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GEORGE MICHAEL, DESAFINADO...

This song is so beautiful that you just push play and enjoy it endlessly

I present to you George Michael and one of his classics: Desafinado, featuring Astrud Gilberto.

The "Desafinado" duet with George Michael, in the Fall of 1996 included on the "Red Hot & Rio" album, gained international attention, and exposed the Bossa Nova style to a large number of Pop music fans. "Desafinado" has also been included on George Michael's 1999 release "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Best of George Michael".






George Michael (Featuring Astrud Gilberto)

George:

Se voce disser que eu desafino amor
Saiba que isto em mim provoca imensa dor
So privilegiados tem o ouvido igual ao seu
Eu possuo apenas o que Deus me deu


Astrud:

Se voce insiste em classificar
O meu comportamento de anti-musical
Eu mesmo mentindo devo argumentar:


George and Astrud:

Que isso e Bossa Nova, que isso e muito natural
O que voce nao sabe nem sequer pressente
E que os desafinados tambem tem um coracao


George:

Fotografei voce na minha Rolley-Flex
Revelou-se a sua enorme ingratidao
So nao podera falar assim do meu amor



Astrud and George:

Ele e o maior que voce pode encontrar
Voce com a sua musica esqueceu o principal:
Que no peito dos desafinados
No fundo do peito bate calado
No peito dos desafinados
Tambem bate um coracao

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Lyrics in English
If you say my singing is off key, my love
You would hurt my feelings, don't you see, my love ?
I wish I had an ear like yours,
A voice that would behave
All I have is feeling
And the voice God gave

You insist my music goes against the rules
Yes, but rules were never made for lovesick fools
I wrote this song for you
But you don't care
It's a crooked song, ah,
But my heart is there

The thing that you would see if you would play the part
Is even if I'm out of tune I have a gentle heart
I took your picture with my trusty Rolliflex
And now all I have developed is complex

Possibly in vain, I hope you weaken, oh my love
And forget those rigid rules that undermine my dream of
A life of love and music with someone who'll understand

That even though I may be out of tune when I attempt to say
How much I love you
And all that matters is the message that I bring,
Which is: my dear one, I love you

posted by RENATO SILVA @ 4:40 AM