The band is considered one of the main groups in Brazilian rock. Like most groups from the 1960s, Os Mutantes were heavily influenced by The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Sly & the Family Stone. However, Brazilian musicians were also immersed in their local culture, exercising their own creativity in the use of feedback, distortion and studio tricks of all kinds, just as was done by the Liverpool quartet and the group The Beach Boys. In this sense, Mutantes were pioneers in mixing rock and roll with Brazilian musical and thematic elements. Another characteristic of the group was irreverence. Like Os Mutantes, there began to be a kind of mixture of foreign and Brazilian music and the addition of new ideas, with doses of experimentalism, thus opening the way for musical hybridism.
Os Mutantes began their activities in 1966, as a trio, when they performed on the program O Pequeno Mundo de Ronnie Von on TV Record. On the eve of the program's premiere, the trio had the name "Os Bruxos", but neither Rita Lee nor the Dias Baptista brothers (Arnaldo and Sérgio) were satisfied with that name and wanted to change it. According to Carlos Calado,[2] the idea for the name "Os Mutantes" came from an ironic joke between Alberto Helena Júnior, the program's producer, and Ronnie Von, who, at the time, was reading O Império dos Mutantes, by Stefan Wul, and did not talk about any other subject. "Are you guys still looking for a name for the boys ensemble? Why not The Mutants?" Ronnie Von liked Alberto Helena's idea and took it to the group, who approved it immediately.
The group soon became one of the main exponents of the new MPB, influenced by Tropicália, until it dissolved in 1978. Over these twelve years, nine albums were recorded, two of which - O A e o Z and Tecnicolor - were only released on 1990s, when the group began to be recognized, on the national and international rock scene, as one of the most creative, dynamic, radical and talented of the psychedelic era and the history of world rock. In 2006, the band reunited, without Rita Lee or Liminha, but with the presence of Arnaldo Baptista and Zélia Duncan on vocals. The following year, Arnaldo and Zélia left the band, which was recomposed with other musicians and continues to perform under the leadership of Sérgio Dias, the only remaining member of the original lineup.
Cantor De Mambo
Os Mutantes Lyrics
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Hoje eu sou cantor de mambo
Hoje eu vivo aqui na América
Ganho bem cantando mambo
Yo te quiero mi querida
Sin tus besos non soy nada
Baila el mambo que yo canto a ti
Yo te miro tu me miras
En tu cuerpo mi delírio
Baila el mambo que yo canto a ti
Eu já tenho um Cadilac
Moro aqui em Hollywood
Sou sucesso aqui na América
Sou o rei cantando mambo
The lyrics of the song "Cantor De Mambo" by Os Mutantes tells the story of a Brazilian man who moved to America and became a famous mambo singer. The lyrics are about his success and the love he has for a woman who he sings and dedicates his songs to. He expresses his commitment to her and describes her as his muse.
The lyrics convey a sense of nostalgia and longing for his homeland, which he states he will never return to. He sings about his new life in America, where he drives a Cadillac and lives in Hollywood. The chorus of the song has a lively and upbeat mambo rhythm, which reflects the energetic and passionate personality of the singer. The song is a celebration of his success and his love for the woman he dedicates it to.
Overall, the lyrics of "Cantor De Mambo" is a tribute to the life and career of a successful immigrant musician who found his place in America while never forgetting his roots.
Line by Line Meaning
Eu não volto mais pra cá não
I'm never going back there again.
Hoje eu sou cantor de mambo
Today I am a mambo singer.
Hoje eu vivo aqui na América
Today I live here in America.
Ganho bem cantando mambo
I earn a good living by singing mambo.
Yo te quiero mi querida
I love you, my dear one.
Sin tus besos non soy nada
Without your kisses, I am nothing.
Baila el mambo que yo canto a ti
Dance to the mambo that I sing to you.
Yo te miro tu me miras
I look at you and you look at me.
En tu cuerpo mi delírio
In your body, my delirium.
Eu já tenho um Cadillac
I already have a Cadillac.
Moro aqui em Hollywood
I live here in Hollywood.
Sou sucesso aqui na América
I'm a success here in America.
Sou o rei cantando mambo
I am the king of singing mambo.
Contributed by Ruby N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Sergio Dias é um dos melhores guitarristas do mundo, ta louco...
Lucas Dummer
Premiados os que assistiram a esse concerto, salve Arnaldo Baptista! Salve os Mutantes!
Carlos Alexandre Picoli
A Zélia é muito foda! Amo a voz dela e o respeito que ela tem pelo rock nacional, só agrega. Uma grande cantora!!!
Bruno Pereira Aguilar
Arnaldo Baptista grande gênio, veio muito além do seu tempo, infelizmente grande parte dos Brasileiros não conhecem a obra desse grande artista e ícone da cultura do rock do Brasil.
Lucas Ferreira
O virtuosismo do Arnaldo e do Sérgio ainda continua muito a frente do no nosso tempo 😎
Turma E e F
melhor banda do mundo
Canal Contra Cultura
Sensacional essa música, ao mesmo tempo que fizeram o gênero seriamente e muito bem feito, parece uma esquete. Aliás, percebo que muitas músicas dos mutantes tem um fundo humorístico.
Laura Pires
Zélia dentro da banda assistindo o show ao mesmo tempo ❤❤❤
Paulo R P Velasco
Saudades dos bons tempos dos Mutantes!!!
Carlos Alexandre Picoli
Essa música merece um doce ou um pingão ou tequila!