Girl from Ipanema
Fatboy Slim, Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto
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Olha que coisa mais linda mais cheia de graça É ela menina que vem que passa Num doce balanço caminho do mar Moça do corpo dourado do sol de Ipanema O seu balançado é mais que um poema É a coisa mais linda que eu já vi passar Ah, porque estou tão sozinho Ah, porque tudo é tão triste Ah, a beleza que existe A beleza que não é só minha Que também passa sozinha Ah, se ela soubesse Que quando ela passa O mundo sorrindo se enche de graça E fica mais lindo por causa do amor Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes Each one she passes goes, ah 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, ah 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 him 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 him 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 just doesn't see But she doesn't see, she doesn't see, no she just doesn't see
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Written by: Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius De Moraes
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Tratore
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11 facts about this song
Genre"The Girl from Ipanema" is considered to be a classic in the genre of Bossa Nova, a style of Brazilian music with strong Jazz influences that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
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ReleaseInitially released in 1964, the song became a massive hit in the U.S. and is credited for popularizing Bossa Nova music outside of Brazil.
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OriginalityThe original Portuguese version of the song was written by famous Brazilian musician Antonio Carlos Jobim and poet Vinicius de Moraes. The English lyrics were added later by Norman Gimbel.
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InspirationThe inspiration for the song came from Heloisa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto, a 19-year-old girl living in the Ipanema neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, who would often walk past the bar where Jobim and Moraes were writing songs.
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Grammy AwardsThe song won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965, and the album it was featured on, "Getz/Gilberto," also won the Grammy for Album of the Year.
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Popular CoverOver the years, many famous musicians have covered "The Girl from Ipanema," including Frank Sinatra and Amy Winehouse.
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Instrumental ContributionThe version featuring Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz, a renowned American Jazz saxophonist, is the most popular rendition worldwide.
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Astrud GilbertoInterestingly, Astrud Gilberto was not a professional singer when she recorded the song. She was the wife of João Gilberto, another seminal figure in Bossa Nova, and only stepped in to sing the English lyrics because Getz and her husband thought her accent would sound charming to American audiences.
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ImmortalizedThe song has been inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame and remains an iconic representation of Brazilian music.
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Global AcclaimRolling Stone magazine placed "The Girl from Ipanema" at number 447 on their list of the 500 greatest songs of all time in 2004.
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LegacyToday, a street in Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema neighborhood is named after the song, and the bar where Jobim and Moraes wrote their songs is now a popular tourist spot.
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