# Os Mutantes — Panis et Circenses

Os Mutantes’s Panis et Circenses (1968) is No. 4 in our Tropicália ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1968
- **Label:** Philips
- **On one list:** Tropicália
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Artist:** [Os Mutantes](https://waxonia.com/artist/os-mutantes/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/os-mutantes--panis-et-circenses/

## What we say

### No. 4 in [Tropicália](https://waxonia.com/genre/tropicalia/)

Teenagers with home-built fuzz pedals, singing about bread and circuses while the tape slows to a halt mid-song. Kurt Cobain later begged them to reform.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Os%20Mutantes%20Panis%20et%20Circenses) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ETqMNQw-a9M)

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