The stylistic range of left-field pop artist Kali Uchis is reflected in the variety of her collaborators – an extensive genre-crossing list that includes Tyler, the Creator, Gorillaz, Daniel Caesar, Juanes, and BadBadNotGood. A singer, songwriter, and producer, as well as a video director, Uchis truly arrived on her own with the self-released Por Vida (2015), an EP that led to a deal with Virgin EMI. By the time Uchis released her lively debut full-length, the Top Five Billboard R&B/hip-hop hit Isolation (2018), she had already been nominated for Grammy awards through her featured appearances on Daniel Caesar's "Get You" and Juanes' "El Ratico."
Kali Uchis experienced the majority of her upbringing in Virginia and also spent time in her parents' native Colombia. As a teenager growing up in Alexandria, just south of Washington, D.C., she learned to play piano and saxophone and also developed a deep interest in visual arts. Her recorded debut was made in 2012 with the self-released mixtape Drunken Babble. Within three years, she had several singles to her credit, including "Know What I Want" and "Lottery," typically promoted with videos she directed, as well as collaborations with Snoop Dogg, GoldLink, Tyler, the Creator, and Major Lazer. Following the 2015 independent release of Por Vida, a free digital-download EP with tracks produced by Diplo, Kaytranada, and Tyler, Uchis started releasing her material through major-label Virgin EMI. A DJ Dahi-tweaked version of Por Vida's "Ridin Round," issued that November after a move to Los Angeles, was the artist's first single for the major label. "Only Girl," a relaxed Kaytranada production featuring Vince Staples and the Internet's Steve Lacy, followed in April 2016. She was also featured that year on Daniel Caesar's "Get You."
Throughout 2017, Uchis added to her discography of featured appearances via tracks by Juanes, Gorillaz, Tyler, Bootsy Collins, and Miguel, and she previewed her debut album with the singles "Tyrant" (featuring Jorja Smith) and "Nuestro Planeta" (featuring Reykon). By the end of the year, "Get You" had been nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best R&B Performance, and Juanes' "El Ratico" made Uchis a Latin Grammy nominee when it was up for Record of the Year. January 2018 saw the release of the BadBadNotGood-produced single "After the Storm" (featuring Tyler and Bootsy). Uchis released her debut album, Isolation, three months later. It debuted at number 32 on the Billboard 200 and entered the R&B/hip-hop chart at number four.
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Desafinado
Kali Uchis Lyrics
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Poets have compared it to a symphony
A symphony conducted by the lighting of the moon
But our song of love is slightly out of tune (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Once your kisses raised me to a fever pitch
Now the orchestration doesn't seem so rich (seem so rich)
Seems to me you've changed the tune we used to sing (la, la, la)
Used to harmonize, two souls in perfect time
Now the song is different, and the words don't even rhyme (mmm, mmm, mmm)
'Cause you forgot the melody our hearts would always croon
So, what good's a heart that's slightly out of tune?
Tune your heart to mine the way it used to be
Join with me in harmony and sing a song of loving
We're bound to get in tune again before too long
There'll be no desafinado
When your heart belongs to me completely (baba, baba, dada)
Then you won't be slightly out of tune
You'll sing along with me
There'll be no desafinado
When your heart belongs to me completely
Then you won't be slightly out of tune
You'll sing along with me
Sing along-long with me
Sing along with me
The song Desafinado by Kali Uchis is a cover of the classic bossa nova hit by Antonio Carlos Jobim. The lyrics describe the feeling of being out of sync with a partner in love, like a song that is slightly out of tune. Love is often compared to music, with its highs and lows, harmonies and dissonances. The symphony of love is conducted by the "lighting of the moon", a poetic way of describing the romantic setting. However, the lovers' song of love is not flowing like it used to be, and the metaphors in the lyrics express the disconnection they feel.
The first part of the song describes how once the kisses of the loved one would raise the singer to a "fever pitch", but now the orchestration doesn't seem so rich. The metaphor implies that the relationship has lost its spark, and the lovers don't harmonize like they used to. They used to sing in perfect time, but now the song is different, and the words don't even rhyme. The singer says that the loved one forgot the melody of their hearts, and the result is a heart that is slightly out of tune.
Towards the end of the song, the lyrics become more optimistic. The singer asks the loved one to tune their hearts together, to join in harmony and sing a song of love. They will be bound to get in tune again before too long. The singer promises that when the loved one's heart belongs completely to her, there will be no desafinado, no more being slightly out of tune. They will sing along together, in harmony.
Line by Line Meaning
Love is like a never-ending melody
Love is long-lasting and melodic
Poets have compared it to a symphony
Poets liken love to a symphony, rich in tune and harmony
A symphony conducted by the lighting of the moon
A beautiful symphony orchestrated by the natural phenomenon of moonlight
But our song of love is slightly out of tune (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Our love's melody is slightly off-key
Once your kisses raised me to a fever pitch
Once, your kisses made me passionate and intense
Now the orchestration doesn't seem so rich (seem so rich)
But now our love doesn't seem as exciting and satisfying as before
Seems to me you've changed the tune we used to sing (la, la, la)
I think you've altered the way we used to love each other
Like the bossa nova, love should swing (swing, swing, swing)
Love should remain playful and lively, like the bossa nova music genre
Used to harmonize, two souls in perfect time
We used to be in sync, our love perfectly in tune
Now the song is different, and the words don't even rhyme (mmm, mmm, mmm)
Now our love doesn't make sense, the words and actions are not in harmony
'Cause you forgot the melody our hearts would always croon
Because you've forgotten the tune we once shared in our hearts
So, what good's a heart that's slightly out of tune?
What is the point of a love that is not in sync and fulfilling?
Tune your heart to mine the way it used to be
Let's align our love once again to how it used to be
Join with me in harmony and sing a song of loving
Let's reconnect and love each other in unison
We're bound to get in tune again before too long
We will eventually be in sync once again
There'll be no desafinado
There will be no more off-tune love
When your heart belongs to me completely (baba, baba, dada)
When you give your heart to me wholeheartedly
Then you won't be slightly out of tune
Our love will be completely in harmony
You'll sing along with me
We will love each other in unison
Sing along-long with me
Let's sing and love each other together
Sing along with me
Let's always stay in tune with each other
Lyrics © CORCOVADO MUSIC CORPORATION
Written by: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jessie Cavanaugh, Jon Hendricks, Newton Mendonca
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Lyrics:
Love is like a never ending melody (Melody-yy)
Poets have compared it to a symphony
A symphony conducted by the lighting of the moon (Uh, uh, uh)
But our summer of love is slightly out of tune (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Once your kisses raised me to a fever pitch (Da-da-da)
Now the orchestration doesn't seem so rich (Seem so rich)
Seems to me you've changed the tune we used to sing (Used to sing)
Like the bossa nova, love should swing (Swing,
Used to harmonize to souls in perfect time
Now the song is different and the words don't even rhyme
'Cause you forgot the melody our hearts would always croon
So what good's a heart that's slightly out of tune? (Pa-pa-pa-pa, pa-pa-pa-pa)
Tune your heart to mine the way it used to be (Used to be)
Join with me in harmony and sing a song of loving
We're bound to get in tune again before too long (Before too long)
There will be no desafinado when your heart belongs to me completly (Ba-da-ba)
And you won't be slightly out of tune, you'll sing along with me (Along with me)
There will be no desafinado when your heart belongs to me completly
Then you won't be slightly out of tune, you'll sing along with me
Sing along, along with me
Sing along with me
ana lou
or in the original:
Se você disser que eu desafino amor
Saiba que isto em mim provoca imensa dor
Só privilegiados tem ouvido igual ao seu
Eu possuo apenas o que Deus me deu
E se você insiste em classificar
O meu comportamento de anti-musical
Eu mesmo mentindo devo argumentar
Que isso é bossa-nova
Que isso é muito natural
Que você não sabe, nem sequer pressente
É que os desafinados também tem um coração
Fotografei você na minha role-flix
Revelou-se a sua enorme ingratidão
Só não poderá falar assim do meu amor
Que ele é o maior que você pode encontrar
Você passou a música e esqueceu o principal
Que no peito dos desafinados
No fundo do peito bate calado
No peito dos desafinados também bate um coração
Kirk
This feels like getting hit by a breeze of 70’s happiness with a pinch of summer
cit
it was for minions: rise of gru based in 1976 so that would probably explain why :D
Newtonn Mendonça
@Yasmin Salvador infelizmente está totalmente errada, está música e de Tom Jobim e de meu avô Newton Mendonça
Kirk
@Ana Luiza You’re totally right! I was talking more about the 70’s happiness vibe/feeling the song gives me but I guess you could also say that about the 60’s as well :)
Ana Luiza
more like the 60's, because its a bossa nova song :)
Jacqueline Castillo
💯🆗
Breiner Mora
I love how Kali's voice suits basically every genre. She deserves more vocal appreciation.
mariana
Shes so talented 😿
saucyy wid it
ea
Luna
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