O Morro Não Tem Vez Explained

O Morro Não Tem Vez
Type:Song
Language:Portuguese
English Title:The Slums aren't Given a Chance
Genre:Bossa nova
Composer:Antônio Carlos Jobim
Lyricist:Vinicius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert

"O Morro Não Tem Vez" (loosely translated as "The Slums aren't Given a Chance"), also known as "Favela", "O Morro", and "Somewhere in the Hills", is a bossa nova jazz standard composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics written by Vinicius de Moraes. The English lyrics were written by Ray Gilbert.[1]

The song was first released in 1962 by Pedrinho Rodrigues as an a-side to "O Amor e a Canção". In 1963, it was popularized by Jair Rodrigues.[2] The most famous versions are by Astrud Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and Stan Getz.[3]

Context

In 1964, not shortly after the song was released, the Brazilian government suffered a coup and was replaced by a military dictatorship. During this time, many musicians and composers, including songwriters Jobim and de Moraes, were arrested and interrogated by the police or had their calls and mail tapped for creating "subversive" music.[4] [5] While bossa nova has not usually been regarded as having political themes,[6] the song became one of the genre's only protest songs due to its subject surrounding the favelas.[7] [8] [9]

The phrase "o morro não tem vez" has since been used in opposition of economic injustice in Brazil.[10]

Notable recordings

References

  1. Web site: Somewhere in the Hills - Credits. 2021-03-26. Muso.AI. en.
  2. Web site: AD. 2016-02-01. Song No. 78 — O Morro Não Tem Vez Antônio Carlos Jobim & Vinícius de Moraes (1962). 2021-04-04. en.
  3. Merhy. Silvio Augusto. March 13, 2010. Letra, melodia, arranjo: componentes em tensão em O morro não tem vez de Antonio Carlos Jobim e Vinícius de Moraes. Per Musi. pt. 22. 90–98. 10.1590/S1517-75992010000200008. 1517-7599. free.
  4. Book: Jobim, Helena. Antonio Carlos Jobim : an illuminated man. 2011. Hal Leonard. 978-1-4584-2942-1. Montclair, NJ. 946707314.
  5. Web site: Polack. Joachim. 2020. Samba Do Aviao: Transnationalism and Sophistication-as-Modernity in Antonio Carlos Jobim's Early 1970s Repertoire. 2021-03-26. ufdc.ufl.edu. 188. en.
  6. Web site: Getz/Gilberto Fifty Years Later: A Retrospective. 2021-03-26. notevenpast.org. 26 February 2014 .
  7. Book: The Routledge history of social protest in popular music. 2013. Routledge. Jonathan C. Friedman. 978-1-136-44729-7. New York. 293. 852758591.
  8. Book: Jobim, Antonio Carlos. Tom Jobim. 1990. Lumiar Editora. Almir Chediak. 85-85426-49-7. Rio de Janeiro. 18. 30362774.
  9. Pardini. Renata. Umetsu. Fabiana. 2006. Pequenos mamíferos não-voadores da Reserva Florestal do Morro Grande: distribuição das espécies e da diversidade em uma área de Mata Atlântica. Biota Neotropica. 6. 2. 10.1590/s1676-06032006000200007. 1676-0603. free.
  10. Web site: Grátis. Baixe. 2020-02-17. Ensaio técnico da Mangueira exibe graça de Evelyn Bastos. 2021-03-26. Jetss. pt-BR.
  11. Web site: Cover versions of O Morro Não Tem Vez written by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes SecondHandSongs. 2021-03-25. secondhandsongs.com.

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