As a teenager, Sangalo started to sing and play acoustic guitar at events, festivals and presentations of the school where she studied. Her debut show happened in the Ondina Neighborhood, Salvador, in August 1992. With that show she won the Dorival Caymmi trophy, the Grammy of Bahian music.
In 1993, Sony decided to reform the axé group Banda Eva and she was chosen as the lead singer. With her charismatic image, their first album soon topped the Brazilian album chart. Her live album with the band, Banda Eva Ao Vivo, was their best-selling album, selling over a million copies in 1997. In 1999, she decided to start a solo career and released her first self-titled album. With lots of upbeat Bahian rhythms and axé, the album received gold and platinum certification. The following year she released another album, Beat Beleza, which also achieved platinum status.
In 2001 she released the album Festa. The title teack was very popular and the album got platinum certification. "Festa" was her biggest hit single up to that point and the video also received huge airplay. "Festa" ended up being the most popular song of 2001 in Brazil. In 2002, she released the compilation album Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim, titled after one of her biggest number-one hits. The album, which features a duet with American singer Brian McKnight, didn't sell as much , but was still a hit. Following Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim, she released Clube Carnavalesco Inocentes Em Progresso in 2003. It was the lowest-selling solo album of her career but it still managed to receive gold certification.
Her first solo live album MTV Ao Vivo Ivete Sangalo released in 2004, included her biggest hits, lots of them never released on an album before, and some Banda Eva hits. The album received diamond certification and was the second best-selling album of 2004.
Her 2005 album, As Supernovas, received triple platinum certification shortly after it's release. The album was less upbeat than the others and included some songs with a 70's touch, with the big influence of Brazilian singer Ed Motta. She also included the hit "Soy Loco Por Ti America", a Gilberto Gil song. "Quando a Chuva Passar" recently reached number two on the Brazilian singles chart and was notable for being nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards, an uncommon feature for a non-Spanish speaking singer.
On December 16, 2006, she performed in the biggest stadium in the world, Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, where Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Kiss, The Police, and Madonna have also performed. She was the first Brazilian act to perform in this stadium since pop phenomenon Sandy & Junior in 2002.
Ivete has sold more than 7 million CD copies and more than 2.5 million DVD copies.
Careless Whisper
Ivete Sangalo Lyrics
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As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor
As the music dies, something in your eyes
Calls to mind a silver screen
And all those sad goodbyes
I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
I know you're not a fool
Should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that I've been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you
Time can never mend
The careless whispers of a good friend
To the heart and mind
Ignorance is kind
There's no comfort in the truth
Pain is all you'll find
I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
Should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste this chance that I've been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you
Tonight the music seems so loud
I wish that we could lose this crowd
Maybe it's better this way
We'd hurt each other with the things we'd want to say
We could have been so good together
We could have lived this dance forever
Please stay
So I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
Should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that I've been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you
What I did is so wrong, so wrong
That you had to leave me alone?
In "Careless Whisper," Ivete Sangalo sings about a feeling of uncertainty and regret as she takes her partner's hand and leads them to the dancefloor. The music dies down and she is reminded of the melancholic endings of classic films as she looks into her partner's eyes. She then confesses that she will never dance again the way she used to, with "guilty feet" that have lost their rhythm. She acknowledges that it's easy to pretend, but she knows that her partner is not a fool. She should have known better than to cheat a friend and waste the opportunity she was given.
The chorus repeats the central theme of the song: "I'm never gonna dance again, guilty feet have got no rhythm, though it's easy to pretend, I know you're not a fool. Should've known better than to cheat a friend and waste the chance that I've been given, so I'm never gonna dance again, the way I danced with you." Ivete Sangalo sings about how time cannot heal the careless whispers of a good friend, and how ignorance can be a kind but painful thing for the heart and mind. The music is so loud that she wishes they could escape the crowd, but she knows that doing so would only lead them to hurt each other with the things they want to say. The song ends on a poignant note as Ivete Sangalo regrets what she did wrong and asks whether her partner had to leave her alone because of it.
Line by Line Meaning
I feel so unsure
I'm nervous and uncertain
As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor
I lead you to the dance floor while holding your hand
As the music dies, something in your eyes
As the music ends, I notice something in your eyes
Calls to mind a silver screen
It reminds me of the movies
And all those sad goodbyes
Where people say goodbye in a sad way
I'm never gonna dance again
I won't dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
I feel guilty and I can't dance properly
Though it's easy to pretend
It's easy to fake it
I know you're not a fool
I know you are not stupid
Should've known better than to cheat a friend
I shouldn't have betrayed you, my friend
And waste the chance that I've been given
I messed up the opportunity I had
So I'm never gonna dance again
So I won't dance again
The way I danced with you
Like I danced with you before
Time can never mend
Time won't fix
The careless whispers of a good friend
The secret whispered by a close friend
To the heart and mind
In one's emotions and thoughts
Ignorance is kind
Not knowing is better
There's no comfort in the truth
The truth is not comforting
Pain is all you'll find
You'll only find pain
Tonight the music seems so loud
The music is very loud tonight
I wish that we could lose this crowd
I wish we could be alone without this crowd
Maybe it's better this way
It's probably better like this
We'd hurt each other with the things we'd want to say
We would hurt each other with the things we really want to say
We could have been so good together
We would have been great together
We could have lived this dance forever
We could have enjoyed dancing together forever
Please stay
Don't leave me
What I did is so wrong, so wrong
What I did was really bad
That you had to leave me alone?
Is that why you left me alone?
Lyrics © Piranha Arts AG, BMG Rights Management, Broma 16, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andrew J. Ridgeley, George Michael
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