I love the version by Franco Battiato, I think it's wonderful and RP should include it!

holy money! I was sure this was Tylee Ross! Almost identical voice and use of it

Some RP listeners may recognize this from Almodovar's classic 2002 film Hable Con Ella (Talk to Her) where Caetano makes a cameo singing this track. A magical scene for those of us who love film. 

The lyrics

Tomás Méndez in 1954

Dicen que por las noches
No mas se le iba en puro llorar
Dicen que no dormía
No mas se le iba en puro tomar
Juran que el mismo cielo
Se estremecía al oír su llanto
Cómo sufrió por ella
Que hasta en su muerte la fue llamando

Cucurrucucú, cantaba
Ja, ja, ja, ja, reía
Ay, ay, ay, ay, lloraba
De pasión mortal, moría

Que una paloma blanca
Muy de mañana le va a cantar
A la casita sola
Con sus puertitas de par en par
Juran que esa paloma
No es otra cosa mas que su alma
Que todavía la espera
A que regrese la desdichada

Cucurrucucú, paloma
Ay, ay, ay, ay, no llores!
Las piedras jamás, paloma
Qué van a saber de amores
Cucurrucucú, cucurrucucú
Cucurrucucú, paloma, no le llores!

 2020xradio wrote:

He is not portuguese, he is brazilian

Sublime..

Nice to hear the great Caetano Veloso on RP! His voice often displays truly miraculous range, and his early works, especially, were incredibly trippy and light-years ahead of their time. Remarkably, he managed to remain true to his heart and dared to express his gifted poetic musical imagination and inspiration throughout the almost biblical trials and tribulations that he suffered, including long stretches of exile, along with so many unfortunate Brazilians under brutal, backward military dictatorship... Bravo, and thanks, RP! More of his stuff on here would be fantastic! Seeing him perform at Yurakucho Forum in Tokyo was a highlight of my life!
(By the way, I also remember Caetano singing this song in a surrealistic late-night party scene in the uniquely weird and wonderful Almadovar movie, Talk to Her...)

After reading his biography, I’d love seeing a movie set back in the ‘60s in Brazil, his story peppered with his music.  Little bit like the The Motorcycle Diaries -style. 

 hightail wrote:


Easy 10 from Napoli on the Gulf. Caetano is one of the greats from Brazil.  Such control and precision of tone and timbre. Voice of an angel. 

Oooh wow. Divine 

For me a pure 10

You know it's gotta be pretty good when there hasn't been a comment in 13 years. Also, Spanish music by a Portuguese person, interesting!

 
Caetano Veloso by ~grebille

 cachorro wrote: 

Catchy. I like it!

 oldman wrote: 
Yes, besides he's brazilian, this is spanish, not portuguese.

This song seems to be really off on the edges of Eclectic. Next up, the Von Trapp family singers.

Spanish Yanni?

Not that this is his best work, but, it is the only song here! Not quite Doraval Cayimi or Joao Gilberto for overall contribution to music in the world, but Bahia's favorite son of our times for sure. His song, "Terra", is much more representative of his style and work. One more reason to learn Portuguese...