The story of PAPA TOPO begins with Adrià making music from his earliest infancy and Paulita taking chimes and choir classes in Binissalem, a small town in Palma de Mallorca. But the world opens up for them when, at 13, Adrià, thanks to an article in a magazine, becomes interested in indie-pop. Here’s how he describes it in an interview on the Discotraxx web: “I’ve been listening to indie-pop since I was 13 or 14, and I started listening by coincidence: I read an article about independent cinema in the magazine Fotogramas and, since I didn’t really know what indie meant, I Googled it. One of the first groups I found was CAMERA OBSCURA, and that was really important for me: thanks to them I discovered other groups on the Elefant label and when CAMERA OBSCURA played in Mallorca in 2006, that was the first concert I went to without my parents. I think it was one of the concerts I’ve enjoyed most in my life. Since then my musical taste has gone on evolving and I’ve discovered twee pop, which is what I listen to most. Apart from that, I listen to (and am influenced by) other styles like riot grrrl, punk pop and yé-yé. Here on the island there weren’t any other teenagers who were listening to what I was (or at least none that I knew of), but I kept giving my friends music to listen to and now all of the people I hang out with listen to the same kind of stuff.”
While summering, he spends his days listening to CAMERA OBSCURA, LA CASA AZUL and BELLE & SEBASTIAN, among others. At the same time, he listens to a Rough Trade compilation, thanks to which he comes into contact with pop from the 80s/90s (HEAVENLY, BEAT HAPPENING...). His love for this style grew stronger and he starting writing some songs.
Lo Que Me Gusta Del Verano Es Poder Tomar Helado
Papa Topo Lyrics
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Empieza a brillar el sol / Me encerré en mi habitación
Sacaré de algún cajón mis vestiditos / No soporto las piscinas
Y mis gafas de sol / Ni el bañador
Me broncearé en el mar / Me quemé tomando el sol
Y también podré nadar / Me caí del flotador
Con los peces y los chicos que exhiben su torso / Las medusas me picaron
Lo que me gusta del verano
Es poder tomar helado
Es tan dulce y refrescante
Sin él, no hay nadie que aguante
Chocolate, fresa y nata
Stracciatella y naranja
De vainilla o after eight
El helado es el rey
Ahora el cielo es azul / Añoro el cielo gris
Con mi vestido de tul / Los jerseys y las bufandas
Voy paseando y me siento a la sombra / Chocolate a la taza
De un manzano a leer / Y la navidad
No hago otra que pensar / Me atormenta el pensar
Que el verano va a acabar / Que acaba de empezar
El viento vendrá y despeinará mi pelo / Este infierno caluroso
Y mis lazos robará / Me salva el pensar
Lo que me gusta del verano
Es poder tomar helado
Es tan dulce y refrescante
Sin él, no hay nadie que aguante
Chocolate, fresa y nata
Stracciatella y naranja
De vainilla o after eight
El helado es el rey
The first part of the song talks about the arrival of summer, with the sun shining and the singer feeling the need to take out their summer clothes from a drawer. However, the singer doesn't like swimming pools and swimsuits, and prefers to go to the beach to get a tan and swim in the sea, even though they got sunburned and bitten by jellyfish. Despite that, what the singer really enjoys about summer is being able to eat ice cream, which they describe as sweet and refreshing, with different flavors like chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla.
The second part of the song describes the singer's longing for colder days, with grey skies and warm clothes like jerseys and scarves. The singer imagines themselves taking a walk in the shade, reading a book under an apple tree while drinking hot chocolate. However, the singer is tormented by the thought that summer will end soon, and that the wind will come and mess up their hair and steal their bows. Even though they dislike some aspects of summer, what they truly love about it is being able to eat ice cream.
Overall, the song portrays a love-hate relationship with summer, with the singer enjoying some aspects of it (like eating ice cream) but feeling uncomfortable with others (like bathing suits and jellyfish).
Line by Line Meaning
El verano ya llegó
Summer has already arrived
Empieza a brillar el sol
The sun is starting to shine
Sacaré de algún cajón mis vestiditos
I will take out my summer dresses from some drawer
Y mis gafas de sol
And my sunglasses
Me broncearé en el mar
I will tan myself in the sea
Y también podré nadar
And also go swimming
Con los peces y los chicos que exhiben su torso
With the fishes and the guys showing off their torso
Y me hacen sudar
And they make me sweat
Me encerré en mi habitación
I locked myself in my room
Ni el bañador
Not even my swimsuit
No soporto las piscinas
I can't stand swimming pools
Me quemé tomando el sol
I got burned while sunbathing
Me caí del flotador
I fell off my float
Las medusas me picaron
I got stung by jellyfish
El helado es el rey
Ice cream is the king
Es tan dulce y refrescante
It's so sweet and refreshing
Sin él, no hay nadie que aguante
Without it, no one can stand it
Chocolate, fresa y nata
Chocolate, strawberry and cream
Stracciatella y naranja
Stracciatella and orange
De vainilla o after eight
Vanilla or after eight
Voy paseando y me siento a la sombra
I walk around and sit in the shade
Ahora el cielo es azul
Now the sky is blue
Los jerseys y las bufandas
Sweaters and scarfs
Con mi vestido de tul
With my tulle dress
El viento vendrá y despeinará mi pelo
The wind will come and mess up my hair
Y mis lazos robará
And steal my ribbons
No hago otra que pensar
All I do is think
Que el verano va a acabar
That summer is going to end
Que acaba de empezar
That it just started
Este infierno caluroso
This hot hell
Y la navidad
And Christmas
Me salva el pensar
Thinking saves me
Lo que me gusta del verano
What I like about summer
Es poder tomar helado
Is being able to have ice cream
Contributed by Lily W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@samusarantesdonascimento
De cuando en cuando se me viene a la mente este rolón y tengo que venir religiosamente a ver el vídeo una vez más.
@moisesrodriguez5961
Jajajaj
@bastianaraya8260
hoy me pasó jajajj
@moisesrodriguez5961
@@bastianaraya8260 me alegro jajaja
@yamirmisaelproductionsllc.8095
Yo siempre he visto este video en 2021.
@Panpoesia
Debo admitir que siento una agradable predileccion por los grupos levemente desequilibrados mentalmente! Bravo!
@HalconBizarro
Escuché por primera vez esto allá por el 2011 en la secundaria, y diez años después me sigue viniendo a la mente cada vez que empieza el verano... Saludos desde Argentina ♥
@majoseh
Jajajaja justo ando acá por eso :)
@fisherkbunbury
ELEFANT SIMPLEMENTE TIENE LAS MEJORES BANDAS DE SOFT POP ♥
@abetormtm
Verano del 2020 yo en Lima escuchando este tema....con un helado en la mano...paseando por las calles... sin que nadie moleste...sintiéndome libre...