Born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, and raised in South Gate, California Mellow Man is best known for the song "Mentirosa" ("Liar" in Spanish). The song took a riff from Carlos Santana's "Evil Ways" as the music, repeated and tweaked to fit the lyrics, which were sung in Spanglish (mixing English and Spanish). "Mentirosa" was the first Spanglish hit record.
Mellow now is 1/2 of alternative hip hop group The ZZYZZX with his son Cazal Organism.
Mentirosa
Mellow Man Ace Lyrics
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Tenemos tremendo lio
Last night you didn't go a la casa de tu tio
Resulta ser hey you were at a party
Higher than the sky
Emborrachada de Bacardi
I bet you didn't know
Que conocia al cantinero
And wasting my dinero
Talking About
Come and enjoy what a woman gives an hombre
(but first of all see i have to know your nombre)
But I really want to ask ya,
Que si es verdad (would i lie?)
And please, por favor, tell me la verdad
Because I really need to know, yeah
Necesito entender If you're gonna be a playa
Or be my mujer
Cause right now you're just a liar
a straight mentirosa (who me)
Today you tell me something
y manana es otra cosa
ain't got nobody, baby...baby
I remember the day, Que tu me decias
Time and time again, Que tu me querias (i do)
And at the time, hey yo te creia
Porque no sabia that you were a relambia
You're with Fulanito y Menganito
Joseito y Fernandito
Larry and Joey, y Vinnies brother Chico
mucho que fletera,that's a straight skeezer
Si quieres un pedacito
Go her way cause she's a pleaser
But I'll tell ya, straight up
Porque brother me di de cuenta
That on Main Street her cuerpo estaba a la venta
Now get some el que quiera
Get some cualquiera
Hey, yo, she don't care man
she's a tremenda fiera
Yeah you're hot to trying how to get what i got Pero ya que te conozco
What I gots I guess not
Cause you're just a mentirosa
Con tu lengua venenosa
Today you tell me somethin '
y manana es otra cosa
(Talking)
Girl, I can't believe you
You know my mothers talking about me
My friends are talking about me
Not me, about you!
(About me?)
You ain't nothing but a skeezer!
(A skeezer?! Don't be calling me no skeezer! )
Tremenda fletera man, mami, la verdad...
(Eso es lo que tu te crees.. )
I bet you go to church and you're scared to confess....
(No, I do confess baby, I do confess.)
Uh huh, do you tell the truth, though?
(Yeah I do. )
Uh huh.
Do you?
Yeah! You ain't nothing but a skeezer,
I got some other stories to say about you;
it goes like this
Un dia estaba en tu casa y ring there goes the phone
Recojiste y dijiste (Call me back, I'm not alone)
El queria you direccion
Yeah, just your address
y antes que colgaste I heard you say (I'll wear dress)
Alabao, que descara, is what ran through my mind
So I said let's go out tonight
She said (We go out all the time!)
Alabao, man!
Ella no sabia, that yo, I knew her plan
De que iba a salir with that other man
So I told the girl in spanish,
I said Hey, ya me voy
(Pero porque )
Cause you ain't treatin' me like I'm some sucker toy
Cause who needs you anyway, con tu lengua venenosa
(I need you! )
Today you tell me something y maana es otra cosa
The lyrics of Mellow Man Ace's song Mentirosa describe a woman is being accused of being a liar and a cheater. The singer is suspicious that his girlfriend is cheating on him, and is angry that she is wasting his money on alcohol. He accuses her of being a liar and a "skeezer". He says that he used to believe her when she told him that she loved him, but now he knows the truth. He confronts her and demands that she tells him the truth about whether or not she is cheating on him.
The themes in the song include jealousy, deception, and distrust within a relationship. The song was a hit in the late 80s and early 90s, and it helped to popularize Latin-inspired hip-hop in the United States. Mellow Man Ace, whose real name is Ulpiano Reyes, was one of the earliest Latino rappers to break through to the mainstream. The song contains a number of Spanish phrases and slang terms, which were not commonly heard on American radio at the time.
Line by Line Meaning
Check this out baby
Listen to me carefully
Tenemos tremendo lio
We have a big problem
Last night you didn't go a la casa de tu tio
You lied about going to your uncle's house last night
Resulta ser hey you were at a party
I found out that you were at a party
Higher than the sky
You were intoxicated
Emborrachada de Bacardi
Drunk on Bacardi
I bet you didn't know
I'm sure you didn't realize
Que conocia al cantinero
That I knew the bartender
He told me you were drinking
He informed me that you were drinking
And wasting my dinero
And spending my money
Talking About
Referring to
Come and enjoy what a woman gives an hombre
Experience what a woman can offer a man
(but first of all see i have to know your nombre)
(but first, I need to know your name)
But I really want to ask ya,
But I need to ask you,
Que si es verdad (would i lie?)
If it's true (would I lie?)
And please, por favor, tell me la verdad
Please, tell me the truth
Because I really need to know, yeah
Because I really need to know
Necesito entender If you're gonna be a playa
I need to understand whether you'll be a player
Or be my mujer
Or be my woman
Cause right now you're just a liar
Because right now, you're just a liar
a straight mentirosa (who me)
A complete liar (who, me?)
Today you tell me something
Today, you tell me something
y manana es otra cosa
And tomorrow, it's something else
ain't got nobody, baby...baby
I don't have anyone, baby...baby
I remember the day, Que tu me decias
I remember the day when you told me
Time and time again, Que tu me querias (i do)
Time and time again, that you loved me (I do)
And at the time, hey yo te creia
And at the time, I believed you
Porque no sabia that you were a relambia
Because I didn't know that you were a cheater
You're with Fulanito y Menganito
You're with so many guys
Joseito y Fernandito
With Joseito and Fernandito
Larry and Joey, y Vinnies brother Chico
With Larry, Joey, and Vinnie's brother Chico
mucho que fletera,that's a straight skeezer
A complete flirt, that's a straight loose woman
Si quieres un pedacito
If you want a piece of her
Go her way cause she's a pleaser
Go ahead, because she's a people-pleaser
But I'll tell ya, straight up
But I'll tell you honestly
Porque brother me di de cuenta
Because, brother, I realized
That on Main Street her cuerpo estaba a la venta
That on Main Street, her body was for sale
Now get some el que quiera
Now, anyone who wants to can have her
Get some cualquiera
Get anyone
Hey, yo, she don't care man
Hey, she doesn't care, man
she's a tremenda fiera
She's a tremendous beast
Yeah you're hot to trying how to get what i got
Yeah, you're trying to get what I have
Pero ya que te conozco
But now that I know you
What I gots I guess not
What I have, you can't have
Cause you're just a mentirosa
Because you're just a liar
Con tu lengua venenosa
With your poisonous tongue
Today you tell me somethin '
Today, you tell me something
y manana es otra cosa
And tomorrow, it's something else
Girl, I can't believe you
Girl, I can't believe you
You know my mothers talking about me
You know my mother is talking about me
My friends are talking about me
My friends are talking about me
Not me, about you!
Not me, about you!
(About me?)
(About me?)
You ain't nothing but a skeezer!
You're nothing but a loose woman!
(A skeezer?! Don't be calling me no skeezer! )
(A loose woman?! Don't call me that!)
Tremenda fletera man, mami, la verdad...
You're really quite the flirt, girl, and that's the truth...
(Eso es lo que tu te crees.. )
(That's what you think...)
I bet you go to church and you're scared to confess....
I bet you go to church and are too afraid to confess...
(No, I do confess baby, I do confess.)
(No, I do confess, baby, I do confess.)
Uh huh, do you tell the truth, though?
Uh huh, but do you tell the truth, though?
(Yeah I do. )
(Yeah, I do.)
Uh huh.
Uh huh.
Yeah! You ain't nothing but a skeezer,
Yeah! You're nothing but a loose woman,
I got some other stories to say about you;
I have some other stories to tell about you;
it goes like this
it goes like this
Un dia estaba en tu casa y ring there goes the phone
One day, I was at your house and the phone rang
Recojiste y dijiste (Call me back, I'm not alone)
You picked up and said (Call me back, I'm not alone)
El queria you direccion
He wanted your address
Yeah, just your address
Yes, just your address
y antes que colgaste I heard you say (I'll wear dress)
And before you hung up, I heard you say (I'll wear a dress)
Alabao, que descara, is what ran through my mind
Wow, how shameless, is what I thought
So I said let's go out tonight
So I said, let's go out tonight
She said (We go out all the time!)
She said (We go out all the time!)
Alabao, man!
Wow, man!
Ella no sabia, that yo, I knew her plan
She didn't know that I knew her plan
De que iba a salir with that other man
That she was going to go out with another man
So I told the girl in spanish,
So, I told the girl in Spanish,
I said Hey, ya me voy
I said, Hey, I'm leaving
(Pero porque )
(But why)
Cause you ain't treatin' me like I'm some sucker toy
Because you're not treating me like some sucker toy
Cause who needs you anyway, con tu lengua venenosa
Because who needs you anyway, with your poisonous tongue
(I need you! )
(I need you!)
Today you tell me something y maana es otra cosa
Today, you tell me something and tomorrow, it's something else
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ESTEBAN ALBERTO FERNANDEZ PALAVECINO, CLAUDIO LEONARDO GONZALEZ, ATILIO RUBEN LOPEZ
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