Seu Jorge has gained exposure through his work as an actor and soundtrack composer. He appeared in the critically acclaimed 2002 film City of God as Mané Galinha, directed by filmmakers Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund, and then played Pelé dos Santos in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, for which he provided much of the soundtrack in the form of Portuguese language cover versions of David Bowie classics. Bowie later went on to say about his cover album, The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions, that "had Seu Jorge not recorded my songs in Portuguese I would never have heard this new level of beauty which he has imbued them with".
In June 2006, he performed at Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tennessee and at the Festival Sudoeste TMN in Portugal. He has also performed in 2006 at the Bluesfest in Ottawa, Ontario and performed at the Harbourfront in Toronto, Ontario. Jorge's performances are known for their excitement as well as for getting the crowd moving. In January 2010 he performed with Thievery Corporation at the Austin City Limits.
His album 'América Brasil' had a limited Brazilian release in 2007 under his label Cafuné Gravadora, distributed in the UK by Proper Music Distribution. In May 2010, Now-Again Records announced that Jorge's new album, Seu Jorge & Almaz, a collaboration with drummer Pupillo and guitarist Lucio Maia from Nação Zumbi and bassist and composer Antonio Pinto would be released in North America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand on July 27 and in Europe on September 14. The album has been described as "how powerful Brazilian soul music can be".
In 2011, he collaborated with Beck on the Mario C. remix of "Tropicália" for the Red Hot Organization's most recent charitable album Red Hot+Rio 2.
In 2012, he collaborated with American fashion designer Rachel Roy on a line of sportswear, footwear, jewelry and handbags.
In 2015, he was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album category.
On September 8, he performed after lighting the cauldron in the 2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
According to a DNA test, Seu Jorge is 85.1% African, 12.9% European and 2% Amerindian. He belongs to haplogroup R1b, suggesting that his paternal lineage probably derives from Western Europe.
Cotidiano
Seu Jorge Lyrics
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Dãothi! Dandão!
Dãothi! Dãothu!...(2x)
Todo dia ela faz
Tudo sempre igual
Me sacode
Às seis horas da manhã
Me sorri um sorriso pontual
De hortelã...
Todo dia ela diz
Que é pr'eu me cuidar
Essas coisas que diz
Toda mulher
Diz que está me esperando
Pr'o jantar
E me beija com a boca
De café...
Todo dia eu só penso
Em poder parar
Meio-dia eu só penso
Em dizer não
Depois penso na vida
Prá levar
E me calo com a boca
De feijão...
Seis da tarde
Como era de se esperar
Ela pega
E me espera no portão
Diz que está muito louca
Prá beijar
E me beija com a boca
De paixão...
Toda noite ela diz
Pr'eu não me afastar
Meia-noite ela jura eterno amor
E me aperta prá eu quase sufocar
E me morde com a boca de pavor...
Todo Dia! Todo Dia!
Dãothi! Dandão!
Dãothi! Dandão!
Dãothi! Dãothi!
Dãothi!...
Todo dia ela faz
Tudo sempre igual
Me sacode
Às seis horas da manhã
Me sorri um sorriso pontual
E me beija com a boca
De hortelã...
Todo dia ela diz
Que é pr'eu me cuidar
Essas coisas que diz
Toda mulher
Diz que está me esperando
Pr'o jantar
E me beija com a boca
De café...
Todo dia eu só penso
Em poder parar
Meio-dia eu só penso
Em dizer não
Depois penso na vida
Prá levar
E me calo com a boca
De feijão...
Seis da tarde
Como era de se esperar
Ela pega
E me espera no portão
Diz que está muito louca
Prá beijar
E me beija com a boca
De paixão...
Toda noite ela diz
Pr'eu não me afastar
Meia-noite ela jura eterno amor
E me aperta prá eu quase sufocar
E me morde com a boca de pavor...
Todo dia ela faz
Tudo sempre igual
Me sacode
Às seis horas da manhã
Me sorri um sorriso pontual
E me beija com a boca
De hortelã...(2x)
Dãothi! Dandão!
Dãothi! Dandão!
Dãothi! Dãothu!...(2x)
By jdgcol
The lyrics of Seu Jorge's song Cotidiano describe a monotonous daily routine that the singer experiences with his partner. The routine includes waking up to his partner shaking him at 6 am, her reminding him to take care of himself throughout the day, and her waiting for him to return home for dinner. The singer expresses a desire to break free from this mundane routine and stop thinking about it all the time, but he ultimately succumbs to it. The song ends with his partner expressing her love for him at night, but with her also possessing an intense and almost frightening passion for him.
The lyrics effectively capture the feeling of being trapped in a routine and the longing to escape it, but also the difficulty of breaking free from it. Additionally, the use of different flavors representing each kiss, such as the "boca de hortelã" (mint-flavored kiss), "boca de café" (coffee-flavored kiss), and "boca de paixão" (passionate kiss), adds to the vivid imagery of the transitions throughout each day.
Line by Line Meaning
Todo dia ela faz
Every day she does it
Tudo sempre igual
Everything is always the same
Me sacode
She shakes me
Às seis horas da manhã
At six in the morning
Me sorri um sorriso pontual
She gives me a punctual smile
E me beija com a boca de hortelã
And kisses me with minty breath
Todo dia ela diz
Every day she says
Que é pr'eu me cuidar
That I should take care of myself
Essas coisas que diz
These things she says
Toda mulher
Every woman
Diz que está me esperando
Says she's waiting for me
Pr'o jantar
For dinner
E me beija com a boca de café
And kisses me with coffee breath
Todo dia eu só penso
Every day I only think
Em poder parar
About being able to stop
Meio-dia eu só penso
At noon I only think
Em dizer não
About saying no
Depois penso na vida
Later I think about life
Prá levar
To carry on
E me calo com a boca de feijão
And keep quiet with a mouthful of beans
Seis da tarde
Six in the evening
Como era de se esperar
As expected
Ela pega
She grabs me
E me espera no portão
And waits for me at the gate
Diz que está muito louca
Says she's very crazy
Prá beijar
To kiss
E me beija com a boca de paixão
And kisses me with a passionate mouth
Toda noite ela diz
Every night she says
Pr'eu não me afastar
For me not to leave
Meia-noite ela jura eterno amor
At midnight she swears eternal love
E me aperta prá eu quase sufocar
And squeezes me almost to suffocation
E me morde com a boca de pavor
And bites me with a mouth full of fear
Todo Dia!
Every day!
Dãothi! Dandão!
Dãothi! Dandão!
Dãothi! Dãothu!...
Dãothi! Dãothu!...
Contributed by Jonathan V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.