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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)
Let's Give A Little More This Time
Sergio Mendes Lyrics
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Now you're back where you belong
But baby i still recall those crazy days
We found new ways of hurting each other
The magic was gone
now it's come back just as strong
But now that we found ourselves a second chance
Please let's give a little more this time
let's try to keep in mind our love is on the line
Darling please, let's give it all we got
This could be our last shot
It's so no matter what
Let's remember to be kind
Give a little more (give a little more)
We had is a dream
And we let it get away
Somebody up there look at us and knew
That me and you should still be together
Know what love means
and Im learning day by day
No matter how good the feelings feels improves
We gotta work and make it better
Please let's give a little more this time
let's try to keep in mind our love is on the line
Darling please, let's give it all we got
This could be our last shot
It's so no matter what
Let's remember to be kind
Give a little more, give a little more this time
Let's try this time to be the best that we could be
Let's try to make same old moments stays that we make
and make it work
baby let's give a little more, give a little more this
time
==Credits==
* Composer: Barry Mann
* Lyrics by: Cynthia Weil
* Lead vocal - Joe Pizzulo
The lyrics of Sérgio Mendes's song Let's Give A Little More This Time speak of a couple who got back together, but the experience of being apart from one another has taught them to value their relationship more. The two have hurt each other in the past, which caused them to separate, but the love they shared remained. Now that they are given a second chance to be together, they are reminded that this might be their last shot at it, and they need to work harder to make things better. They must remember to be kind to each other, and most importantly, to give more to make their relationship work.
The song sends a message of forgiveness and perseverance, that when love is tested, and mistakes have been made, we can always do better if we learn from our faults and try harder. It emphasizes the importance of cherishing our relationships and not taking them for granted. With its catchy tune and meaningful lyrics, Let's Give A Little More This Time became one of Sérgio Mendes's best-known hits.
Line by Line Meaning
You're back in my arms
You have returned to my life and we are together again
Now you're back where you belong
You have come back to me, your rightful place
But baby I still recall those crazy days
Although we are reunited, I still remember the difficult times we went through
We found new ways of hurting each other
During those times, we discovered ways to cause each other pain and strife
The magic was gone
Our relationship had lost its spark and special feeling
Now it's come back just as strong
But now that we are back together, that love has returned with just as much strength
But now that we found ourselves a second chance
We have been given another opportunity to make things right between us
It doesn't mean that we'll have another
However, we may not have another chance after this
Please let's give a little more this time
Let's try harder this time and put in more effort
Let's try to keep in mind our love is on the line
We must remember that our love is in jeopardy and we need to work to save it
Darling please, let's give it all we got
My dear, let's put all our energy and effort into this relationship
This could be our last shot
This might be our final chance to make things work between us
It's so no matter what
We have to try our best, no matter what obstacles may come our way
Let's remember to be kind
We must treat each other with kindness and understanding
Give a little more (give a little more)
We should give a little extra effort and energy towards our love and relationship
We had a dream
We had a vision of what our relationship could be
And we let it get away
But we allowed that dream to slip away and fade
Somebody up there look at us and knew
Perhaps a higher power saw what we could be and brought us back together
That me and you should still be together
That we were meant to be together, despite our past struggles
Know what love means
I have learned the true definition of love
And I'm learning day by day
Every day I continue to grow and gain a better understanding of love
No matter how good the feelings feels improves
No matter how strong our emotions may feel, we still need to work at our relationship
We gotta work and make it better
We have to put in the effort to improve our relationship and make it better
Let's try this time to be the best that we could be
Let's strive to be the best version of ourselves and have the best relationship possible
Let's try to make same old moments stays that we make
Let's try to make every moment we spend together special and memorable
And make it work
Let's put in the effort necessary to make our relationship succeed
Baby let's give a little more, give a little more this time
Let's go above and beyond to give our relationship the extra push it needs to thrive
Contributed by Ryan D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@christophertan488
I think this is one of the 80s song Sergio Mendez created for the modern era, love it!❤❤❤
@ryk1265
Joe Pizzulo, What a voice!
@roldanmacabata7334
Finally, now i know the title of this song, so relaxing to ears😍
@marjoriejorillo3008
I feel you... 🥰
@ysadesouza7232
Nossa que maravilha to extasiada com essa linda voz e música 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@marvinreyes1803
Timeless. This song will be play until forever
@maryrosesabile544
one of my favorite compositions of Sergio Mendes.
@keithybalang2718
I super love this song! Sergio Mendes!
@ronaldmadriaga1994
one of my fav songs by sergio mendes
@thehydronator3021
loved the flavour of gradually building desperation in the music especially the synthetic harp with the wailing guitar towards the finish, that coupled with the passion of the singer and the backup singers really makes the song a memorable power balad.