Thanks for posting.

Seemed clear they enjoyed each other's company a lot.

Nice memory. Thanks for posting!

I thought I was old. I just feel old.

You are really, really old.

<3 <3 <3

Clearly, I was old enough in 1964 to go to that club in Seattle, where I also saw Mongo Santamaria, comedian Red Foxx and a few other performers now residing in the dustbin of musical history. In fact, the first and only rock concert I ever attended was Herman's Hermits at the Seattle Coliseum, where the lead act was Paul Revere and the Raiders. Ah, those were the days. Amazing that my rapidly diminishing brain cells still function well enough to remember them, huh? Seriously, I'll hit the Big 80 in a coupla years, which I'll like a lot better if Trump doesn't win this election. If he does, all bets are off, and I'll welcome a trip to the Big Rock Concert in the sky. Who knows--maybe I'll see Elvis. He did brighten up the sock hops in high school!

Thanks again for the chuckles. Back atcha with the hugs, smiles and this

Holy moly, congratulations on surviving in this crazy world for so long! Mucho respecto!

That is so super cool that you remember going to those concerts back in the 60's. I love that 60's music. I was born in the Summer of Love, so maybe it got into my blood somehow.

A tip of the hat and a fist bump back atcha! Hang in there, old-timer. We'll be needing you in a lot more of these election fights! If there's anything this country could use right now, it's some wisdom and understanding.

That group appeared on campus when I was in college, without Astrid, of course. I reviewed them for the school newspaper.

--imm

My mother took me to Rio in 1958 and I went crazy over that music, which hadn't come to the U.S. yet. Years later I found a CD with Jobim's songs(all instrumental) and wonderful classical guitar, which has a very mellow sound. Saxophones were very much a part of bossa nova, contributing other mellow notes. And that beat rhythm pattern.

Coincidentally, I was playing that CD in my car today!

My favorite Bossa Nova.

Here's a version By Getz and Joao Gilberto with some verses in English.

.... English verses. Google translate is ok, but not good especially good for poetics.

Never saw the video

to the song



Helô Pinheiro on Ipanema beach in 1965, soon after the song writers disclosed that she was the inspiration for their song.

A global audience went wild last Friday when Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen strutted into the Olympic Opening Ceremonies to “The Girl From Ipanema,” the bossa nova classic by composer Antônio Carlos “Tom” Jobim and lyricist Vinicius de Moraes that became a global hit in the mid-1960s.

Ms. Bündchen’s sinuous entry was serenaded on piano by Mr. Jobim’s grandson, Daniel, while a photo of the late composer flashed on giant screens inside Rio’s Maracanã Stadium. Some Brazilians, watching at home and in the streets outside the stadium, sang along, tears streaking their faces.

The original girl from Ipanema is now a 71-year-old entrepreneur named Helô Pinheiro. She said in an interview she felt saddened that the ceremony didn’t openly acknowledge the contributions of Mr. de Moraes. And she was miffed that Ms. Bündchen was used as a stand-in for the original “tall and tan and young and lovely” muse.

Ms. Pinheiro is a born-and-bred carioca, as Rio natives are known, unlike Ms. Bündchen, who hails from Brazil’s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul, bordering Argentina and Uruguay. Back in the day, when Ms. Pinheiro met the songwriters, she was dark-haired. Today she is blonder than Ms. Bündchen, and she looks years younger than her age.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-woman-who-inspired-the-girl-from-ipanema-says-the-olympic-opening-ceremonies-didnt-do-justice-to-the-song-1470865218

1000 girls from Ipanema

I was there 14 years ago. The effect of the mosaic sidewalk, the French Riviera-like skyline behind it, and the views of the bay and the Pão de Açúcar really make for stunning travel photos.

But unfortunately it's very noisy, and dirty - plus more than a little dangerous; above all do not drink the juice concoctions peddled by the ubiquitous street vendors (a friend of mine did - against my advice - and almost didn't live to tell the tale).

It took me a second..

And yes I was held up there - not to mention the "tolls" charged by the highway patrol the minute they realize you're driving a rental.

Other than that, it was great. I recommend renting a timeshare in the Barra da Tijuca, an upscale suburb just west of Rio (that, coincidentally, is where the Olympic Village is).

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Barra da Tijuca. Beautiful - just don't wander too far.[/center]

I've never been to South America.

My favorite city in South America, of the ones I've visited, has to be Buenos Aires though. It's probably the most walkable big city in the region, plus the parks and cafés are incredible. For anyone who's never been to South America, I'd start there.

My fiance/gf grew up there. She's going in January, but I can't go this time.

I need to travel more myself; it's been a couple of years (Italy! Mamma mia!).

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Heloísa Pinheiro in 2012. She was the muse for “The Girl From Ipanema.” Credit Andre Penner/Associated Press

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/arts/music/the-girl-from-ipanema-goes-walking-again-with-gisele-bundchens-help.html

For about a week in 1964, a bossa nova tune was bigger than songs by the Beatles.

The melancholy pop gem “The Girl From Ipanema,” penned by a Brazilian songwriting team, enchanted listeners around the globe after an English-language version was recorded in 1963.

The opening lyrics:

Tall and tan and young and lovely

The girl from Ipanema goes walking

And when she passes, each one she passes

Goes “Aah” …

More than 50 years later, with a little bit of help from the Rio Olympics, the song is once again in demand.

FULL story at link.

K&R!

OS

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And the Gilberto in the title is not just the vocalist Astrud Gilberto, but guitarist, vocalist João Gilberto. The album also featured Antonio Carlos Jobim on piano and of course Stan Getz on tenor sax.

This was the first bossa nova album, and yes it was a sensation. It is one of the greatest jazz classics. The performance in the OP is of the Pop single version of the song. The album's is a couple minutes longer and is more mainstream jazz.

It is a wonderful album. And the Girl from Ipanema on the album is quite a bit better than the pop single version. For one, Jobim gets some say, as does João Gilberto. It's more an ensemble piece, as it should be. Unfortunately, at a little over five minutes, it doesn't fit on a 45 RPM single. Screw the utterly gutted POP version.

On edit: slam the pop version and put up a better copy from the album.

Enjoy!