Three Souls was part of a burgeoning Mexican rock movement that had ties to rock's African American roots, the U.S. counterculture, and the then-globalizing recording industry. As rock in Mexico was originally seen as "inauthentic" when sung in Spanish, Three Souls mostly sang covers of American rock and blues songs in English. However, at the Festival de Avándaro, often called "Mexico's Woodstock", they crossed over, singing first in English, then in Spanish. From then on they recorded primarily in Spanish, writing most of their own songs. When asked why they switched to Spanish, Lora replied that it was important for the audience to understand the messages of the songs. While Three Souls had a popular following among the younger generation while singing in English, changing attitudes toward rock pushed the band to perform in the "hoyos fonquis", where the lower classes held semi-chaotic rock shows. Singing in his original language and for a new, energetic, young, and discontented audience, Lora's songs began reflecting more of the reality of the daily lives of average Mexicans, while simultaneously allowing concertgoers to forget those same troubles. Lora gave his own identity to Mexican rock & roll, becoming its emblem.
Inyecciones de Rock & Roll
Three Souls in My Mind Lyrics
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Y el Doc me dijo Alex estas muy flaco
El me dijo Alex este muy flaco
Son las mujeres, el vino y el tabaco
Voy a decirles lo que me receto
Me receto inyecciones de rock and roll
Pastas de buggy y jarabe de blues
Me sentí enfermo y fui a ver al doctor
Y ya ustedes saben lo que me receto
Me receto inyecciones de rock and roll
Pastas de buggy y jarabe de blues
These lyrics are from the song "Inyecciones de Rock & Roll" by Three Souls in My Mind. The song is about the singer's visit to the doctor because he feels sick and weak. The doctor, named Alex, diagnoses the singer as being too thin, and attributes it to his indulgence in women, wine, and tobacco. The doctor then prescribes a remedy for his condition, which includes injections of rock and roll, pills of buggy (a kind of amphetamine), and syrup of blues.
The lyrics convey a sense of rebellion and the desire for escapism through music. The singer's sickness can be seen as a metaphor for dissatisfaction with life and the need for something that can provide excitement and energy. Rock and roll, often associated with a rebellious spirit and free-spiritedness, is prescribed as a remedy, suggesting that music has the power to heal and rejuvenate.
Line by Line Meaning
Me sentí enfermo y fui a ver al doctor
I felt sick and went to see the doctor
Y el Doc me dijo Alex estas muy flaco
And the Doc told me, Alex, you're very skinny
El me dijo Alex este muy flaco
He told me, Alex, you're very skinny
Son las mujeres, el vino y el tabaco
It's the women, the wine, and the tobacco
Voy a decirles lo que me receto
I'm going to tell you what he prescribed me
Me receto inyecciones de rock and roll
He prescribed me injections of rock and roll
Pastas de buggy y jarabe de blues
Pills of boogie and syrup of blues
Me sentí enfermo y fui a ver al doctor
I felt sick and went to see the doctor
Y ya ustedes saben lo que me receto
And now you know what he prescribed me
Me receto inyecciones de rock and roll
He prescribed me injections of rock and roll
Pastas de buggy y jarabe de blues
Pills of boogie and syrup of blues
Writer(s): Alejandro Lora Serna
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