Paleolítico refers to the Paleolithic Age, also known as the Old Stone Age. It's a fascinating and unexpected word to find in a song, especially one about boleros and parties.
In this context, the speaker humorously uses it to describe the
This commentary track for "Bien Pedx, Pero Bien Chidx" gives us a fun peek behind the curtain of how the song came to be! The band members, Daniel, Me Estás Matando, explain that this is one of their oldest compositions, dating back to the "Paleolithic of the bolero" and the "Stone Age of truth." It all started with a voice note sent from Taxco.
The song actually came from Daniel's ex-girlfriend, Valeria Rivas, who loved to party. He'd tell her, "Bien peda, pero bien chida" [Really drunk, but really cool], and she'd respond, "Es el mejor día de mi vida" [It's the best day of my life]. They later fantasized about it becoming an "anthem of alcoholization." The band knew they had to record it, and it finally found its place on this album as a "medio experimental" [half experimental] track, blending quebradita with blues guitar and shouts. They needed a section to balance all the drama on the album, because "uno que va a saber de llorar si no sabe reír" [what does one know about crying if one doesn't know how to laugh]!