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Sérgio Santos Mendes (born Niteroi, 11 February 1941) is a Brazilian musician. Born the son of a physician in Niteroi, Brazil, Mendes attended the local conservatory with hopes of becoming a classical pianist. As his interest in jazz grew, he started playing in nightclubs in the late-1950s just as bossa nova, a jazz-inflected derivative of samba, was taking off. Mendes played with Antonio Carlos Jobim (regarded as a mentor), and many U.S. jazz musicians who toured Brazil.
Mendes formed the Sexteto Bossa Rio and recorded Dance Moderno in 1961. Touring Europe and the United States, Mendes recorded albums with Cannonball Adderly and Herbie Mann and played Carnegie Hall. Mendes moved to the U.S. in 1964 and cut two albums under the Brasil '65 group name with Capitol Records and Atlantic Records. When sales were tepid, he replaced his Brazilian born vocalist Wanda Sa with the distinctive voice of Chicago native Lani Hall (who learned Mendes' Portuguese material phonetically) and switched to Herb Alpert's A&M label and released Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66. (Hall would later marry Alpert). The album ultimately went platinum based largely upon the success of the single Mas Que Nada and the personal support of Alpert, with whom Mendes toured regularly. Though his early singles with Brasil '66 (most notably Mas Que Nada) met with some success, Mendes really burst into mainstream prominence when he performed the Oscar nominated Burt Bacharach/Hal David song "The Look of Love" on the Academy Awards telecast in March 1968. Brasil '66's version of the song quickly shot into the top 10, eclipsing Dusty Springfield's version from the soundtrack of the movie, and Mendes spent the rest of 1968 enjoying consecutive top 10 and top 20 hits with his follow-up singles, "The Fool on the Hill" and "Scarborough Fair." Though he continued to enjoy adult contemporary chart successes with Brasil '66 through 1971, he would not experience the mainstream chart hits he enjoyed in 1968 until his comeback album in 1983 generated the biggest single of his career, "Never Gonna Let You Go." However, from 1968 on, Mendes was arguably the biggest Brazilian star in the world, enjoying immense popularity worldwide and performing in venues as varied as stadium arenas and the White House, where he gave concerts for both President Johnson and President Nixon.
Mendes' career in the U.S. stalled in the mid-70s, but he remained very popular in South America and Japan. (This disparity became a Seinfeld in-joke.) His two albums with Bell Records in 1973 and 1974, followed by several for Elektra from 1975 on, found Mendes continuing to mine the best in American pop music and post-Bossa writers of his native Brazil, while forging new directions in soul with collaborators like Stevie Wonder, who wrote Mendes' R&B-inflected minor hit, "The Real Thing." In 1983, he rejoined Alpert's A&M records and enjoyed huge success with a self-titled album and several follow-up albums, all of which received considerable adult contemporary airplay with charting singles. By the time Mendes released his Grammy-winning Elektra album Brasileiro in 1992, he was the undisputed master of pop-inflected Brazilian jazz. The late-1990s lounge music revival brought retrospection and respect to Mendes' oeuvre, particularly the classic Brasil '66 albums. He has released over thirty-five albums, and still plays his bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk. His newest album, Timeless released in 2006, featured Chali 2na of Jurassic 5, will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas, Q-Tip, Justin Timberlake, and Pharoahe Monch.
(Text taken in whole from the Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Mendes on March 30, 2006)
Agua De Beber
Sergio Mendes Lyrics
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My heart the flower
I need your drink or I will die
My very life is in your power
Will I wither and fade or bloom to the sky
Água de beber (água de beber, água de beber)
Água de beber, camará
Água de beber, camará
Água de beber (água de beber, água de beber)
Água de beber, camará
Água de beber (água de beber, água de beber)
Água de beber, camará
Água de beber (água de beber, água de beber)
Água de beber, camará
Água de beber (água de beber, água de beber)
Água de beber, camará
The lyrics of Sergio Mendes's song "Agua De Beber" describe a music-making experience, where the singer seems to be in the studio with his friend Sergio on the piano. The singer's confidence and excitement are evident in the lyrics, as he raps about having "buckets of soul" and "rockin' the flo'" with his friend. The lyrics make references to water and age, with the lines "six corners of H2O" and "I am sixteen rockin' to the '66" suggesting themes of fluidity and youthfulness. The song's repeated refrain of "do do do do do do" adds to the song's light, breezy feel, juxtaposing the complex composition of the jazz bossa nova music.
The song was originally written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes in Portuguese and was later translated into English for a wider audience. The translation is credited to Norman Gimbel, who was also known for writing the lyrics to other bossa nova classics such as "The Girl from Ipanema" and "Meditation."
Line by Line Meaning
It's been a long time coming
We have waited patiently for this moment to arrive
Since six corners of H2O
Since the appearance of the water molecules with oxygen and hydrogen atoms bonded together into a particular structure
Well now I'm in the studio
I am currently inside a music recording studio
Inferio
An exclamation expressing excitement or enthusiasm
I got buckets of soul
I have plenty of passion and emotion for my music
Rockin' the flo'
I am performing with great energy and enthusiasm
And I'm chilling with
I am relaxing and hanging out with
My man on the piano
A male individual who is playing the piano
His name is Sergio
The man's name who is playing the piano is Sergio
And he's rockin' the sound
Sergio is playing the piano with great skill and proficiency
He on your radio
Sergio's music is being broadcast on the radio
And he don't want you down
Sergio does not want his listeners to feel sad or discouraged
Come on now here we go
Let's get started and begin the performance
He funky rush with his hands
Sergio plays the piano in a rhythmical and funky manner with his hands
My man, as spins the melody man
Sergio creates a melody and plays it using his skills at the piano
Will he keep a steady heavy rock in the mix
Can he maintain a consistent and strong style of music in his performance
I am sixteen rockin' to the '66
I am currently sixteen years old and enjoying music that was popular in 1966
Now I'm tres deuce
I am now twenty three years old
Sergio '66
Sergio was active in music during the year 1966
And we launched timed this in 2006
Our current project was started in the year 2006
And now we're dropping this
We are currently releasing our new music to the public
Dropping this new itch
We are sharing our latest musical creation with everyone
Ain't no stoppin' us
We are unstoppable in our musical pursuits
That's why they're taking the flicks
People are taking pictures of us because of our success and rising popularity
My man Antonio on the guitar tricks
A male individual named Antonio is playing the guitar and showing off his tricks and skills
Watch my man Lemer
Pay attention to a male individual named Lemer
On the bass right quick, check it
Lemer is playing the bass guitar really well and the listener should take notice of it
Lyrics © VM ENTERPRISES INC, CORCOVADO MUSIC CORPORATION, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius De De Moraes, Norman Gimbel
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I always had a certainty
That only gave me disappointment
It's just that love is a sadness
Too much grief too much for a heart
Water to drink
Drinking water, shrimp
Water to drink
Drinking water, shrimp
I wanted to love but I was afraid
And I wanted to save my heart
It's that love knows a secret
Fear can kill your heart
Water to drink
Drinking water, shrimp
Water to drink
Drinking water, shrimp
I've never done anything so right
I entered the school of forgiveness
My house is open
I opened all the doors of my heart
Water to drink
Drinking water, shrimp
Water to drink
Drinking water, shrimp
@pasqualemuzzupappa8596
Will I wither and fade or Blossom to the sky? Marvellous lyrics. Top rendition from Sergio Mendes. Love Lani
@poloshirtsamurai
Lani sang it like a cabaret singer. Just gorgeous.
@jmrodas9
Beautiful dreamy song, we all need water, in order to live, the comparison it makes with love is very meaningful really.
@lauratorres6039
Very sexy and classy. Sergio Mendes and his ensemble are rare and timeless. Love all their songs♥️🌹👍🏻
@lorenzobertone7753
Amazing classic
@juancarlosnavarroorozco5
Mara mara maravilloso
@Junior-ho2og
Muito bom!
@annettespallino1371
The best
@tatianaservinbenitez9541
Simplemente hermoso ✨
@szwedzkiPL
Terrific in every way!