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.
Dia 36
Os Mutantes Lyrics
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Lenço azul a apertar
Em branco o seu pensar
Toda uma vida embaça o seu olhar
E andando vê passando
Tudo aquilo que errou
Hoje é dia 26
Quem sabe vive outra vez
Um beijo a flutuar
Cabelos rosas, gente a se abraçar
Tudo alegre indo e vindo
Tudo em volta a brilhar
Esquece não pensa mais
Um grito ele amou
Lençóis e colchas vão se encontrar
Não é mais dia 26
Tudo começa outra vez
Um, dois, três, 26
Tudo isso já ficou
A paz é forte e ele vai viver
A menina em frente quente
O amor a fez girar
Hoje é dia 36
Um grito ele amou
Lençóis e colchas vão se encontrar
Não é mais dia 36
Tudo começa outra vez
Esquece e não pensa mais
Esquece não pensa mais
The lyrics of Os Mutantes' song "Dia 36" describe a person who is fighting to forget and move beyond their past mistakes and regrets. The singer encourages the listener to let go of their thoughts and worries symbolized by a blue handkerchief that is tied tightly around their head, causing their thoughts to become blank. The person reflects on their life and sees all of the errors they have made. The time has passed, and it is now day 26, a new day that promises a fresh start.
As the song progresses, the tone changes, and the singer's words become more optimistic. The person has come to terms with their past, and a newfound peace engulfs them. They hear happy noises in their surroundings, and everything is glowing with joy. The person meets a girl who ignites a spark in their heart, at day 36, giving a sense of a fresh start.
Overall, the song talks about the importance of letting go of the past and moving forward towards a brighter future, and about how it's never too late to start again.
Line by Line Meaning
Esquece, não pensa mais
Forget it, don't think about it anymore
Lenço azul a apertar
Blue handkerchief to clench
Em branco o seu pensar
Your thinking is blank
Toda uma vida embaça o seu olhar
A whole life clouds your gaze
E andando vê passando
And walking, he sees it passing
Tudo aquilo que errou
All the things he failed at
Hoje é dia 26
Today is the 26th
Quem sabe vive outra vez
Who knows, he'll live again
Ela se foi sem eu ver
She's gone without me seeing
Um beijo a flutuar
A kiss floating
Cabelos rosas, gente a se abraçar
Pink hair, people hugging
Tudo alegre indo e vindo
Everything happy coming and going
Tudo em volta a brilhar
Everything around shining
Um grito ele amou
A scream he loved
Lençóis e colchas vão se encontrar
Sheets and covers will meet
Não é mais dia 26
It's no longer the 26th
Tudo começa outra vez
Everything starts again
Um, dois, três, 26
One, two, three, 26
Tudo isso já ficou
All of that is already gone
A paz é forte e ele vai viver
Peace is strong and he will live
A menina em frente quente
The hot girl in front of him
O amor a fez girar
Love made her spin
Hoje é dia 36
Today is the 36th
Lençóis e colchas vão se encontrar
Sheets and covers will meet
Não é mais dia 36
It's no longer the 36th
Tudo começa outra vez
Everything starts again
Esquece e não pensa mais
Forget it and don't think about it anymore
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Johnny Dandurand, Sergio Dias Baptista, Rita Lee Jones De Carvalho, Arnaldo Dias Baptista
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