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b4itwascold

Jul 20, 12 10:30

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The song that is.
Stumbled upon this news before and got a little nostalgic.
Lucky woman ans she is still looking good at 68.
http://www.youtube.com/...&feature=related




In this July 3, 2012 photo, Heloisa "Helo" Pinheiro, the woman that inspired the classic bossa nova song, "The Girl From Ipanema," poses for a picture in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The quintessential tune was inspired by Pinheiro when she passed the songwriters in a beachside bar on her way to the sea 50 years ago. To its legions of fans, the decades have only heightened the song's allure, adding a wash of nostalgia to this hymn to passing youth and beauty. At 68, Pinheiro has two TV shows roles and is planning to launch a book in English about her past. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)


randymar

Jul 20, 12 10:51

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Re: The "Girl From Ipanema" turned 50 [b4itwascold] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
The DEFINITIVE version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkxFhFRFDA

Thanks, though ... one of the few songs my Mom and Dad both liked



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"Our paths to Victory and Defeat could not have been more different, which, I suppose, explains our respective outcomes." - Wankmeister


Old Hickory

Jul 20, 12 10:59

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Re: The "Girl From Ipanema" turned 50 [b4itwascold] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
Why do I feel like I'm in an elevator?


b4itwascold

Jul 20, 12 11:21

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Re: The "Girl From Ipanema" turned 50 [Old Hickory] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
Old Hickory wrote:
Why do I feel like I'm in an elevator?

It's not being in an elevator that you feel, it's the sea breeze and sitting on the beach watching beautiful woman walking by.


justgeorge

Jul 20, 12 11:23

Post #5 of 13 (1011 views)
Re: The "Girl From Ipanema" turned 50 [randymar] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
No, THIS is the definitive version....


Brick

Jul 20, 12 12:22

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Re: The "Girl From Ipanema" turned 50 [b4itwascold] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking and as she passes
Each one she passes goes, "ahhh..."


________

Jul 20, 12 12:58

Post #7 of 13 (957 views)
Re: The "Girl From Ipanema" turned 50 [Old Hickory] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
This is jazz's Stairway to Heaven.


big kahuna

Jul 20, 12 13:03

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Re: The "Girl From Ipanema" turned 50 [gonehome] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
gonehome wrote:
This is jazz's Stairway to Heaven.

It really is a masterpiece of popular bossa nova pop. No song featuring that bossa nova feel has been done better since "Ipanema." We're just jaded about what many of us feel would be "shlock," is all. But I remember that song when I was a little boy in the early to mid-60s, and when you hear it you just can't get it out of your head. It's the classic definition of a song with a giant "hook." Lyricists and their musical partners back then had the art and science of hook writing down to a 'T.'


randymar

Jul 20, 12 13:09

Post #9 of 13 (943 views)
Re: The "Girl From Ipanema" turned 50 [gonehome] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
gonehome wrote:
This is jazz's Stairway to Heaven.

For that honor, I'd also nominate ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faJE92phKzI

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqNTltOGh5c



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"Our paths to Victory and Defeat could not have been more different, which, I suppose, explains our respective outcomes." - Wankmeister


MOP_Mike

Jul 21, 12 8:58

Post #10 of 13 (843 views)
Re: The "Girl From Ipanema" turned 50 [b4itwascold] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
Ahhh.... Such a timeless theme. :-)

Orbison:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PLq0_7k1jk

Temptations:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjcg3fFKXvY

"...Sometimes it's about getting the most speed out of the motor you have." -- Tom A.


synthetic

Jul 23, 12 10:05

Post #11 of 13 (694 views)
Re: The "Girl From Ipanema" turned 50 [MOP_Mike] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
the real version is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5QfXjsoNe4

Ipanema is full of prostitutes so is he singing about one? Im sure she didnt have the chance to turn 50 by now, heh


Rufus T.

Jul 24, 12 14:08

Post #12 of 13 (601 views)
Re: The "Girl From Ipanema" turned 50 [b4itwascold] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
 Getz/Gilberto/Gilberto


b4itwascold

Jul 24, 12 18:40

Post #13 of 13 (568 views)
Re: The "Girl From Ipanema" turned 50 [Rufus T.] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
Rufus T. wrote:
Getz/Gilberto/Gilberto


Agreed.
but how about this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igrELxsGpyY

   
 
 
 
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