Os Mutantes is a Brazilian psychedelic rock band formed during the Tropical… Read Full Bio ↴Os Mutantes is a Brazilian psychedelic rock band formed during the Tropicalista Movement in 1966, in São Paulo, by Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee and Sérgio Dias.

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.

Hey Boy
Os Mutantes Lyrics

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He he he hey boy
O teu cabelo 'tá bonito hey boy
Tua caranga até assusta hey boy (Tchu aa uu)
Vai passear na rua Augusta 'tá

He he he hey boy
Teu pai já deu tua mesada hey boy
A tua mina 'tá gamada hey boy (Tchu aa uu)

Mas você nunca fez na na na

No pequeno mundo do teu carro
O tempo é tão pequeno
Teu blusão importado (úúúa)
Tua pinta de abonado (tuas idéias modernas)

He hey boy
Mas teu cabelo 'tá bonito hey boy
Tua caranga até assusta hey boy (Tchu aa uu)
Vai passear na rua Augusta 'tá

A menina e as pernas
Vão aparecer
Nos passos ritmados (úúúa)
No iê iê iê bem dançado (Da cuba libre gelada)

Hey boy
Viver por viver
Hey boy
Viver por viver
Hey boy
Viver por viver

Hey boy

Overall Meaning

The song Hey Boy by Os Mutantes is a playful and satirical commentary on a young man's obsession with his appearance and material possessions. The lyrics describe the singer's preoccupation with his hair, his flashy car, and his fashionable clothes. The chorus repeats the title phrase "Hey Boy" several times, emphasizing the flippant and superficial nature of the character's focus.

The song also touches on themes of social status and gender dynamics. The lyrics mention the singer's father giving him an allowance, suggesting a sense of entitlement and privilege. The mention of the singer's "mina" (girlfriend) being infatuated with him reinforces traditional gender roles and the idea that a man's worth is tied up in his appearance and material possessions.

Overall, Hey Boy can be seen as a commentary on a particular type of youth culture that values appearance and materialism above all else. The use of playful language and catchy rhythms adds to the satirical tone of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

He he he hey boy
Laughingly addressing the boy

O teu cabelo 'tá bonito hey boy
Complimenting the boy's hair

Tua caranga até assusta hey boy (Tchu aa uu)
Commenting on the car which looks impressive

Vai passear na rua Augusta 'tá
Suggesting to take a ride on the famous street - Rua Augusta

Teu pai já deu tua mesada hey boy
Telling that the boy's father has already provided him his allowance

A tua mina 'tá gamada hey boy (Tchu aa uu)
Saying that the boy's girl is attracted to him

Mas você nunca fez na na na
But the boy has never done anything impressive

No pequeno mundo do teu carro
Talking about the small world inside the boy's car

O tempo é tão pequeno
Time seems to fly by quickly

Teu blusão importado (úúúa)
Mentioning the boy's imported jacket

Tua pinta de abonado (tuas idéias modernas)
Noting the boy's modern and rich appearance