The name Raimundos is derived from one of their greatest influences, the Ramones.
The band was formed in the late 80s by Rodolfo Abrantes (vocals), Digão (guitars), Canisso (bass) and Fred (drums). After doing some demo tapes, they released their first record by Banguela Records:
Raimundos (1994).
Raimundos became popular among the younger audience because of their "weird" appearance and their funny and sarcastic lyrics, full of profanity and slang. They broke into MTV Brazil, making their first hits "Selim" and "Puteiro em João Pessoa".
Lavô tá Novo was released in 1995, and became the most successful act of those days. "I Saw Your Saying (That You Say that You Saw)", one of the hit singles of their records, dealt with a fictitious meeting with Madonna. Other singles like "Esporrei na Manivela" and "Eu Quero Ver o Oco" easily appeared on radios and MTV.
It was followed by Cesta Básica (1996), a rarities album and then Lapadas do Povo (1997). "Lapadas" was heavier than the previous albums, changing the usual "forrocore" style of the band. "Andar na Pedra" became the most known music of the album.
Só no Forévis (1999) became the most sold album of the band, and made Raimundos known by audiences other than the ones which usually patronized them. "Mulher de Fases", "A Mais Pedida", "Me Lambe" e "Aquela" went to the top positions of the charts and MTV. The name of the album was a "spoof" on popular Brazilian music styles (including the members of the band dressed as a "pagode" group).
The last record with the original line-up was MTV ao Vivo, a live album recorded for MTV, with all their hits and some covers. The album included a cover of "20 e Poucos Anos", from brazilian popular artist Fábio Jr.. The song became the theme of MTV's reality show "20 e Poucos Anos" ([loosely translated as 20 something] the Brazilian version of "The Real World"). The song was recorded in studio.
2001 saw the dismissal of Rodolfo from the band. Converted into an Evangelical Christian, he decided to quit the band because his life wouldn't fit anymore with the band itself. He formed in the same year Rodox, a christian rock/hardcore band, like Raimundos, but with more "christian-like" messages in the songs. The remaining members released Éramos 4 (translated as "we used to be 4") in the same year.
The name was directly related to Rodolfo being gone from the band. It included 13 Ramones covers and "Sanidade", song originally recorded in the earlier times of the band, featuring Digão in the vocals. Some people say that the song was included there as an "answer" to Rodolfo.
In the same year, Digão decided to definitely assume the vocals and call Marquinho, who was in the underground band Peter Perfeito. In 2002 the new formation released Kavookavala. Putting into the sound more hardcore influences, the album wasn't so successful as the others, but the reputation of the band wouldn't be damaged. Canisso left the band in 2002, saying that he was tired of being with the band. Alf, vocalist of Rumbora, was brought in to be the bassist.
The last release of the band was an independent EP .Qq cOisAh EP, in 2005. The band still tours around Brazil, showing their hits and new songs, apart from the fact of some fans being more attuned with the original and most famous line-up of the band.
Baixo Calão
Raimundos Lyrics
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Quase pra morrer
Eu vejo todo dia
Isso pode acontecer
Morre um Zé sem nome
Já é coisa natural
Cês levam a vida doce
Enquanto o outro tá no sal
Não acordar um só dia
A gente quer sossego
E só recebe agonia
O meu endereço
Daqui a pouco é o manicômio
Só tem cabra batuta
Mutilando o patrimônio
Que ordem e progresso
Vocês causam a nação?
Ninguém aí é homem
Essa cambada de ladrão
Cês são meus inimigos
Tudo um bando de safado
Querem me calar a boca
Só que eu não fico calado
Refrão
Não, não, não
Cambada de cuzão
Querem me calar a boca
Com a mordaça na mão
Tu e tua família
Vão sentar no pau do cão
Todo mundo junto vai!
Baixo Calão
Vão, vão, vão
Ver a minha vingança
Agora eu embirrei e vou
Berrar feito criança
Há, há, há
Não pode me calar
Blá, blá, blá
Agente vai gritar
Baixo Calão
Te quebro na porrada
Com golpe de kung fu
Te mando logo o dedo e grito
Vai tomar no cú!
Quanto mais a gente berra
Vocês fingem que não escuta
Dando de suíno moco
Corja de filhos da puta!
Cês roubam o dinheiro
Pensando que ninguém viu
Furto feito pelas coxa
Vai pra puta que pariu!
Por de baixo dos panos
Tão ficando milionário
Tarradores da bufunfa
Vão pra casa do caralho!
Refrão
Já tá chegando a hora de vocês morrê!!
Muitos morreram de fome
Não merecem viver???
Muito mendigo na rua
Isso é mau sinal
Democracia brasileira
Ordem e progresso
Tudo em nome do mal
The lyrics of Raimundos' Baixo Calão express frustration towards the corrupt system of Brazil, where the wealthy elite indulges while the rest of the population suffers poverty and despair. The person narrating the song is tired of living in a nightmare, where there is no respite from the agony and suffering that surrounds them. They express how in Brazil, it is common for nameless people to die, and this has become natural. The rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer, and the singer is tired of being a victim of this system that is slowly snuffing the life out of them.
The lyrics condemn the ruling elite, who they say have caused the miseries that the singer and other ordinary Brazilians are facing every day. The singer expresses their anger and dissatisfaction towards the government, describing them as a corja de filhos da puta (a bunch of sons of b*tches). They seem to have little hope that anything will change as they state that their address soon will be a mental institution. They describe the government as hypocrites who claim to be the ones working for democracy and progress when they are causing chaos and stealing from ordinary citizens.
Overall, the song is about the frustrations that ordinary Brazilians are facing because of the greed and corruption of their leaders. The singer expresses their anger and frustration towards the system that is muzzling them, making them scream to be heard to no avail.
Line by Line Meaning
Vive em desespero
Living in despair
Quase pra morrer
Almost dying
Eu vejo todo dia
I see it every day
Isso pode acontecer
This can happen
Morre um Zé sem nome
A nameless person dies
Já é coisa natural
It's already natural
Cês levam a vida doce
You live a sweet life
Enquanto o outro tá no sal
While the other is struggling
Viver num pesadelo
Living in a nightmare
Não acordar um só dia
Not waking up a single day
A gente quer sossego
We want peace
E só recebe agonia
But only receive agony
O meu endereço
My address
Daqui a pouco é o manicômio
Soon to be in the psychiatric ward
Só tem cabra batuta
It's all crooks
Mutilando o patrimônio
Mutilating the heritage
Que ordem e progresso
What order and progress
Vocês causam a nação?
Are you causing for the nation?
Ninguém aí é homem
No one there is a man
Essa cambada de ladrão
This gang of thieves
Cês são meus inimigos
You are my enemies
Tudo um bando de safado
All a bunch of scoundrels
Querem me calar a boca
Want to shut me up
Só que eu não fico calado
But I won't stay quiet
Refrão
Chorus
Cambada de cuzão
A bunch of assholes
Com a mordaça na mão
With the gag in the hand
Tu e tua família
You and your family
Vão sentar no pau do cão
Will sit on the dog's stick
Todo mundo junto vai!
Everyone together goes!
Baixo Calão
Rude words
Vão, vão, vão
Go, go, go
Ver a minha vingança
See my revenge
Agora eu embirrei e vou
Now I'm stubborn and I will
Berrar feito criança
Scream like a child
Há, há, há
Haha
Não pode me calar
You can't shut me up
Blá, blá, blá
Blah, blah, blah
Agente vai gritar
We will scream
Baixo Calão
Rude words
Te quebro na porrada
I'll break you with violence
Com golpe de kung fu
With kung fu moves
Te mando logo o dedo e grito
I'll give you the finger and shout
Vai tomar no cú!
Go take it in the ass!
Quanto mais a gente berra
The more we scream
Vocês fingem que não escuta
You pretend not to hear
Dando de suíno moco
Acting like innocent piglets
Corja de filhos da puta!
Bunch of sons of bitches
Cês roubam o dinheiro
You steal the money
Pensando que ninguém viu
Thinking no one saw
Furto feito pelas coxa
Theft done sneakily
Vai pra puta que pariu!
Go to hell!
Por de baixo dos panos
Behind closed doors
Tão ficando milionário
They're getting rich
Tarradores da bufunfa
Money hoarders
Vão pra casa do caralho!
Go to hell!
Refrão
Chorus
Já tá chegando a hora de vocês morrê!!
Your time to die is approaching!!
Muitos morreram de fome
Many died of hunger
Não merecem viver???
Don't deserve to live?
Muito mendigo na rua
Many beggars on the street
Isso é mau sinal
That's a bad sign
Democracia brasileira
Brazilian democracy
Ordem e progresso
Order and progress
Tudo em nome do mal
All in the name of evil
Contributed by Xavier W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
André E.R
Eu realmente não entendo por que eles não tocam essa nos shows com mais frequência...
Não Especifico
Raimundo não pode se acabar não. Ta desconversando?
Delicious Old Man
Seria perfeito se essa música tivesse sido lançanda hoje, a parte "Tu e tua família" se encaixou perfeitamente com o contexto atual.
Armando Silva
Fodaaaaaaa
Elizandra Wickert
Mds ... Sdd ☠️☠️
Jean Henrique
isso é raimundos caralho
Loggic Oficial
top essa
Christian Salles
muito mendigo na rua isso é mau sinal
Pedro Oliveira
Christian Salles jurava que pensava que eles falavam muito menino na rua kkkkk
ELLY OLY
Quem canta o refrão?