Tom Zé
Born Antônio José Santana Martins, October 11, 1936 in Irará, Bahia, Brazil, Zé is a representative of Brazil's alternative sound, not only because of his use of objects as instruments, but also for his attitudes and for his eccentric, vivid style. Influential in the Tropicalia movement, Zé contributed -- along with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Os Mutantes, and Nara Leão -- to the watershed tropicalia album/manifesto Tropicália: ou Panis et Circenses. Read Full BioBorn Antônio José Santana Martins, October 11, 1936 in Irará, Bahia, Brazil, Zé is a representative of Brazil's alternative sound, not only because of his use of objects as instruments, but also for his attitudes and for his eccentric, vivid style. Influential in the Tropicalia movement, Zé contributed -- along with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Os Mutantes, and Nara Leão -- to the watershed tropicalia album/manifesto Tropicália: ou Panis et Circenses. While the other major figures of tropicalia would go on to great commercial and critical success in later decades, Zé slipped into obscurity in the 1970s and 1980s.
Remaining true to the experimental and dada impulses of tropicalia, Zé has been noted for both his unorthodox approach to melody and instrumentation, employing unique instruments such as a typewriter. He has collaborated with many of the concrete poets of São Paulo, including Augusto de Campos, and employed concrete techniques in his lyrics. Musically, his work appropriates samba, bossa nova, Brazilian folk music, forró, and American rock and roll, among others. He has been praised by avant-garde composers for his use of dissonance, polytonality, and unusual time signatures.
In the early 1990s, Zé's work experienced a revival when American musician David Byrne discovered one of his albums, Estudando o Samba (1975), on a visit to Rio de Janeiro. Byrne went on to release a compilation of Zé's material as well as two full-length albums of new songs on his Luaka Bop label. A guitar riff from Zé's song Jimmy, Renda-se is sampled on R&B singer Amerie's song Take Control.
Quote: "I don't make art, I make spoken and sung journalism."
Remaining true to the experimental and dada impulses of tropicalia, Zé has been noted for both his unorthodox approach to melody and instrumentation, employing unique instruments such as a typewriter. He has collaborated with many of the concrete poets of São Paulo, including Augusto de Campos, and employed concrete techniques in his lyrics. Musically, his work appropriates samba, bossa nova, Brazilian folk music, forró, and American rock and roll, among others. He has been praised by avant-garde composers for his use of dissonance, polytonality, and unusual time signatures.
In the early 1990s, Zé's work experienced a revival when American musician David Byrne discovered one of his albums, Estudando o Samba (1975), on a visit to Rio de Janeiro. Byrne went on to release a compilation of Zé's material as well as two full-length albums of new songs on his Luaka Bop label. A guitar riff from Zé's song Jimmy, Renda-se is sampled on R&B singer Amerie's song Take Control.
Quote: "I don't make art, I make spoken and sung journalism."
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Tô
Tom Zé Lyrics
Tô bem de baixo prá poder subir
Tô bem de cima prá poder cair
Tô dividindo prá poder sobrar
Desperdiçando prá poder faltar
Devagarinho prá poder caber
Bem de leve prá não perdoar
Tô estudando prá saber ignorar
Eu tô aqui comendo para vomitar
Eu tô te explicando
Prá te confundir
Eu tô te confundindo
Prá te esclarecer
Tô iluminado
Prá poder cegar
Tô ficando cego
Prá poder guiar
Suavemente prá poder rasgar
Olho fechado prá te ver melhor
Com alegria prá poder chorar
Desesperado prá ter paciência
Carinhoso prá poder ferir
Lentamente prá não atrasar
Atrás da vida prá poder morrer
Eu tô me despedindo prá poder voltar
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Tô
Tom Zé
Tô bem de baixo prá poder subir
Tô bem de cima prá poder cair
Tô dividindo prá poder sobrar
Desperdiçando prá poder faltar
Devagarinho prá poder caber
Bem de leve prá não perdoar
Tô estudando prá saber ignorar
Eu tô aqui comendo para vomitar
Eu tô te explicando
Prá te confundir
Eu tô te confundindo
Prá te esclarecer
Tô iluminado
Prá poder cegar
Tô ficando cego
Prá poder guiar
Eu tô te explicando
Prá te confundir
Eu tô te confundindo
Prá te esclarecer
Tô iluminado
Prá poder cegar
Tô ficando cego
Prá poder guiar
Suavemente prá poder rasgar
Olho fechado prá te ver melhor
Com alegria prá poder chorar
Desesperado prá ter paciência
Carinhoso prá poder ferir
Lentamente prá não atrasar
Atrás da vida prá poder morrer
Eu tô me despedindo prá poder voltar
Eu tô te explicando
Prá te confundir
Eu tô te confundindo
Prá te esclarecer
Tô iluminado
Prá poder cegar
Tô ficando cego
Prá poder guiar
Eu tô te explicando
Prá te confundir
Eu tô te confundindo
Prá te esclarecer
Eu tô iluminado
Prá poder cegar
Tô ficando cego
Prá poder guiar
Eu tô te explicando
Prá te confundir
Eu tô te confundindo
Prá te esclarecer
Eut ô iluminado
Prá poder cegar
E tô ficando cego
Prá poder guiar
Eu tô te explicando
Prá te confundir
Eu tô te confundindo
Prá te esclarecer
Tô iluminado
Prá poder cegar
Tô ficando cego
Prá poder guiar
Eu tô te explicando
Prá te confundir
Eu tô te confundindo
Prá te esclarecer
Tô iluminado
Prá poder cegar
Tô ficando cego
Prá poder guiar
Eu tô te explicando
Prá te confundir
Eu tô te confundindo é
Prá te esclarecer
Tô iluminado
Prá poder cegar
Tô ficando cego
Prá poder guiar
Eu tô te explicando
Prá te confundir
Tô te confundindo
Lucas kéda game
Obrigado para o compositor que me ajudou a fazer um trabalho de filosofia com essa canção obrigado mesmo e parabéns pela música
Castor Troy
Os paradoxos kkkkk
Gabriel Ramos
Eu também
Br Paz
Tom Zé, meu vizinho municipal, gênio sem igual!
Lika Andrade
Eu também mas não entendi essa letra
Abayomi Mauwsi
Eu também
Gustavo Guilherme Queiroz Arimatea
È porque desorganizando eu posso me organizar.
eitabyte Musica Ambiental
Um homem roubado nunca se engana!
MADARA UCHIHA
frase cliche do chico science
Eric Muldoon
Muchas gracias de un hispanoparlante/estudiante do Portuguesa, los videos me ayudan en aprender esa idioma bellisima, muito gracas de los EeUu.!!