1) Porter i… Read Full Bio ↴Porter refers to mulitple artists. Some of them include:
1) Porter is an independent rock band formed in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Their music has been classified as alternative, indie, and experimental, and is very characteristic due to Juan Son's distinctive feminoid voice and squeals. Lyrics often explore surrealist and space rock themes combining the English and Spanish languages. Since 2013, Porter has a new lead singer: David Velasco and they are working in a new album called: Moctezuma. In 2013 they released a single called Palapa, sample of their new line up...
Porter formed in 2004, and consisted of Juan Carlos Pereda "Mussgo" (who now performs under the name Juan Son), Juan Pablo Vázquez "Chata", Víctor Valverde "Villor", Fernando de la Huerta "Fher" and Diego Rangel "Bacter". At first, Porter was mainly an acoustic project, until vocalist Juan Carlos Pereda joined the line-up soon after the band's formation. In 2013 Porter has a new lead singer: David Velasco.
In 2005, the band issued its first realease, an EP called Donde Los Ponys Pastan, under the independent label 3er Piso. Singles Espiral and Daphne are both from this EP. Porter made it to the semi-finals of an indie rock band contest called "0-Music", with the song No Te Encuentro later that year. Their second release, and only long play album was Atemahawke, this being their most popular and acknowledged album. The only single from this album, Host of a Ghost, received substantial radio and TV play, as well as a music video. Porter achieved notable popularity on Mexican radio during their time together as a band, and played in important music festivals such as Vive Latino and Coachella, as well as opening for bands like Red Hot Chilli Peppers and The Strokes. After a hiatus and various rumors of disbanding, they dissolved after playing the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California in 2008. Former vocalist Juan Son went on to pursue a career as a solo artist.
Since 2013, Porter has a new lead singer: David Velasco and they are working in a new album called: Moctezuma. In 2013 they released a single called Palapa.
2)Porter is also an alternative rock band from Witten, Germany.
3) Porter is also a hip-hop producer from Sweden that has worked with Abstract Rude, Prosperous and Neila, amongst others.
4) Porter is the stage name of one Chris Porter. Porter has been a fixture in the Southeastern music scene for over a decade, fronting bands like Some Dark Holler and The Back Row Baptists. Porter now resides in Austin, Texas. Porter's tunes often tell dark and desperate stories of real american life.
Porter spent his formative years in the music business sharing the songwriting and lead vocal duties in his previous projects, The Back Row Baptists and Some Dark Holler. Upon making the decision to leave the comfort of shared pressure, it took Porter over a year to conceptualize, write, and record his debut solo release, This Red Mountain
Xoloitzcuintle Chicloso
Porter Lyrics
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Un xoloitzcuintle que tenia la facultad de hacerse invisible,
me invito a tomar una taza de chocolate.
Cuando se termino la sopa de Zapote que le preparé,
no se dio cuenta el canino que lo entoloaché.
Y entrados en confianza el perro me ayudo a cumplir mi gran misión.
Finalmente este chucho escupió su secreto mayor.
Chicloso:
¡Wi, wi, wi, lo perdí!
¡Ay! ¿qué pasó?
dime, ¿dónde estoy?
¿quién o cuándo soy?
¡Que resaca dió!,
humanos al fin, ¡que ingenuo fuí!
Gummo:
Y pensándolo bien
en este pueblo solamente cabe un "guey"
que en la pista se mueva tan chido como este rey.
Y no quiero arruinar la fiesta pero me dejo de apantallar,
de repente este perro faldero no me cae bien.
Chicloso:
Te vas a arrepentir de perder algo tan chicloso,
tan jocoso, tan chisposo, tan sabroso,
tan chistoso como yo.
Gummo:
Este pobre can cree que lo admiro,
pero por cuarenta pesos yo lo entrego al taquero.
The song Xoloitzcuintle Chicloso by Porter tells a story in two parts. In the first part, Gummo, the singer, is invited by an invisible Xoloitzcuintle (a Mexican hairless dog) to have a cup of hot chocolate. After the dog eats Gummo's Zapote soup, it becomes drugged, and Gummo gains its trust. The story then goes on to suggest that Gummo and the Xoloitzcuintle are on a mission together, and the dog reveals its biggest secret to Gummo. The second part of the song is called Chicloso, and it depicts the Xoloitzcuintle's perspective, waking up with a hangover and confused about its surroundings. It lamented its naivety and how it let humans (like Gummo) deceive him. Gummo then contemplates the possibility of selling the dog to a street taco vendor, suggesting that he never really cared for it.
The song has surreal and cryptic lyrics that leave a lot of room for interpretation. The Xoloitzcuintle, said to be invisible, could represent an underprivileged or marginalized group in society that is unseen, and Gummo could represent an exploitative figure in power, collaborating with the Xoloitzcuintle for a personal agenda. However, the connection between the two parts and the overall meaning of the song is left vague, leaving listeners to draw their interpretations.
Line by Line Meaning
Un xoloitzcuintle que tenia la facultad de hacerse invisible,
There was a Xoloitzcuintle with the ability to become invisible.
me invito a tomar una taza de chocolate.
The Xoloitzcuintle invited me to drink some hot chocolate.
Cuando se termino la sopa de Zapote que le preparé,
When the Sapote soup that I made for the dog was finished,
no se dio cuenta el canino que lo entoloaché.
The dog didn't realize that I drugged it.
Y entrados en confianza el perro me ayudo a cumplir mi gran misión.
After gaining its trust, the dog helped me fulfill my great mission.
Finalmente este chucho escupió su secreto mayor.
Finally, this dog revealed its biggest secret.
ja...jacarondoso...jo...jocoso!
Ha ha ha! How funny and amusing!
¡Wi, wi, wi, lo perdí!
Oh no, I lost it!
¡Ay! ¿qué pasó?
Oh dear, what happened?
dime, ¿dónde estoy?
Tell me, where am I?
¿quién o cuándo soy?
Who or when am I?
¡Que resaca dió!,
I feel so hungover!
humanos al fin, ¡que ingenuo fuí!
I'm just a dog after all, how naive of me!
Y pensándolo bien
And upon reflection,
en este pueblo solamente cabe un "guey"
There's only room for one "cool dude" in this town
que en la pista se mueva tan chido como este rey.
Who can move as cool as this king on the dance floor.
Y no quiero arruinar la fiesta pero me dejo de apantallar,
And I don't want to spoil the party, but I'm not impressed anymore,
de repente este perro faldero no me cae bien.
Suddenly, I don't like this sycophantic dog.
Te vas a arrepentir de perder algo tan chicloso,
You'll regret losing something so cool,
tan jocoso, tan chisposo, tan sabroso,
So funny, sparkling, and delicious,
tan chistoso como yo.
As amusing as I am.
Este pobre can cree que lo admiro,
This poor dog thinks I admire it,
pero por cuarenta pesos yo lo entrego al taquero.
But for forty pesos I'll sell it to the taco vendor.
Contributed by Tristan R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.