Titãs are one of the most successful rock bands in Brazil, along with Legiã… Read Full Bio ↴Titãs are one of the most successful rock bands in Brazil, along with Legião Urbana, Os Paralamas do Sucesso and Barão Vermelho. The best known formation of the band was the one from the album "Cabeça Dinossauro" (Dinosaurhead): Nando Reis, Branco Mello, Marcelo Fromer, Arnaldo Antunes, Tony Bellotto, Paulo Miklos, Charles Gavin and Sérgio Britto. Out of these, only Mello, Bellotto, and Britto remain to this day.
History
* Formation and first works
The majority of the integrants of the band met each other at Colégio Equipe in São Paulo at the end of the seventies and, since their first live venue, at the school itself in 1981, the band began to play at several night clubs in the city. The first formation was: Arnaldo Antunes (vocals), Branco Mello (vocals), Marcello Fromer (guitar), Nando Reis (bass guitar), Paulo Miklos (sax and vocals), Sérgio Britto (keyboards and vocals), Tony Bellotto (guitar), Ciro Pessoa (vocals) and André Jung (drums). It was a pop/new wave-styled band, with small creativity and rather odd looks, with tender and little ball neckties. In 1984, without Ciro Pessoa, the band was signed by WEA to record their first album, produced by Pena Schimdt. Although not well sold and promoted, the band spawned at that time their first hit: "Sonífera Ilha"(Sleepy Island).
In 1985, with Charles Gavin replaced André Jung on drums (the latter going on to Ira!), their second album, Televisão (Television), producted by Lulu Santos, was released with slightly better arrangements than in their previous recording. This album had a greater advertising than the first one and brought in more opportunities to the group.
* Up to the Spotlights
In November 1985, Tony Bellotto and Arnaldo Antunes were arrested by heroin traffic and transportation. The episode made a huge impact on the band. The next album, Cabeça Dinossauro, released in June 1986, brought in a lot of tracks criticizing the public institutions ("Estado Violência" (Violence State) and "Polícia" (Police), as well as other "pillars" of Brazilian society such as"Igreja" (Church) and "Família" (Family). The heavy and punk-influenced rhythms and the strong lyrics, caracteristic of the band in this phase, are fully represented in this album which is considered by the critics as one of the best works of the group and one of the landmarks of the Brazilian rock.
Jesus Não Tem Dentes no País dos Banguelas (Jesus doesn't have teeth in the country of the toothless), released at the end of 1987, built on the previous album in tracks like "Nome aos Bois"(Name to the Oxes),"Lugar Nenhum"(Nowhere) and "Desordem"(Disorder), however adding samplers in tracks like "Corações e Mentes"(Hearts and Minds), "Comida"(Food) and "Diversão"(Fun). After some international presentations,the band recorded some of their hits in live venues and released Go Back in 1988.
The producer Liminha was always an important associate of the band since Cabeça Dinossauro, and this association arrived to it's climax in Õ Blésq Blom (untraslatable), one of the most popular productions of the band by that time. Some of the most popular tracks are: "Miséria" (Misery), "Flores" (Flowers),"O Pulso" (The Pulse)and "32 Dentes" (32 Teeth). One of the prominent features of this work was the special guest appearance of a couple of improvisors, called Mauro and Quitéria, discovered by the band in a beach in Recife.
* The First Changes
The band had arrived to a decisive point in it's history and the next album, Tudo ao Mesmo Tempo Agora(Everything at the Same Time Now) mark a strong yaw at the musicians' style, searching for heavier and authorial sound. The members themselves produced the album and the work was possibly the final reason for Arnaldo Antunes to leave for a solo career. The following album, Titanomaquia (Titanomachy), in 1993, continued the previous work in a way, with heavy instrumentation and disgusting lyrics, only now produced by Jack Endino, producer of important bands like Nirvana.
At 1995, Titãs released Domingo (Sunday), a more pop-rock outfit, unless for the track "Eu Não Aguento" (I Can't Take It), a more rap-rock oriented featuring the work of Sérgio Boneka. It was the first time that Titãs recorded a song recorded by another artist or group.
* The Return
Titãs had experienced some loss of their fanbase because the critics took their records as "less good" than the previous works from 80s. This changed in 1997 when they released Titãs - Acústico MTV (Unplugged MTV), an acoustic show recorded for MTV. With guests like Fito Paez, Marisa Monte and Arnaldo Antunes, the album sold pretty good and the band returned to the popularity of previous times.
In the following year, Volume Dois (Volume Two) was released, like a "next chapter" of the Acústico MTV. They recorded some of its previous hits, like "Insensível" (Insensitive) and also a song of Roberto Carlos, "É Preciso Saber Viver" (It's Needed to Know how to Live).
As Dez Mais (The Ten Most) was released in 1999. It was a cover record with some famous songs of other Brazilian artists. It featured a cover of "Pelados em Santos" (Naked in Santos), the most famous song of late group Mamonas Assassinas, which in the video made fun of commercials. The two records didn't repeat the hit that was Acústico MTV.
* These Days
The band returned to a full new material record with A Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos da Última Semana (The Best Band of All-Time of Last Week), in 2001. The title of the record and epynomous song made critical fun of the Brazilian music market.
Prior to the release, Marcelo Fromer died after being hit by a motorcycle while running in the streets of São Paulo. After some days in comma, Fromer deceased. They made a song talking about it, "Epitáfio" (Epitaph). It was the major hit of the record, winning two MTV Video Music Brasil awards. Soon after that, Nando Reis left the band to pursue a sucessful solo career.
Como Estão Vocês? (How do You Are?) was released at 2003, and continued with the line of A Melhor Banda... "Enquanto Houver Sol" (As Long the Sun Exists) was a big hit, with a positive lyric and a somehow dark video.
MTV Ao Vivo, released in 2005, it's a recording of one concert to a live MTV special, available in CD and DVD. "Vossa Excelência" (Your Honor) was recorded, with lyrics who taked about the political situation of Brazil.
In their recent works (Sacos Plásticos, 2009 and Nheengatu, 2014), they've returned to a heavier sound, simillar to Cabeça Dinossauro.
* Discography
* Nheengatu (2014)
* Sacos Plásticos (2009)
* Titãs - MTV Ao Vivo (Live) (2005)
* Como estão vocês? (2003)
* A Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos Da Última Semana (2001)
* As Dez Mais (1999)
* Volume Dois (1998)
* Titãs - Acústico MTV (MTV Unplugged) (1997)
* Domingo (1995)
* Titanomaquia (1993)
* Tudo Ao Mesmo Tempo Agora (1991)
* O Blésq Blom (1989)
* Go Back (Live) (1988)
* Jesus Não Tem Dentes No País Dos Banguelas (1987)
* Cabeça Dinossauro (1986)
* Televisão (1985)
* Titãs (1984)
Source: Wikipedia
History
* Formation and first works
The majority of the integrants of the band met each other at Colégio Equipe in São Paulo at the end of the seventies and, since their first live venue, at the school itself in 1981, the band began to play at several night clubs in the city. The first formation was: Arnaldo Antunes (vocals), Branco Mello (vocals), Marcello Fromer (guitar), Nando Reis (bass guitar), Paulo Miklos (sax and vocals), Sérgio Britto (keyboards and vocals), Tony Bellotto (guitar), Ciro Pessoa (vocals) and André Jung (drums). It was a pop/new wave-styled band, with small creativity and rather odd looks, with tender and little ball neckties. In 1984, without Ciro Pessoa, the band was signed by WEA to record their first album, produced by Pena Schimdt. Although not well sold and promoted, the band spawned at that time their first hit: "Sonífera Ilha"(Sleepy Island).
In 1985, with Charles Gavin replaced André Jung on drums (the latter going on to Ira!), their second album, Televisão (Television), producted by Lulu Santos, was released with slightly better arrangements than in their previous recording. This album had a greater advertising than the first one and brought in more opportunities to the group.
* Up to the Spotlights
In November 1985, Tony Bellotto and Arnaldo Antunes were arrested by heroin traffic and transportation. The episode made a huge impact on the band. The next album, Cabeça Dinossauro, released in June 1986, brought in a lot of tracks criticizing the public institutions ("Estado Violência" (Violence State) and "Polícia" (Police), as well as other "pillars" of Brazilian society such as"Igreja" (Church) and "Família" (Family). The heavy and punk-influenced rhythms and the strong lyrics, caracteristic of the band in this phase, are fully represented in this album which is considered by the critics as one of the best works of the group and one of the landmarks of the Brazilian rock.
Jesus Não Tem Dentes no País dos Banguelas (Jesus doesn't have teeth in the country of the toothless), released at the end of 1987, built on the previous album in tracks like "Nome aos Bois"(Name to the Oxes),"Lugar Nenhum"(Nowhere) and "Desordem"(Disorder), however adding samplers in tracks like "Corações e Mentes"(Hearts and Minds), "Comida"(Food) and "Diversão"(Fun). After some international presentations,the band recorded some of their hits in live venues and released Go Back in 1988.
The producer Liminha was always an important associate of the band since Cabeça Dinossauro, and this association arrived to it's climax in Õ Blésq Blom (untraslatable), one of the most popular productions of the band by that time. Some of the most popular tracks are: "Miséria" (Misery), "Flores" (Flowers),"O Pulso" (The Pulse)and "32 Dentes" (32 Teeth). One of the prominent features of this work was the special guest appearance of a couple of improvisors, called Mauro and Quitéria, discovered by the band in a beach in Recife.
* The First Changes
The band had arrived to a decisive point in it's history and the next album, Tudo ao Mesmo Tempo Agora(Everything at the Same Time Now) mark a strong yaw at the musicians' style, searching for heavier and authorial sound. The members themselves produced the album and the work was possibly the final reason for Arnaldo Antunes to leave for a solo career. The following album, Titanomaquia (Titanomachy), in 1993, continued the previous work in a way, with heavy instrumentation and disgusting lyrics, only now produced by Jack Endino, producer of important bands like Nirvana.
At 1995, Titãs released Domingo (Sunday), a more pop-rock outfit, unless for the track "Eu Não Aguento" (I Can't Take It), a more rap-rock oriented featuring the work of Sérgio Boneka. It was the first time that Titãs recorded a song recorded by another artist or group.
* The Return
Titãs had experienced some loss of their fanbase because the critics took their records as "less good" than the previous works from 80s. This changed in 1997 when they released Titãs - Acústico MTV (Unplugged MTV), an acoustic show recorded for MTV. With guests like Fito Paez, Marisa Monte and Arnaldo Antunes, the album sold pretty good and the band returned to the popularity of previous times.
In the following year, Volume Dois (Volume Two) was released, like a "next chapter" of the Acústico MTV. They recorded some of its previous hits, like "Insensível" (Insensitive) and also a song of Roberto Carlos, "É Preciso Saber Viver" (It's Needed to Know how to Live).
As Dez Mais (The Ten Most) was released in 1999. It was a cover record with some famous songs of other Brazilian artists. It featured a cover of "Pelados em Santos" (Naked in Santos), the most famous song of late group Mamonas Assassinas, which in the video made fun of commercials. The two records didn't repeat the hit that was Acústico MTV.
* These Days
The band returned to a full new material record with A Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos da Última Semana (The Best Band of All-Time of Last Week), in 2001. The title of the record and epynomous song made critical fun of the Brazilian music market.
Prior to the release, Marcelo Fromer died after being hit by a motorcycle while running in the streets of São Paulo. After some days in comma, Fromer deceased. They made a song talking about it, "Epitáfio" (Epitaph). It was the major hit of the record, winning two MTV Video Music Brasil awards. Soon after that, Nando Reis left the band to pursue a sucessful solo career.
Como Estão Vocês? (How do You Are?) was released at 2003, and continued with the line of A Melhor Banda... "Enquanto Houver Sol" (As Long the Sun Exists) was a big hit, with a positive lyric and a somehow dark video.
MTV Ao Vivo, released in 2005, it's a recording of one concert to a live MTV special, available in CD and DVD. "Vossa Excelência" (Your Honor) was recorded, with lyrics who taked about the political situation of Brazil.
In their recent works (Sacos Plásticos, 2009 and Nheengatu, 2014), they've returned to a heavier sound, simillar to Cabeça Dinossauro.
* Discography
* Nheengatu (2014)
* Sacos Plásticos (2009)
* Titãs - MTV Ao Vivo (Live) (2005)
* Como estão vocês? (2003)
* A Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos Da Última Semana (2001)
* As Dez Mais (1999)
* Volume Dois (1998)
* Titãs - Acústico MTV (MTV Unplugged) (1997)
* Domingo (1995)
* Titanomaquia (1993)
* Tudo Ao Mesmo Tempo Agora (1991)
* O Blésq Blom (1989)
* Go Back (Live) (1988)
* Jesus Não Tem Dentes No País Dos Banguelas (1987)
* Cabeça Dinossauro (1986)
* Televisão (1985)
* Titãs (1984)
Source: Wikipedia
Polícia
Titãs Lyrics
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Dizem que ela existe pra ajudar
Dizem que ela existe pra proteger
Eu sei que ela pode te parar
Eu sei que ela pode te prender
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Dizem pra você obedecer
Dizem pra você responder
Dizem pra você cooperar
Dizem pra você respeitar
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Dizem que ela existe pra ajudar
Dizem que ela existe pra proteger
Eu sei que ela pode te parar
Eu sei que ela pode te prender
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Dizem pra você obedecer
Dizem pra você responder
Dizem pra você cooperar
Dizem pra você respeitar
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Dizem que ela existe pra proteger
Eu sei que ela pode te parar
Eu sei que ela pode te prender
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Polícia para quem precisa
Dizem pra você obedecer
Dizem pra você responder
Dizem pra você cooperar
Dizem pra você respeitar
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Dizem que ela existe pra ajudar
Dizem que ela existe pra proteger
Eu sei que ela pode te parar
Eu sei que ela pode te prender
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Dizem pra você obedecer
Dizem pra você responder
Dizem pra você cooperar
Dizem pra você respeitar
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Polícia para quem precisa
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
The lyrics of the song Polícia by Titãs talk about the existence of police in our society, and how they are perceived to help and protect people. The first and second verses of the song describe police as someone who can stop and arrest you if you are doing something considered unlawful. The chorus of the song emphasizes that police are necessary for those who need them, and they are only for those who require police assistance. The third and fourth verses of the song emphasize the expectations and demands that the police make on people to cooperate with them, to respond to their inquiries and to obey and respect their authority.
The lyrics of the song Polícia are a critique of the role that police play in society, and how that role is often misused. The song highlights the power dynamic between citizens and police officers and how it is frequently tilted towards the latter. The lyrics suggest that while police are necessary and important for maintaining law and order in a society, there is a need for a balance between their powers and the rights of citizens.
Overall, the lyrics of the song Polícia are a reflection of the socio-political issues of Brazil in the 1980s, where the song was written. It resonated with a generation of young people who were questioning the role of the state and its agencies in their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Dizem que ela existe pra ajudar
It is said that the police exist to help
Dizem que ela existe pra proteger
It is said that the police exist to protect
Eu sei que ela pode te parar
I know that it can stop you
Eu sei que ela pode te prender
I know that it can arrest you
Polícia para quem precisa
Police for those who need it
Polícia para quem precisa de polícia
Police for those who need the police
Dizem pra você obedecer
They tell you to obey
Dizem pra você responder
They tell you to respond
Dizem pra você cooperar
They tell you to cooperate
Dizem pra você respeitar
They tell you to respect
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Antonio Carlos Liberalli Bellotto
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@ederluisdiasrocha1432
Dizem que ela existe
Pra ajudar!
Dizem que ela existe
Pra proteger!
Eu sei que ela pode
Te parar!
Eu sei que ela pode
Te prender!
Polícia!
Para quem precisa
Polícia!
Para quem precisa
De polícia
Polícia!
Para quem precisa
Polícia!
Para quem precisa
De polícia
Dizem pra você
Obedecer!
Dizem pra você
Responder!
Dizem pra você
Cooperar!
Dizem pra você
Respeitar!
Polícia!
Para quem precisa
Polícia!
Para quem precisa
De polícia
@lucianojunior1157
“ Preparem suas almas porque os seus corpos nos pertencem, eu declaro aberto o 9º curso de operações especiais”
@hiagohenrique7639
Nunca serão!!!
@habborico1001
A música se opõe a exatamente esse tipo de citação
@NielsonSilva01
Brasil!!!!! 🇧🇷⚡🦅💪🏽
@NegacionistaInconformado
''Muita gente não entende, e outra parte finge que não entende minha crítica, revolta e nojo da polícia.
Primeiro: Eu tenho o que todos os homens, mulheres e jovens da Bíblia tinham, tem e sempre terão: Cristo, fé e coragem; coragem para ser sincero comigo, coragem para não ter preguiça de usar meu cérebro, coragem para enfrentar meus monstros e demônios interiores, coragem para falar, coragem para agir e coragem para viver.
Segundo: Para mim tudo é uma questão de lógica e sensatez. Se a polícia e as forças armadas estão do lado do povo, por que permitiram e continuam com o teatro dessa falsa pandemia das focinheiras controladoras e das vacinas assassinas? Por que interferem no direito de ir e vir dos cidadãos que pagam os salários dos FDP? Por que prendem injustamente pessoas de bem? Por que agridem covardemente trabalhadores honestos? Por que todas as polícias e as forças armadas não se uniram por um bem maior, como fuzilar, destruir e expulsar do nosso país a corja de putinhas preguiçosas interesseiras de Brasília, a máfia do congresso nacional e a quadrilha do TSE, STJ, STF e Foro de São Paulo?
Quando eu olho para a polícia, seja uma viatura passeando atôa e desperdiçando combustível pago com nossos impostos abusivos, ou um palhaço uniformizado arrogante, instantaneamente aparece na minha mente toda a mentira, covardia e podridão que está por trás do que a polícia armada fardada representa, porque não estou cego como a multidão dos zumbis da zumbilândia. Como muitos veem, eu não vejo anjos da lei, heróis da segurança, outra besteira fantasiosa qualquer ou outra tolice hipócrita covarde. O que vejo é o Diabo amparado pela lei humana mentirosa e apoiado pelo povo burro covarde mentiroso. Cristo me libertou desse grande teatro para viver a vida real. Eu vejo e entendo que a polícia não serve o povo, e não foi criada para isso no Brasil. Assim como os soldados romanos de dois mil anos atrás, a serviço do grande temido império romano(atual Vaticano), a polícia representa, protege e obedece o estado, suas leis, suas canalhices e suas mentiras. A polícia é o estado armado uniformizado nas ruas, para servir os poderosos, defender os ricos, proteger a maçonaria, obedecer a elite, agradar os legalistas, alegrar os mentirosos, e perseguir, oprimir e matar o povo, a periferia, os trabalhadores honestos, os cidadãos justos, os pobres, os fracos, os desamparados e os humildes. Infelizmente os patriotas, os conservadores, os cristãos e a galera da luz não enxergam o grande golpe em que estão caindo, cavando sua própria cova, e a maioria que enxerga, finge que é cega, para ser cúmplice do Diabo e continuar como um zumbi imbecil com sua vidinha vazia mentirosa passageira da aparência, medo, preguiça, malandragem e putaria.''
❤️Inconformado❤️
@NegacionistaInconformado
@Fabiano Jumenteiro pandemia ou ditadura?
@takacolon2792
Gente é bom lembrar, pois, assustadoramente tem gente achando que essa música é pró policia. Essa música foi feita depois do Tony Bellotto e do Arnaldo Antunes serem presos por porte de heroína em 84/85.
Todo o álbum cabeça dinossauro é uma critica ao autoristarismo do fim do regime militar, a sociedade, estado e capitalismo como falhas.
Tendo Policia como critica a utilidade da mesmo, Igreja sendo contra a instituição católica, Estado violência e a face de destruidor ambas sobre o estado.
Inclusive esse álbum que começou a dividir a banda, pela diferênça de opinão entre eles.
@giovannemetal3000
Muito Bem Lembrádo amigo
@JhonataPactio
Obrigado pela contextualização.
@qtfy
uau, que crime, prenderam ele pq estavam portando HEROINA