PONTA DE AREIA

BOCA LIVRE

COMPOSITORES: FERNANDO BRANDT & MILTON NASCIMENTO

PAÍS: BRASIL

ÁLBUM: BOCA LIVRE

GRAVADORA: UNIVERSAL MUSIC

GÊNERO: BOSSA NOVA

ANO: 1979

 

          Boca Livre é um Grupo Musical Brasileiro de MPB, cujo primeiro disco foi lançado independentemente em 1979.

          Com seu estilo refinado, o Boca Livre se destaca por suas composições e também pelas versões de músicas de outros compositores. Seus arranjos instrumentais e, principalmente, vocais fogem da métrica convencional utilizada por outros grupos, através do uso de acordes vocais dissonantes e revezamentos nos solos. Fizeram turnês nos EUA e na Europa e parcerias com nomes como Milton Nascimento, Edu Lobo e Tom Jobim. Seu estilo já foi comparado ao grupo francês Gipsy Kings, embora Maurício Maestro, único membro original que nunca deixou o grupo, diga que o grupo também tem influência de bossa nova.

          Boca Livre é o primeiro LP do grupo vocal Boca Livre gravado e mixado no estúdio da Sono-Viso do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, no período entre julho a agosto de 1979. Adaptação para CD, a partir do projeto original do LP, realizada digitalmente, posteriormente, por Zé Nogueira. 

Ponta de areia, ponto final

Da Bahia à Minas, estrada natural

Que ligava Minas ao porto, ao mar

Caminho do ferro mandaram arrancar

Velho maquinista com seu boné

Lembra o povo alegre que vinha cortejar

Maria Fumaça, não canta mais

Para moças, flores, janelas e quintais

Na praça vazia, um grito um ai

Casas esquecidas, viúvas nos portais.

SONETO DA FIDELIDADE

VINÍCIUS DE MORAES

COMPOSITORES: VINÍCIUS DE MORAES & TOM JOBIM

PAÍS: BRASIL

ÁLBUM: COMO DIZIA O POETA: DISCO 22

GRAVADORA: RGE

GÊNERO: BOSSA NOVA

ANO: 2001

 

       Vinicius de Moraes, nascido Marcus Vinicius de Moraes (Rio de Janeiro, 19 de outubro de 1913 — Rio de Janeiro, 9 de julho de 1980, foi um poeta, dramaturgo, jornalista, diplomata, cantor e compositor brasileiro.

           Poeta essencialmente lírico, o que lhe renderia o apelido "poetinha", que lhe teria atribuído Tom Jobim, notabilizou-se pelos seus sonetos. Conhecido como um boêmio inveterado, fumante e apreciador do uísque, era também conhecido por ser um grande conquistador. O poetinha casou-se por nove vezes ao longo de sua vida e suas esposas foram, respectivamente: Beatriz Azevedo de Melo (mais conhecida como Tati de Moraes), Regina Pederneiras, Lila Bôscoli, Maria Lúcia Proença, Nelita de Abreu, Cristina Gurjão, Gesse Gessy, Marta Rodrigues Santamaria (a Martita) e Gilda de Queirós Mattoso.

Sua obra é vasta, passando pela literatura, teatro, cinema e música. Ainda assim, sempre considerou que a poesia foi sua primeira e maior vocação, e que toda sua atividade artística deriva do fato de ser poeta. No campo musical, o poetinha teve como principais parceiros Tom Jobim, Toquinho, Baden Powell, João Gilberto, Chico Buarque e Carlos Lyra.

De tudo, ao meu amor serei atento antes

E com tal zelo, e sempre, e tanto

Que mesmo em face do maior encanto

Dele se encante mais meu pensamento

 

Quero vivê-lo em cada vão momento

E em seu louvor hei de espalhar meu canto

E rir meu riso e derramar meu pranto

Ao seu pesar ou seu contentamento

 

E assim quando mais tarde me procure

Quem sabe a morte, angústia de quem vive

Quem sabe a solidão, fim de quem ama

 

Eu possa lhe dizer do amor (que tive):

Que não seja imortal, posto que é chama

Mas que seja infinito enquanto dure.

WHEN THE GIRL IN YOUR ARMS

CLIFF RICHARD

SONGWRITERS: Brian Bennett & Sid Tepper

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: THE YOUNG ONES

LABEL: ABPC/EMI’S COLUMBIA

GENRE: SOUNDTRACK

YEAR: 1961

 

          Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an English singer, musician, actor, and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and is the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

       Richard was originally marketed as a rebellious rock and roll singer in the style of Presley and Little Richard. With his backing group, the Shadows, he dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s to early 1960s. His 1958 hit single "Move It" is often described as Britain's first authentic rock and roll song; John Lennon once said that "before Cliff and the Shadows, there had been nothing worth listening to in British music". In the early 1960s, he had a prosperous film career with films including The Young Ones and Summer Holiday. Increased focus on his Christianity and subsequent softening of his music led to a more middle-of-the-road image, and he sometimes ventured into contemporary Christian music.

        Over a career spanning 60 years, Richard has amassed several gold and platinum discs and awards, including two Ivor Novello Awards and three Brit Awards. More than 130 of his singles, albums, and EPs have reached the UK Top 20, more than any other artist. Richard has had 67 UK top ten singles, the second highest total for an artist behind Presley. He holds the record, with Presley, as the only act to make the UK singles charts in all of its first six decades (1950s–2000s). He has achieved 14 UK No. 1 singles, and is the only singer to have had a No. 1 single in the UK in each of five consecutive decades. He also had four UK Christmas No. 1 singles, two of which were as a solo artist; "Mistletoe and Wine" and "Saviour's Day".

         Richard has never achieved the same popularity in the United States despite eight US Top 40 singles, including the million-selling "Devil Woman" and "We Don't Talk Anymore". In Canada, he had a successful period in the early 1960s, the late 1970s and early 1980s, with some releases certified gold and platinum. He has remained a popular music, film, and television personality in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Europe and Asia, and retains a following in other countries. When not touring, he divides his time between Barbados and Portugal. In 2019, he relocated to the United States.

        The Young Ones (US title: Wonderful to Be Young!) is a 1961 British film musical, directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Cliff Richard, Robert Morley as his character's father, Carole Gray as his love interest, and the Shadows as his band. The screenplay was written by Peter Myers and Ronald Cass, who also wrote most of the songs. Herbert Ross choreographed the dance scenes.

        Although Richard had appeared in two pictures prior, The Young Ones was this first major film in a string of musical films including Summer Holiday and Wonderful Life. Its soundtrack spawning numerous hits including the title track.

          The film was produced by the Associated British Picture Corporation and shot at their Elstree Studios. It had its World Premiere on 13 December 1961 at the Warner Theatre in London's West End.

When the girl in your arms

Is the girl in you heart

Then you have got everything

When you are holding the dream

You have been dreaming you would hold

You're as rich as a king

So hold her tight

And never let her go

Day and night

Let her know

You love her so

With the love of your life

Spend the lifetime of love

Make her yours for evermore

 

So hold her tight

And never let her go

Day and night

Let her know

You love her so

With the love of your life

Spend the lifetime of love

Make her yours for evermore

Make her yours for evermore.

THE DANCE

GARTH BROOKS

SONGWRITER: TONY ARATA

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: GARTH BROOKS

LABEL: CAPITOL NASHVILLE

GENRE: COUNTRY

YEAR: 1989

 

          Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter. His integration of rock and pop elements into the country genre has earned him popularity, particularly in the United States with success on the country music single and album charts, multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances, while also crossing over into the mainstream pop arena.

         As of 2020, Brooks is now the only artist in music history to have released nine albums that achieved diamond status in the United States (surpassing the Beatles' former record of six); those albums are Garth Brooks (diamond), No Fences (17× platinum), Ropin' the Wind (14× platinum), The Chase (diamond), In Pieces (diamond), The Hits (diamond), Sevens (diamond), Double Live (21× platinum), and The Ultimate Hits (diamond). Since 1989, Brooks has released 23 records in all, which include 13 studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, three Christmas albums and four box sets, along with 77 singles. He has won several awards in his career, including two Grammy Awards, 17 American Music Awards (including "Artist of the '90s") and the RIAA Award for best-selling solo albums artist of the century in the U.S.

Troubled by conflicts between career and family, Brooks retired from recording and performing from 2001 until 2005. During this time, he sold millions of albums through an exclusive distribution deal with Walmart and sporadically released new singles. In 2005, Brooks started a partial comeback, giving select performances and releasing two compilation albums. In 2009, he began Garth at Wynn, a periodic weekend concert residency at Las Vegas' Encore Theatre from December 2009 to January 2014. Following the conclusion of the residency, Brooks announced his signing with Sony Music Nashville in July 2014. In September 2014, he began his comeback world tour, with wife and musician Trisha Yearwood, which culminated in 2017. This was followed by his Stadium Tour, which began in 2019. His most recent album, Fun, was released in November 2020.

           Brooks is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold more than 170 million records. As of 2020, according to the RIAA, he is the best-selling solo albums artist in the United States with 156 million domestic units sold, ahead of Elvis Presley, and is second only to the Beatles in total album sales overall. Brooks was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on October 21, 2012, having been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame the year before. He was also inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016 with his studio musicians, The G-Men. On March 4, 2020, Brooks received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. At age 58, he is the youngest recipient of the award.

             On January 20, 2021, Brooks performed "Amazing Grace" at the inauguration of Joe Biden. He said his performance was an opportunity "to serve" and is a "statement of unity."

       Garth Brooks is the debut studio album of American country music artist Garth Brooks, released on April 12, 1989 through Capitol Nashville. It was both a critical and chart success, peaking at #13 on the Billboard 200 and at #2 on the Top Country Albums chart. The album has been certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments over ten million copies.

Looking back on the memory of

The dance we shared 'neath the stars above

For a moment all the world was right

How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye?

 

And now I'm glad I didn't know

The way it all would end the way it all would go

Our lives are better left to chance

I could have missed the pain

But I'd had to miss the dance

 

Holding you I held everything

For a moment wasn't I a king?

But if I'd only known how the king would fall

Hey who's to say you know I might have changed it all

 

And now I'm glad I didn't know

The way it all would end the way it all would go

Our lives are better left to chance

I could have missed the pain

But I'd had to miss the dance

 

Yes my life is better left to chance

I could have missed the pain but I'd had to miss the dance.