O Morro Não Tem Vez
| "O Morro Não Tem Vez" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Language | Portuguese |
| English title | The Slums aren't Given a Chance |
| Genre | Bossa nova |
| Composer(s) | Antônio Carlos Jobim |
| Lyricist(s) | Vinicius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert |
"O Morro Não Tem Vez" (loosely translated as "The Slums aren't Given a Chance"), also known as "Favela", "O Morro", and "Somewhere in the Hills", is a bossa nova jazz standard composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics written by Vinicius de Moraes. The English lyrics were written by Ray Gilbert.[1]
The song was first released in 1962 by Pedrinho Rodrigues as an a-side to "O Amor e a Canção". In 1963, it was popularized by Jair Rodrigues.[2] The most famous versions are by Astrud Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and Stan Getz.[3]
Context
In 1964, not shortly after the song was released, the Brazilian government suffered a
tapped for creating "subversive" music.[4][5] While bossa nova has not usually been regarded as having political themes,[6] the song became one of the genre's only protest songs due to its subject surrounding the favelas.[7][8][9]
The phrase "o morro não tem vez" has since been used in opposition of economic injustice in Brazil.[10]
Notable recordings
- Pedrinho Rodrigues - O Morro Não Tem Vez / O Amor e a Canção (1962)[11]
- Jair Rodrigues - O Samba Como Ele É (1963)[11]
- Antônio Carlos Jobim - The Composer of Desafinado Plays (1963)[11]
- Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfá - Jazz Samba Encore! (1963)[11]
- Sambalanço Trio - Sambalanço Trio (1964)[11]
- Astrud Gilberto - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965)[11]
- Antônio Carlos Jobim - The Wonderful World of Antônio Carlos Jobim (1965)[11]
- Elis Regina - 2 Na Bossa (1965)[11]
- Sérgio Mendes Trio - The Swinger From Rio (1966)[11]
- Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete - Live at El Matador (1966)[11]
- Charlie Byrd - Sugarloaf Suite (1980)[11]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Abraça Jobim (1981)[11]
- Tim Maia - Só Você (Para Ouvir e Dançar) (1997)[11]
References
- ^ "Somewhere in the Hills - Credits". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ AD (2016-02-01). "Song No. 78 — O Morro Não Tem Vez | Antônio Carlos Jobim & Vinícius de Moraes (1962)". Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ISSN 1517-7599.
- OCLC 946707314.
- ^ Polack, Joachim (2020). "Samba Do Aviao: Transnationalism and Sophistication-as-Modernity in Antonio Carlos Jobim's Early 1970s Repertoire". ufdc.ufl.edu. p. 188. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Getz/Gilberto Fifty Years Later: A Retrospective". notevenpast.org. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- )
- OCLC 30362774.
- ISSN 1676-0603.
- ^ Grátis, Baixe (2020-02-17). "Ensaio técnico da Mangueira exibe graça de Evelyn Bastos". Jetss (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Cover versions of O Morro Não Tem Vez written by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.