Argentinean folk-rock band Sui Generis was formed in Buenos Aires, Argentin… Read Full Bio ↴Argentinean folk-rock band Sui Generis was formed in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1971 by singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Charly García and singer/instrumentalist Nito Mestre, who met while being high school students. Their first record, called Vida, was released in 1972, followed by 1973's Confesiones de Invierno. The following year, bassist Rinaldo Rafanelli and drummer Juan Rodríguez joined the act, soon recording Pequeñas Anécdotas Sobre Las Instituciones. Due to internal discrepancies, the group decided to perform for the last time at Buenos Aires' Luna Park on September 5, 1975. That farewell concert was recorded and later issued as Adiós Sui Generis, a double album and documentary considered to be a major event in the Latin American Rock history. The band reunited temporarily in two occasions: One in 1980 to play shows in Montevideo, Uruguay, and Santiago de Chile and in the year 2000, in which Sui Generis returned with the album "Sinfonía Para Adolescentes" and an brief tour.

Blues Del Levante
Sui Generis Lyrics

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Dando vueltas por la esquina
caminando nada más
pasan muchas, muchas minas
por delante y por detrás.
elegí a la que más te guste
quizás la puedas ganar.

Deciles que tenés auto

para invitarlas a pasear
por debajo de la frazada
todas ellas van igual.
Dame amor hasta mañana
Yo te daré algo más

Mari Huana, María Elena
María Juana, que más da
Por debajo de la frazada
Todas se llaman igual
Dáme amor hasta mañana
Yo te daré algo más.

Desvestite no seas mala
Si eso es lo más natural
Si lo hace hasta mi hermana
Y lo hizo mi mamá

Porque del polvo venimos
Y este es el polvo que va.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Sui Generis's "Blues del Levante" speak to the transactional nature of male-female relationships and the objectification of women. The singer describes "walking the corner" and seeing many women passing by, urging the listener to "choose the one you like the most." He advises to tell them that you have a car in order to invite them for a ride and ultimately have sex under the blanket. The chorus of the song lists the different names for marijuana and emphasizes how all women are the same under the blanket. The song ends with an invitation for the woman to undress since it is "the most natural thing," and a justification for the act by saying that we all come from dust and this is the dust we are destined to.

Overall, this song is a scathing critique of the objectification of women and the shallow relationships they engage in. It highlights the imbalance of power and how women are often reduced to mere objects of male desire, with no agency or ability to assert themselves. It also points to the normalization of sexist attitudes and the ways in which they are perpetuated through popular culture.

Line by Line Meaning

Dando vueltas por la esquina caminando nada más pasan muchas, muchas minas por delante y por detrás. elegí a la que más te guste quizás la puedas ganar.
Walking around the corner, just walking. Many women pass by in front of you and behind you. Choose the one you like the most, maybe you can win her over.

Deciles que tenés auto para invitarlas a pasear por debajo de la frazada todas ellas van igual. Dame amor hasta mañana Yo te daré algo más
Tell them you have a car to invite them for a ride. All of them will go under the covers equally. Give me love until tomorrow, and I will give you something more.

Mari Huana, María Elena María Juana, que más da Por debajo de la frazada Todas se llaman igual Dáme amor hasta mañana Yo te daré algo más.
Marijuana, Maria Elena, Maria Juana, what difference does it make? Under the covers, they all have the same name. Give me love until tomorrow, and I will give you something more.

Desvestite no seas mala Si eso es lo más natural Si lo hace hasta mi hermana Y lo hizo mi mamá Porque del polvo venimos Y este es el polvo que va.
Undress, don't be bad, if it's the most natural thing. Even my sister does it, and my mom did it. Because we come from dust, and this is the dust that goes.

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"Hola, hola. Esto es 'Blues del Levante'"

Dando vueltas por la esquina
Caminando nada más
Pasan muchas, muchas minas
Por delante y por detrás
Seguí a la que más te guste
Quizás la puedas ganar

Decilé que tenés auto
Para invitarla a pasear
Y contale de tu status
Y la estancia de papá
Y si no te da la hora
Relojeala por atrás

Baby, yo conozco un sitio
Donde nadie nos va a molestar
Ya sé que es un bulincito
Pero un rato nada mas
Te digo sinceramente
Que vamos a conversar

Mari Huana, María Elena
Laura, Ana, que más da
Todas bajo la frazada
Todas se llaman igual
Dame amor hasta mañana
Yo te daré algo más

Desvestite, no seas mala
Si eso es lo más natural
Si lo hace hasta mi hermana
Y lo hizo mi mamá
Porque del polvo venimos
Y este es el polvo que va

"Chau, gracias"
"Otra, otra, otra, otra..."