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.
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Ney Matogrosso Lyrics
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Aonde está tudo o que você quer
Pra me transformar no que te agrada
No que me faça ver
Quais são as cores e as coisas
Pra te prender?
Eu tive um sonho ruim e acordei chorando
Será que você ainda pensa em mim?
Será que você ainda pensa?
Às vezes te odeio por quase um segundo
Depois te amo mais
Teus pêlos, teu gosto, teu rosto, tudo
Que não me deixa em paz
Quais são as cores e as coisas
Pra te prender?
Eu tive um sonho ruim e acordei chorando
Por isso eu te liguei
Será que você ainda pensa em mim?
Será que você ainda pensa?
Será que você ainda pensa em mim?
Será que você ainda pensa?
The lyrics of Ney Matogrosso's song "Quase Um Segundo" delve into the complexities of a relationship. The singer expresses a desire to see through the darkness of the world, in order to understand what the other person wants and transform himself into someone who pleases them, someone who can truly see them. The longing to know what it takes to capture and hold their attention is evident. The lyrics convey a vulnerability and insecurity, evidenced by the singer's admission of having a bad dream and waking up crying, which prompts them to reach out to the other person. The repeated question of whether they still think about each other suggests a longing for connection and a fear of being forgotten or replaced.
In the chorus, the conflicting emotions of love and hate are portrayed. The singer confesses to hating the other person, but only for a brief moment, as the love they feel for them ultimately outweighs any negative feelings. The details of the other person, such as their hair, taste, and face, are all-consuming and refuse to leave the singer in peace. It portrays the intensity and obsession associated with being in love.
Line by Line Meaning
Eu queria ver no escuro do mundo
I yearned to see in the darkness of the world
Aonde está tudo o que você quer
Where everything you desire is
Pra me transformar no que te agrada
To become what pleases you
No que me faça ver
In what makes me see
Quais são as cores e as coisas
What are the colors and things
Pra te prender?
To keep you captivated?
Eu tive um sonho ruim e acordei chorando
I had a bad dream and woke up crying
Por isso eu te liguei
That's why I called you
Será que você ainda pensa em mim?
Do you still think of me?
Às vezes te odeio por quase um segundo
Sometimes I hate you for almost a second
Depois te amo mais
Then I love you more
Teus pêlos, teu gosto, teu rosto, tudo
Your hair, your taste, your face, everything
Que não me deixa em paz
That doesn't leave me at peace
Será que você ainda pensa em mim?
Do you still think of me?
Será que você ainda pensa?
Do you still think?
Será que você ainda pensa em mim?
Do you still think of me?
Será que você ainda pensa?
Do you still think?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Herbert Lemos De Sou Vianna
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Rogerio Kezerle
80 anos e cantando assim... Impressionante. Show demais...
Paula Oliveira Liz
Lindo demais.
Fernando lindo.
Porque ele é magro
Aluska Taligia
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Victor Hugo Tavares
Sou novinho e gosto tanto do Ney fico procurando vários vídeos antigos seus. É realmente um sobrevivente dos anos 80, muito obrigado por ter se cuidado e se precavido e não ter caído nas loucuras daquela época, é maravilhoso poder acompanhar sua vida artística, você é um ARTISTA GENIAL!
Michel j V
O Ney sempre nos surpreendendo com suas inovações. Tudo que toca vira ouro.
Emerson Atanazio
Eu sempre tirei é sempre vou tirar meu chapéu para esse mosto da música popular brasileira, um exemplo de caráter, parabéns por mais uma pérola.
Lindalva Costa
eu também tiro o meu chapéu pra ele ❤❤❤
Zarlete Faria
Arte que faz chorar de emoção... muito obrigada pela sua vida!