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.
Cor de Rosa Choque
Rita Lee Lyrics
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Não provoque
Por isso não provoque
Nas duas faces de Eva
A bela e a fera
Um certo sorriso
De quem nada quer
Sexo frágil
Não foge à luta
E nem só de cama
Vive a mulher
Por isso, não provoque
É cor de rosa choque
Não provoque
É cor de rosa choque
Não provoque
É cor de rosa choque
Por isso, não provoque
É cor de rosa choque
Mulher é bicho esquisito
Todo o mês sangra
Um sexto sentido
Maior que a razão
Gata borralheira
Você é princesa
Dondoca é uma espécie
Em extinção
Por isso, não provoque
É cor de rosa choque
Oh oh oh ooh
Não provoque
É cor de rosa choque
Não provoque
É cor de rosa choque
Por isso, não provoque
É cor de rosa choque
Por isso, não provoque
É cor de rosa choque
Oh oh oh ooh
Não provoque
É cor de rosa choque
Não provoque
É cor de rosa choque
Por isso, não provoque
É cor de rosa choque
Oh oh oh ooh
Não provoque
The lyrics of "Cor De Rosa Choque" by Rita Lee & Roberto De Carvalho portray a message about not provoking or underestimating women. The song highlights the duality of women, symbolized by the two faces of Eve, the beautiful and the beastly. The lyrics acknowledge that women possess a certain smile that indicates they want nothing more than to be left alone. It challenges the stereotypical notion of women as the "weaker sex," stating that women are not afraid to fight and that their existence goes beyond just being objects of desire.
The song continues to emphasize that women are complex creatures. It mentions that women experience a monthly cycle, implying that they possess a sixth sense that goes beyond rationality. Despite the Cinderella-like image society may have of women, they are depicted as princesses with a strong sense of self-worth. The song suggests that women who conform to societal expectations of being pampered and dependent are becoming extinct.
Overall, "Cor De Rosa Choque" is a playful anthem that celebrates women's strength and complexity, encouraging others not to provoke or underestimate them.
Line by Line Meaning
Não provoque
Do not provoke
Não provoque
Do not provoke
Por isso não provoque
Therefore, do not provoke
Nas duas faces de Eva
In the two faces of Eve
A bela e a fera
The beauty and the beast
Um certo sorriso
A certain smile
De quem nada quer
From someone who wants nothing
Sexo frágil
Fragile sex
Não foge à luta
Does not shy away from the fight
E nem só de cama
And not just in bed
Vive a mulher
Does the woman live
Por isso, não provoque
Therefore, do not provoke
É cor de rosa choque
It’s shocking pink
Não provoque
Do not provoke
É cor de rosa choque
It’s shocking pink
Não provoque
Do not provoke
É cor de rosa choque
It’s shocking pink
Por isso, não provoque
Therefore, do not provoke
É cor de rosa choque
It’s shocking pink
Mulher é bicho esquisito
Woman is a strange creature
Todo o mês sangra
Every month she bleeds
Um sexto sentido
A sixth sense
Maior que a razão
Greater than reason
Gata borralheira
Cinderella
Você é princesa
You are a princess
Dondoca é uma espécie
Airhead is a species
Em extinção
On the verge of extinction
Por isso, não provoque
Therefore, do not provoke
É cor de rosa choque
It’s shocking pink
Oh oh oh ooh
Oh oh oh ooh
Não provoque
Do not provoke
É cor de rosa choque
It’s shocking pink
Não provoque
Do not provoke
É cor de rosa choque
It’s shocking pink
Por isso, não provoque
Therefore, do not provoke
É cor de rosa choque
It’s shocking pink
Por isso, não provoque
Therefore, do not provoke
É cor de rosa choque
It’s shocking pink
Oh oh oh ooh
Oh oh oh ooh
Não provoque
Do not provoke
É cor de rosa choque
It’s shocking pink
Não provoque
Do not provoke
É cor de rosa choque
It’s shocking pink
Por isso, não provoque
Therefore, do not provoke
É cor de rosa choque
It’s shocking pink
Oh oh oh ooh
Oh oh oh ooh
Não provoque
Do not provoke
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Rita Lee Jones De Carvalho, Roberto Zenobio Affonso De Carvalho
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