Bob Tostes was a producer of Rádio Inconfidência FM in the opening of "Brasileiríssima" program in 1979 e 1980. He returned to the broadcasting company in 1996 for the production of daily shows about cinema and Música Popular Brasileira, place where he remained up to 1998. In 1999 he went on to work for Rádio Guarani FM to participate in the program improvement and in special productions. Ever since 1996 he has conducted the children’s choir of Escola Santo Tomás de Aquino in Belo Horizonte.
He has sung along in shows with Suzana Tostes, Juarez Moreira, Renato Motha, Patrícia Lobato, Délio Cardoso, Marilton Borges, Roberto Menescal, Antonio Adolfo, Nara Leão, Célio Balona, Jane Duboc, Talita Babl, Patty Asher, Titi Walter, Roberto Guimarães,Pacífico Mascarenhas, Christiano Caldas, Pingo Ballona, Milton Ramos and Cléber Alves, among others.
In 2002 he released the CD "Sessão Dupla - Novas Bossas" with Suzana Tostes featuring special guests. In 2006 he was invited by Roberto Menescal to record the CD "Sinatra in Bossa" to be released on the Japanese market.
DISCOGRAPHY
* 2007:"Sinatra in bossa/Call me irresponsible" -- Bob Tostes with Roberto Menescal (Japan: LD&K)
* 2006:"Sinatra in bossa/Call me irresponsible" -Bob Tostes with Roberto Menescal (Albatroz/Brazil)
* 2003:"Sambacana: volume 3", re-release (Japan: EMI)
* 2003:"Sessão dupla: Novas bossas", with Suzana Tostes (Portugal)
* 2002:"Sessão dupla: Novas bossas", with Suzana Tostes, Renato Motha, Roberto Menescal, Juarez Moreira and Jane Duboc. (São Paulo: Dabliú)
* 1980:"Aleluia, Bossa Nova" recorded live at "Baubles" in 1978 and featuring special guests- Rio de Janeiro/Label: Imagem/ Independent)
* 1976:"Sambacana: volume 4", with Suzana Tostes, Wagner Tiso, Nivaldo Ornelas and Toninho Horta performing songs by Pacífico Mascarenhas (Rio de Janeiro: Tapecar)
Easy to Love
Bob Tostes Lyrics
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In thinking such a thing could be
That you could ever care for me
I'm sure you hate to hear
That I adore you, dear
But grant me
Just the same
For love
You'd be so easy to love
So easy to idolize
All others above
So worth the yearning for
So swell to keep every home fire burning for
We'd be so grand at the game
So carefree together
That it does seem a shame
That you can't see
Your future with me
Cause you'd be oh, so easy to love
The lyrics to Bob Tostes's song 'Easy to Love' seem to be speaking to unrequited love. The singer of the song seems to be fully aware that the person they are singing to does not feel the same, and they are lamenting over how easy it would be to love this person if only they reciprocated. The opening lines, "I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time in thinking such a thing could be," express a sense of hopelessness and resignation. The singer knows that their love will never be returned, but they can't help feeling enamored with this person.
The singer goes on to explain that this person would be "so easy to love" and "so easy to idolize" because they are worth the yearning for. The singer imagines a life with this person where they are "so grand at the game" and "so carefree together," that it seems like a shame that the other person cannot see their future together. The final line, "Cause you'd be oh, so easy to love," repeats the sentiment of the title, as if to emphasize just how effortless it would be to love this person if only they would reciprocate.
Overall, the lyrics to 'Easy to Love' capture the feeling of unrequited love and the struggle of loving someone who doesn't feel the same. The singer is fully aware of the situation, but can't help their feelings, and imagines a life with this person that will never be.
Line by Line Meaning
I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time
I understand that I am investing effort in something that's meaningless
In thinking such a thing could be
Believing that something that is not possible
That you could ever care for me
That it is not conceivable that you'd like me
I'm sure you hate to hear
I am quite sure you dislike listening to this
That I adore you, dear
That I love you excessively, dear
But grant me
Please, let me explain
Just the same
Regardless
I'm not entirely to blame
It is not entirely my responsibility
For love
For experiencing affection
You'd be so easy to love
You are a person that is effortlessly loved
So easy to idolize
It is easy to think of you as a perfect figure to follow
All others above
Above all the other people I have ever met
So worth the yearning for
It is so valuable all the effort put into wishing something with you
So swell to keep every home fire burning for
It is amazing to have you as motivation to maintain all matters at home.
We'd be so grand at the game
We would be magnificent at being together.
So carefree together
So free of worries while with each other
That it does seem a shame
It is a mistake not to see this.
That you can't see
You are unable to perceive
Your future with me
A future with me is not in sight.
Cause you'd be oh, so easy to love
Because you are so effortlessly loved.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cole Porter
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