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This song was written by Caetano Veloso, one of my favorite Brazilian songwriters. It was originally performed by Gal Costa, but I came to know it through Os Mutantes, which I consider to be one of the greatest bands of all time. They were part of the Tropicalia movement, which came at a really interesting time in Brazil's history, and some really interesting art came out of it. The first Mutantes cover was in Portuguese, but they did it again in English. This version is mostly in English, but I sprinkle a bit of the Portuguese here and there.

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You know
You must take a look at the new land,
The swimming pool and,
The teeth of your friend,
The dirt in my hand.
You know
You must take a look at me.

Baby, baby
I know that's the way.
Baby, baby
Eu sei
Que é assim

You know
You must try the new ice cream flavor.
Do me a favor;
Look at me closer.
Join us and go far.
Hear the new sound of my bossanova.

Baby, baby
It's been a long time.
Baby, baby,
Há quanto tempo

It's time now to learn Portuguese.
It's time to learn what I know,
And what I don't know.
What I don't know, what I don't know.
I know
With me everything is fine.
It's time now to make up your mind.
We live in the biggest city
Of South America
Look here
Read what I wrote on my shirt

Baby, Baby
I love you.

credits

from Peaks and Troughs (Uncut), released August 13, 2012
Written by Caetano Veloso
Translation to English by Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee and Sérgio Dias of Os Mutantes

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Tim Bang Miami, Florida

I've been writing and recording music for a long time. I've played in a number of bands over the years, but I'm doing the solo singer/songwriter thing now. Thanks so much for listening!

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