Pato Fu is a Brazilian band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil forme… Read Full Bio ↴Pato Fu is a Brazilian band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil formed in 1992. The band is composed of Fernanda Takai (guitar and vocals), John Ulhoa (guitar, vocals, keyboards and programming), Ricardo Koctus (bass and vocals), Xande Tamietti (drums) and Lulu Camargo (keyboards).

Their first album, Rotomusic de Liquidificapum, was released in 1993. Since then, they have released another eight: Gol de Quem?, Tem Mas Acabou, Televisão de Cachorro, Isopor, Ruído Rosa, MTV ao Vivo: No Museu de Arte da Pampulha, Toda Cura para Todo Mal and Daqui pro Futuro.

The band's popularity began to increase along with two other groups from Belo Horizonte, Jota Quest and Skank. The band plays pop-rock but frequently resorts to electronic music elements as well. Pato Fu is often said to be influenced by Os Mutantes, a famous Brazilian tropicalist group from the 1960s, probably because of the experimentalism found in both bands' songs. One can find in Pato Fu musical influences by Devo, The Cure, Radiohead, Pizzicato Five, Super Furry Animals and also MPB, among various others.

With the release of Ruído Rosa, Pato Fu was nominated as one of the best bands of the world by Time Magazine in 2001. The band's 10th anniversary in 2002 was celebrated with the release of MTV ao Vivo: No Museu de Arte da Pampulha, a live performance with some of their most famous songs. As of 2005, popular hits include:

* Sobre o Tempo (Gol de Quem?)
* Pinga (Gol de Quem?, about alcoholism)
* Canção pra Você Viver Mais (Televisão de Cachorro)
* Um Dia, Um Ladrão (Televisão de Cachorro)
* Made in Japan (Isopor; the song is almost entirely in Japanese. It was written in Portuguese by John and translated by a Japanese teacher. Its video clip is a tribute to old Japanese Sci-Fi movies and a satire against Americanization which won a VMB (the Brazilian VMA)). The song chorus is from the song Manah Manah '(see the External links section)'.
* Depois (Isopor)
* Imperfeito (Isopor)
* Perdendo Dentes (Isopor)
* Eu (Ruído Rosa)
* Ando Meio Desligado (Ruído Rosa)
* Por Perto (MTV Ao Vivo (Museu de Arte da Pampulha))
* Não Mais (MTV Ao Vivo (Museu de Arte da Pampulha))
* Uh Uh Uh, Lá Lá Lá, Ié Ié! (Toda Cura para Todo Mal)
* Anormal (Toda Cura para Todo Mal)

Fernanda Takai and John are married and had a daughter, Nina, in 2003.

The name of the band was taken from a Garfield comic strip where Garfield attacked a mailman with his "Cat Fu" techniques. The band liked the wordplay, but decided to replace Gato (cat) with Pato (duck). Coincidentally or not, the expression had also previously appeared in the Brazilian translation of the Howard the Duck movie; in it, Howard says he knows "Pato Fu" (Quack Fu in the original).

Amendoim
Pato Fu Lyrics

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Acho que sou um cachorro sim
Acho que sou um cachorrim
Minha vida vai
Um ano contam sete
Rumo ao fim
Acho que ninguém tem dó de mim

Quase não me sobra tempo algum

Não conheço bem lugar nenhum
Fora do trabalho
Eu acho essa cidade
Tão ruim
Acho que ninguém tem dó de mim

Todo dia nasce um bebê
Pra dividir a vida com você
Todos os dias vão nascer
Bebês com meia vida pra viver
Todos os dias vão nascer
Ié ié ié!

Sou tão dedicado a ser comum
Anos vão passando um a um
E o tempo pela frente
Comigo é diferente

Conto assim:
Sete, catorze, vinte e um

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Pato Fu's song "Amendoim" are about feeling like a dog or a small dog (cachorro, cachorrim) and feeling like one's life is moving too quickly (a year counts as seven). The singer doesn't feel like anyone has pity for them and they don't have much time left. They feel like they don't know any place well except for work, and find this city to be so bad. The singer then goes on to talk about how every day a baby is born to share life with you and how they only have half a life to live. The singer is dedicated to being ordinary, but time passes uniquely for them, as they count their age in increments of seven.

The lyrics convey a sense of despair and a feeling of being trapped in a life that is moving too quickly. The comparison to a dog or small dog may represent feeling insignificant, overlooked, and possibly even mistreated or marginalized. The repetition of "acho que ninguém tem dó de mim" (I think no one has pity for me) emphasizes this feeling of isolation and lack of empathy.

Line by Line Meaning

Acho que sou um cachorro sim
I feel like a dog, loyal and always seeking attention.

Acho que sou um cachorrim
I feel like a little dog, small but still seeking attention.

Minha vida vai
My life is constantly moving forward.

Um ano contam sete
Every year feels like seven.

Rumo ao fim
Heading towards the end of my journey.

Acho que ninguém tem dó de mim
I feel like no one pities me.

Quase não me sobra tempo algum
I barely have any free time.

Não conheço bem lugar nenhum
I'm not familiar with any place.

Fora do trabalho
Outside of work.

Eu acho essa cidade
I find this city.

Tão ruim
So bad.