Parodies, puns and assorted doodles inspired by favored tunes

Girl From Ipanema

1963
Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Lyrics by Vinicius De Moraes
Norman Gimbel

“Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes
Each one she passes goes “ah!”
When she walks she’s like a samba that
Swings so cool and sways so gently
That when she passes,
Each one she passes goes “ah!”
Oh, but he watches her so sadly
How can he tell her he loves her?
Yes, he would give his heart gladly
But each day when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead not at him
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes he smiles
But she doesn’t see”

(One of the most recorded songs of all time. Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto are watching Astrud walk by).

Favorite Recordings

Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto and Stan Getz

Lou Rawls

Frank Sinatra with Antonio Carlos Jobim

Sammy Davis Jr. with Count Basie