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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.
Motions Of Love
Maysa Lyrics
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I would believe you but there is no light in your eyes
You hold me close and you won't let go
But there is no fever no life no lovers glow
Please don't make me go through your motions of love
Going through the motions
You are just going through the motions
Please don't make me go through your motions of love
You and your motions
Just pull your heart out please talk to me
Don't ever think that my eyes can never see
Your motions of love
You swear that everything is alright
Between the angry days and the tearful nights
Please don't make me go through your motions of love
Going through the motions
You are just going through the motions
Please don't make me go through your motions of love
Going through the motions
You are just going through the motions
Please don't make me go through your motions of love
Going through the motions
You are just going through the motions
You and your motions
Do you really love me baby
You and your motions
You and your motions
Alright baby
In Maysa's song Motions Of Love, the lyrics suggest that the singer is in a relationship where their partner is not fully invested in their love. Despite the partner's words of love, the lack of light in their eyes and absence of passion and intensity in their physical touch makes the singer question the authenticity of their partner's feelings. The singer pleads with their partner to open up and reveal their true emotions, rather than continuing to go through the motions of love, which is a repetitive, emotionless routine. The singer seems to struggle with the idea of leaving this relationship and wishes for their partner to be transparent about their love.
The lyrics portray a feeling of uncertainty and longing, as the singer desires a deeper connection with their partner. The repeated phrase "Please don't make me go through your motions of love" emphasizes the singer's need for genuine emotion and a meaningful relationship. In the end, the singer questions their partner's love by asking "Do you really love me baby" and requests that they express themselves truthfully.
Line by Line Meaning
You say you love me with all your mind
You claim to love me deeply intellectually.
I would believe you but there is no light in your eyes
I don't believe you because your actions don't match your words.
You hold me close and you won't let go
You physically hold onto me tightly.
But there is no fever no life no lovers glow
However, there is no passion or energy in our relationship.
Please don't make me go through your motions of love
Don't just go through the motions of loving me.
Going through the motions
Acting out without genuine emotion.
You are just going through the motions
You are just pretending to love me.
Just pull your heart out please talk to me
Be honest and open with me about your emotions.
Don't ever think that my eyes can never see
Don't underestimate my ability to read and understand your true intentions.
Your motions of love
Your fake displays of affection.
You swear that everything is alright
You promise that our relationship is fine.
Between the angry days and the tearful nights
Despite our conflicts and tears.
Do you really love me baby
Are your feelings for me genuine?
You and your motions
You and your insincere actions.
Alright baby
Okay, fine.
Writer(s): Johnson Joann J, Kemp Anthony
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Artist: Maysa
Album: Motions Of Love
Genre: Pop
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You say you love me with all your mind
I would believe you but there is no light in your eyes
Motions of love
You hold me close and you won’t let go
But there is no fever no life no lovers glow
Motions of love
Please don’t make me go through your motions of love
going through the motions
You are just going through the motions
Please don’t make me go through your motions of love
going through the motions
you and your motions
just pull your heart out please talk to me
don’t ever think that my eyes can never see
your motions of love
you swear that everything is alright
between the angry days and the tearful nights
motions of love
Please don’t make me go through your motions of love
going through the motions
You are just going through the motions
Please don’t make me go through your motions of love
going through the motions
You are just going through the motions
Please don’t make me go through your motions of love
going through the motions
You are just going through the motions
You and your motions
Do you really love me baby
You and your motions
You and your motions
Motions of love
Alright baby
Motions of love
Motions of love
Yolanda Walaza
What an amazing song with an incredible voice thank you for blessing and healing us with your voice ❤️
carlos renato dos santos
Como não gostar desta voz linda,uma das melhores da soul atual!!!
Brian Britton
Great song. I feel every word. Very powerful. Thank you for the gift.
schlossjazz
Her music is sooooo powerful with much of love 3
Driving with Ms. Purple😘💜
I'm so glad that I found this song. I use to hear this is dance class, and loved it
saffellw
Love it!! She sings from the soul.
michelle mcdowell
i love her music !!!!
Rosalind Brown
Beautiful song beautiful voice...💕1-20-2018 glad I found it
Sallie Mcmillan
i like her music so relaxing
BWM900
Amazing song!