After a wildly successful tour across South America in late 2005, the band decided, in their own words, to "stop for a while". Some of their members went on to form side band projects such as No Relax and The Locos. As time went by without further notices, many Ska-P fans feared the band had been gone for good. On late April 2008 and for the rejoice of their worldwide fans, they announced their return as a band on their official site.
Their new album, "Lágrimas y gozos", was released the 7th of October 2008 and its first single is called "Crimen sollicitationis". The band is going to perform various shows around South America and Europe in November and December.
Official website: http://www.ska-p.net
Mc dolar
Ska-P Lyrics
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Intelectual de copa y sofá, tu mente no da para mas
Hay una historia que te voy a contar, sobre una gran multinacional
Donde acudes tu, a colaborar de forma muy habitual
Deforestando de una forma bestial, sin respeto a la vida tribal
Amazones es su granja industrial de gran sufrimiento animal
Todo consiste a darle muy buen sabor, a la mierda que vas a tragar
Y el monstruo avanza devorando todo, como un virus terminal
Y hasta en Somalia ya tiene su sucursal
Yo me voy al bar
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Me niego a colaborar
Y este negocio tan mezquino y ladrón, de una forma puede terminar
Es la explotación del trabajador que ves tras ese mostrador
Visto lo visto yo me piro de aquí, y que venga la guardia civil
Acompañame, te invito a ingerir, las tapas del bar de Fermín.
Y el monstruo avanza devorando todo, como un virus terminal
Y hasta en Somalia ya tiene su sucursal
Yo me voy al bar
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Me niego a colaborar
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Me niego a colaborar
Y el monstruo avanza devorando todo, como un virus terminal
Y hasta en Somalia ya tiene su sucursal
Yo me voy al bar
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Me niego a colaborar
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
Me niego a colaborar
Me niego a colaborar
Me niego a colaborar
Me niego a colaborar
The lyrics to Ska-P's song "McDollar" are a critique of both the fast food industry and the system that allows it to thrive. The opening lines describe the narrow-mindedness of some people who reason only on a surface level rather than thinking deeply about the impact of societal structures. The verses then launch into an indictment of the fast food industry, highlighting its environmentally destructive practices, its exploitation of workers, and the cruelty inflicted on animals. The chorus, “Me niego a colaborar" ("I refuse to collaborate") is a call for individuals to reject this industry and its destructive practices.
The song makes it clear that the fast-food industry is not just a business, but a destructive force that spreads like a virus, consuming everything in its path. The song suggests that the only way to stop it is to refuse to participate in it. The invocation to "McDollar" represents not only McDonald's, but all fast food chains that are part of this corrupt, exploitative system.
Overall, "McDollar" is a powerful and timely critique of corporate greed and the way it exploits people, animals, and the environment.
Line by Line Meaning
Hay gente que no puede ver mas allá, que razonan de una forma anal
There are people who cannot see beyond, who think in a narrow-minded and simplistic way
Intelectual de copa y sofá, tu mente no da para mas
You're an armchair intellectual, your mind is limited
Hay una historia que te voy a contar, sobre una gran multinacional
Let me tell you a story about a big multinational corporation
Donde acudes tu, a colaborar de forma muy habitual
Where you go to collaborate in a very habitual way
Deforestando de una forma bestial, sin respeto a la vida tribal
They deforest in a cruel way, without respect for tribal life
Amazones es su granja industrial de gran sufrimiento animal
The Amazon is their industrial farm of great animal suffering
Todo consiste a darle muy buen sabor, a la mierda que vas a tragar
Everything is about making the shit you're going to eat taste really good
La televisión y un payaso cabrón se mofan de la realidad
TV and a fucking clown make fun of reality
Y el monstruo avanza devorando todo, como un virus terminal
And the monster is advancing, devouring everything like a terminal virus
Y hasta en Somalia ya tiene su sucursal
And they even have a branch in Somalia
Yo me voy al bar
I'm going to the bar
Mc Dollar, ay ay ay ay ay
McDollar, oh oh oh oh oh
Me niego a colaborar
I refuse to collaborate
Y este negocio tan mezquino y ladrón, de una forma puede terminar
This mean and thieving business can end in one way
Es la explotación del trabajador que ves tras ese mostrador
It's the exploitation of the worker you see behind that counter
Visto lo visto yo me piro de aquí, y que venga la guardia civil
Seeing what I've seen, I'm out of here, and let the police come
Acompañame, te invito a ingerir, las tapas del bar de Fermín.
Come with me, I invite you to ingest the tapas at Fermín's bar.
Me niego a colaborar
I refuse to collaborate
Me niego a colaborar
I refuse to collaborate
Me niego a colaborar
I refuse to collaborate
Contributed by Brayden L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.