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Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ dead at 83
Associated Press ^
| June 6, 2023
| Hillel Italie
Posted on 06/06/2023 8:40:18 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: KTM rider
I’ll stick with “Blame It On Rio”
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posted on
06/06/2023 8:57:11 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: rlmorel
Well, Getz was a bad boy from day one, but wow, he had a fabulous saxophone tone.
Gilberto was not a fan, regarded him as an intruding gringo. But the royalties were really good.
To: Olog-hai
RIP. She was a beautiful woman with a great voice.
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posted on
06/06/2023 8:59:09 AM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
("How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly." )
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:06:27 AM PDT
by
ansel12
(NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
To: rlmorel
FYI: Girl from Ipanema is the 15th most covered song of all time with 724 covers.
source. Getz and Gilberto’s is my favorite.
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:07:01 AM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
("How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly." )
To: ConservativeInPA
I like the Petula Clark performance from The Muppet Show.
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:07:55 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Toda la creacion pregona la grandeza del Senor.)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:10:21 AM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
Her eyes were remarkably symmetrical.
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:11:16 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Olog-hai
Two other ‘muy romantico’ songs I recall from that period
were
The Look of Love by Dusty Springfield
Strangers In The Night by Frank Sinatra
To: Olog-hai
Well, darn. Farewell, Astrud. You were one of a kind.
Meditation
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:23:10 AM PDT
by
Joe Brower
("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
To: HandyDandy
Considering she was not even a studio singer she was amazing. While famous for The Girl from Ipanema, she had a lot of Bossa Nova hits. I read an article about her a few months back. The author said she lacked the range of other famous female singers of her time. She did not compare to say Elis Regina or a Vikki Carr. But there was something about her voice that's was so comfortable to listen to. She was like a smooth Bourbon after a long day or a hot cup of coffee on a cold morning. You just enjoyed listening to her sing much like Karen Carpenter.
Listening to her now. While I like Girl from Ipanema, I really like Tristeza, Meditation, It Might as Well be Spring and Corcovado. The last two were recorded with Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto.
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:25:11 AM PDT
by
OldGoatCPO
(No Caitiff Choir of Angels will sing for me. )
To: Olog-hai
Luckily with the advent of Apple Music I was able to take a deep dive on all things Astrud. Then flipped to Sergio Mendes. What a beautiful morning. It is nice to be old enough to remember such great tuneage. While we didn’t listen much as a kid favoring the pop music like the Beatles—that great music did filter into our consciousness and we are able to conjour up the memories and enjoy
Thank you Astrud!
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:26:54 AM PDT
by
abigkahuna
(Honk Honk. It’s Clown World Out There. )
To: Olog-hai
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
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:29:14 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
(“We Mutually Pledge To Each Other Our Lives, Our Fortunes And Our Sacred Honor”)
To: Olog-hai; ClearCase_guy; dfwgator; ImJustAnotherOkie; montag813; SunkenCiv; Red Badger
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:35:56 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:37:09 AM PDT
by
Fish Speaker
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Oh, and, "Let's Go Brandon!")
To: Fish Speaker
The actual girl from Ipanema - still looking good ...
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:41:27 AM PDT
by
Fish Speaker
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Oh, and, "Let's Go Brandon!")
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:42:46 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Olog-hai
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.
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:47:58 AM PDT
by
poinq
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:48:52 AM PDT
by
CIB-173RDABN
(I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
To: proxy_user
Hahahaha...royalties are ALWAYS good...:)
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posted on
06/06/2023 9:50:25 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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