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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 me {Deixa}
Sergio Mendes Lyrics
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Let me sit with you beside a street
Let me
Let me laugh with you and share your dream
I'll be your true friend until the end, you can depend on me
So let me, let me, say you let me
Let me
Let me
Let me hold you when your world seems lost
Let me
Cause by now you know I love you so (you know I love ya)
Let (let) me (me)
Let me never ever let you go
Let me
Let me love you girl
Let me
Let me, your world
Cause I never felt love like this here
Let me take you for a walk, walk in the park
Let me hold your hand
Let me see your spark
I desire tire
I don't wanna pass you
The fact I hold your hand, can I hold your heart?
Let me
Just say you let me
Let me
Just say you let me
Nobody loves me quite like you love me, girl
My body's next to your body
Let me love you, girl
Cause I never felt love like this here
Let me take you to the beach, eat a peach
Let me take you out every day of the week
If I know something you don't know, baby, let me teach you
Let me
Just say you let me
Cause by now you know I love you so (you know I love ya)
So let me, let me never ever let you go
Let me, let me, say you let me.
Let me.
(la la la la) (uh)
Cause by know you know I love you
Let me
Let me never ever let you go
Let me never ever let you go
Let me never ever let you go
Let me never ever let you go
Let me never ever let you go
Let me never ever let you go
Let me never ever let you go
In Sergio Mendes's song "Let Me In", the singer is expressing his desire to be close to his loved one and to be there for them in the ups and downs of life. He wants to be their true friend and cheer them on when their dreams are achieved. He promises to never let them go and to always love them. The song also suggests that the singer has never experienced love like this before and that he is eager to take his loved one on adventures and teach them new things.
The lyrics of the song convey a sense of longing and devotion, with the singer repeatedly asking for permission to be close to his loved one. He wants to share their dreams and be there to support them, which could suggest that he has experienced rejection or distance in the past. The use of repetition in the chorus reinforces this desire and creates a sense of urgency, as if the singer is pleading with his loved one to let him in and be a part of their life.
Overall, "Let Me In" is a romantic and heartfelt song that expresses the desire for intimacy and commitment in a relationship. It highlights the importance of being there for someone and loving them unconditionally.
Line by Line Meaning
Let me
Asking for permission to do or have something
Let me sit with you beside a street
Asking to sit with someone on a street and be their companion
Let me laugh with you and share your dream
Asking to share someone's happiness and aspirations
I'll be your true friend until the end, you can depend on me
Promising to be a loyal and reliable friend always
So let me, let me, say you let me
Reiterating the request for permission to be close to someone
Let me cheer you when your dreams go past
Asking to provide support and encouragement when someone's aspirations are fulfilled
Let me hold you when your world seems lost
Asking to provide comfort and solace during difficult times
Cause by now you know I love you so (you know I love ya)
Expressing love and affection for someone
Let me never ever let you go
Promising to hold onto someone and never let them go
Let me love you girl
Asking to express love and affection for a woman
Let me, your world
Asking to become someone's world, or their most important person
Cause I never felt love like this here
Expressing that this love is unique and different from past experiences
Let me take you for a walk, walk in the park
Asking to take someone on an enjoyable stroll through a park
Let me hold your hand
Asking to hold someone's hand, indicating care and affection
Let me see your spark
Asking to see someone's passion and inner drive
I desire tire
A playful and informal way to say 'I'm tired of wanting'
I don't wanna pass you
Expressing a desire to be close to someone, not leave them behind
The fact I hold your hand, can I hold your heart?
Asking if the physical touch and intimacy can be deepened into a emotional connection
Just say you let me
A gentle reminder to give permission to be close to someone
Nobody loves me quite like you love me, girl
Acknowledging that the love and affection received is unique, different and special
My body's next to your body
Expressing physical proximity and intimacy
Let me take you to the beach, eat a peach
Asking to take someone to the beach and share a fruit
Let me take you out every day of the week
Asking to take someone out on dates frequently
If I know something you don't know, baby, let me teach you
Offering to share knowledge and experiences with someone, and help them learn
Cause by now you know I love you so (you know I love ya)
Reiterating the love and affection felt for someone
Let me, let me, say you let me.
Repeating the request for permission to be close to someone
Let me.
Final request for permission to be close to someone
(la la la la) (uh)
A musical interlude, with no specific meaning
Let me never ever let you go
Final promise to hold onto someone and never let them go
Let me never ever let you go
Repeating the promise to hold onto someone and never let them go
Let me never ever let you go
Repeating the promise to hold onto someone and never let them go
Let me never ever let you go
Repeating the promise to hold onto someone and never let them go
Let me never ever let you go
Repeating the promise to hold onto someone and never let them go
Let me never ever let you go
Repeating the promise to hold onto someone and never let them go
Let me never ever let you go
Final repeating the promise to hold onto someone and never let them go
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: NORMAN GIMBEL, BADEN POWELL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@theYear_project
Still here
@RogerioGP
Grande Sergio Mendes. Desde que conheci, me apaixonei pelo estilo musical. O samba cantado em inglês é uma das melhores coisas de se ouvir.
@wienermandarine597
Absolutely agreed! One of the best albums I will ever know! Unbelievable artist with the status of a total legend. "Timeless" was fully produced by Will.i.am tho, just for your information ;)
Felicidades from Austria
@user-qh3iv3hi9p
오랜만에 찾아듣는 멘데스 ◡̈♥
@user-gs9we6xi8l
내 최애곡!! 🇧🇷
@rosalbaconsuegra8496
Bellísima música, como caminando por las nubes
@user-wk1mm2xl5x
This one always bring me my twenties
@joycem8916
Love Sergio!
@Felipe.Ferreira
Essa música mudou a minha vida em 2006. Abraços
@persleezy
I like it!