Category Archives: Music
Cover Me: “Manhã de Carnaval”.
One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded by Brazilian bossa-nova singer João Gilberto, “Manhã de Carnaval”, composed by Luiz Bonfá and Antônio Maria for a movie based on a play by poet and composer Vinícius de Moares, is also … Continue reading
Cover Me: “The Limit To Your Love”.
Canadian singer Feist is known for her abitlity to balance indie and pop features quite well on her songs, yet some people might like her more because of her contributions on Broken Social Scene, one of indie’s main darlings. On … Continue reading
Cover Me: “Chiquitita”.
ABBA may be one of the most likeable music acts ever. Sinéad O’Connor is among the most controversial singers. Though they’re artists whose careers are separated by many years as well by their own behaviour, we can find them very … Continue reading
Cover Me: “Space Oddity”.
When people in the United Kingdom were watching the first steps of men on the Moon in 1969, the music which British television was playing on the background was a new rock tune, specially conceived to celebrate the event: David … Continue reading
Cover Me: “Red Right Hand”.
On their last album, Humbug, british band Arctic Monkeys enlisted a cover of “Red Right Hand”, a song originally written and recorded by Nick Cave for his album Let Love In. I discovered Cave’s song many years ago because it … Continue reading
