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.
Desculpe Babe
Os Mutantes Lyrics
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Não vou brincar com você
Desculpe, babe
Não vou mais ser joão-ninguém
Eu vou correndo
Buscar a glória, minha glória
Desculpe, babe
Desculpe, babe
Eu vou viver mais pra mim
Eu vou correndo
Buscar a glória, minha glória
Glória, glória
Glória, glória
Glória, glória
Eu vou correndo
Buscar a glória, minha glória
Glória, glória
Glória, glória
Glória, glória
Glória, glória
Glória, glória
Glória, glória
Glória, glória
The song "Desculpe Babe" by Os Mutantes is about a realization of one's true potential and search for personal glory. The lyrics apologize to the lover, telling them that the singer will no longer play games or be a nobody. The singer has decided to focus on themselves and run towards their own glory, leaving the lover behind. The repetition of "Glória" emphasizes this search for personal fulfillment and achievement, as if it is now the highest priority.
The song can be interpreted as a commentary on the 1960s counterculture movement and the desire for individualism and personal freedom. The singer is breaking free from societal expectations and seeking their own path, which has a sense of rebelliousness to it. The lyrics suggest that this pursuit of personal glory is a challenging but necessary journey, where the singer must leave behind relationships and expectations in order to fully realize their potential.
Line by Line Meaning
Desculpe, babe
I apologize, my dear
Não vou brincar com você
I won't play games with you
Não vou mais ser joão-ninguém
I won't be a nobody anymore
Eu vou correndo
I'm running
Buscar a glória, minha glória
To seek my own glory
Mas eu já me decidi
But I've already made up my mind
Eu vou viver mais pra mim
I'll live more for myself
Glória, glória
Glory, glory
Eu vou correndo
I'm running
Buscar a glória, minha glória
To seek my own glory
Glória, glória
Glory, glory
Glória, glória
Glory, glory
Glória, glória
Glory, glory
Glória, glória
Glory, glory
Glória, glória
Glory, glory
Glória, glória
Glory, glory
Glória, glória
Glory, glory
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Arnaldo Dias Baptista, Rita Lee Jones De Carvalho
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