Gay Pride on Saturday was a bit of a carnival at times.
Another little piece of news we missed amongst the mayhem of last weekend was one of those peculiar existential moments when you hear about the passing of a famous individual, and only at that point realise you never even knew they were still going...
Thus is was when I found out that Senhor João Gilberto - the "father of bossa nova" - had departed for Fabulon. The songs he brought to the fore (many in collaboration with his contemporaries Antônio Carlos Jobim and Stan Getz) were, and remain, absolute classics; notably The Girl From Ipanema, One Note Samba, Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) - and this one!
And, for your delectation, here's the classic version by the legendary Ella:
RIP, João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira (10th June 1931 – 6th July 2019)
I was also somewhat surprised he was still topside of the turf! I think Doris Day sang Corcovado? Pretty sure I had an LP in the dim past...
ReplyDeleteSome of those Parade costumes look very professional.
Doris did Corcovado on her Latin for Lovers LP (which we have in our collection, inevitably).
DeleteAnd yes, there were some spectacular costumes on show on Saturday (especially ours!) Jx
Yep, That's it.
DeleteAnd of course you goths were glam! I love it when people put some effort into costume.
Well, we do start working on them from around September... Jx
DeleteI only know The Girl from Ipanema, which I love!
ReplyDeleteAck, I wish I had a reason to dress up.
Sx
You never know - one day there might be a Gay Pride parade in Bideford. Or Tiverton. Or Bishops Nympton. Jx
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