Seu Jorge

I went to the Hollywood Bowl last night to see Seu Jorge and Bebel Gilberto perform with the LA Philharmonic. Seu Jorge was impressive, Bebel, was well - Bebel. She sounded like a Bossa Nova singer - pretty much could've just streamed her on my computer and gotten the same feeling. In terms of Brazilian female singers - Maria Rita still takes it, for the performance she gave at the bowl last year. Anyway, back to Seu Jorge - not only did he sing his ass off, he came correct with a fresh looking suit. I noticed that it was super fitted - maybe even a tad undersized, perhaps a nod to Wes Anderson's Marc Jacobs suits that he was rockin for a bit. Pinstripe shirt, bowtie, and his vibe, led to the conductor calling him Nat King Cole. Baller. He nailed "Carolina," and destroyed "Life on Mars," the David Bowie cover translated into portuguese that he did for the Life Aquatic Soundtrack. On top of that, and perhaps what made him really stand out, was his willingness to engage the crowd in portuguese, unlike Bebel. He laid it out saying he had to give props to brazilians, which totally was appreciated by the brazilian community, which roared back at him. For me, part of the joy of going to see brazilian performers, or going to a brazilian restaurant, or a capoeira roda is getting that piece of culture/brazilian vibe which is so important. I thought Bebel dropped the ball by just speaking in english the whole time. Oh well.

So, after I got home I was feeling Seu Jorge, and did a little youtubing, which resulted in finding a couple of gems that I'll link here. I hope you enjoy.

The first one is a cover of that song done for that movie CLOSER that he did with Ana Carolina.



Next is the LIFE ON MARS cut:



Finally, CAROLINA, go figure: