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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.
Mr. So Damn Fine
Maysa Lyrics
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Did you really think you blew my mind?
Sorry, but you didn't even come close
Pretty boys like you with your funky attitudes
Are the ones, that I hate the most
Trying to jump, in my game, like you knew how to play
Walking around always posing
Where somebody's watching you
Flexing in a mirror like the world revolves around you
Mr. So Damn Fine
You thought you blew my mind
Sorry, but you didn't even come close
Mr. Got No Time, why you wasting mine
Baby, this is how the story goes
Mr. So Damn Fine
Thought you blew my mind
Don't want to put your business out on front street
From what I found, you tried to put it down
You turned out to be a trick instead of a treat
Stellar, faith in your low self esteem
You tried to come in my world and
Mess up my dreams and
I ain't gonna let, I ain't gonna let you
'Cause baby, it ain't that deep
Mr. So Damn Fine
Did you really think you blew my mind?
Sorry, but you didn't even come close
Pretty boys like you with your funky attitudes
Are the ones, that I hate the most
The answer to my dream is
Who you think you are? But
I wanted a real man
When, I wished upon that star
Yeah, looking for a real man, all right
Thought you blew my mind, baby
Got no time
Why you wasting mine? Yeah
Mr. So Damn Fine
Did you really think you blew my mind?
Sorry, but you didn't even come close
Pretty boys like you with your funky attitudes
Are the ones, that I hate the most
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye
In this song, Maysa takes on the persona of a woman who has been approached by a man who thinks he is very attractive and irresistible. The man, called "Mr. So Damn Fine," assumes that he has charmed and seduced her, but she quickly realizes that he is just another pretty boy with a big ego and a false sense of entitlement. She sees through his facade and recognizes that he has no substance or authenticity, and that he is only interested in himself. Despite his attempts to impress her, she is not impressed, and she pushes him away.
Maysa's lyrics are a feminist critique of the way that men often try to assert their power and influence over women by using their looks and charm. She rejects the idea that a man's physical appearance or his ability to manipulate and control women is what makes him valuable or desirable. Instead, she insists that what she is looking for in a partner is a real man – someone who is genuine, kind, and respectful, and who is not afraid to be vulnerable and show his flaws.
Overall, the song Mr. So Damn Fine is an empowering anthem for women who refuse to be objectified, exploited, or belittled by men who think they are superior. It is a reminder that true beauty comes from within, and that a person's worth is not determined by their external appearance or their social status.
Line by Line Meaning
Mr. So Damn Fine
Addressing the man with a high opinion of himself
Did you really think you blew my mind?
Asking if he really thought he impressed her
Sorry, but you didn't even come close
Telling him he fell short
Pretty boys like you with your funky attitudes
Referring to his arrogance due to his looks
Are the ones, that I hate the most
Disliking men who act like him
Trying to jump, in my game, like you knew how to play
Attempting to infiltrate her life as if he knows her well
Walking around always posing
Strutting around, pretending to be someone he's not
Thinking, oh, should I say no
Pondering if he should refuse something
Where somebody's watching you
Being careful of how he behaves
Flexing in a mirror like the world revolves around you
Showing his self-obsession and thinking he's the center of attention
Mr. Got No Time, why you wasting mine
Pointing out he's not worth her time
Baby, this is how the story goes
Explaining he'll get rejected
Don't want to put your business out on front street
Declining to expose his flaws to others
From what I found, you tried to put it down
Discovered he tried to bring her down
You turned out to be a trick instead of a treat
Deceiving her, contrary to her expectations
Stellar, faith in your low self esteem
Complimenting him sarcastically and mocking his low confidence
You tried to come in my world and mess up my dreams
Explaining he was an obstruction in her life
And I ain't gonna let, I ain't gonna let you
Refusing to let him bring her down
'Cause baby, it ain't that deep
Telling him to chill out, it's not a big deal
The answer to my dream is who you think you are? But
Sarcastically asking if he's the one she's been waiting for
I wanted a real man
Explaining what she's looking for in a partner
When, I wished upon that star
When she made a wish for her future
Yeah, looking for a real man, all right
Confirming her desire for a genuine partner
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye
Closing the conversation and saying goodbye
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Kimberly Brewer, Maysa Leak, Rex Rideout
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
TANMOORE153
Oh my, this lady voice is incredible. She needs to really be recognized. Beautiful Lady and exceptional voice. I am loving the lyrics. " Don't wanna put your business out on front street". lol
Cassandra Smith
love her!!!!
Terin Brown
This will always be my jam
Irina Stefanova
LOVELY VOICE AND RHYTHM :)
Topper Entertainment Inc
She is singing it as if it is Hustle and Flow song
sam armytage
she's singing about me.