History Music / PatoFu

* GratuitousJapanese: "Made in Japan" is '''entirely''' sung in the Rising Sun Language, the lyrics were written in Portuguese and John paid a Japanese professor to translate them. Of course, having a vocalist of Japanese descent helps a lot.

->''"Pato Fu has a career that gives us an alibi for doing whatever we want. If we wanted to make a disc of country music it wouldn't be so scary. We have songs that go through that, then it wouldn't be so absurd. But we will not do that."''\\
--'''John Ulhoa'''

->''"It's better to be the largest independent band from Brazil instead of be the smallest mainstream band."''\\
--'''Fernanda Takai'''

* RefrainFromAssuming: "Depois", also know as "''Café com guaraná''", even if the word "''depois''" is in the chorus too.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: As the opening quote shows, they mix rock with just about everything.

* BaldOfAwesome: John.

** "Amendoim" means "peanut" and, how you already must have guessed, is a ShoutOut to [[Franchise/{{Peanuts}} another peanut]].

** And "Mamãe Ama É O Meu Revólver" ("Mommy Loves My Revolver") is about mommy's love for [[spoiler: my seventh [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] album]].

* {{Theremin}}: Used in "Eu". (also, the music video is creator Leon Theremin being arrested by the KGB while Pato Fu plays)

* ViewersAreGeniuses: Nobody gets what "Mamãe Ama é o Meu Revólver" means at the first time. Then, they spend a lot of time thinking about it, and things like traffic comes to mind... [[Music/{{Revolver}} then they get it]].

* MeaningfulName: ''Música de Brinquedo'' and its sequel (see meaning above) are so-called because all of its instrumental parts were [[CrazyAwesome made with musical toys.]] Yeah.

* AudienceParticipation: The crazy and fast radio stations changes that is "Capetão 66.6 FM"? Nobody miss a word in the "MTV Ao Vivo".

* CoverAlbum: ''Música de Brinquedo'' and its sequel is this because, according to John, they wanted to test out their new "instruments" with better known songs. Among them are a few of the band's own songs.

* {{Muppet}}: The live performances of ''Música de Brinquedo'' had two puppets from Belo Horizonte's Giramundo as guest backing singers (it makes sense for an album recorded with toys). They even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r6FpRCtty0 sing lead in a song off]] ''Música de Brinquedo 2''!

* WidgetSeries: They certainly are a Weird Brazilian Thing that makes some of the quirkiest music possible.

* LyricalDissonance: Not so unusual with them, the examples that best fit for sure are ''Amendoim'' and ''Vivo Num Morro''.

* CoverAlbum: ''Música de Brinquedo'' is this because, according to John, they wanted to test out their new "instruments" with better known songs.

* MeaningfulName: Their latest album, ''Música de Brinquedo'' (see meaning above) is so-called because all of its instrumental parts were [[CrazyAwesome made with musical toys.]] Yeah.

* ViewersAreGeniuses: Nobody gets what "Mamãe Ama é o Meu Revólver" means at the first time. Then, they spend a lot of time thinking about it, and things like traffic comes to mind... [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments then they get it]].

* {{WAFF}}: At least one Brazilian columnist said that they are "''The cutest band in Brazil''".
-->"''There are such adjectives that they give to us, each one more special than the other. But cool, I'm in. We're cute.''" - John.

** "Amendoim" means "peanut" and, how you already must have guessed, is a ShoutOut to [[{{Peanuts}} another peanut]].

* ViewersAreGeniuses: Nobody gets what "Mamãe Ama é o Meu Revólver" means at the first time. Then, they spend a lot of time thinking about it, and things like traffic comes to mind... [[CrowningMomentOfFunny then they get it]].

Founded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 1992 and named after a {{Garfield}} comic strip, in which he practices a martial art called "[[strike: {{Duck}}]] Cat Fu", [[FooFu Pato Fu]] has a sound that goes from the heavier rock to ballads, sung in the gentle voice of lead singer Fernanda Takai. Usually with witty lyrics, full of pop references, written by the guitarist John Ulhoa or the bass player Ricardo Koctus, the only sure thing about the band's style is that... well ... it's awesome.

* ''Ruído Rosa'' (2001) - "Pink Noise" (The Portuguese name is a StealthPun on PinkFloyd, as "floyd" translates as "fluido", which rhymes with "ruído")

** "Made In Japan" has its chorus based in the song "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM89T74MPnE Mah Nà Mah Nà]]" (popularized by TheMuppets).

* OneOfUs: Normal people who are into comics, television shows, music, have a great sense of humor and still like "children" stuff? Many tropers and the folks from Pato Fu.

* RomanceOnTheSet: John and Fernanda are now married.
* SignatureSong: Everybody in Brazil knows "Sobre O Tempo".

* [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?]]: "Hino Nacional do Pato Fu", whose lyrics are just "Pato Fu" and... well... "''quack!''".

** "Pinga"'s chorus is an old song with lame rhymes with soccer players ("Se eu fosse o Pelé tomava café, se eu fosse o Tostão tirava o calção..."[[hottip:*:If I were Pelé, I'd drink coffee, if I were Tostão I'd drop my shorts]]").

* ExcitedEpisodeTitle: "Ok! All Right!"', "Uh Uh Uh, La La La, Ié Ié!"' and, evident, "!".

** And "Mamãe Ama É O Meu Revólver" ("Mommy Loves My Revolver") is about mommy's love for [[spoiler: my seventh [[TheBeatles Beatles]] album]].

* ''Tem Mas Acabou'' (1996) - "We Have But It's Over"

* ''Toda Cura Para Todo Mal'' (2005) - "Every Cure For Every Disease"

* {{Xenophone}}: "Música de Brinquedo" features instruments made of toys.

** "Spoc" talks about some guy named [[StarTrek Kirk and a "vulcano"]]...

* AudioErotica: Who doesn't want to make sweet love to Fernanda's voice?