A gentle bossa nova with baritone saxophone choruses. Our YouTube performance is an homage to João Gilberto and Stan Getz, whose recordings served to popularize bossa nova among American and European audiences.
Composted by João Gilberto ca. 1956. Recorded by Odeon Records, released July-August, 1958
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Gilberto wrote the song on the banks of the São Francisco river as he watched laundresses passing by, balancing loads on their heads. Inspired by the swaying of their steps, Gilberto reproduced their rhythm with "Bim-Bom". (Credit Wikipedia)
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Bim bom bim bim bom bom
Bim bom bim bim bom bim bom
Bim bom bim bim bom bom
Bim bom bim bim bom bim bim
É só isso o meu baião
E não tem mais nada não
O meu coração pediu assim, só
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