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.
Interesse
Ney Matogrosso Lyrics
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outra pro diabo
agradeço,
você não se interessa mais por mim
posso passear no bosque
seu lobo não vem mais atrás
agradeço,
você não se interessa mais por mim
me solta, me deixa, me larga,
tenho mais o que fazer.
não posso ficar nessa de esperar,
nem posso ficar nessa de querer.
o gato acha o rato muito interessante
a cobra acha o sapo muito interessante
agradeço,
você não se interessa mais por mim
(3x)
sai de cima, deixa disso de promessa
não me prende aqui que eu tô com pressa
sai de cima, deixa disso de promessa
não me prende aqui que eu tô
com pressa
Ney Matogrosso's song "Interesse" portrays someone who is grateful that their partner is no longer interested in them. The opening lines suggest a dualistic approach to spirituality, lighting candles for both God and the devil - this could be interpreted as the singer acknowledging the good and bad in their past relationship. The next set of lines express gratitude that the ex-partner is no longer interested in them, implying that the relationship was not healthy or desirable.
The chorus talks about the singer wanting to move on and not being interested in waiting or hoping for their ex to come back to them. The analogy of the cat finding the mouse interesting and the snake finding the frog interesting suggests that the ex-partner may have been interested in the singer only for their own gain, like a predator interested in its prey. The singer seems relieved that they are no longer the object of desire, as it was causing them distress.
The song ends with the singer asking their ex to let them go and not tie them down with promises, suggesting that the singer wants to break free from the past and move on with their life.
Line by Line Meaning
Acende uma vela pra Deus
Light a candle for God
outra pro diabo
And another one for the devil
agradeço,
I am grateful
você não se interessa mais por mim
That you are no longer interested in me
posso passear no bosque
I can go for a walk in the woods
seu lobo não vem mais atrás
Your wolf no longer follows me
me solta, me deixa, me larga,
Let me go, leave me, release me
tenho mais o que fazer.
I have more important things to do.
não posso ficar nessa de esperar,
I can't keep waiting
nem posso ficar nessa de querer.
Nor can I keep wanting
o gato acha o rato muito interessante
The cat finds the mouse very interesting
a cobra acha o sapo muito interessante
The snake finds the toad very interesting
sai de cima, deixa disso de promessa
Get off, stop making promises
não me prende aqui que eu tô com pressa
Don't keep me here, I'm in a hurry.
Contributed by Mason B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.