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Pelados em Santos
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Wikipedia article
"'Pelados em Santos'" is a song written by Alecsander Alves (best known by the nickname Dinho), and performed by the Brazilian comedy rock band Mamonas Assassinas. The song was released in 1995, in their only album 'Mamonas Assassinas'. The song enjoyed fame in Brazil and other countries in Latin America. It was a EMI release.
was a prominent feature in the original 'Pelados em Santos' music video.
Cover versions
The Brazilian rock group Tits covered this song in 1999, in their cover album 'As Dez Mais'.
Music video
The music video of the song shows each member of the band offering a wide range of fictional products of the brand "Tits" (like banks, whiskeys, food, etc.) in a Bombril commercials-like studio (actually, the PV was introduced by the same man that made the Bombril TV commercials), with alternate shots of naked women holding the 'As Dez Mais' CD.[http://fotos.noticias.bol.uol.com.br/entretenimento/gostosas-dos-clipes_album.htm?abrefoto=7 Beldades da msica: Mulheres que j participaram de clipes musicais] noticias.bol.uol.com.br The video features performances by , Brbara Paz and Cheila Ferlin.[http://www.clickgratis.com.br/musica/noticias/relembre-clipes-inusitados-que-ja-contaram-com-a-participacao-de-famosos/ Relembre clipes inusitados que j contaram com a participao de famosos] clickgratis.com.br
In the middle of the video, a brand of giant cigarettes ("Tits lights") is introduced by the Bombril man, and a warning on the upper left edge says: "Os Tits advertem: O Ministrio faz mal sua sade" ('Tits warn: the Ministry is unhealthy for you'), a parody of the similar warning placed in all cigarettes' packs in Brazil, as well on cigarette advertisings in television: "O Ministrio da Sade adverte: fumar prejudicial sade" (The Ministry of Health warns: smoking is unhealthy').
Other shots include Tony Bellotto pretending sex with a sex doll, some band members hugged with the naked women and the final shot of the clip, with all the band members and the Bombril man singing the song.
According to the band, the idea of inviting Washington Olivetto was "to play with our fame of being a commercial band. We thought of singing as if we were doing a commercial for the song, which is the reason for a music video exist".
References
Category:1999 singles
Category:Tits songs
Category:1996 singles
Category:1995 songs
Category:EMI Records singles
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