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.
Tecnicolor
Os Mutantes Lyrics
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It's time to get in touch with things, we always used to dream about
I'll take a train in technicolor
Come along be nice to me my girl
Through the window, the nice thing on earth will pass by
Moving slowly
Though the wide screen I'm gonna see me kissing you babe
In tecnicolor
It's time to get in touch with things we only used to care about
I'll take a train in technicolor
Come along be nice to me my girl
Through the window, the nice thing on earth will pass by
Moving slowly
Though the wide screen I'm gonna see me kissing you babe
In tecnicolor
In tecnicolor
The song "Tecnicolor" by Os Mutantes is an upbeat track that expresses a desire to escape reality and enter a world of bright, vivid colors through the use of technology. In the first verse, the singer declares that they do not want to discuss certain topics and instead wants to focus on the dreams they used to have. The chorus then takes a more lighthearted tone as the singer invites their love interest to join them on a train ride in technicolor. They paint a beautiful picture of what they could experience together, seeing the most beautiful things on earth passing by slowly through the window. The final lines of the song emphasize this desire even further, with the repeated refrain of "in tecnicolor."
Overall, the lyrics of "Tecnicolor" seem to celebrate the power of imagination and the ability to create a world that is more colorful than reality. Through the use of technology, the singer hopes to make this vision a reality and share it with someone they care about.
Line by Line Meaning
Please don't you ever ask me things I wouldn't like to talk about
I don't want to discuss certain topics, so please don't bring them up.
It's time to get in touch with things, we always used to dream about
We should connect with the things that we used to imagine and aspire for.
I'll take a train in technicolor
I'm going to embark on a vivid and colorful journey.
Come along be nice to me my girl
Join me on this adventure and be kind and pleasant.
Through the window, the nice thing on earth will pass by
From the window, we'll see the beauty of the world as we pass by.
Moving slowly
We'll be moving at a relaxed pace.
Though the wide screen I'm gonna see me kissing you babe in tecnicolor
Through a screen, I'll see a vivid depiction of us kissing.
Oh! What a nice film we would be if only you could come with me
We would have a wonderful time together if you were here with me on this adventure.
It's time to get in touch with things we only used to care about
We should reconnect with the things that we used to value but may have lost touch with.
In tecnicolor
With vibrant colors and vivid imagery.
Contributed by Lincoln S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Tulasi Gopinath
Por favor, nunca me pergunte coisas que eu não gostaria de conversar
É hora de entrar em contato com as coisas que a gente costumava sonhar
Eu vou tomar um trem em Tecnicolor
Venha junto, seja boa para mim, minha menina
Através janela, a coisa boa na terra vai passar
Movendo-se lentamente
Através da tela larga eu vou me ver beijando você, babe
Em tecnicolor
Oh! Que filme bom seria, se você pudesse vir comigo
É hora de entrar em contato com coisas que a gente se importava
Eu vou tomar um trem em Tecnicolor
Venha junto, seja boa para mim, minha menina
Através da janela, as coisas boas na terra vão passar
Movendo-se lentamente
Através da tela larga eu vou me ver beijando você, babe
Em Tecnicolor
Em Tecnicolor
Vinicius BC SoneX
a letra:
Please don't you ever ask me things I wouldn't like to talk about
It's time to get in touch with things, we always used to dream about
I'll take a train in technicolor
Come along be nice to me my girl
Through the window, the nice thing on earth will pass by
Moving slowly
Though the wide screen I'm gonna see me kissing you babe
In tecnicolor
Oh ! What a nice film we would be, if only you could come with me
It's time to get in touch with things we only used to care about
I'll take a train in technicolor
Come along be nice to me my girl
Through the window, the nice thing on earth will pass by
Moving slowly
Though the wide screen I'm gonna see me kissing you babe
In tecnicolor
In tecnicolor
wallace mallaka
Please, don't you ever ask me things
I wouldn't like to talk about
It's time to get in touch with things
We always used to dream about
I'll take a train in Technicolor
Come along be nice to me my girl
Through the window, the nice thing on earth will pass by
Moving slowly
Through the wide screen, I'm gonna see me kissing you, babe
In Tecnicolor
Oh, what a nice film we would be
If only you could come with me
It's time to get in touch with things
We only used to care about
I'll take a train in Technicolor
Come along be nice to me my girl
Through the window, the nice thing on earth will pass by
Moving slowly
Through the wide screen, I'm gonna see me kissing you, babe
In Tecnicolor
In Tecnicolor
Rogério Andrade
Simplesmente fantástico.... como pudemos ter assim uma banda tão incrível como Os Mutantes e hoje praticamente ninguém conhece essas canções ?
Dalton Fug
@Pedro's yt account Verdade, que mancada . Acabei confundido na hora hahaha Mas era ele mesmo que eu lembrei, o filho do John
Paulo Augusto Bandeira de Melo
@Dalton Fug discordo, mutantes fez época, assim como Rita lee e Arnaldo Batista fizeram sucesso pós mutantes, Rita lee muito mais, óbvio, mas é atribuído ao Arnaldo um dos melhores LPs da MPB, LOKI.
Paulo Augusto Bandeira de Melo
Discordo, quem tem bom gosto curte mutantes e muito mais ➕.
Frater Trismegistos
Empobrecimento cultural através da mídia medíocre e canalha.
Pedro's yt account
@Dalton Fug Sean Lennon
Alysson G.Souza
Essa música é sensacional, ela tem uma pegada totalmente diferente do rock nacional. É difícil até explicar. Mérito dos Mutantes, sem dúvida.
Marco Borges
Mistura de rock progressivo com rock psicodélico
Alex Emanuel
Rock progressivo!
Andrea Balestri
I'm italian, I totally love them. I've got t-shirt too :)) They are the most underrated band ever! I must thank internet to make me discover Os Mutantes!