Smoke City are best known for their single Underwater Love, which was a major hit in 1996. The music video is notable for predating the film The Matrix in its use of bullet time motion.
In 1997 the band released their first album, Flying Away, which included several hits like Underwater Love and Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous).
While Flying Away was hard to classify because it had everything from light trip-hop to gentle guitar ballads, Smoke City's next album, Heroes of Nature (released in 2001), was considered too odd even by fans, combining even more styles and incorporating dance beats in some of the tracks. An extended version of Heroes of Nature had three more tracks than the original, one of them being a cover of John Lennon's famous song Imagine.
The group disbanded in 2002.
Águas de março
Smoke City Lyrics
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(Vai levar, vai levar?)
Joga bossa nova samba
DJ please play bossa nova for me
Radio, radio
Colours in life
Everyday things like a stick or a fly
A girl on the beach
Talking let's speak Brazil portuguese
Abacaxi is pineapple
Banana is banana
Hot in the sun
Hot on the skin
Pelé, Zico, Pelé
Na tv on tv
Hat trick, lick trich
The kings of the day
Ease away the pain of the day today
Cantar is to sing
Doer is to hurt
Camisa dez, number ten shirt
Surfer surfista, samba dancer sambista
Me conquista, ta ta ta ta ta ta
(Play)
Cantar is to sing
Doer is to hurt
Camisa dez, number ten shirt
Surfer surfista, samba dancer sambista
Ta ta ta ta ta ta
(Sentir the heat)
Nadar is to swim and nothing too
Viajar is to travel you can come too
To smoke is fumar
To escape escapar
Samba joga bossa nova samba
Joga bossa nova samba
Joga bossa nova samba
Joga bossa nova samba
Joga bossa
The lyrics to Smoke City's 'Aguas de Marco' are a mix of Portuguese and English words that create imagery of Brazilian culture, with a focus on a love of the language, music and the beach. The song begins with a playful exchange, asking "Madame, are you going to buy the new biscuit?" before launching into the request for bossa nova samba to be played. The repeated chorus of 'Joga bossa nova samba' encourages the listener to play the music and embrace the culture, while the verses describe the beauty of everyday life and objects, through a mix of Portuguese and English vocabulary.
The second half of the song shifts to describing the physical sensations of being in the sun, the excitement of watching soccer, and the seductive power of samba dancers. The lyrics seamlessly flow between the languages, mirroring the melting pot of cultures in Brazil. The song then ends with an invitation to explore, swim and escape.
Line by Line Meaning
Joga bossa nova samba
Please play bossa nova samba music
Dj please play bossa nova for me
Asking the DJ to play bossa nova for them
Radio, radio
Just mentioning the word 'radio' twice
Colours in life
Life is full of different colors and experiences
Everyday thinks like a stick or a fly
Life has different everyday experiences, some good and some bad
A pear, a peach
Naming different types of fruits
A girl on the beach
Seeing a girl on the beach
Talking let's speak brazil and portuguese
Encouraging to speak Brazilian and Portuguese languages
Abacaxi is pineapple
Teaching that abacaxi means pineapple
Banana is banana
Teaching that banana means banana
Hot in the sun
Feeling hot when exposed to the sun
Hot on the skin
Feeling the heat on the skin
Pele zico pele
Mentioning a famous soccer player named Zico
Na tv on tv
Watching something on TV
Hat trick, lick trich
Scoring three goals in soccer, and rhyming with 'trick'
The kings of the day
Referring to the soccer players who performed well that day
Easy away the pain of the day today
Sports can help to relieve the pain and stress of the day
Cantar is to sing
Teaching that cantar means to sing
Doer is to hurt
Teaching that doer means to hurt
Camisa dez, number ten shirt
Wearing a soccer shirt with the number ten on it
Surfer surfista, samba dancer sambista
Referring to people who surf or dance samba
Me conquista, ta ta ta ta ta ta
Singing a catchy and repetitive melody
Play
Encouraging to play music
Sentir the heat
Feeling the heat
Nada is to swim and nothing too
Teaching that nada means to swim, and also means 'nothing'
Viajar is to travel you can come too
Teaching that viajar means to travel, and inviting others to come along
To smoke e' fumar
Teaching that fumar means to smoke
To escape escapar
Teaching that escapar means to escape
Joga bossa nova samba
Please play bossa nova samba music
Joga bossa nova samba
Please play bossa nova samba music
Joga bossa nova samba
Please play bossa nova samba music
Joga bossa
Shortened way of saying 'Play bossa nova samba'
Lyrics © CORCOVADO MUSIC CORPORATION, Tratore
Written by: Antonio Carlos Jobim
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