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"The Girl from Ipanema" by Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto, Joao Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim
"The Girl from Ipanema" by Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto, Joao Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim
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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Apr 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
"The Girl from Ipanema" recalls so much loungey, easy-listening kitsch, but that's not the fault of Bossa Nova's history-making song and certainly not Astrud Gilberto, who wasn't even supposed to sing it. A playlist of this and other songs relevant to the episode can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sF2lmLbhbwrq98noI40Me?si=cc58aee82d8d44e6You can read The Best Song Ever (This Week) for free at bestsong.substack.com.
Released:
Apr 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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