HeloÌsa Pinheiro was the 'Girl from Ipanema', a Rio native whose daily strolls past the Veloso Bar in 1962 inspired a global hit and put Brazil on the map
Tall and tan and young and lovely,
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes,
each one she passes goes, “Aaah…”
When she walks, she’s like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gently
That when she passes,
each one she passes goes, “Aaah…”
Oh, but he watches so sadly -
How can he tell her he loves her?
Yes, he would give his heart gladly,
But each day when she walks to the sea,
She looks straight ahead – not at he…
Tall and tan and young and lovely,
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes,
he smiles, but she doesn’t see…
Oh, but he sees her so sadly -
How can he tell her he loves her?
Yes, he would give his heart gladly,
But each day when she walks to the sea,
She looks straight ahead – not at he…
Tall and tan and young and lovely,
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes,
he smiles, but she doesn’t see…
She just doesn’t see…
No, she doesn’t see…
But she doesn’t see
The Girl From Ipanema is a far weirder song than you thought
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFWCbGzxofU
Metheny was my gateway to Brazilian music.
This is a wonder interpretation of “O Grande Amor”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_HS0ql9JwQ
I was a huge fan. She was so dead pan. Really wonderful at allowing the music to speak for itself. And she was sneaky hot too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEDeYwZGPbQ
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She was a beautiful young woman. I have this in my playlist and listen to it two or three times a month and it always makes me smile.
RIP
Terrible news. RIP!
RIP
Love Bossa nova and all Jobim.
My classical music course has a full-class section on the origins of Brazilian classical music and its morphing via João Gilberto into bossa nova, which is to Brazil what reggae is to Jamaica and juju to Nigeria. People like the Gilbertos and Sergio Mendes added rhythmic-but-classical dimension to the pop music of the mid 20th century, and music is much better because of them. RIP Astrud.
The best rendition of Girl From Ipanema ever.
Bossa Nova music was beautiful. RIP.
That's shocking.
She was a superb singer.
RIP.
Short and pale and old and ugly
The gal from Possum Holler goes a-walkin’
And when she passes each guy she passes goes “Bleh!”
Homer & Jethro
The Gal from Possum Holler
Killin’ me. I so loved her music. If anything, that music, since 64 or so when I first heard it, is ‘me’.
Goodbye, little angel Astrud. How I loved your voice.