The Girl From Ipanema.

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  1. Bilby

    Bilby Lifetime Supporter and Freerangertarian Super Moderator

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    I don't know how many people have done this song, but which one do you like?
     
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    I'm not sure. I recently heard it done live by a random bassa nova group.
    sang it in choir in high school too. love it!
     
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    The Astrud Gilberto original is the best, imho
     
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  7. Bilby

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    There are plenty of versions on YouTube. Astrud Gilberto did the original English version. The original was sung in Portuguese.
     
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    Antonio Carlos Jobim.

    There's tonnnnnsssss of versions in English and Portuguese, I really like the english version on the album
    A Twist of Jobim.
     
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    "]Rick Moranis, "The Girl From Ipanema" - YouTube
     
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  13. Bilby

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    The first version I ever heard was Herb Alpert's instrumental version I found quite haunting.


    Herb Alpert - The Girl from Ipanema (Der Boy aus Ipanema) - YouTube
     
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    Bilby, Dec 6, 2013
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    "]Pery Ribeiro - Garota de Ipanema - YouTube


    I don't like the original portugese version so much.
     
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    I found this instrumental version by Richard Carpenter Trio - a predecessor to The Carpenters.

    "]Garota de Ipanema - Richard Carpenter Trio - 1966 - YouTube
     
    Bilby, Dec 24, 2013
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  19. dd3stp233

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    Yeah, for a vocal version I like the Antonio Carlos Jobim version best, too. As for instrumental, Archie Shep.
     
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    Love Astrud Gilberto version, but lots of other good ones such as Lou Rawls, Frank Sinatra with Jobin.
     
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    I'm more of a prog rock chick myself, but hubby loves his jazz. He maintains that Astrud Gilberto's vocal style & Brazilian roots make her version the not only the most instantly recognised but also the benchmark.
     
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    I love the bossa nova version in portuguese.
     
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