[HN Gopher] Astrud Gilberto has died
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Astrud Gilberto has died
Author : brudgers
Score : 70 points
Date : 2023-06-06 15:19 UTC (1 days ago)
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| pmarreck wrote:
| She got paid $120 for her voice work in Girl from Ipanema.
|
| I think that may be the only money she ever saw from that. That
| is incredible, and the other guys who took credit for this song
| basically made a fortune off her.
| fortyfivan wrote:
| The Independent covered her story in depth a year ago.
|
| https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/featu...
| amanaplanacanal wrote:
| Her voice totally made that song. RIP.
| embit wrote:
| Equal credit goes to one and only Stan Getz
| youreincorrect wrote:
| The "other guys" as in Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto (her
| husband)? You write this as if they were nothing to the song.
| hiccuphippo wrote:
| One of the other guys was her husband, so she probably enjoyed
| some of that money.
| ksherlock wrote:
| And she was getting some strange on the side with one of the
| other guys (Stan Getz).
| rmsaksida wrote:
| Girl from Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema) was composed by Tom
| Jobim, one of the greatest Brazilian composers, and written by
| Vinicius de Moraes, one of the greatest Brazilian poets. Joao
| Gilberto, another one of our greatest musicians, also
| contributed to the song. It was recorded by different singers
| before the English version with Astrud was ever recorded, and
| the most famous version in Brazil by far is sung by Tom Jobim
| himself.
|
| Astrud is actually not that well known in Brazil - she's much
| more famous abroad. I'm not sure who the "guys who took credit"
| are supposed to be but I never thought of Garota de Ipanema as
| being Astrud's song or anything like that. Not to say whatever
| happened to her wasn't unfair, of course, but her
| interpretation of the song is one among many. The song is
| Vinicius and Tom's.
| dr_dshiv wrote:
| Unless you don't know that; when I listen to it, that song is
| _all_ about her.
| rmsaksida wrote:
| I totally get it, but the song is also very famous in
| Brazil and not because of her.
| Gys wrote:
| 'Heloisa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto is the girl from
| Ipanema.'
|
| https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001337/http://www.jobim
| ....
| belter wrote:
| https://www.fatosdesconhecidos.com.br/conheca-a-musa-que-
| ins...
| digisign wrote:
| Nope, the singer is watching her walk down the sidewalk.
| oh_sigh wrote:
| No. It was their song, they deserve the bulk of the credit for
| it. It was already a hit performed and written in Portuguese
| before the English version came out. She happened to be in the
| studio as the wife of one of the musicians when they decided to
| do an English version, and she was the only one who could speak
| English among the women there. America was ready for Bossa Nova
| and the song would have been a hit regardless of who raised
| their hand that day.
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| Plus, her entire career was launched with that song.
|
| How much money was there from the album sales even? If a bulk
| of the remuneration comes from touring like it does today, it's
| not clear to me how they could even compensate her beyond what
| she was "given" by becoming a huge star due to the album.
|
| I guess it would be nice to think that everyone involved in
| something successful becomes fabulously wealthy due to it, even
| regardless of their original deal, but shouldn't it go the
| other way too then? If the album flopped, would it be okay if
| they demanded she give back the $120?
| rmason wrote:
| I've got a friend who wrote about meeting Astrud Gilberto through
| contacts in the music business. As a teen he had a crush on her,
| I think everyone of a certain age certainly did.
|
| Here's how he described her, "She was a 45-year-old woman, in an
| 18-year-old body, with a 14-year-old mind."
|
| I've learned that in meeting an idol that you how you imagine
| someone might be is seldom how they really are in real life.
| AlbertCory wrote:
| Fortunately, we still have Flora:
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| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_Purim
|
| (Not bossa nova, though.)
|
| Personally, except for (maybe) French, Portuguese is the non-
| English language I most like to hear someone singing in.
| cjohnson318 wrote:
| I mean, she did a lot. I like Corcovado the best.
| ryanisnan wrote:
| Why am I reading about this on Hacker News?
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| edit: Editing to say, I don't mean this in a condescending way,
| or that this person's passing is irrelevant. I more precisely
| mean to say that I don't understand how this content is topical
| to this forum.
| kristopolous wrote:
| in the future, just flag things you think don't belong. That's
| the "proper channel" for doing this type of feedback.
| unixhero wrote:
| If you are a good music nerd, then you know that bossa nova is
| the bomb and the absolute best thing out there. From there you
| know about Caetano Veloso, Jorge Ben Jor, Astrud Gilberto and
| all the other giants from Brazil and that came about during
| that era.
|
| As such this is a depth first hit on bossa nova which every
| nerd worth its salt should appreciate.
| fortyfivan wrote:
| I can't upvote this enough! I've dedicated a good portion of
| my life to collecting Brazilian records from that era.
| Expensive, but rewarding hobby.
| gooseyard wrote:
| Are you disappointed by the experience of having read it?
| speed_spread wrote:
| She made good coding music.
| ElevenFingers wrote:
| "astrid gilberto radio [?] - bossanova to code/program to"
| 3wolf wrote:
| Bossa nova is some of my favorite music to listen to while
| working. It's mellow, soothing, but never boring. Also, being
| in a foreign language helps minimize distraction. RIP
| denvaar wrote:
| One of my favorite recording of her was on a Dutch TV show.
| Pretty cool footage https://youtu.be/13YKO0Vwz8E
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