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.
Minha Vida
Rita Lee Lyrics
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Minha vida, por onde andei
As histórias, os caminhos
O destino que eu mudei
Cenas do meu filme em branco e preto
Que o vento levou e o tempo traz
entre todos os amores e amigos
De você me lembro mais
Tem pessoas que a gente
Não se esquece nem se esquecer
O primeiro namorado
Uma estrela da TV
Personagens do meu livro de memórias
Que um dia rasguei do meu cartaz
Entre todas as novelas e romances
De você me lembro mais
Desenhos que a vida vai fazendo
Desbotam alguns, uns ficam iguais
Entre corações que tenho tatuados
De você me lembro mais
De você, não esqueço jamais
In "In My Life," Rita Lee sings about the people, places, and memories that have left a permanent mark on her life. She starts by saying that there are certain places that remind her of where she's been and the stories she's lived. She talks about the different paths and destinations she's chosen, and how time both brings back and takes away the memories of her loves and friends. Despite all of this, there is one person she remembers above all else, and that's the one she thinks about the most.
Rita then moves on to people, specifically those she could never forget. These people include her first boyfriend, a television star, and other characters from her memory book. She mentions that she once ripped those pages out of her biography, but she still remembers everything about them. Among all of her relationships, there is still one person who stands above the rest - the one she remembers most.
Finally, Rita shifts her focus to the tattoos on her heart. She acknowledges that as life goes on, things change, and the memories fade. However, her feelings for this one special person never will. She sings that no matter what happens, she will never forget them.
Overall, "In My Life" is a nostalgic, reflective song that touches on the importance of memories and the people that impact our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Tem lugares que me lembram
There are places that remind me
Minha vida, por onde andei
Of my life, where I've been
As histórias, os caminhos
The stories, the paths
O destino que eu mudei
The destiny that I changed
Cenas do meu filme em branco e preto
Scenes from my black and white movie
Que o vento levou e o tempo traz
That the wind took away and time brings back
Entre todos os amores e amigos
Among all the loves and friends
De você me lembro mais
Of you, I remember more
Tem pessoas que a gente
There are people
Não se esquece nem se esquecer
That we don't forget or want to forget
O primeiro namorado
The first boyfriend
Uma estrela da TV
A TV star
Personagens do meu livro de memórias
Characters from my memoir book
Que um dia rasguei do meu cartaz
That one day I tore out of my poster
Entre todas as novelas e romances
Among all the novels and romances
De você me lembro mais
Of you, I remember more
Desenhos que a vida vai fazendo
Sketches that life is making
Desbotam alguns, uns ficam iguais
Some fade away, some remain the same
Entre corações que tenho tatuados
Among hearts that I have tattooed
De você me lembro mais
Of you, I remember more
De você, não esqueço jamais
Of you, I never forget
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, ONErpm, Unison Rights S.L., Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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@sophiaduarte4451
Normalmente vários artistas brasileiros pegam músicas boas e estragam...mas Rita Lee do céu, Que perfeição !!!
@user-ib3px3su4v
E Meu Bem (Girl) do Ronnie Von???
@yukiplay9896
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@yukiplay9896
Saudade de quando era tudo normal não tinha nenhum vírus 😭😥
@fahrenheit9905
@William Melo concordo
@Cr7Micto
sinceramente, se fosse em inglês e cantado pelos beatles, seria melhor que a versão deles original...
@JoaoGrabrielMouraPrudencio
Vim escutar essa obra quando soube de sua partida. Descanse em paz 🕊️
@momozinminatosaki4212
tbm
@julianaviana966
Somos dois
@diegorocha127
Meu filho adorava, quando era BB, hoje tem 5 anos.