The Girl from Ipanema

"The Girl from Ipanema" ("A Garota de Ipanema") is considered the best-known bossa nova song ever written, and was a worldwide hit in the mid-1960s. It was written in 1962, with music by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes; English lyrics were later written by Norman Gimbel.

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Bossa nova - Song - 1960s - 1962 - Antonio Carlos Jobim - Vinicius de Moraes - English - Norman Gimbel

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It is often claimed to be the second-most recorded popular song in history, topped only by The Beatles' "Yesterday". The best-known version is that performed by Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto, from the 1963 album Getz/Gilberto. The first commercial recording was in 1962, by Pery Ribeiro. Numerous recordings have been used in movies, often as an elevator music cliché. In 2003 Gilberto unsuccessfully sued to block use of the song for advertising Doritos snack chips. The song "The Boy From..." by Stephen Sondheim and Mary Rodgers is a parody of "The Girl From Ipanema."

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The Beatles - Yesterday - Stan Getz - Astrud Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto - Elevator music - Cliché - Doritos - The Boy From... - Stephen Sondheim - Mary Rodgers

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