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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)
Going Out of My Head
Sergio Mendes Lyrics
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Yes I think I'm going out of my head
Over you, over you.
I want you to want me.
I need you so badly,
I can't think of anything but you.
I need you so badly,
I can't think of anything but you.
And I think I'm going out of my head
'Cause I can't explain the tears that I shed
Over you, over you.
I see you each morning but you just walk past me
You don't even know that I exist
Going out of my head over you,
Out of my head over you,
Out of my head day and night,
Night and day and night wrong or right.
I must think of a way into your heart.
There's no reason why my being shy should keep us apart
And I think I'm going out of my head.
Yes I think I'm going out of my head. Repeat and fade
The lyrics of Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 [OST Mad Men]'s song Going Out Of My Head speak of the pain of unrequited love. The singer is overwhelmed with feelings for someone who doesn't seem to reciprocate. They're so consumed with thoughts of this person that they can't even focus on anything else. The repeated lines "I want you to want me, I need you so badly, I can't think of anything but you" drive home the intensity of the singer's longing.
The chorus emphasizes how this one-sided love is affecting the singer's mental state; they feel like they're "going out of [their] head" and can't explain the tears they're shedding over this person. The second verse adds a layer of frustration, as the singer sees this person every day but doesn't even register on their radar. Despite this, the singer remains hopeful, thinking of ways to win this person's heart and overcome their shyness.
Overall, the song captures the universal experience of unrequited love and the consuming nature of infatuation.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I think I'm going out of my head.
I am consumed by my thoughts of you.
Yes I think I'm going out of my head Over you, over you.
My obsession with you is driving me crazy.
I want you to want me.
I desire for you to desire me.
I need you so badly,
I desperately require your attention and affection.
I can't think of anything but you.
You are constantly on my mind.
And I think I'm going out of my head
My thoughts of you are overwhelming me.
'Cause I can't explain the tears that I shed
My emotions are taking over and causing me to cry inexplicably.
Over you, over you.
My tears are a result of my overwhelming feelings for you.
I see you each morning but you just walk past me
I see you regularly, but you don't acknowledge me.
You don't even know that I exist
You are unaware of my presence and feelings for you.
Going out of my head over you,
My obsession with you is causing me to feel overwhelmed.
Out of my head over you,
My thoughts of you are all-consuming and causing me to feel crazy.
Out of my head day and night,
My obsession with you is constant, both day and night.
Night and day and night wrong or right.
My thoughts of you never cease, regardless of circumstances or consequences.
I must think of a way into your heart.
I need to find a way to make you reciprocate my feelings.
There's no reason why my being shy should keep us apart
My shyness is preventing me from expressing my feelings, and this should not be a reason for us to be apart.
And I think I'm going out of my head.
My obsession with you is causing me to feel overwhelmed and crazy.
Yes I think I'm going out of my head. Repeat and fade
My thoughts of you are causing me to feel unstable and unsure, and this feeling will not fade.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein
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@Jackson336
Omg! My parents always played music in our house. We were so lucky to know such beautiful songs! Brazil 66 was one of the many. I am so thankful for such great tunes. I was born in ’57
@persus5727
Me too, this music was in my house. Born in '57.
@rodrigoc.b.paracelso2314
Ok,My uncle played in our Home and and I leave it as a gift in 1968
@genxmurse7019
I was barely 5 years old in the early 70s, and I can still remember my mother singing to this. I swear to GOD her voice was just as beautiful and melodic as Lani's. Oh how I wish I could have those days again!
@matriximaster
You just did!
@florianbruggmann781
Ditto!
@lennilenni6889
Amazing💯🙏
@sergiopolo-yc2qe
Me encanta desde ESPAÑA!!!!!!ITS SO AMAZING!!!!
@danamorales1650
Listening to this puts me back to my childhood. My Mother played this record over and over. She has since passed in 2015. But when my sister and I get into her car, we listen to this and are brought back,as well as bringing my mom back. Thank you
@mayelasada2676
La voz de Lani Hall es maravillosa y con el acompañamiento todo se vuelve fantastico, excelente musica la de Sergio Mendez