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.
Vida De Cachorro
Os Mutantes Lyrics
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Ellis estão por fora do que eu sinto por você
Me dê sua pata peluda, vamos passear
Sentindo o cheiro da rua
Me lamba o rosto, meu querido, lamba
E diga que também você me ama
Eu quero ver seu rabo abanando
Vamos ficar sem coleira
Vamos ter cinco lindos cachorrinhos
Até que a morte nos separe, meu amor
The song "Vida de Cachorro" by Brazilian psychedelic rock band Os Mutantes is a playful and humorous ode to the love between two dogs. The lyrics imagine the singer and their canine companion going for a walk, enjoying the sights and smells of the street. The singer affectionately asks the dog to lick their face and profess their love, and dreams of a future together with a litter of puppies.
At first glance, the lyrics may seem silly or absurd, but they can be interpreted as a commentary on human relationships and the joys of simple pleasures. The singer embraces their animalistic instincts and finds happiness in the company of their faithful companion. The line "Ellis estão por fora do que eu sinto por você" can be translated to "Ellis are out of the loop regarding what I feel for you", perhaps suggesting that others may not understand or approve of their unconventional love.
Overall, "Vida de Cachorro" is a lighthearted and charming song that showcases Os Mutantes' unique style and sense of humor.
Line by Line Meaning
Vamos embora companheiro, vamos
Let's go, my friend, let's go
Ellis estão por fora do que eu sinto por você
Ellis are clueless about what I feel for you
Me dê sua pata peluda, vamos passear
Give me your furry paw, let's take a walk
Sentindo o cheiro da rua
Smelling the scent of the street
Me lamba o rosto, meu querido, lamba
Lick my face, my dear, lick it
E diga que também você me ama
And say that you love me too
Eu quero ver seu rabo abanando
I want to see your tail wagging
Vamos ficar sem coleira
Let's stay without a leash
Vamos ter cinco lindos cachorrinhos
Let's have five beautiful puppies
Até que a morte nos separe, meu amor
Until death do us part, my love
Lyrics © Editora e Importadora Musical Fermata do Brasil Ltda.
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Dan Novaes
Vamos embora companheiro, vamos
Eles estão por fora do que eu sinto por você
Me dê sua pata peluda, vamos passear
Sentindo o cheiro da rua
Me lamba o rosto, meu querido, lamba
E diga que também você me ama
Eu quero ver seu rabo abanando
Vamos ficar sem coleira
Vamos ter cinco lindos cachorrinhos
Até que a morte nos separe, meu amor 😭❤
Breno
ouvindo aqui, esperando que meu gato fique bem, e eu sei que ele vai ficar! tem que ficar! você é forte e guerreiro desde que nasceu, meu Gordão!!
Amiga da sua amiga
Essa foi uma das coisas mais fofa que eu li em tempos, espero que seu gato viva muito cara
Breno
@Schanned ele ficou bem sim, ta firme e forte com a gente!
meus pesames pela sua perda :(
Schanned
ele ficou :(? perdi meu cachorro mês passado...
Ana Ghandra
eu considero esta música inspirada mutante e genialmente em "Black Bird" dos Beatles!
I am Just a Hudson hornet
isso que eu ia falar, soq inves de pássaro é cachorro
Rafael Teixeira
Pra mim os sons do cachorro lembram muito os de pássaros em blackbird, ambas músicas são fantásticas, impossível não se apaixonar.
Moises Peres Ramos
O Violão dessa belíssima canção sem sombra de dúvidas foi inspirado em Blackbird.
Felipe Oshiro
na hora que ouvi a intro eu pensei "parece Blackbird"
hey_ miss_true
sim muito. como eu nunca pensei nisso hahahaha