Skalariak is a band from the Basque Country founded in 1994 by Juantxo Skal… Read Full Bio ↴Skalariak is a band from the Basque Country founded in 1994 by Juantxo Skalari and Peio Skalari. As indicated in the name, Skalariak plays Ska. In most of their songs they play solid Ska, sometimes with influences from Reggae, Punk or Latin music. Skalariak also spreads a political message against globalization and capitalism in their songs. Their lyrics are in Spanish and Basque.

Rude control
Skalariak Lyrics

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Siempre tuvieron el control
No nos emiten en la radio
A los rude los cachea la ley
En un concierto que nunca anunciareis

Wooooo!!! Siguen con el control
Wooooo!!! Sospechosos hasta en la habitacion

Indirecto,denunciamos control
Escala la entrada del concierto de hoy
Algunos, dinero quieren hacer
Para nosotros, la musika es placer

Wooooo!!! Siguen con el control
Wooooo!!! Total control hasta en esta cancion

Orgullosos aseguran la paz
Y el control de la ciudad
Enterrados frente al computador
Bombardeando su puta informacion

Wooooo!!! Que dejen la fiesta en paz
Wooooo!!! Control total

Somos esclavos
Traficantes de ideas
Veeee!!
Refugiados de la cancion
Exiliados de la tierra
Durante la actuacion

Control!!! Estais controlado

Control!!!.....

Overall Meaning

The song "Rude Control" by Skalariak is a politically charged criticism of the control and censorship that the music industry and government impose on musicians and artists. The lyrics speak directly to the power that the industry has in deciding who gets airtime on the radio and who doesn't, and how the police have the ability to "catch" or "check" those who they deem to be "rude" - meaning those who rebel, those who speak out against injustice, and those who refuse to be silenced. Skalariak is calling out those who use their power to suppress and control those who are trying to make their voices heard.

The song also touches on the concept of censorship and the need for musicians to have creative freedom. Skalariak is highlighting the fact that many musicians are forced to self-censor in order to conform to the industry's standards and to be deemed "safe" enough for radio play. The line "bombardeando su puta information" (bombarding their fucking information) speaks directly to the idea that the industry is constantly feeding us a sanitized version of popular culture, and that there are many stories and voices that are left unheard.

Line by Line Meaning

Siempre tuvieron el control
We acknowledge that they have always had control.

No nos emiten en la radio
Our music is not played on the radio.

A los rude los cachea la ley
The law always seems to target the people who live by their own rules.

En un concierto que nunca anunciareis
We will never let them know where we are performing.

Indirecto,denunciamos control
We are exposing their control in a subtle way.

Escala la entrada del concierto de hoy
Entry to our concert today is becoming more and more difficult.

Algunos, dinero quieren hacer
Some people are in it for the money,

Para nosotros, la musika es placer
but for us, music is a pleasure.

Orgullosos aseguran la paz
They claim to uphold peace with pride.

Y el control de la ciudad
And control the city.

Enterrados frente al computador
They are buried in front of their computers.