The Girl From Ipanema is a far weirder song than you thought

Brazilian bossa nova isn't elevator music, it's actually really complicated! Let's find out why! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15 per year (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/adamneely Sources: https://bit.ly/32moHOP Thanks to Martina da Silva for being the voice of the Girl from Ipanema! http://martinadasilvamusic.com/ 0:00 Introduction 2:42 A brief history of Bossa Nova 8:35 Melodic sequences 13:25 The Blues countermelody 17:43 Harmony and ambiguity 24:29 Bridge comparison Ribeiro vs. Gilberto 27:25 Context and poetic deletion https://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com/t... (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-nee... ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿   / adamneely   ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿   / adamneely     / its_adamneely     / its_adamneely   ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam