Jorge Ben wrote numerous titles about “futebol”. The most famous was ‘Fio Maravilha’, other hits included ‘Zagueiro’ and ‘Camisa 10 Da Gavea’ in honor of Zico, the Flamengo player, the club from Rio.
“It’s a goal… What a happiness! It’s a goal for my team… What a happiness for the city” The band from Rio paid tribute to the great Paulo Cesar, the player from Botafogo and Flamengo.
Marcos Valle is well known to be a black and red supporter (the colors of Flamengo). He is also the composer of ‘Paz e futebol’ and ‘Que bandeira’…
The same year, in 1970, Milton Nascimento also recorded his own cover of this track, like Elis Regina twelve years later. But in Wilson Simonal’s case, he had previously recorded another classic : ‘Obrigado Pele’.
This Fluminense fan plays with his own Rio team as soon as he gets a chance and, for a long time, he also had a team in Paris. Chico Buarque never failed to chat about his passions, music and football, with the greatest, such as Pele and Bob Marley!
Garrincha, with his tragic destiny, played an iconic role in the history of the country and its music, having been the lover of the sambista Elza Soares. His name is hailed amidst many others during this evocation of Brazil.
This title, ‘Olele Olala’, was often sung in stadiums. It is originally an adaptation of a samba, written by Adilson Ribeiro, which evokes Sundays at the Maracana stadium in Rio. However, it had nothing in common with Zuzuca’s ‘Festa Para Um Rei Negro’ based on the same lyrics. Olele Olala !
Because of dictatorship, the band of hippies choosed to live the family life in the countryside, being divided between their two main pleasures, ball and music. Check the title of this record, FC meaning football club. It was also followed one year later by a second record where they composed ‘Reis Da Bola’ (the kings of football), a frevo paying tribute to “futebol”.
“I am not Pele, I am Tostao and to score a goal in this game, it is not easy, my brother…” Back to Salvador de Bahia, the futur boss of Culture in Brazil recorded this early track on 7 inch !
“Every time Flamengo wins, it always has an enemy.
Flamengo is like Mangueira, it can’t win over anybody”
A tribute from the bad boy of samba to Flamengo who he says plays like the Mangueira (the famous Rio samba school) home-boys!
Check this unknown samba funk composed by this native of Rio de janeiro. Rare.
SUBSTITUTES
Big crate digger, the son of Wilson Simonal chooses to mix the words about futebol to evoke the roots of the “nordestinos” (the people from the North East of Brazil).
This choro, composed by Pixinguinha and Benedito Lacerda, is a typical old school song from Brazil. Stay tuned!
These two brothers from Pernambuco used to battle with the words. Like in this game between both countries! The next final of the World Cup?
Never forget this great composer, like on this rare reissue… Deep soul!
Oh Pelé , magicien pour l’éternité ,Roi for ever . Pas de chanson sur Zizinho, Adémir, Gerson , Jairzinho , Carlos Alberto , Falcao , Socratés .Ah , je sens des grands supporters du Flamengo avec tous ces titres en hommage au club de mon enfance .Ah le Maracaña,le 1000 ème goal du plus grand,le but de Marius Trésor,que de joies dans cette aréne de l’ Art. Les arbesques folles de Garrincha , les reprises de volées de Léonidas.Et le sosie de Daniel Alvés “Manu Boubli” qui dribble toute l’équipe. Ah,ah,ah.Bon Mondial à Superfly avec ces sons made in Brasil.Bye.
merci ! n’hésite pas à nous envoyer ta sélection !
Pas de sélection , juste un délire sur le foot. Paulo “Superfly” Monsieur Brasil , connait mieux le sujet . A voir le reportage “Looking for Rio” d’ Eric Cantona ( on apprend beaucoup sur l’histoire du Brésil) . Autrement j ‘ aime bien Antonio Carlos e Jocafi ” … Cada Segundo” ,avec le killer track “Simbarere” (rien à voir avec le foot) . Bye.
En parlant de Jorge Ben et de son album Africa Brasil, il faut mentionner la chanson ‘Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)’ qui est un véritable hymne au ballon rond. Bravo pour cette belle liste.
Merci. oui, cet album est d’ailleurs plein d’hymnes au foot…
Great inspiration for fans of brazilian music and fotball!