I am listening to "The Girl from Ipanema" ask me anything.

[KitchenWitch]

[Lavender Brown]

1. Do you like that song?

[KitchenWitch]

4. I do

I have a wide range of musical tastes.

[Lavender Brown]

6. Cool

[Liberal Veteran]

2. Thin and wan and pale and wasted The girl with.....

.....emphysema goes walking And when she passes, each breath she passes goes "Aaauuuuuggghhh!"

[KitchenWitch]

3. ROFL

[bucknaked]

17. LMAO!

n/m

[truthpusher]

5. The song or the whole record it was on?

[KitchenWitch]

8. Just the song

[Bluebear]

7. Who is the vocalist?

[KitchenWitch]

9. Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto

[CO Liberal]

13. The Long Version is the Best

They chopped the hell out of it to fit the time constraints of Top 40 Radio in the '60s. The full-length version with the complete instrumental is a classic.

[progmom]

18. you forgot poland!

...and Joao.

The Gilberto in the title of the album is actually Joao Gilberto. Astrud was his wife, and she was coerced into singing on the record since she was the only one comfortable speaking English.

[redqueen]

10. I love that song.

Not sure which rendition is now playing in my head... it's a female vocalist and she sounds lovely. :)

[KitchenWitch]

11. that is the one I was listening to

Now I am listening to Sweet's "Fox on the Run" LOL

[redqueen]

14. Is that the same sweet that did "Love is Like Oxygen"

I had that 45 as a kid. :D

[KitchenWitch]

15. Probably

They did Ballroom Blitz, and Little Willy Willy Won't Go Home
:silly:

[Zomby Woof]

26. That was my favorite song in 1976

I was 8 years old when it came out, and blasted it on any jukebox I could find it on. I like their other hits, but am disappointed this doesn't get airplay anymore. "Ballroom Blitz" and "Love Is Like Oxygen" (which do still get airplay on the local classic rock station) are fun tunes, but don't have the same nostalgic weight for me.

[latebloomer]

12. I love that song!!

And I love the whole Brazilian bossa nova thing. I have a Jobim CD with several discs-- many songs sung by Astrud Gilberto-- she was wonderful.

[KitchenWitch]

16. I love her voice

very soothing!

[Radical Activist]

19. I just downloaded this song

and now I wish I had a woman to dance with.

[ladjf]

20. In the key of F, what is the second chord?

[BlueJazz]

21. G7/9

[ladjf]

22. Smarty!

[Aristus]

23. I'm not the biggest fan, but

I blame it on the bossanova.

[ScreamingMeemie]

24. It's now Saturday...and you're still listening to it?

Wow...;)

[sundog]

25. Do you like Corcovado?