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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)
E Menina
Sergio Mendes Lyrics
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Dia dia diaaaaaa, hei hei vem menina
Dia dia diaaaaaa, vem menina...
Hei minina, hei minina
Ele é o o sul da mina (4x)
Dia dia diaaaaaa, vem menina...
Hei minina, hei minina
Ele é o o sul da mina (4x)
Dia dia diaaaaaa, hei hei vem menina
Dia dia diaaaaaa, vem menina...
Hei minina, hei minina
Ele é o o sul da mina (4x)
The lyrics to Sergio Mendes's song "E Menina" are simple and repetitive, consisting mostly of the phrase "Hei menina" and "Dia dia dia". However, the lyrics actually hold meaning and are a celebration of a girl from the south. The phrase "Ele é o sul da mina" translates to "he is the south of the mine". This could mean that the girl is like a diamond mined from the south and therefore precious and rare. The repetition of "Dia dia dia" could represent the constant passage of time and the need to seize the moment and enjoy life.
The song is sung in Portuguese and is a fusion of Brazilian rhythms and American pop music. The upbeat tempo and use of percussion instruments create an energetic and lively atmosphere. The song was released in 1966 and became a hit in Brazil and the United States. The use of Portuguese lyrics helped to introduce Brazilian culture and music to a wider audience. Additionally, the song was featured in the popular TV show "The Simpsons" and in the film "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason".
Line by Line Meaning
Hei Menina
Hey girl
Dia dia diaaaaaa, hei hei vem menina
Everyday, come on over girl
Dia dia diaaaaaa, vem menina...
Everyday, come girl
Hei minina, hei minina
Hey girl, hey girl
Ele é o o sul da mina (4x)
He is the south of the mine (4x)
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GUTTEMBERG NERY GUARABYRA FILHO, JOAO DONATO DE OLIVEIRA NETO
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Dia, dia, dia
Iê... me ni-ni na
Dia, dia, dia
Me-ni-na
Ê menina, ê menina
Iê... ê
Oxum da mina
Ê menina, ê menina
Iê... ê
Oxum da mina
Ê menina, ê menina
Iê... ê
Oxum da mina
Ê menina, ê menina
Iê... ê
Oxum da mina
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Dia, dia, dia
Iê... me ni-ni na
Dia, dia, dia
Me-ni-na
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@h.donnellgrayiii4276
This album is my heart ❤
@valorwarrior7628
and this song gave me a powerful pulse of energy in my soul.
@thehyunri
@@valorwarrior7628i concur! Just make me really look at the bright side
@valorwarrior7628
@@thehyunri yeah indeed, Classical Brazilian beats are just ethereal and phenomenal, they always give me healing powers. 😁😁😁
@josianeteixeiramendes9034
Meu Marido ama essa canção e de tanto ele ouvir eu também achei ela linda e é mesmo!
@stuartfauver9336
Makes me happy. Little else does these days.
@alalahoward1299
You guess it sounds like Latin music?
@stuartfauver9336
@Alala Howard Maybe afro-cuban
@alalahoward1299
@Stuart Fauver Or probably samba?
@mirtapallero8517
Admiro desde pequeña la música de Sergio Mendes y soñaba con cantar en su coro.