| Okay My Gay | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados |
| Cover: | João Penca Okay My Gay.jpg |
| Released: | 1986 |
| Genre: | New wave, rockabilly, doo-wop, comedy rock, surf music, rock and roll |
| Label: | RCA Records |
| Producer: | Ronaldo Bastos |
| Prev Title: | Os Maiores Sucessos de João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Além da Alienação |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
Okay My Gay is the second studio album by Brazilian new wave band João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados. It was released in 1986[1] by RCA Records.[2]
It was the band's most commercially successful album, selling over 250,000 copies;[3] another source states it had decent radio airplay but sold poorly.[4] It spawned some of their most famous hits, such as "Popstar"[4] (which acquired even bigger fame after being covered by Lulu Santos), "Lágrimas de Crocodilo",[4] "Romance em Alto-Mar" and "Universotário".
The album cover, signed by Rico Mendes, shows a Cadillac diving into a wave. The car was inspired by the Cadillacs seen in some The Beach Boys album covers and the wave was a page from a calendar that Selvagem Big Abreu had at home.[5]
The pictures inside the booklet were taken by Flávio Colker in Ipanema at 4am following a show. It was the only possible time of the day in which they would find the beach empty and sufficiently light.[5]
The album's title is the answer the band would give to producer Ronaldo Bastos whenever he suggested they named the effort Pencomania.[5]
"Luau de Arromba" is a tribute to the Brazilian musical scene of the 1980s, and its lyrics mention many singers and bands who were then popular.
"Ricota" was written by Edgard Scandurra, originally for Ultraje a Rigor; he made a guest appearance on the track by providing guitars.
"Romance em Alto-Mar" references in its lyrics the famous Lorelei legend and comic book character Namor the Sub-Mariner.
Every João Penca album features Portuguese-language covers/parodies of old 1940s/1950s rock and roll/rockabilly and 1960s surf music songs.
A. Untranslatable pun with the words "universitário" ("college student") and "otário" ("sucker").