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1. A Brazilian MPB singer and songwriter
2. A Grammy-nominated American jazz singer
1. Maysa Figueira Monjardim Matarazzo (June 6, 1936, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – January 22, 1977, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), better known as Maysa Matarazzo or simply Maysa, was a Brazilian singer, songwriter and actress, being one of the first female songwriters of Brazil and one of the precursors of the genre samba-canção. She had great success in the 1950s and 1960s, known especially for her pessimistic, hopeless, melancholic and dramatic lyrics and interpretations, very characteristic of her image and career. She is also associated with bossa nova music, but is widely known as a torch song (música de fossa) interpreter.
Maysa's grandfather was Alfeu Adolfo Monjardim de Andrade e Almeida, the 1st Baron of Monjardim, and wife Laurinda Luísa Pinto Pereira. Maysa showed talent at a young age and by twelve had written a samba song, which later became a hit from her first album. She married André Matarazzo Filho, a member of a wealthy and traditional São Paulo family in 1954 at the age of 18 and two years later had a son, Jayme Monjardim. Jayme would later be known as a television director. In the late 1950s she formed a successful bossa nova group and also did television work relying on her magnificent pair of gorgeous green eyes.
Her tour to Buenos Aires first projected bossa nova beyond Brazil's borders but was not without controversy. The tour was a great success and extended to Chile and Uruguay, but Maysa had an affair with the show's producer, Ronaldo Bôscoli, a journalist and composer linked romantically to bossa nova's muse Nara Leão. This led not only to a break between Nara and Ronaldo, but also to a fracture in the bossa nova movement. Nara supported Carlos Lyra's nationalist vertent of the bossa nova movement, to the detriment of Boscoli's more orthodox approach, emphasizing form rather than content in bossa nova compositions. Nara also began courting older composers of traditional sambas, such as morro composers Zé Kéti and Cartola. She also became an idol of the protest song genre against the military dictatorship in Brazil. Nara's pocket show "Opinião" marked the start of a series of protest musical shows, which both in Rio and São Paulo distracted the public from the main themes of "the love, the smile and the flower", typical of the bossa nova years. So Maysa became "persona non grata" both to the bossa-novistas and the protest singers and her career faltered. She reacted by marrying Spaniard music producer Miguel Anzana, with whom she moved to Spain and began a series of presentations not only in Spain, but also Portugal, Italy and France.
Her personal life, already tumultuous, became even more chaotic leading to her being called "the Janis Joplin of Bossa Nova". But she later made a come back with one of the first notable shows in Rio's "Canecão" venue, the equivalent of Carnegie Hall in NYC. Maysa also played the Olympia in Paris to a full house twice and enjoyed considerable success in Europe. She is still considered the best Brazilian "torch song" (fossa) musician, rivaled only perhaps by Nora Ney as interpreter and Dolores Duran as composer. Upon her return to Brazil, Maysa continued to blend her old unique "broken love affair" trademarks with the more current festival style and occasional bossa nova hits. In the 1970s Maysa tapped her actress side and acted on a few telenovelas in Brazil. She also composed the soundtrack for a Rede Globo telenova just as the TV network became the powerhouse of Brazilian soap operas. She appeared more in peace with herself in latter years but died in a car crash in 1977, on the Rio-Niterói bridge, which connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói over the Guanabara Bay.
In January 2009, 32 years after her death, a miniseries about her life was broadcast on Brazilian television and spanned two new books about one of Brazil's most charismatic divas. Maysa's style influenced the following generations of Brazilian female singers and composers, with great ascendancy in the works of Angela Ro Ro, Simone, Cazuza, Leila Pinheiro and Fafá de Belém.
2. Maysa Leak (born August 17, 1966) is an American jazz singer better known by her mononym Maysa. She is well known by fans of smooth jazz both for her solo work and for her work with the British band Incognito.
After receiving her degree from Morgan State University, Maysa headed to Southern California to perform with Stevie Wonder’s female backup group Wonderlove, While with Wonder, Maysa was a vocalist on the Jungle Fever soundtrack and performed on numerous television shows including The Arsenio Hall Show, Oprah and The Tonight Show.
It was during an over-the-telephone audition in the early 90s, that Maysa become a member of the acclaimed British jazz/funk/R&B band Incognito and in 1992 she relocated to London and recorded Tribes, Vibes & Scribes, featuring the hit single "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing." Since then, Maysa has appeared on over seven Incognito recordings.
Maysa recorded her self-titled debut in 1995, followed by her second album All My Life in 2000, Out of The Blue in 2002, Smooth Sailing in 2004, Sweet Classic Soul in 2006, and now Feel The Fire, 2007. In 2008, Metamorphosis peaked at No.1 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz top 100 chart and no.13 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. In 2010, "A Woman in Love", Maysa 8th Solo cd debuted at No.1 on the Contemporary Jazz Charts. Maysa's 9th solo album,Motions of Love, released in November 2011, debuted at No. 1 on Billboards Contemporary Jazz Charts and Number 7 on the R&B charts.
Maysa has also collaborated with well-known jazz performers like Gerald Veasley, Rick Braun, Will Downing, Jason Miles' Soul Summit, Rhythm Logic, Jonathan Butler and Pieces of a Dream.
In 2009, Maysa won the very first new Soul Train Award named for the brand's new owners, CENTRIC. The Cenric Award : Soul Approved /Underground.
Maysa Leak was a spokesperson for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a disease that can be fatal to premature babies. She appears in RSV PSA commercials, with her son Jazz, sponsored for the March of Dimes.
In 2013, Maysa received her first Grammy nomination in the "Best Traditional R&B Performance" award category for the song "Quiet Fire" from her album Blue Velvet Soul.
Be There
Maysa Lyrics
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Be there, be there
Be there, be there
Day or night
I will always be around
If you're happy or you're sad
Hey, if you're up or down
I'm a woman of my word
'Cause baby I'm true
I will be there when you call
'Cause I'm forever here for you
Be there, be there
I'mma be there
When everything goes wrong
I will be there, be there
Keep you so strong
This is what I do
'Cause this is what I do
Ah baby
I will be there
I'm so in love with you
With you, with you
I'm so in love with you
Look baby I'm your friend
I will love you til the end
Even when you do those things
That I can't comprehend
I've been here from the start
And I'll still be around
With those fences goes the chains
And finally break your heart
Be there, be there
I'mma be there
When everything goes wrong
I will be there, be there
Keep you so strong
'Cause this is what I do
I will be there
I'm so in love with you
Be there, be there
Be there, be there
I've been right here with my looking glass
While you searched this world for the greener grass
When you get tired run in here and beg
I know just what you do
You'll come home true
Come home to me baby
Come home for your true blue
I know you will
I know you will
I am forever your girl
Your I don't fly girl
Early in the morning
Late in the evening
Be there, be there
I'mma be there
When everything goes wrong
I will be there, be there
Keep you so strong
'Cause this is what I do
I will be there
I'm so in love with you
Winter, spring, summer or fall
Alright baby
I will be there when you call
I'm so in love with you
Winter, spring, summer or fall
I will be there when you call
The song Be There by Maysa is a love ballad that expresses unwavering love and loyalty towards someone. The repeated phrase "be there" indicates the promise to stand by the person's side through thick and thin. The lyrics convey a message of being a reliable support system in the happiness and struggles of life. The singer professes love and commitment to the person she is singing to, promising to always be around, regardless of the situation.
Maysa assures her loved one that she is faithful and will never betray their trust. She describes herself as a woman of her word, meaning that she stands true to her promises. The lyrics also reveal the singer's feelings of trust and understanding towards her loved one. Even when her partner does things she cannot comprehend, she still promises to love him until the end.
Overall, the song is about the importance of unconditional love and loyalty in a relationship. It expresses a strong desire to always be there for the person you love, even when everything seems to be going wrong.
Line by Line Meaning
Be there, be there
Repeatedly emphasizes that the person will always be there for their loved one
Day or night
No matter what time of day it is
I will always be around
The person will always be present for their loved one
If you're happy or you're sad
The person will be there for their loved one through both good and bad times
Hey, if you're up or down
Reiterates that the person will be there for their loved one no matter what emotional state they are in
I'm a woman of my word
The person will keep their promises
'Cause baby I'm true
The person is trustworthy and loyal
I will be there when you call
The person will always make themselves available when their loved one needs them
'Cause I'm forever here for you
Reinforces the idea that the person is always there, with an emphasis on the word forever
When everything goes wrong
Refers to the tough times in life
Keep you so strong
The person will provide strength for their loved one to lean on
This is what I do
Being there for their loved one is part of the person's nature
I'm so in love with you
The person loves their loved one deeply
Look baby I'm your friend
Emphasizes the strong bond between the person and their loved one
I will love you til the end
The person's love for their loved one is unconditional and eternal
Even when you do those things
The person will still be there for their loved one even when they make mistakes or bad decisions
That I can't comprehend
The person may not always understand their loved one's actions, but they will still support them
I've been here from the start
The person has been by their loved one's side for a long time
With those fences goes the chains
Metaphorically referring to obstacles that have been overcome in their relationship
And finally break your heart
Foreshadowing the idea that the person will still be there for their loved one even if they end up getting hurt
I've been right here with my looking glass
The person has been watching and waiting for their loved one to return to them
While you searched this world for the greener grass
The person has been patiently waiting for their loved one while they were off pursuing other things or people
When you get tired run in here and beg
The person will be there for their loved one when they inevitably come back, no matter how long it takes
I know just what you do
The person knows their loved one very well
You'll come home true
Their loved one will come back to them and be true to their relationship
I am forever your girl
The person deeply cares for their loved one and will always be there for them
Your I don't fly girl
The person is reliable and grounded, even during tough times
Early in the morning
No matter what time of day it is
Late in the evening
Again, no matter what time of day it is
Winter, spring, summer or fall
No matter what season it is, the person will always be there for their loved one
Alright baby
Affirmation that they will be there for their loved one
I'm so in love with you
Reiterates their deep love for their loved one
I will be there when you call
Emphasizes that the person will always be available for their loved one's needs
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JULES BLATTNER, IAN BROWN, JOSH DAVIS
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