Maia performed in a variety of musical genres, ranging from happy and energetic dance music to sentimental songs such as his hit "Me Dê Motivo". He performed soul music, funk, bossa nova (in the 1990s), romantic songs, American pop, samba, baião, and Música Popular Brasileira.
He started to write his earliest songs at eight and at 14, as a drummer, he formed the group Os Tijucanos do Ritmo, which lasted one year. He then took guitar classes and was soon teaching children in the neighborhood of Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, including the Matoso gang (Maia, Jorge Ben, Erasmo Esteves, later Erasmo Carlos, and several others), named after the street where they used to hang out.
In that period, Maia was the guitar teacher of Esteves and when Roberto Carlos joined the gang in 1958, he also took classes with him. Maia, Carlos, and Esteves (together with Edson Trindade, Arlênio Lívio, and José Roberto "China") formed the group The Snakes (later The Sputniks), playing balls and performing on television (including on Carlos Imperial's Clube do Rock on TV Continental, where Carlos was already a regular). The group was soon dissolved due to incompatibility between Carlos and Maia.
After his father's demise in 1959, Maia won a scholarship to study communications in the United States, where he lived for four years. There he started as a vocalist, having joined the Ideals, but in 1963, he was arrested for possession of Weed.
Jailed for six months and then deported to Brazil, he did not find any warmth on the part of his old comrades Esteves and Carlos, who were beginning to enjoy the massive success of Jovem Guarda, which would get a grip on the entire country in a few years. Moving to São Paulo, he had some support from Os Mutantes instead. Having recorded in 1968 his first single with his compositions "Meu País" and "Sentimento," he became more visible after 1969 when he launched his "These Are the Songs," which was re-recorded by Elis Regina in the next year, in duo with him and included on Regina's Em Pleno Verão.
In the 1970s, Maia started to record albums and perform shows promoting his synthesis of American soul and Brazilian music with elements of samba and baião. The movement gradually took the working-class suburbs of the north side of Rio de Janeiro, exploding in 1976 with the black movement.
In 1970 Maia recorded his first full-length LP, Tim Maia, which included the classics "Azul da Cor do Mar", "Coroné Antônio Bento", and "Primavera", and topped the charts for 24 weeks in Rio de Janeiro. His first four albums were all self-titled. Next year's Tim Maia had other hits including "Não Quero Dinheiro (Só Quero Amar)" and "Preciso Aprender a Ser Só". His fourth album, released in 1973, included "Réu Confesso" and "Gostava Tanto de Você".
Maia founded two record labels: Vitória Régia Discos and Seroma. Through the latter he released the albums Tim Maia Racional, Vols. 1 & 2, both with songs about the knowledge contained in the Rational Culture, in the book Universo em Desencanto (Universe in Disenchantment). Although these albums were not well-received at their time of release, they are now regarded as classics and saw re-release in 2005. In 1978 Maia had one of his biggest hits, "Sossego," and another success with "Acenda o Farol," both launched on Tim Maia Disco Club.
In 1983 he had hits with "O Descobridor dos Sete Mares" and "Me Dê Motivo", included on O Descobridor dos Sete Mares (Polygram). Another milestone of his career in the 1980s was Tim Maia (1986), which had the hit "Do Leme ao Pontal (Tomo Guaraná, Suco de Caju, Goiabada Para Sobremesa)".
In 1990 he interpreted bossa nova classics on an album released through his label Vitória Régia that wasn't noticed, the LP Tim Maia Interpreta Clássicos da Bossa Nova. After a period of poor presence in the media, he was again on top after being mentioned by Jorge Ben Jor's "W/Brasil" in 1993. In the same period, Maia had another hit with his re-recording of "Como uma Onda" (Lulu Santos/Nelson Motta) for a television advertisement.
At the same time, he withdrew from majors, recording his next albums through Vitória Régia, including What a Wonderful World (1997), where he recorded American pop/soul classics, and Amigos do Rei/Tim Maia e Os Cariocas, with the famous vocal group. Obese and in bad health, in March 1998 he was performing at the Municipal Theater of Niterói when he became ill. Hospitalized, he died few days later. Tim had suffered from many health problems which includes Diabetes, Acute Hypertension, Obesity and Pulmonary Embolisim. In 1999 he was paid tribute in a show by several Música Popular Brasileira artists. The show was launched on CD and DVD. In 2000 he had another tribute, also released in CD.
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Tim Maia Lyrics
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Aware of things your heart alone was meant to see
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together
You can't deny, don't try to fight the rising sea
Don't fight the moon, the stars above and don't fight me
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together
When I saw you first the time was half past three,
When your eyes met mine it was eternity
Just catch that wave don't be afraid of loving me
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together
When I saw you first the time was half past three
When your eyes met mine it was eternity
By now we know the wave is on its way to be
Just catch that wave, don't be afraid of loving me
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together
In Tim Maia's song "Wave," the lyrics speak to the idea that two people coming together can alleviate the feeling of loneliness. The opening lines encourage the listener to close their eyes and be aware of what their heart can see, suggesting that there are things beyond what can be seen with the physical eye. The lyrics then go on to emphasize the importance of not fighting against the natural ebb and flow of life, using the ocean and the stars as metaphors. The chorus repeats the idea that two people coming together can overcome the feeling of loneliness, and the song ends with an encouragement to "catch that wave" and not be afraid of love.
Overall, the lyrics of "Wave" express the idea that connection with another person is essential in overcoming the feeling of loneliness. By choosing metaphors like the ocean and stars, the lyrics suggest that these feelings are natural and universal, but can be overcome through human connection. The repetition of the chorus emphasizes this idea, making it clear that human connection is powerful enough to quell even the deepest feelings of loneliness.
Line by Line Meaning
So close your eyes, for thats a lovely way to be
Closing your eyes is a beautiful way to become aware of things that your heart alone can see.
Aware of things your heart alone was meant to see
By closing your eyes, you can perceive things that only your heart was destined to realize.
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together
When two people dream the same dream, the innate loneliness within each individual disappears.
You can't deny, don't try to fight the rising sea
Do not resist the power of nature, for it will inevitably overwhelm you.
Don't fight the moon, the stars above and don't fight me
Just as you cannot fight celestial bodies, you cannot resist me either.
When I saw you first the time was half past three
I remember the moment I laid eyes on you, it was 3:30 in the afternoon.
When your eyes met mine it was eternity
When our eyes locked in that moment, it felt like forever.
By now we know the wave is on its way to be
We are aware that love is coming, like an approaching wave.
Just catch that wave don't be afraid of loving me
Do not fear the incoming wave of love - embrace it, and do not hesitate to love me.
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together
As before, when two people share the same dream, their underlying loneliness disappears.
Writer(s): Antonio Carlos Jobim Copyright: Corcovado Music Corp.
Contributed by Miles Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Letra:
So close your eyes, for thats a lovely way to be
Aware of things your heart alone was meant to see
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together
You can't deny, don't try to fight the rising sea
Don't fight the moon, the stars above and don't fight me
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together
When I saw you first the time was half past three,
When your eyes met mine it was eternity
By now we know the wave is on its way to be
Just catch that wave don't be afraid of loving me
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together
When I saw you first the time was half past three
When your eyes met mine it was eternity
By now we know the wave is on its way to be
Just catch that wave, don't be afraid of loving me
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together
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Vikitor Sabino
IRAO SE PASSAR 100 ANOS ,1000 ANOS E NAO TEREMOS CANTORES ASSIM PARA SUBISTITUIR TIM MAIA,E UMA FORÇA DA NATUREZA,UMA DADIVA DE DEUS SOBRENATURAL, E UMA VIAGEM UMA IMENSIDÃO DE PAZ ESCUTAR TIM MAIA, EMILIO SANTIAGO,
Patricia Verardo Oficial
Tim Maia cantando Bossa nova ficou lindo! Maravilhoso este violão também!!!
Patricia Verardo Oficial
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Leo
Te amo Tim linda canção ainda tem gente que dá deslike muito sem cultura
Avani Duque Ribeiro
tem gente que nem sabe quem é Tom Jobim. Pra eles Roberto Carlos é um gênio!
Renato Resende Lourenço
Musicalmente ele era completo, fico imaginando como era a alma desses seres, q com sua poesia e amor, construiam um mundo bonito e agradável onde só a espaço para o amor
Ricardo Ribeiro
E PESSOALMENTE ERA CHEIO COMO SEU PESO SÓ QUE EM IDÉIAS
Humberto Lacerda
Renato Resende parece que os caras já vem com uma missão de espalhar alegria e amor no mundo mesmo. Muito interessante.
Patricia Do Nascimento Nascimento
QUE MÚSICA LINDA!