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Calexico — Guero Canelo
Album: A Feast of Wire
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Released: 2003
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Jump, scrape, break the switches
Coast low wit the bitches
Funky pop, drop 'n hop
Here come the cops
Güero Canelo

Gangs, guns, knives, thugs
Chumps, chops, chill, chug
Drink malt, smoke mota
I like you mucho
Dame un beso

Soma, Valium, Oxycontin
Reds, whites, speed, Vicodin
T's, B's, Thorazine
Screamers, pleasers
Güero Canelo

Freak, tweek, week 2 week
Kneel, feel, seek the geek
Pump the bass in yo' face
Contrabasso
How low can you go?

Belladonna, mescaline
Psylocibin, peyote
MDA and DNT spells ecstasy
Güero Canelo

Coil spring, bounce, crank
Pumps, shocks, struts, tanks
Psychoactive electroplate
It's necesito
Dame un beso

Impala, Caddy, El Dorado, Comet
Galaxy, El Camino, Chevelle, Caprice
Monte Carlo, so low six fo'
How low can you go?

Tweezer, teaser, tiger weezer
Rusty, crusty, skuzzy skeezer
Chuy, chata, cholo, chico
Flaco, chucho
Only at pueblo

Mole y Güero Canelo
Güero Canelo
Güero Canelo
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I think "guero canelo" refers to a ginger, or red-haired person

spaceman wrote:
alux wrote:
Can any hablantes nativos in RP land provide a translation of this song title?
I was looking for the same thing... The Babel Fish is not very helpful: "guero canelo" = "gÃŒero cinnamon-coloured" (sic)
 

Posted 4 years ago by Milano    [ Reply ]
 spaceman wrote:
alux wrote:
Can any hablantes nativos in RP land provide a translation of this song title?
I was looking for the same thing... The Babel Fish is not very helpful: "guero canelo" = "gÃŒero cinnamon-coloured" (sic)
 
It translates loosely as "Cinnamon whitey". I'm not sure if it is a direct reference to the South Tucson Sonoran hot dog spot of the same name, but that place is so named because the owner, while from Mexico, is white and red-haired.
Posted 4 years ago by ladron    [ Reply ]
Thank you RP, for introducing me to these guys - several years ago now - when they're good, they are GOOD.
Posted 5 years ago by adib    [ Reply ]
badazzz. love these cats
Posted 6 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Great song, a real show-stopper in concert.
Posted 6 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
Would be nice without the ridiculous computer generated voicing....
Posted 6 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 TerryS wrote:
The evening I saw these guys, the bass was ridiculously overmiked. Which was f'n A. The whole damned place was a seething mass of testosterone and estrogens
 Absolutely phenomeral.

 
I'll have what she's having.
Posted 7 years ago by raenvald    [ Reply ]
Next good one!!!{#Hug}{#Bananajam}{#Music}
Posted 7 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
The evening I saw these guys, the bass was ridiculously overmiked. Which was f'n A. The whole damned place was a seething mass of testosterone and estrogens
 Absolutely phenomeral.
Posted 8 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Rearrange a verse of Stun God of humbug.
      Guns 'N' Robes, a Base Born Snug.
     Here comes G.l..o.. 'n' sister Rhea,
  Here comes The Three Kings with a gift,
        A kissing bug, and a gift of gab.
         While Synod in Rome is
         Paying homage in dome.
Posted 9 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
This song is driving my dog NUTS.
Posted 9 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
mero mero!!!
Posted 9 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 dingleberry wrote:
The more of these guys I hear, the better it gets.

 
..... most definitely :)  
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
The more of these guys I hear, the better it gets.
Posted 10 years ago by dingleberry    [ Reply ]
 calypsus_1 wrote:

Joey Burns  by mikerizzi
Mike Rizzi
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rizzi/

Calexico soundcheck at the Fillmore.

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.......... luv Calexico a lot, so very good live
 

Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
 redtex wrote:
I can't handle the scratchy sh-stuff at the end......please make it stop.
 

Ugh...I'm with you.  I like it a lot until the Muppet-voice starts.
Posted 12 years ago by QueenLucia    [ Reply ]
I can't handle the scratchy sh-stuff at the end......please make it stop.
Posted 12 years ago by redtex    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 12 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]

When the guitar started playing, it reminded me of Secret Agent Man


Posted 13 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
I'll just put this right here: https://www.elguerocanelo.com/index2.html  Get the Sammy Dog.
Posted 13 years ago by JalapenoJoe    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:
There is a scene in the movie "Collateral" where a petrified Jamie Foxx, a taxi driver, is walking through a club, pretending to be Tom Cruise's character, a stone killer. In the background, Calexico is on stage playing "Güero Canelo" from "Feast of Wire." It's a freaking brilliant scene, primarily because of the dark & eerie mood set by the song. However, the effect is heightened by the lyrical content - "Güero Canelo" is a hyperbolic recap of the stereotypical inner city Latino lifestyle (sex, drugs, fighting, cars, machismo). I think Calexico are an underrated genius team. . .

  You sir....are correct!


Posted 13 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]

Joey Burns  by mikerizzi
Mike Rizzi
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rizzi/

Calexico soundcheck at the Fillmore.

4-DSCF1216

Copyright All rights reserved

.
Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
I got the munchies.
Posted 14 years ago by drife    [ Reply ]
https://elguerocanelo.com/
Posted 14 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
my dog is named "Canela" they said it meant cinnamon. She's a brown chihuahua. Guero means white dude, right?
So, I'm thinking a brown (or tan) white man.

Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
 spaceman wrote:
I was looking for the same thing...
The Babel Fish is not very helpful: "guero canelo" = "güero cinnamon-coloured" (sic)
 
true - but it could be a restaurant in S. Tucson? - apparently quite a popular expanded taco stand - and a place where the lyrics of this song would make some sense - a lot more than cinnamon colored. 

We just flew out to Tucson for the Calexico Flor de Muertos concert and the next day checked out this place - best Sonoran hot dog in town we are told. 

Best band in the world in my opinion.  I hope they don't catch on too much though, ya know? . . . .

 

Posted 15 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
 spaceman wrote:
"guero canelo" = "güero cinnamon-coloured" (sic)
 
hahaha gotta love those automatic translators {#Lol}

I'm btw hablante nativa but still don't quite get it... appart from knowing that it's the name of a bar/eating place?{#Smile}

But especially güero is a Mexican word,
I'm from the other side of the ocean...
At this side, canelo means, among many other things, silly...

((just seen that güero means blond?, it'd be funny if canelo means the same there as over here hehe {#Wink} but I don't expect so...)


Posted 16 years ago by pasabaporaqui    [ Reply ]
I've got the Panoptica mix of this on my iPod and I haven't got a bloody clue where it came from. Great rhythm tho.
Posted 16 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
alux wrote:
Can any hablantes nativos in RP land provide a translation of this song title?
I was looking for the same thing... The Babel Fish is not very helpful: "guero canelo" = "gÃŒero cinnamon-coloured" (sic)
Posted 16 years ago by spaceman    [ Reply ]
Can any hablantes nativos in RP land provide a translation of this song title?
Posted 16 years ago by alux    [ Reply ]
Anyone else think the guy sounds like Gibby Haynes from Butthole Surfers?
Posted 16 years ago by turbowaffle    [ Reply ]
Always love it when Bill follows Iron & Wine with Calexico (or vice versa).
Posted 16 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
...this was the song which bumped me from fascinated curiosity over one or two obscure plays i'd heard of calexico to taking the plunge and buying two of their albums sight unseen - i've added a lot more calexico to my collection since then...
Posted 17 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
slartibart_O wrote:
love the cover illustration, is that by Coop?
She looks quite pallid. I fear for her health.
Posted 17 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
There is a scene in the movie "Collateral" where a petrified Jamie Foxx, a taxi driver, is walking through a club, pretending to be Tom Cruise's character, a stone killer. In the background, Calexico is on stage playing "GÃŒero Canelo" from "Feast of Wire." It's a freaking brilliant scene, primarily because of the dark & eerie mood set by the song. However, the effect is heightened by the lyrical content - "GÃŒero Canelo" is a hyperbolic recap of the stereotypical inner city Latino lifestyle (sex, drugs, fighting, cars, machismo). I think Calexico are an underrated genius team. . .
Posted 17 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
I've heard this song so many times and it never crossed my mind that there even were lyrics. I always just thought to myself how much it sounded like a digeridoo lol
Posted 18 years ago by electronicshaman    [ Reply ]
the first calexico track i do not find completely banal ... nice!
Posted 18 years ago by federico    [ Reply ]
Now THAT'S a cowbell!
Posted 18 years ago by brighthue    [ Reply ]
love the cover illustration, is that by Coop?
Posted 18 years ago by slartibart_O    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Duncan54 wrote:
The live version is so much more amazing. The whole Calexico live album is fantastic.
Speaking of live...just saw them live in Utrecht, Netherlands with Iron & Wine and they were fantastic. This is an incredible band to see live. Amazing energy, mariachi horns, and a huge band (at one point with 13 people onstage). If you have the chance to see Calexico live, I recommend it highly.
Posted 18 years ago by leoparadise    [ Reply ]
One more point than the last song. After all, they are Calexico and Gomez isn't. 7
Posted 18 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
... Superb lyrics, so cheeky and clever and loaded! ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
The guitar is a ringer for the playing of Marc Ribot on many Tom Waits albums.
Posted 18 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
jump, scrape, break the switches coast low wit da bitches funky pop, drop 'n hop here come the cops gÌero canelo gangs, guns, knives, thugs chumps, chops, chill, chug drink malt, smoke mota i like you mucho dame un beso soma, valium, oxycontin reds, whites, speed, vicodin t's, b's, thorazine screamers, pleasers gÌero canelo freak, tweek, week 2 week kneel, feel, seek the geek pump da bass in yo' face contrabasso how low can you go? belladonna, mescaline psylocibin, peyote mda and dnt spells ecstasy gÌero canelo coil spring, bounce, crank pumps, shocks, struts, tanks psychoactive electroplade it's necesito dame un beso impala, caddy el dorado, comet galaxy, el camino chevelle, caprice monte carlo so low six fo' how low can you go? tweezer, teaser, tiger weezer rusty, crusty, skuzzy skeezer chuy, chata, cholo, chico flaco, chucho only at pueblo molé y gÌero canelo gÌero canelo gÌero canelo
Posted 18 years ago by isometric    [ Reply ]
Every so often a song comes on and reminds me of why I love RP so much and why I contribute each month! RP rocks! Oh yea, kickass tune from Calexico. Can't wait to see these guys live!
Posted 18 years ago by ChicoCyclist    [ Reply ]
dame un beso...
Posted 18 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Does the vocalist have an artificial larynx thingy?
Posted 18 years ago by drtjdel    [ Reply ]
Whole album is very good.
Posted 19 years ago by orbit03    [ Reply ]
The live version is so much more amazing. The whole Calexico live album is fantastic.
Posted 19 years ago by Duncan54    [ Reply ]
ANNE_MARIE wrote:
Great tune...dancing in my chair, again. Just another fine exapmle of why I listen to RP! Thanks R&B!
That dancin' is contagious!
Posted 19 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
Good segue from the last Gomez song. Nice eerie rhythm.
Posted 20 years ago by namesbenny    [ Reply ]
One of my alltime favorite songs!
Posted 20 years ago by Spaceboy    [ Reply ]
BOOM BOOM.... BOOM BAT BOOM...
Posted 20 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
definitely purring my engine.....
Posted 20 years ago by Tritter    [ Reply ]