Posted on 09/07/2020 1:13:56 PM PDT by Twotone
Monday is not only Labor Day in America and Labour Day in Canada but also Independence Day in Brazil, marking the moment when Prince Pedro was persuaded by the country's leaders to declare himself free of Lisbon. To be honest, it always depresses me to see various charmless presidents preside like mob bosses over Independence Day observances, as nothing makes me pine more for the old Empire of Brazil: South America does not do republics well. Be that as it may, there is no doubt that in global pop music Brazil punches above its weight, its contributions to the repertoire being far more significant than Portugal, and indeed more than most other European countries. We don't do enough of that at this shingle, and so at least on September 7th we ought to make recompense, starting with what is by far the best known Brazilian song on the planet:
Tall and tan and young and lovely The Girl From Ipanema goes walking And when she passes Each one she passes Goes 'Ahhhhhh...'
Here's the very first recording - a very sprightly "Garota de Ipanema" by the voice of Bashful in the Portuguese release of Disney's Snow White, Pery Ribeiro:
(Excerpt) Read more at steynonline.com ...
Antonio Carlos Jobim - Wave (Entire Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux6icj_qRMc
Always been one of my favorite album covers.
Lifetime classic and at the top of my list of favorite songs........
Beautiful woman with a beautiful voice.
Ahhhhh. . .
“The Girl From Ipanema is a far weirder song than you thought”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFWCbGzxofU
Check out the link at post #9
The Girl From Ipanema (2008 Remastered) · Frank Sinatra · Antonio Carlos Jobim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD6pbCSeWLs
Love it!
Wish our modern pop music were a little more like that. (<-understatement)
I bypassed the state of burnout on that song back in high school. Once a song is burned out it’s usually permanent and that’s true in this case.
Yes, it is a great version. I had to listen to it a couple of times before I posted.
Off topic, but another of my favorite Sinatra songs is "It Was a Very Good Year"
Last I heard she’s still around.
No offense meant but that rendition does nothing for me. It's just a cheap rip off from the original artists
......It ain't real if it ain't Carlos Jobim....
Image courtesy Sérgio (Savaman) Savarese
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