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.
Pitando no Kombão
Raimundos Lyrics
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Buceta só se falava de buceta no Kombão
Tontera o que reinava era a tontera no Kombão
Cacete um dia eu dei o maior cacete no Kombão
Era o Kombão da queimação, eu, Vitão e meu irmão
Todo mundo muito doido
Procurando diversão
Quem desse a tragada mais forte é que tocava o bichão
Rolasse um violão aí que era fudição
Rolava desde Bee Gees até ratos de porão
Tudo loco e feliz até que enfim
De noite a Kombi se enchia de mulher doida pra rodar
Era melhor do que de dia,
Meu pai não deixava eu andar
Pelas ruas da cidade eu vou pitando é no Kombão
A negada 'tá na área
Sem miséria é só beckão
Como minha mãe me dizia,
Tá no fogo é pra se queimar
Doidão na Kombi eu só sorria
Manda a mãe delas me pegar
The song "Pitando no Kombão" by Raimundos talks about a group of friends who hang out in a Volkswagen van (Kombi). The lyrics describe the wild and crazy atmosphere in the Kombi, where all they talked about was sex ("buceta"), and everyone was high ("todo mundo muito doido") and having a good time. They would even have competitions to see who could take the strongest puff on their joint ("quem desse a tragada mais forte é que tocava o bichão").
The Kombi was also a place where they would play music ("rolasse um violão aí que era fudição"), listening to everything from Bee Gees to punk rock band Ratos de Porão. They would drive around the city, smoking weed and picking up girls at night. The singer of the song, who is clearly enjoying the wild ride, disregards his mother's warning to be careful ("como minha mãe me dizia, tá no fogo é pra se queimar") and refuses to let anyone's mother stop him ("manda a mãe delas me pegar").
Line by Line Meaning
Porra era tudo doido da porra no Kombão
Everyone in the Kombi was crazy as hell
Buceta só se falava de buceta no Kombão
Everyone talked about sex in the Kombi
Tontera o que reinava era a tontera no Kombão
Stupidity was the norm in the Kombi
Cacete um dia eu dei o maior cacete no Kombão
One day I caused a huge commotion in the Kombi
Era o Kombão da queimação, eu, Vitão e meu irmão
It was the Kombi of burning desire, with me, Vitão and my brother
Todo mundo muito doido
Everyone was really wild
Procurando diversão
Looking for fun
E dirigir era um tesão, rolava até competição,
Driving was a thrill, we even had competitions
Quem desse a tragada mais forte é que tocava o bichão
The person who took the biggest hit of weed got to control the music
Rolasse um violão aí que era fudição
If someone brought a guitar it always turned into a jam session
Rolava desde Bee Gees até ratos de porão
We played everything from Bee Gees to punk rock
Tudo loco e feliz até que enfim
Everything was crazy and fun, until...well, it wasn't
De noite a Kombi se enchia de mulher doida pra rodar
At night the Kombi would fill up with wild women looking for a ride
Era melhor do que de dia, Meu pai não deixava eu andar
It was better than during the day, when my dad wouldn't let me go out
Pelas ruas da cidade eu vou pitando é no Kombão
I cruise the city streets, smoking weed in the Kombi
A negada 'tá na área, Sem miséria é só beckão
My friends are all around, smoking weed and having a good time
Como minha mãe me dizia, Tá no fogo é pra se queimar
Like my mom used to say, if you play with fire you'll get burned
Doidão na Kombi eu só sorria, Manda a mãe delas me pegar
As a stoned person in the Kombi, all I could do was smile and say 'let their moms come and get them'
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Leonardo Villete
Meu pai tinha uma kombi... eu pegava pra dar rolé e tinha um sonzão em baixo dos bancos... colocava essa música do kombão pra tocar... tempo bom
Canal do Raça
Que foda cara kkkk
Genos Supremo
Você VIVEU👊
JSK8 Cascavel
Verdade, eu ia junto
Lunes
Meu irmão era muito sem noção de colocar essa música p/ uma criança de 4/5 anos ouvir e ainda ensinar cantar kkkkk. Era muito da hora, eu cantava tudo (as partes que eu entendia), mais de 10 anos depois eu continuo gostando e ainda não consigo cantar tudo kkk.
Carolina Souza
Meu irmão fez a mesma coisa comigo kkkkkk
Ymarcell0
E a Selim que eu escutava achando que era um puta romantismo 😂
J0k3rziNhUBR
comentário de 10 anos atrás, tem q atualizar pra falar como q ta kkkkk
José Alves
Essa música deveria ter uns 5 minutos, mas não tem problema, o loop come solto. Raimundos rules!!!!!!
Rafael Brother
Saudades dos meus 12/13 anos comprando este cd logo depois de lançar na loja e ouvindo esses clássicos. Pintando no kombão é foda demais, rock tranqueira e autêntico da maior banda de rock dos anos 90. Viva Raimundos!!!