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.
Neurociência Do Amor
Os Mutantes Lyrics
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Precisa andar antes de querer parar
Dar corda a discórdia só pra dar o que falar
Deixar calejar sem medo de amar
Caminhos sem trilhos não tem onde apontar
¿Então por que perder tempo em planejar?
Se a única escolha tende a deixar rolar
Xistocarpo é fátuo, de fato queima a alma
I'm dancing the music of life, come with me now
I am singing the music of life, sing with me now
Let us sing to the rainbow of love all together
¡Yes, singing the music of life, we are all one, yeah!
Sentimento sagaz afeta sem perguntar
Quer ir devagar, mas só quer acelerar
Explode e implode numa dança lunar
É a ponta da agulha, a pequena fagulha
Maçã proibida
Labirinto, emboscada, escalada sem escada
I'm dancing the music of life, come with me now
I am singing the music of life, sing with me now
Let us sing to the rainbow of love all together
Yes, singing the music of life, we are all one
Nefasto, carrasco do casco, a vela sem mastro
Uh, uh grito sem dito, palhaço do mito, um fiasco
Nefasto, carrasco do casco, a vela sem mastro
Uh, uh grito sem dito, palhaço do mito, um fiasco
The song "Neurociência Do Amor" by Os Mutantes is a hypnotic and dreamy mix of Portuguese and English lyrics that explore the complexities of love and human emotions. The lyrics speak of the contradictions that arise in relationships, where one may want to start over before even beginning, or slow down while feeling the impulse to speed things up. The song plays with the idea of free will and the inevitability of fate, urging the listener to let go of control and surrender to the rollercoaster ride of love.
The lyrics also touch on the theme of pain and pleasure, where one must let their heart calejar, or callus, without fear of loving deeply. The song shifts from poetic metaphors to playful wordplay, referencing Xistocarpo, a fictitious character whose name means "useless seed," as well as using rhymes and alliteration to create a jazzy and fun rhythm.
Overall, "Neurociência Do Amor" is a song that encourages surrendering to the unpredictable nature of emotions and experiencing the highs and lows of love without fear.
Line by Line Meaning
Nem começou e já quer recomeçar
You haven't even started and you already want to start again
Precisa andar antes de querer parar
You need to walk before you want to stop
Dar corda a discórdia só pra dar o que falar
Stirring up trouble just to talk about it
Deixar calejar sem medo de amar
Letting yourself toughen up without being afraid to love
Caminhos sem trilhos não tem onde apontar
Paths without tracks have nowhere to aim
¿Então por que perder tempo em planejar?
So why waste time planning?
Se a única escolha tende a deixar rolar
If the only choice is to let it happen
Melhor é correr ao invés andar
It's better to run instead of walking
Xistocarpo é fátuo, de fato queima a alma
Xistocarpo is frivolous, indeed it burns the soul
I'm dancing the music of life, come with me now
I'm dancing the music of life, come with me now
I am singing the music of life, sing with me now
I am singing the music of life, sing with me now
Let us sing to the rainbow of love all together
Let us sing to the rainbow of love all together
¡Yes, singing the music of life, we are all one, yeah!
Yes, singing the music of life, we are all one, yeah!
Sentimento sagaz afeta sem perguntar
Sharp feeling affects without asking
Quer ir devagar, mas só quer acelerar
You want to slow down, but you only want to speed up
Explode e implode numa dança lunar
Explodes and implodes in a lunar dance
É a ponta da agulha, a pequena fagulha
It's the tip of the needle, the small spark
Maçã proibida
Forbidden apple
Labirinto, emboscada, escalada sem escada
Maze, ambush, climbing without a ladder
Nefasto, carrasco do casco, a vela sem mastro
Nefarious, executor of the shell, the sail without a mast
Uh, uh grito sem dito, palhaço do mito, um fiasco
Uh, uh scream without saying, clown of the myth, a failure
Contributed by Daniel D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Alexandre Melo
Excelente canção, assim como todo o álbum.