Probably one of my most favourite songs of all time. There are hundreds of different versions to the song. It is the 2nd most recorded popular song in history (the first being the beatles - yesterday).
The most famous version of the song is by Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto, from the 1963 album Getz/Gilberto. One of my favourite versions is Frank Sinatras version.
There are versions by
* Frank Sinatra (1967)
* Peggy Lee
* Gal Costa
* Diana Krall
* Pizzicato Five
* Kompressor
* Al Jarreau and Oleta Adams (1997)
* Archie Shepp
* Ella Fitzgerald
* Helge Schneider
It's a mix between Porteguese and english (but there have been many variations to the song).
Here's the english lyrics.
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes
Each one she passes goes "aah"
When she walks she's like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gently
That when she passes
Each one she passes goes "aah"
Oh, but I watch her so sadly
How can I tell her I love her?
Yes, I would give my heart gladly
But each day when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead not at me
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes I smile
But she doesn't see
The most famous version of the song is by Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto, from the 1963 album Getz/Gilberto. One of my favourite versions is Frank Sinatras version.
There are versions by
* Frank Sinatra (1967)
* Peggy Lee
* Gal Costa
* Diana Krall
* Pizzicato Five
* Kompressor
* Al Jarreau and Oleta Adams (1997)
* Archie Shepp
* Ella Fitzgerald
* Helge Schneider
It's a mix between Porteguese and english (but there have been many variations to the song).
Here's the english lyrics.
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes
Each one she passes goes "aah"
When she walks she's like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gently
That when she passes
Each one she passes goes "aah"
Oh, but I watch her so sadly
How can I tell her I love her?
Yes, I would give my heart gladly
But each day when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead not at me
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes I smile
But she doesn't see
