Titãs: Eu Não Aguento

One of Titãs most artistic and most interesting music videos, though not necessarily one of their best songs and neither the band at their most interesting phase, "Eu Não Aguento" carries a great of heavy imagery and heavy sounds while talking about the pressures of society that go 24/7 and non stop and how the state of insanity sets in and the wish for freedom, by simply shouting "Can't Take this Anymore" and maybe doing something to escape from craziness.

It's most memorable image pays an excellent tribute to 1970's rock/MPB group Secos & Molhados first album cover, the banquet of heads on a table. But this time the still photography becomes a moving image (with a lot more band members than Ney Matogrosso group) and then singer Sérgio Britto begins to sing the opening notes. From the on, the black-and-white cinematography, the editing flashing effects and the horror-like makeup on everybody turns everything into a creepy experience of men losing their minds or enjoying things in their unusual perspective.

The lyrics are fine and relevant, but the song doesn't appeal all that much and I got accostumed with the group's second version of it, a samba-rock rhythm they released on the "Volume Dois" (1998) album which was basically a selection of Titãs covering themselves but changing styles, instruments and rhythms to sound lighter - there's a few new songs in it. Very good clip with the original version, the use of a classic reference that suited the material in a fun and unique manner. 8/10.