Mamonas Assassinas (album)
Encyclopedia
Mamonas Assassinas is the only studio album released by the Brazil
ian rock
band of same name
. It was released in 1995, and in only eight months (until the end of the band), it sold more than 2 million copies.
"as seen on TV" sales
strategies. The title is a reference to the phone number of one of such services, well-known in Brazil at the time. The song also includes several English words such as money, good, work, have, and play. The latter 3 being conjugated in Portuguese as verbs, like "Workando" meaning "working".
), pokes fun at the meaning of the word suruba (meaning "orgy
"), which is mistaken for something else by a Portuguese
couple.
s are viewed by Americans
.
's "Should I Stay or Should I Go
" (with scatological sounds replacing Mick Jones' guitar fills) and pokes fun at the difficulties faced by Nort-Easterners
in São Paulo
due to cultural differences. Part of the fun of the song derives from its criticism of shopping centers.
parody, tells the story of a man from Bahia
coming to "Sum Paulo" in his donkey
- which he compares to a car
, including installing a stereo.
song.
singer Belchior
, whose deep voice and serious tone add fun to the clueless lyrics. The title is a take on the Brazilian translation of "Pretty Woman
" ("Uma Linda Mulher").
' Cabeça Dinossauro
.
and transgender
males. RoboCop's implants and cybernetics are compared to the transgender's surgeries and implants. Also pokes fun at religions, including a paradoxical chorus saying that homosexuals are everywhere (even among Muslims and Neo-Nazis) and that they should not be mistreated.
's "Boys Don't Cry
" but the lyrics and the music follow the bolero
style. Makes fun of a flamboyant macho man who suffers impotent as the woman he loves cheats him. Features a short synthesizer sequence off Rush
's "Tom Sawyer
" and "The Mirror" from Dream Theater.
-like tone to accompany the progressive metal
, doom metal
and thrash metal
style of the song, which was closely associated to Sepultura
at the time, is a spoof of heavy metal music
. The lyrics apparently convey the message that heavy metal fans don't know what their idols sing.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band of same name
Mamonas Assassinas
Mamonas Assassinas was a satirical Brazilian rock band. Their lyrics, music and live performances were as famous as their tragical end: on March 2, 1996, the plane in which they were crashed into the Cantareira mountain range, near São Paulo, killing all band members.The band's name carries a...
. It was released in 1995, and in only eight months (until the end of the band), it sold more than 2 million copies.
Track listing
1406
SatirisesSatire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
"as seen on TV" sales
Direct response television
Direct Response Television, or DRTV for short, includes any television advertising that asks consumers to respond directly to the company --- usually either by calling an 800 number or by visiting a web site. This is a form of direct response marketing....
strategies. The title is a reference to the phone number of one of such services, well-known in Brazil at the time. The song also includes several English words such as money, good, work, have, and play. The latter 3 being conjugated in Portuguese as verbs, like "Workando" meaning "working".
Vira-Vira
A Vira-styled song (inspired by the songs of Portuguese singer Roberto LealRoberto Leal
Roberto Leal, stage name of António Joaquim Fernandes, is a Portuguese-Brazilian singer, born in Macedo de Cavaleiros municipality, Braganza district, in northeast Portugal. He has sold more than 17 million albums, and has received 30 golden records and 5 platinum records.In 1962 his family moved...
), pokes fun at the meaning of the word suruba (meaning "orgy
Orgy
In modern usage, an orgy is a sex party where guests engage in promiscuous or multifarious sexual activity or group sex. An orgy is similar to debauchery, which refers to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures....
"), which is mistaken for something else by a Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
couple.
Pelados em Santos
Satyrises shallow commercial music, custom cars and the way LatinoLatino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
s are viewed by Americans
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Chopis Centis
Parody of the main riff of The ClashThe Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
's "Should I Stay or Should I Go
Should I Stay or Should I Go
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash, from their album Combat Rock. It was written in 1981 and featured Mick Jones on lead vocals. It became the band's only number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, a decade after it was originally released. In November...
" (with scatological sounds replacing Mick Jones' guitar fills) and pokes fun at the difficulties faced by Nort-Easterners
Northeast Region, Brazil
The Northeast Region of Brazil is composed of the following states: Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia, and it represents 18.26% of the Brazilian territory....
in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
due to cultural differences. Part of the fun of the song derives from its criticism of shopping centers.
Jumento Celestino
A forróForró
Forró is a kind of Northeastern Brazilian dance as well as a word used to denote the different genres of music which accompanies the dance. Both are much in evidence during the annual Festa Junina , a part of Brazilian traditional culture which celebrates some Catholic saints...
parody, tells the story of a man from Bahia
Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
coming to "Sum Paulo" in his donkey
Donkey
The donkey or ass, Equus africanus asinus, is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African Wild Ass, E...
- which he compares to a car
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
, including installing a stereo.
Sabão Crá-Crá
A nursery rhyme about toilet soap and men's intimate parts. It is a public domainPublic domain
Works are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired, if the intellectual property rights are forfeited, or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all...
song.
Uma Arlinda Mulher
A lovesong in reverse, describing an ugly woman instead of a pretty one. Imitates MPBMúsica Popular Brasileira
Música Popular Brasileira or MPB designates a trend in post-Bossa Nova urban popular music. It is not a discrete genre but rather a constellation that combines original songwriting and updated versions of traditional Brazilian urban music styles like samba and samba-canção with contemporary...
singer Belchior
Belchior (singer)
Belchior , is a Brazilian singer and composer. He was one of the first MPB singers from the Brazilian northeast to reach mainstream success, in the early 1970s....
, whose deep voice and serious tone add fun to the clueless lyrics. The title is a take on the Brazilian translation of "Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman is a 1990 romantic comedy film set in Los Angeles, California. Written by J.F. Lawton and directed by Garry Marshall, this motion picture features Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and also Hector Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy, and Jason Alexander in supporting roles. Roberts played the only...
" ("Uma Linda Mulher").
Cabeça de Bagre II
Pokes fun at punks, mostly by saying that they are utterly unintelligent blokes who can't finish their schooling. The title is a possible pun on TitãsTitãs
Titãs are a rock band from São Paulo, Brazil. Their best-known line up is the one in the album Cabeça Dinossauro : Nando Reis , Branco Mello , Marcelo Fromer , Arnaldo Antunes , Tony Bellotto , Paulo Miklos , Charles Gavin and Sérgio Britto...
' Cabeça Dinossauro
Cabeça Dinossauro
- Covers :* Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura made a cover of "Polícia", present on the b-side of their Territory single, the digipak and Brazilian pressings of their 1993 album Chaos A.D. and the compilation Blood-Rooted)....
.
Mundo Animal
A series of heavy/dirty jokes about disgusting sexual or scatological facts of animal behavior. Talks about the size of elephant's genitalia or the absence of morals on dogs, as well as implying Camels "carry their balls on their backs."Robocop Gay
Spoofs the film character RoboCopRoboCop (character)
OCP Crime Prevention Unit 001 is a fictional Detroit cyborg police officer and protagonist from the feature film series of the same name. The character begins as a human being who is killed in the line of duty by a vicious crime gang...
and transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
males. RoboCop's implants and cybernetics are compared to the transgender's surgeries and implants. Also pokes fun at religions, including a paradoxical chorus saying that homosexuals are everywhere (even among Muslims and Neo-Nazis) and that they should not be mistreated.
Bois Don't Cry
The title parodies The CureThe Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
's "Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry (song)
"Boys Don't Cry" was the second single to be released by The Cure, released in June 1979. It was released in the UK as a stand-alone single, and was included as the title track on Boys Don't Cry, the American equivalent to Three Imaginary Boys....
" but the lyrics and the music follow the bolero
Bolero
Bolero is a form of slow-tempo Latin music and its associated dance and song. There are Spanish and Cuban forms which are both significant and which have separate origins.The term is also used for some art music...
style. Makes fun of a flamboyant macho man who suffers impotent as the woman he loves cheats him. Features a short synthesizer sequence off Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
's "Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer (song)
"Tom Sawyer" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, named after Mark Twain's literary character. The song was released on Mercury Records and PolyGram in 1981 on the Moving Pictures album and numerous compilations thereafter, such as 1990's Chronicles. It has also appeared on several live albums and...
" and "The Mirror" from Dream Theater.
Débil Metal
Sung in mock English, in a Max CavaleraMax Cavalera
Massimiliano Antonio "Max" Cavalera is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the heavy metal band Sepultura, before forming Soulfly in the late 1990s...
-like tone to accompany the progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
, doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
and thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
style of the song, which was closely associated to Sepultura
Sepultura
Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...
at the time, is a spoof of heavy metal music
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
. The lyrics apparently convey the message that heavy metal fans don't know what their idols sing.
Sábado de Sol
The surrealistic tale of a meal among friends which ends up disrupted by hungry marijuana smokers.Lá vem o Alemão
Satyrised pop-samba music (pagode), about a poor man whose girl left him for an alemão ("German", a slang term for white, wealthy people). The title also parodies the song "Lá Vem o Negão" (Here Comes the Black Guy) from samba group Cravo e Canella, which was a hit just two years before the album's release. The song also features well-known pagode musicians doing additional instrumental work: Fabinho from Negritude Júnior and Leandro Lehart from Art Popular.Personnel
- Dinho - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
in "Uma Arlinda Mulher" - Bento Hinoto - electricElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and acoustic guitar, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Samuel Reoli - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocals - Júlio Rasec - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, backing vocals, co-lead vocal in "Vira Vira" and "Uma Arlinda Mulher" - Sérgio Reoli - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Paquito - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
in "Pelados em Santos" - César do Acordeom - accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
in "Jumento Celestino" - Fabinho - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
in "Lá Vem o Alemão" - Leandro Lehart - cavaquinhoCavaquinhoThe cavaquinho is a small string instrument of the European guitar family with four wire or gut strings. It is also called machimbo, machim, machete , manchete or marchete, braguinha or braguinho, or cavaco.The most common tuning is D-G-B-D ; other tunings include D-A-B-E...
in "Lá Vem o Alemão" - Rick Bonadio - Additional keyboards, triangleTriangle (instrument)The triangle is an idiophone type of musical instrument in the percussion family. It is a bar of metal, usually steel but sometimes other metals like beryllium copper, bent into a triangle shape. The instrument is usually held by a loop of some form of thread or wire at the top curve...
in "Jumento Celestino", wah-wah pedalWah-wah pedalA wah-wah pedal is a type of guitar effects pedal that alters the tone of the signal to create a distinctive effect, mimicking the human voice...