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.
It's Very Nice Pra Xuxu
Os Mutantes Lyrics
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Ontem amei você
O que você me dá, é lindo de morrer
É lindo, Oh! Oh! Oh! Yeah!
It's very nice pra chuchu
It's very nice pra chuchu
It's very nice pra chuchu
Provei do seu amor
O que você me dá, é lindo de morrer
É lindo Oh! Oh! Oh! Yeah!
It's very nice pra chuchu
Hoje eu falo a sua língua
Eu era meio desligado
Eu não sou mais aquele
Palmas para mim
Minha Menina
It's very nice pra chuchu...
The opening line of the song, "Hoje tudo mudou" (Today everything has changed), sets the tone for the rest of the lyrics. The singer expresses a newfound appreciation for their lover, saying "Ontem amei você" (Yesterday I loved you). They describe the feeling of being given something "lindo de morrer" (beautiful to die for), perhaps referring to the overwhelming sensation of being in love. The repetition of the phrase "It's very nice pra chuchu" emphasizes the idea that this love is more than just nice, it's something special and unique.
Throughout the song, the singer acknowledges a transformation in themselves, saying "Hoje eu falo a sua língua" (Today I speak your language) and "Eu não sou mais aquele" (I'm not the same person anymore). The final line, "Minha Menina", can be translated as "My girl" or "My little one", adding an affectionate and personal touch to the lyrics.
Overall, "It's Very Nice Pra Xuxu" is a sweet and joyful love song that celebrates the transformative power of love and the beauty found within it.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoje tudo mudou
Today everything has changed.
Ontem amei você
Yesterday I loved you.
O que você me dá, é lindo de morrer
What you give me is so beautiful it could kill me.
É lindo, Oh! Oh! Oh! Yeah!
It's beautiful, Oh! Oh! Oh! Yeah!
It's very nice pra chuchu
It's very nice, a lot.
It's very nice pra chuchu
It's very nice, a lot.
It's very nice pra chuchu
It's very nice, a lot.
Provei do seu amor
I tasted your love.
Eu sei, foi muito bom
I know, it was very good.
Hoje eu falo a sua língua
Today I speak your language.
Eu era meio desligado
I used to be a bit disconnected.
Eu não sou mais aquele
I am not that person anymore.
Palmas para mim
Clap for me.
Minha Menina
My girl.
It's very nice pra chuchu...
It's very nice, a lot...
Writer(s): Arnaldo Dias Baptista, Sérgio Dias Baptista, Rita Lee Jones Carvalho
Contributed by Grayson I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
AdrianoUriel
Hoje tudo mudou
Ontem amei você
O que você me dá, é lindo de morrer
É lindo, Oh! Oh! Oh! Yeah!
It's very nice pra chuchu
It's very nice pra chuchu
It's very nice pra chuchu
Provei do seu amor
Eu sei, foi muito bom
O que você me dá, é lindo de morrer
É lindo Oh! Oh! Oh! Yeah!
It's very nice pra chuchu
Hoje eu falo a sua língua
Eu era meio desligado
Eu não sou mais aquele
Palmas para mim
Minha Menina
It's very nice pra chuchu...
Silvio Silva
2010,21 de novembro,um domingo incrível.morumbi lotado, aguardando o grande Paul McCartney subir ao palco,e tocando nos autofalantes dos P.A do palco essa coisa linda,it's Very Nice pra xuxu.é a lembrança mais incrível que guardo comigo.
AlvaroMG
Arnaldo Baptista é o maior de todos.
Músico que é músico, bem como todo amante de música, têm de ouvir Mutantes, ouvir os discos solo do Arnaldo e reconhecer a sua grandeza.
Paulo Acedo
O vocal mais alucinado da história do rock é do Arnaldo Baptista nessa música . De arrepiar
AdrianoUriel
Hoje tudo mudou
Ontem amei você
O que você me dá, é lindo de morrer
É lindo, Oh! Oh! Oh! Yeah!
It's very nice pra chuchu
It's very nice pra chuchu
It's very nice pra chuchu
Provei do seu amor
Eu sei, foi muito bom
O que você me dá, é lindo de morrer
É lindo Oh! Oh! Oh! Yeah!
It's very nice pra chuchu
Hoje eu falo a sua língua
Eu era meio desligado
Eu não sou mais aquele
Palmas para mim
Minha Menina
It's very nice pra chuchu...
Jose Anselmo Duarte
Os mutantes são o que de mais moderno e importante na música brasiliana em todos os tempos. Nada pode-se comparar a essa musicalidade.
antigraphein
Menos
mikaelafaustino1975
Melhor banda que já existiu no nosso país ,q pena que não tem o reconhecimento q merece ,Mutantes é sensacional..
Vitor Coutinho
Mikaela Faustino1975 você está em quase todos os vídeos que vejo , haha bom gosto
Thiago J.D.
Melhor banda!
NEXUS CASUAL
Secos e Molhados também foi muito bom, apesar de terem durado pouco.