who originally wrote this lovely song. and who do you think does the best version?
thanks!
2006-07-05 06:16:10 · 11 answers · asked by andy m 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
It was written in 1962, with music by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes with English lyrics written later by Norman Gimbel.
the original version is the best
2006-07-05 06:20:24 · answer #1 · answered by Jack Kerouac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazil's most famous and most loved composer wrote the melody for Girl from Ipanema. Vincius de Moraes wrote the Portugese lyrics and Norman Gimbel wrote the English words The original version, with Jobim playing piano, Joao Gilberto on guitar (and singing in Portugese), and Astrid Gilberto singing in English is the all-time best version. Her voice is amazing, vibrato-free singing that conveys the Samba mood.
Btw - there actually is a Girl From Ipanema, which is well known beach outside of Rio de Janeiro. Both Jobim and Gilberto commented on how breathtakingly beautiful she was - and everyone in that area knows who she is (she's in her 60s).
2006-07-05 06:24:58 · answer #2 · answered by James R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antonio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes with English lyrics written later by Norman Gimbel.
I like the version by Pizzicato 5
2006-07-05 06:22:14 · answer #3 · answered by erin7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto version is definitive.
It was written in 1962, with music by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes with English lyrics written later by Norman Gimbel.
2006-07-05 06:19:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bossa Nove version with Stan Getz on horn and Astrid Gilberto singing.
2006-07-05 06:22:07 · answer #5 · answered by DJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have ever been in an elevator you have heard this song.
The best version I have ever heard is by the B-52's
The genre for the song is Musak (Elevator Music)
2006-07-05 06:22:35 · answer #6 · answered by D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also agree the Stan Getz version is sublime
2006-07-05 06:20:54 · answer #7 · answered by hichefheidi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i like dave matthews version
2006-07-05 06:20:48 · answer #8 · answered by travman w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kenny G and george benson is lovely.
2006-07-05 06:57:13 · answer #9 · answered by landslyde1782 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who? huh? I"m sooooo lost
2006-07-05 06:19:07 · answer #10 · answered by LemonBuzz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋