Mexico (Song)
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"Mexico" is a song by American
United States
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 alternative rock
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 band Butthole Surfers
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, from their 2001 album Weird Revolution
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Song structure

The song starts with a muffled voice talking, which then says more audibly "We love him.". Then, it goes to Gibby chanting the lyrics, "God
God
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, Zeus
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, Allah
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, Buddha
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... Bob Dylan
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on a motor scooter.". This repeats for most of the song, but some are moved around and changed completely. Much of the song is in Spanish. You can hear "hijo" (son) "suda" (sweat) "pinche" (profane) "nada" (nothing) and later "chinga" (also profane).
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