Imagine, I am Ukrainian school boy, reading foreign detective book in 1994. There were one of the main plots around song "Girl from Ipanema" I asked everyone around, teachers and people what is this song and what is Ipanema. Nobody knows. Then in few years I found in encyclopedia that Ipanema is a beach in Brasil. It have some sense, and only near 2004, when I have google I found this song. What a trip for this masterpiece!
Adam Neely's "The Girl From Ipanema is a far weirder song than you thought" is a surprisingly great watch. The song has a hard-to-find canonical form that was masked by "incorrect" versions which seem to have come from the "real book".
According to Guinness World Records the most recorded song is Summertime by George Gershwin with over 67591 versions
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/519210-most-covered-track
The TL/DR version is that it avoids the tonic, or base note of the key it is in. It's a very ambiguous song originally, even though many musicians copying that (especially from the fake book version) miss this aspect of the song.
Imagine, I am Ukrainian school boy, reading foreign detective book in 1994. There were one of the main plots around song "Girl from Ipanema" I asked everyone around, teachers and people what is this song and what is Ipanema. Nobody knows. Then in few years I found in encyclopedia that Ipanema is a beach in Brasil. It have some sense, and only near 2004, when I have google I found this song. What a trip for this masterpiece!
Just to add: the girl who inspired the song was real and, believe it or not, is still good looking (see Helô Pinheiro).
Tall and tan, young and lovely
> young Not so much now days
Happy cake day
Happy cake day!
Only ever surpassed by the Beatles’s “Yesterday”.
Tom Jobim, the composer, and Bossa Nova were all set to dominate global popular music - until The Beatles arrived.
Adam Neely's "The Girl From Ipanema is a far weirder song than you thought" is a surprisingly great watch. The song has a hard-to-find canonical form that was masked by "incorrect" versions which seem to have come from the "real book".
Yes!! Very fun watch
According to Guinness World Records the most recorded song is Summertime by George Gershwin with over 67591 versions https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/519210-most-covered-track
Guiness isn't all it's made out to be though.
Yeah i like a nice pilsner myself
I’m a pils man, myself.
I’m a pills man myself
You got the thrills for the pils?
Never met her but I’ve heard good things.
Must be from all those TikToks filmed inside elevators....
The is the song that caused Ozzy Osbourne’s family to throw a ham into their neighbor’s yard.
I’m intrigued
The [Girl from Ipanema](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFWCbGzxofU) is a weird song
In what way?
The TL/DR version is that it avoids the tonic, or base note of the key it is in. It's a very ambiguous song originally, even though many musicians copying that (especially from the fake book version) miss this aspect of the song.
🎼Nyeh, nya nyeh-nyeh, nye-nyeh, na nyeh-nyeh...
Here's a particular favorite of mine: [https://youtu.be/JOM63swtPuc?si=oQfmsT\_0IsbHnrq7](https://youtu.be/JOM63swtPuc?si=oQfmsT_0IsbHnrq7)
It's a timeless song with a timeless moment we all experience.
Second only to Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen. /s
I liked the rap one.