[lee martell]

I still blame that Girl From Ipanema;

Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, each one she passes
Goes ‘a-a-a-h!’

[BenLurkin]

The Girl From Ipanema is a far weirder song than you thought
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFWCbGzxofU

[SunkenCiv]

More than 50 years ago, two Brazilian songwriters spotted a 17-year-old girl strolling near the beach in Ipanema, a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, and were inspired to compose song “The Girl from Ipanema.” TODAY's Hoda Kotb catches up with Helo Pinheiro, now 71, who reflects on being immortalized in a bossa nova classic.