Rita helped to incorporate the rock revolution into the creative explosion of tropicalismo, formed the most celebrated Brazilian rock band in the world, Os Mutantes, and created solo songs with enormous popular appeal without losing her freedom and irreverence.
Former member of the group Os Mutantes (1966 — 1972) and leader of the band Tutti Frutti (1973 — 1978), Lee participated in important revolutions in the world of music and society, such as the Tropicália movement during the Brazilian dictatorship, which led her to be the artist with the most censored songs in Brazil during that period. Her songs, usually watered with an acid irony or with a claim for female independence and sexual topics, became ubiquitous in the charts. The album, Fruto Proibido (1975), released together with the band Tutti Frutti, is commonly seen as a fundamental milestone in the history of Brazilian rock, considered by some as her masterpiece.
In 1976, Lee began a romantic relationship with guitarist Roberto de Carvalho and since then he has been the partner on most of her songs and accompanied her in all her live performances. They had three children, including Beto Lee, also a guitarist, who accompanies his parents in concerts. With a career that has reached 50 years, Rita Lee has gone from the musical innovation of the late 1960s and 1970s to the highly successful romantic ballads of the 1980s. In October 2008, Rolling Stone magazine promoted the List of the 100 Greatest Artists in Brazilian Music, where Rita Lee ranks 15th.
In 2001, Rita Lee won the Latin Grammy for Best Portuguese Language Rock Album with "3001". She would receive five more nominations for the award and in 2022, she was awarded the Musical Excellence award for her body of work. In 2012, she announced that she would retire from performing live due to physical frailty. "I retire from shows, but never from music," she wrote on Twitter.
She was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021 and had been undergoing treatment for the disease. She passed away in her hometown of São Paulo at the age of 75 on May 8, 2023.
Baby
Rita Lee Lyrics
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Da margarina, da Carolina, da gasolina
Você precisa saber de mim
Baby, baby
Eu sei que é assim
Você precisa tomar um sorvete
Me ver de perto
Ouvir aquela canção do Roberto
Baby, baby
Há quanto tempo
Você precisa aprender inglês
Precisa aprender o que eu sei
E o que eu não sei mais
Eu sei, comigo vai tudo azul
Contigo vai tudo em paz
Vivemos na melhor cidade
Da América do Sul
Da América do Sul
Você precisa, você precisa
Não sei, leia na minha camisa
Baby, baby
I love you
The song "Baby" by Brazilian artist Rita Lee is an expression of desire from the perspective of the singer towards her love interest, as she lists a few things that the person needs to know about her and her world. The song starts with the lines "You need to know about the pool, margarine, Carolina and gasoline / You need to know about me." These lyrics allude to the fact that the singer wants the person to be familiar with the many aspects of her life, including the mundane things such as pool, margarine, and gasoline.
The singer then goes on to express her desire for the person's company, stating that they should "take an ice cream at the diner, walk with us, see me up close." She also references a song by Brazilian artist Roberto Carlos, implying that the song holds a special meaning for them. The song then takes a more serious tone, as the singer urges the person to learn English and learn from her what she knows and what she doesn't know anymore.
Overall, the song expresses a longing for intimacy and connection, as the singer tries to make the person understand who she is and all that she represents. Through the song's upbeat melody and playful lyrics, Rita Lee showcases her unique style and talent.
Line by Line Meaning
Você precisa saber da piscina
You need to know about the swimming pool
Da margarina, da Carolina, da gasolina
About the margarine, Carolina, and gasoline
Você precisa saber de mim
You need to know about me
Baby, baby
Hey, hey
Eu sei que é assim
I know how it is
Você precisa tomar um sorvete
You need to have an ice cream
Na lanchonete, andar com a gente
At the diner, hang out with us
Me ver de perto
See me up close
Ouvir aquela canção do Roberto
Listen to that song by Roberto
Baby, baby
Hey, hey
Há quanto tempo
It's been a long time
Você precisa aprender inglês
You need to learn English
Precisa aprender o que eu sei
You need to learn what I know
E o que eu não sei mais
And what I no longer know
Eu sei, comigo vai tudo azul
I know, with me everything goes smoothly
Contigo vai tudo em paz
With you, everything is peaceful
Vivemos na melhor cidade
We live in the best city
Da América do Sul
In South America
Da América do Sul
In South America
Você precisa, você precisa
You need, you need
Não sei, leia na minha camisa
I don't know, read it on my shirt
Baby, baby
Hey, hey
I love you
I love you
Contributed by Caleb K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Luan Amâncio
Só lembro de laços de família,aquelas cenas no japão
Mah Rodrigues
Nossa!
Que coisa boa é relembrar ☺😍😍😍
Sentimento de saudade misturado com um aconchego.
Paulo Herinque
Kkklkk também kkkkkk
Polyane Santos
Eu tmb !
Carlos Miguel Silva
Passou hoje na Globo
Diego Campos
as novelas do maneol carlos eram de uma finesa e uma elegância que nem próprio Leblon jamais teve.
Diego Ferreira
Essa versão é fantástica
Izia Oliveira
@André Felipe Adorei! Obrigada por compartilhar!
Sergio Sánchez
@André Felipe Obrigado
André Felipe
@Sergio Sánchez Não. "Tecnicolor" é um álbum dos Mutantes, gravado em 1970 e só lançado no ano 2.000, álbum que seria destinado mercado europeu. Nesse álbum a maioria das músicas são versões em inglês dos clássicos dos Mutantes dos álbuns de 1968, 1969 e 1970, porém em versões mais comerciais. Assim, enquanto a versão original de "Baby" do álbum de 1968, na voz de Arnaldo Baptista, é experimental e psicodélica, essa versão do Tecnicolor, na voz de Rita, é pura Bossa Nova.