Elis Regina & Antonio Carlos Jobim, "Aguas de Marco"

KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week, although we are in MGM Studios, Los Angeles, in the Spring of 1974, we are in the company of two Brazilians: Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim, for their version of "Aguas de Marco", first released on the "Elis & Tom" LP on Phillips...

""Aguas De Marco" (Waters of March) was written by Antonio Carlos Jobim (AKA Tom) in 1972, and both he and Elis Regina had recorded the song separately before recording this duet. Being one of the most famous bossa nova tunes ever written, it is also amongst the most recorded, and this version is my favourite.

Sadly the very influential Elis Regina died of what has been described as an "accidental overdose" at age 36. It is said that at her funeral procession, over 100,000 people sang this song in the streets of Sao Paulo as tribute." - KV
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