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The Girl From Ipanema is a far weirder song than you thought

Adam Neely 5,237,160 5 years ago
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Brazilian bossa nova isn't elevator music, it's actually really complicated! Let's find out why! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15 per year (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/adamneely Sources: https://bit.ly/32moHOP Thanks to Martina da Silva for being the voice of the Girl from Ipanema! http://martinadasilvamusic.com/ 0:00 Introduction 2:42 A brief history of Bossa Nova 8:35 Melodic sequences 13:25 The Blues countermelody 17:43 Harmony and ambiguity 24:29 Bridge comparison Ribeiro vs. Gilberto 27:25 Context and poetic deletion https://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com/track/g-a-r-o-t-a (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely http://www.twitter.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam

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