Parody of Capital Inicial’s song “Explodes” after Flamengo win Libertadores 2025

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In fact, this chant began spreading among fans more than a decade ago. But in the wake of the 2019 campaign, the song established itself as a popular anthem, and was renamed “M81 December”. The full-back makes a direct reference to the World Cup that Flamengo won that year, when the club beat Liverpool in Japan. The anniversary has become a symbol of pride and identity for fans. Since then, the adaptation has gained strength.

And more. This modification gained strength as parties in the Maracana grew and began to be sung by tens of thousands of voices in decisive matches, including international duels. The words, which celebrate red and black superiority in the historic confrontation against the English, have become a constant presence in viral videos, sports programs and social networks.

Kiko Zampianchi, the composer of the original score and a fan of Santos, commented on several occasions that he was surprised to learn that his song had been remixed by fans. The musician often remembers that he received the news from his friend Marcelo Cerrado, who was on the field and was happy to see the “first mistakes” take on new features in the world of football.

The success of the adaptation contrasts with the sad origin of the song, which Kiko created during a difficult personal moment, marked by anxiety and loneliness after moving to São Paulo. “The lyrics were composed at a time when I was suffering from panic syndrome and had not yet been diagnosed. The disease did not exist and I had been suffering from it for a long time. I was in São Paulo. It was a period of extreme loneliness, and I had come from Ribeirão, where I was a famous guy, I knew everyone, I had a lot of friends. And I arrived in São Paulo, this thing, no one knows anyone”, he recalls in an interview with “G1”. 2023.

About ten years after its release, the song received a new interpretation in Simone’s voice, which took it to the soundtrack of the TV series “Cara e Corona” (1996). The great national drive would come later, with the capital Inicial. The group – which was going through a difficult phase and had spent a period without Dinho Ouro Preto – put “First Mistakes” back on the map by including it in the repertoire of the album “Acústico MTV” (2000). Kiko Zambianchi participated in the recording on guitar and backing vocals.

Lyrics of the song “In December 81”

The lyrics of “Em 81 December” which keeps the same melody as “First Mistakes” are as follows:

Put English in the ring

It has been marked in history

And in Rio there is nothing like it

Only Flamengo is world champion