THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
132-Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto and Astrud Gilberto-The Girl from Ipanema.
1963-Has never charted in the UK,but an edited version just featuring the vocals of Astrud Gilberto reached Number 29 in 1964.
Best Bit-At 2.36.The songs writers got their inspiration for the song from watching bikini clad girls walking along Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil,they must have had very understanding wives.
‘The Girl from Ipanema’ was written by Antonio Carlos Jobim(1927-1994,) with lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes(1913-1980,) the English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel(1927-2018.) The song was inspired by Heloisa Pinto a seventeen year old girl living in Ipanema. Daily she would walk past the Veloso cafe bar,someday’s stopping to buy cigarettes for her mother and leaving to the sound of wolf whistles.In the winter of 1962 the composers saw the girl pass by the bar,since the song became popular she has become a celebrity.
After the Beatles song ‘Yesterday,'(see also best songs 319)’The Girl from Ipanema’ is the worlds most recorded pop song.
‘Tall and tan and young and lovely the girl from Ipanema goes walking.’
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