Desafinado
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"Desafinado" is a classic bossa nova song, famously interpreted by Stan Getz and João Gilberto, that helped popularize the genre internationally.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bossa nova song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist |
Antônio Carlos Jobim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
João Gilberto NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | bossa nova movement ⓘ |
| composer | Antônio Carlos Jobim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| era | early 1960s popular music ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedBy | João Gilberto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | bossa nova ⓘ |
| hasAlternateSpelling | Desafinado (Off Key) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishLyricsBy |
Gene Lees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jon Hendricks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
Off Key
NERFINISHED
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Slightly Out of Tune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
international perception of bossa nova
ⓘ
jazz musicians worldwide ⓘ |
| hasKey | varies by arrangement ⓘ |
| hasNotableVersion | Getz/Gilberto version ⓘ |
| hasTempo | moderate bossa nova tempo ⓘ |
| helpedPopularize |
bossa nova
ⓘ
bossa nova internationally ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
bossa nova repertoire
ⓘ
jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
defense of being off-key in love
ⓘ
self-deprecating humor about singing off-key ⓘ |
| lyricist | Newton Mendonça NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalCharacteristic |
subtle jazz harmonies
ⓘ
syncopated bossa nova rhythm ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Antonio Carlos Jobim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Astrud Gilberto NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ João Gilberto NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Getz & João Gilberto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| partOf | Brazilian popular music canon ⓘ |
| performanceStyle |
intimate vocal delivery
ⓘ
soft, understated accompaniment ⓘ |
| recordedOn | album Getz/Gilberto ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass ⓘ drums ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ voice ⓘ |
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