El Foco Lyrics in English La Adictiva

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Foco by La Adictiva from Spanish to English.
Sir, take that bulb out of your pocket
That it tickles the woman
When you dance really close
Her father-in-law is watching, he makes faces at you
With his mouth, he signals with his hand
So that you dance more apart
Sir, take that bulb out of your pocket
That it tickles the woman
When you dance really close
Her father-in-law is watching, he makes faces at you
With his mouth, he signals with his hand
So that you dance more apart
What bulb?, what bulb?
What bulb?, if tonight I didn't bring the bulb
What bulb?, what bulb?
What bulb?, if tonight I didn't bring the bulb
Don't tell me, sir, that tonight you didn't bring the bulb
Because they're feeling it
Why don't you pull it out so that everyone can see it
So their malice leaves them and they'll see that nothing happens
Don't tell me, sir, that tonight you didn't bring the bulb
Because they're feeling it
Why don't you pull it out so that everyone can see it
So their malice leaves them and they'll see that nothing happens
What bulb?, what bulb?
What bulb?, if tonight I didn't bring the bulb
What bulb?, what bulb?
What bulb?, if tonight I didn't bring the bulb
What bulb?, what bulb?
What bulb?, if tonight I didn't bring the bulb
What bulb?, what bulb?
What bulb?, if tonight I didn't bring the bulb
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SONG MEANING

El Foco is a cheeky banda tune that turns a simple night of dancing into a comedy sketch. While the brass blares and the tambora thumps, the singer is accused of hiding a foco—a “light bulb”—in his pocket. Every time he dances too close, the woman giggles and her watchful father makes frantic gestures, begging them to keep some distance. The supposed light bulb is a playful euphemism, so the whole scene is really about an awkward (and very human) physical reaction that can happen when you sway hip-to-hip on a crowded dance floor.

La Adictiva uses repetition and lively rhythms to keep the joke rolling: the singer insists he “didn’t bring the bulb,” but everyone claims they can feel it. By poking fun at flirtation, family scrutiny, and the double meanings hidden in everyday Spanish, the song invites listeners to laugh, dance, and maybe blush a little. It’s a reminder that Mexican banda music often mixes humor with social situations we all recognize—making El Foco both a catchy party anthem and a lighthearted lesson in playful innuendo.

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