"We are sudamerican rockers" | |
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Single by Los Prisioneros | |
from the album La cultura de la basura | |
Released | 1987 |
Genre | Alternative rock |
Label | EMI Odeón Chilen |
We are sudamerican rockers is a Spanish-language song by Chilean rock band Los Prisioneros. It came out into airplay as a single the year of 1987. In 1993 MTV Latin America begun its airplay with We are sudamerican rockers. The word sudamerican is a mock Anglicisation of the Spanish word for South America, Sudamérica.
The lyrics of the song start with "Son hermosos ruidos que salen de las tiendas, atraviesan a la gente y les mueven los pies..." and then includes a call to Elvis in a mix of Spanish, English and French: "Elvis! sacúdete en tu cripta, We are south american rockers, Nous sommes rockers sudamericaines. No nos acompleja revolver los estilos."