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.
Frique Comigo
Os Mutantes Lyrics
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Você tem que se cuidar
Senão vai ser muito chato
Ver você do lado de lá
Eu quero te ver aberto,
Quem avisa amigo é
Você tem que ser maluco
Você tem que ser maluco
Deixe de ser mal-humorado,
Pegue a viola e venha fricar
Você anda meio desligado,
Já é hora de se ligar
Também já passei por isso,
Agora sou do lado de cá
Eu quero te ver aberto,
Quem avisa amigo é
Você tem que ser maluco
Você tem que ser maluco
Todo mundo!
Deixe de ser mal-humorado,
Pegue a viola e venha fricar
The lyrics to Os Mutantes's song "Frique Comigo" are full of encouragement and admonition for the listener to let loose and join in the fun. The song begins by warning that if you don't take care of yourself, you may end up on the wrong side of things. Then, the singer implores the listener to loosen up and join the party, to stop being grumpy and instead grab a guitar and "fricar" (a Brazilian slang term for playing music and having fun).
The singer, who has presumably been through a similar phase, speaks from experience, telling the listener that being a little crazy and letting yourself go is the way to truly enjoy life. He encourages the listener to be open-minded and embrace the fun-loving spirit that surrounds them. The chorus repeats, "You have to be crazy, everyone does!" cementing the message that letting go of inhibitions is key to experiencing joy.
Overall, "Frique Comigo" is a fun, upbeat song that encourages listeners to let go of their worries and enjoy the moment. The lyrics remind us that sometimes we need to let loose and embrace our wild side in order to truly experience life's pleasures.
Line by Line Meaning
Pois é, como eu ia dizendo,
Well, as I was saying,
Você tem que se cuidar
You have to take care of yourself
Senão vai ser muito chato
Otherwise, it will be very unpleasant
Ver você do lado de lá
To see you on the other side
Eu quero te ver aberto,
I want to see you open
Quem avisa amigo é
A friend warns you
Você tem que ser maluco
You have to be crazy
Todo mundo!
Everybody!
Deixe de ser mal-humorado,
Stop being grumpy
Pegue a viola e venha fricar
Take the guitar and come groove with us
Você anda meio desligado,
You have been a bit disconnected
Já é hora de se ligar
It is time to tune in
Também já passei por isso,
I have also been through this
Agora sou do lado de cá
Now I am on this side
Eu quero te ver aberto,
I want to see you open
Quem avisa amigo é
A friend warns you
Você tem que ser maluco
You have to be crazy
Todo mundo!
Everybody!
Deixe de ser mal-humorado,
Stop being grumpy
Pegue a viola e venha fricar
Take the guitar and come groove with us
Contributed by Kennedy B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Gustavo Pacífico
q viagem!!!! rita sempre muito psicodélica 👱💙
Brendon Dupac
CARAIO.. quando ela fala “do lado de cá” o canal do fone muda.... MEU DEUS QUE PERSPICAZ
Babacofobia
"Frique Comigo"... um cheiro forte de The Who. Não me desmintam.
Maria Santos
Baba O' Riley .
Cesar b costa
acho mais Stones com funk e baiao, o baixo dve te lembar the who por causa da palheta
Klaus Meyer
não sinto...
Vitor Martins
Cê tem que ser maluuuco!
Espaço de Criação Nós Na Fita
Ela tentando salvar a banda
Espaço de Criação Nós Na Fita
@Carlos Faria Mas isso não disdiz o que eu falei. Arnaldo já tava muito louco nessa época, alienado pelo marxismo cultural.
Carlos Faria
Não. Esse é o último disco dos Mutantes da fase clássica. A gravadora não aceitou dois lançamentos da banda no mesmo ano, por isso decidiram como se fosse um dela.