Today I'm departing from the usual format of this blog to tell a little story I found funny about a lyric-less choro song. If any of you, my dear readers, are fans of the 1981 comedy Stripes, and happen to have watched it enough to have the soundtrack fully fixed in your memory, then maybe you'll remember… Continue reading “Chorando Baixinho” and “Winger theme” (Stripes)
Tag: Festival de Música Popular Brasileira
Arrastão
Lyrics from Arrastão (Trawl) by Edu Lobo and Vinicius de Moraes, 1965 --- Good Audio Version (Grooveshark) --- Eh! There are dinghies in the sea Hey! hey! hey! They're trawling today Eh! Everyone fishing Enough of the shade, João Jovi, look at the trawl Going into the endless sea Eh! My brother, bring me Yemanjá for me… Continue reading Arrastão
Domingo no Parque
Lyrics to "Domingo no Parque" (Sunday in the park) by Gilberto Gil (1967) Recorded with Os Mutantes for the LP Philips III Festival of Brazilian Popular Music (1967) --- The king of play -- hey, José The king of trouble -- hey, João One worked at the market -- hey José The other in construction --… Continue reading Domingo no Parque
Lyrical Brazil 