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Classic AOTW Bossa Rio - Alegría! (BTS 17)

Discussion in 'Look Around: Sergio Mendes/Brazilian Music Forum' started by Harry, Jan 2, 2012.

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What is your favorite track?

Spinning Wheel 1 vote(s) 14.3%
Zazueira 2 vote(s) 28.6%
Girl Talk 2 vote(s) 28.6%
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes 0 vote(s) 0.0%
What A Pity (Que Pena) 0 vote(s) 0.0%
With Your Love Now 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Open Your Arms 1 vote(s) 14.3%
Eleanor Rigby 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Blackbird 1 vote(s) 14.3%
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  1. JMK Active Member

    The really funny thing about all of this is the original Valle Brothers tune is about a red Mustang! (No joke).
    JMK, Jan 7, 2012
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  2. Harry Administrator

    I've used a little audio trick to perhaps bring out the vocal just a tad more. By collapsing the stereo tracks down to mono, theoretically the vocal track in the center is increased by 6 DB in this "fold-down" technique, giving you just a bit more Gracinha, and a little less musical accompaniment from the stereo channels. It's a quicky mp3 excerpt of just that first line:

    http://min.us/mbbT9qY980

    I really think it's

    Endless day, endless night
    Things not so bad, you are here, life is right

    (Shades of a former "Lost In Paradise" thread?)

    Harry
    Harry, Jan 7, 2012
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  3. JMK Active Member

    I think I agree on the "you are here" part, I still clearly hear her say "hangs up the past." Knowing Gimbel's work, I just don't think he would ever rhyme "bad" with "last," he'd be drummed out of the lyricist's union. :wink:

    But what about later in the song, at this point?:

    With your love now
    I can be what I want to be
    I can see there's a chance for me
    I can be (the me)? that's deep inside
    I can (free)? the high time is to (____)?

    Re: Lost in Paradise. As I recall, I provided documentary evidence of the sheet music and people still didn't believe me LOL. Much like the word "sleigh" in Festa, which I still remember scanning and sending to you or Rudy as proof. :)
    JMK, Jan 7, 2012
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  4. Harry Administrator

    That section's another jumble - you're right. And I agree with most of your suggestions.

    I'm getting something like:

    With your love now
    I can be what I want to be
    I can see there's a chance for me
    I can be (the me)? that's deep inside
    I can (free)? the hearts I used to (lied)? (love)? Except that doesn't rhyme at all.

    Mono excerpt: http://min.us/m7zL9upZM

    Harry
    Harry, Jan 7, 2012
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  5. Michael Hagerty Member

    L.A.'s legendary MOR station, KMPC, played "Blackbird" and I thought (at age 13) that it was Brasil '66. Given that the first Bossa Rio LP was on A&M, it's a surprise this wasn't also. Could this have been the first brick to crumble in the Sergio/Herb relationship?
    Michael Hagerty, Mar 5, 2012
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