscando bronca cualquiera
Y el que no aguante mi borrachera
Sepa que enfrente tiene a una fiera
De repente en la verbena
Va y se me acerca la morena
Va con el hijo de puta aquel
Y ahora empieza la pelea, voy a por el
The song "Noche de acción" by Mano Negra tells the story of a man who falls in love with a beautiful woman and becomes jealous of her lover. The lyrics depict a night of heavy drinking and fighting as the singer struggles with his anger and resentment towards the other man. He describes himself as ready for a "night of action", implying his willingness to fight and engage in other forms of aggression.
The use of language in the song is rough and aggressive, reflecting the singer's state of mind. He swears and shouts, looking for a fight with anyone who crosses his path. The lyrics also express a sense of fatalism and despair, as the singer acknowledges that he is headed for a "cruel destiny". The line "me quede con el rencor" (I was left with resentment) captures the bitterness and anger that he feels towards the woman's chosen partner.
Overall, the song portrays a world of violence and conflict, where love is associated with jealousy and possession. The singer's aggressive behavior is presented as a symptom of a larger societal problem, where men are socialized to believe that violence is an appropriate response to emotional pain and frustration.
Line by Line Meaning
Me enamore de una morena
I fell in love with a dark-skinned woman
Carallo que tia mas buena
Wow, what a good-looking woman
Llego su dueño de amor
Her lover arrived
Y me quede con el rencor
And I was filled with resentment
Privando vino peleo
Drinking, fighting
Se que me espera un destino cruel
I know a cruel fate awaits me
Privando como un cabron
Drinking like a bastard
Listo para una noche de acción
Ready for a night of action
Gritando de mala manera
Shouting in a bad way
Buscando bronca cualquiera
Looking for any trouble
Y el que no aguante mi borrachera
And whoever can't handle my drunkenness
Sepa que enfrente tiene a una fiera
Knows they're facing a wild animal
De repente en la verbena
Suddenly, at the party
Va y se me acerca la morena
The dark-skinned woman comes to me
Va con el hijo de puta aquel
She goes with that bastard
Y ahora empieza la pelea, voy a por el
And now the fight begins, I'm going after him
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOSE MANUEL CHAO
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