An uncommon artist with an uncommon sopranino voice, Ney Matogrosso fell in the Brazilian popular music scene like a bomb in the '70s aboard the Secos & Molhados. The end of the group marked the beginning of a fertile and successful solo career in which he began exploring his sensuous and charismatic persona through satiric and ironic repertories. As time passed, he substituted self-contained and deeply sensitive interpretations of classics for the popular and classical Brazilian music. Along with his representative and prolific solo discography, for which he received three platinum and three gold records, Matogrosso recorded in Itália with Astor Piazzola, performed in Argentina, Uruguay, participated in two Montreux Jazz Festivals (Switzerland), and toured Portugal several times. He also performed in Israel and the U.S., but always refused invitations to develop an international career. Matogrosso also worked as an actor in Sonho de Valsa (by Ana Carolina, the director, not the singer/composer) and Caramujo Flor (short subject by Joel Pizzini), and directed shows by RPM, Cazuza, and Simone.
Arriving in Rio de Janeiro in 1966, Matogrosso became a hippie leather artisan and divided his time between Rio, São Paulo, and Brasília, where he was a close friend of singer/composer Luli. Through her he met João Ricardo, who had a vision for a groundbreaking group and was searching for a high-pitched male voice. Invited by Ricardo, Matogrosso moved to São Paulo where he spent one year dedicating himself to exhaustive rehearsals, artisanship, and theater plays. With the explosive success of Secos e Molhados and the group's final dissolution, Matogrosso started his solo career exploring his unusual voice timbre, his mesmerizing scenic persona, and his androgynous visuals, enhanced by innovative and exotic costumes. A second solo album, Água do Céu - Pássaro, was supported by the show Homem de Neanderthal, in 1975, with which Matogrosso opened in Rio de Janeiro, drawing both raves and packed houses. "Barco Negro" and "Homem com H" appeared amongst considerable polemics aroused by the usual conservatives on duty. In that period, he worked with Astor Piazzola in Milan, Italy, where he recorded a double single with the Argentinean composer. A cleaner Matogrosso recorded Bandido in 1976, having his first national hit as a solo artist with "Bandido Corazón," written especially for him by Rita Lee.
Amendoim Torradinho
Ney Matogrosso Lyrics
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Este teu corpo parece
Do jeito que ele me aquece
Amendoim torradinho
E a gente
Nestes teus braços esquece
Do ponteirinho que desce só
Prá impedir teus carinhos
De gritar pela rua
Que eu já colei minha boca na boca que é tua
E de gritar ao teu ouvido lá dentro bem fundo
Que não existe no mundo um amor mais profundo
Que o amor bem vagabundo
Que vem lá do meu bem...
Mas meu... meu bem
Este teu corpo parece
Do jeito que ele me aquece
Amendoim torradinho
The song Amendoim Torradinho by Ney Matogrosso is a love song about the passionate connection between two people. The lyrics describe the singer's desire for the other person's body, comparing it to a warm, roasted peanut that brings comfort and pleasure. The two lovers are completely absorbed in each other's company, losing track of time and inhibitions. The singer expresses a strong desire to be with their lover, to shout their love from the rooftops and to declare their feelings in the most intimate ways possible.
The wordplay in the lyrics is clever and poetic, creating a sense of warmth and intimacy that speaks to the shared experience of two people who are deeply in love. The peanut metaphor is especially evocative, suggesting a sense of home and comfort that comes from being with the right person. It also implies a sense of playfulness and fun, which is reflected in the song's upbeat melody and playful tempo.
Line by Line Meaning
Meu bem...
My love...
Este teu corpo parece
Your body feels like
Do jeito que ele me aquece
The way it warms me up
Amendoim torradinho
Like toasted peanuts
E a gente
And we
Nestes teus braços esquece
In your arms forget
Do ponteirinho que desce só
About the clock ticking down
Prá impedir teus carinhos
To stop your affection
Eu sinto uma vontade louca
I feel a crazy urge
De gritar pela rua
To shout in the street
Que eu já colei minha boca na boca que é tua
That I already sealed my lips to yours
E de gritar ao teu ouvido lá dentro bem fundo
And to scream deep in your ear
Que não existe no mundo um amor mais profundo
That there's no deeper love in the world
Que o amor bem vagabundo
Than this rough love
Que vem lá do meu bem...
That comes from my beloved...
Mas meu... meu bem
But my... my love
Este teu corpo parece
Your body feels like
Do jeito que ele me aquece
The way it warms me up
Amendoim torradinho
Like toasted peanuts
Contributed by Charlotte Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@heriveltonaraujo1704
Interpretação inigualável,o Ney em qualquer canção não tem pra ninguém.
@gildadantas7184
Lindo e lânguido.Maravilhoso!
@fernandolemos2900
Sempre belo e impecável interpretação
@tamaramariano6676
Obrigada qmaravilha música pra se houvir todos os dias Nei super charmoso beijo d❤
@flaviacarvalho1455
Maravilhoso 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏amooooo
@alcideziaferraz2843
Esse cara é demais! Adoro!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@claudiaalbuquerque4703
❤
@flaviacarvalho1455
❤❤❤❤❤❤
@Darlan_Ferreira
Interpretação soberba, com clipe à altura <3
@lzclaudio1
Ney é absolutamente um luxo. "Amendoim Torradinho" foi indicado a uma penca de prêmios no primeiro VMB da saudosa MTV, no mesmo lendário ano em que Marisa Monte levou o prêmio de clipe do ano com "Segue o Seco". Coisa finíssima.