Song for the scene-A Minha Menina

This song goes round and round in my head these days. Makes me happy to hear it, I think of when we met(ao amor do amor e ame-o), sunny beaches, travel and then get excited about the cruise with my guy and my new camera. It's the perfect song for all the excited and elated feelings you get on the eve of new things. I grew up with a lot of Portuguese music around and can understand it a little but not as much as Italian but enough to get what is going on. I can understand more when I see it in print and song lyrics become clearer.

Click to hear the song by Os Mutantes. A Band of Bees covered it but I think I lean more towards the latter version. It was written by Jorge Ben and my grandfather or uncles must have played it a bit in Mexico because it sounds tres familiar. I know we didn't have any Os Mutantes in our house but my grandad and uncles were real audiophiles and into world music during the 60s and 70s. We had a lot of Roberto Carlos who is a favorite Brazilian songwriter (Enamorada De Un Amigo Mio and E Prohibido Fumar) who doesn't seem to be as well known, in these parts, but should. You can read a little about him here.

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