There are two artists who use this name:
1. A Brazilian MPB singer and s… Read Full Bio ↴There are two artists who use this name:
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.

Hypnotic Love
Maysa Lyrics

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Cause I ain't going nowhere
Cause I ain't going nowhere
Cause I ain't going nowhere

Take over my mind
I surrender to the rush of your time
You're making me weak
So incredible your control over me

I can't resist no matter how I've tried
Your love is got me hypnotised

Closer and closer
Cause Cause I ain't going nowhere
Over and over
Cause I ain't going nowhere
I ain't going nowhere
Cause I ain't going nowhere
Hypnotic love

I can feel it when you're standing next to me
I'm a attracted to your energy
I can feel it when you're standing next to me
Im attracted to your energy
Stronger than the force of gravity

You're making me high
Cast a spell on me when I looked into your eyes
I'm whining more and more
Baby, you make my heart so

Closer and closer
Cause I ain't going nowhere
Over and over
Cause I ain't going nowhere
I ain't going nowhere
Cause I ain't going nowhere
Hypnotic love
Hypnotic love

Closer and closer
Cause I ain't going nowhere
Over and over
Cause I ain't going nowhere
I ain't going nowhere
Cause I ain't going nowhere
(Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere)
Hypnotic love
Hypnotic love

I can feel it when you're standing next to me
(Oh baby, oh baby)
I'ma trapped into your energy
(Attracted to you baby)
I can feel it when you're standing next to me
I'm attracted to your energy
Stronger than the force of gravity

Closer and closer
Cause I ain't going nowhere
Over and over
Cause I ain't going nowhere
I ain't going nowhere
Cause I ain't going nowhere
Hypnotic love
Hypnotic love
Closer and closer
Cause I ain't going nowhere
Over and over
Cause I ain't going nowhere
(Over and over)
I ain't going nowhere
(I ain't going nowhere)
Cause I going nowhere
(I ain't going nowhere)
Hypnotic love

I can feel it when you're standing next to me
(Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby)
I'm attracted to your energy
(Your energy, your energy)
I can feel it when you're standing next to me
I'm attracted to your energy
(Trapped into you baby)
Stronger than the force of gravity
(Stronger than the force of gravity)
Stronger than the force of gravity
(Stronger than the force babe)
Stronger than the force of gravity
Stronger than the force of gravity
Stronger than the force of gravity

Closer and closer
Cause I ain't going nowhere
Over and over
Cause I ain't going nowhere
I ain't going nowhere
Cause I ain't going nowhere

Hypnotic love
(Hypnotic love)

Overall Meaning

The song "Hypnotic Love" by Maysa is about surrendering oneself to the power of love. The repetition of the line "Cause I ain't going nowhere" emphasizes the singer's commitment to the relationship and the depth of her feelings. The lyrics explore the intense attraction she feels towards her lover and how he has the ability to control her mind and emotions. She describes the overwhelming surge of emotions she experiences when she is around him, such as feeling weak, high, and spellbound. The chorus "Closer and closer, over and over" suggests the physical and emotional closeness she shares with her lover, and how their connection only intensifies with time.

The imagery of being "trapped" in her lover's energy suggests that their relationship is all-consuming, and the reference to the force of gravity emphasizes the strength and power of their love. The song overall has a sensual and hypnotic tone, which mirrors the feelings of the singer towards her partner.

Line by Line Meaning

Cause I ain't going nowhere
I am committed to staying with you.

Take over my mind
You have complete control over my thoughts and emotions.

I surrender to the rush of your time
I am willing to let you lead and guide me in our relationship.

You're making me weak
Your love has made me vulnerable and dependent on you.

So incredible your control over me
Your influence over me is undeniable and amazing.

I can't resist no matter how I've tried
I am unable to fight the power of your love over me.

Your love is got me hypnotised
I am under a spell of your love and desire for you.

Closer and closer
Our love is growing stronger and deeper.

Over and over
Our love is repetitive but never boring.

I can feel it when you're standing next to me
Your presence has a strong and undeniable effect on me.

I'm attracted to your energy
I am drawn to your vitality and enthusiasm.