"Banditos" is a song by American alternative rock band The Refreshments from their album Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy. The song is the band's best-known hit.
A music video was produced to accompany the single, in which the members of the band robbed a bank in Mexico and fled in lead singer Roger Clyne's Toyota Land Cruiser. They eventually give the police the slip through the use of a ridiculous disguise. The video was directed by David Dobkin.
Banditos is an American six-piece rock and roll band led by singers Corey Parsons, Stephen Pierce, and Mary Beth Richardson with honky tonk, country, soul and garage rock influences. The band originally hails from Birmingham, Alabama, but is currently based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Formed in 2010, Banditos toured the United States for four years before they signed to Bloodshot Records.
Banditos began in 2010 when singer/guitarist Corey Parsons and singer/banjo player Stephen Pierce starting playing music together in Birmingham's local indie/rock scene. They busked around the city and were eventually invited to play a show at their favorite local saloon. They added Mary Beth Richardson on vocals and percussion, Randy Wade on drums, Danny Vines on bass, and Jeffery Salter playing lead guitar. Pierce's non-traditional banjo playing throughout their music adds to the honky-tonk and garage elements of their sound.
While on tour, the group found themselves constantly playing shows in Nashville, so they decided to relocate. Over the next three years Banditos played over 600 shows, and in 2014, the group played South by Southwest, where they caught the eye of Bloodshot Records, and were signed to the label soon after. Marah Eakin of The A.V. Club says "The perfect soundtrack to a rowdy hang, the band blends traditional instruments like banjo and pedal steel with modern sensibilities, resulting in something that’s both uniquely now and uniquely American. In March 2015, Banditos played at Rachael Ray's 8th annual Feedback in Austin
So just how far down do you want to go
And we can talk it out over a cup of Joe
And you can look deep into my eyes
Like I was a super-model
Well it's just you and me baby
No one else we can trust
We'll say nothin' to no one
No how or we'll bust
Never crack a smile or flinch or cry
For nobody
So give you I'd card to the border guard
Your alias says you captain John Luke Picard
Of the united federation of planets
'Cause they won't speak English any ways
Everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
So meet me at the mission at midnight
We'll divvy up there
Yeah, everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
Well I got the pistol so I get the pesos
Yeah that seems fair
So put the sugar in the tank of the sheriff's car
We'll slash the deputy's tires
They won't get very far
When they finally get the word
That there's been a hold-up
So give you I'd card to the border guard
Your alias says you captain John Luke Picard
Of the united federation of planets
'Cause they won't speak English any ways
Everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
So meet me at the mission at midnight
We'll divvy up there
And everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
Well I got the pistol so I get the pesos
Yeah that seems fair
And that seems fair
And that seems fair
And that seems fair, yeah yeah
So give you I'd card to the border guard
Your alias says you captain John Luke Picard
Of the united federation of planets
'Cause they won't speak English any ways
And everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
So meet me at the mission at midnight
We'll divvy up there
Well everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
Well I got the pistol so I get the pesos
Yeah that seems fair
And that seems fair
And that seems fair