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Songlines - Songlines - 16/12/2007

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7/8. For many, The Girl From Ipanema is lift music, with connotations of cocktail lounges and hotel lobbies. In today's Songlines, John Cavanagh explores the song's origins and reclaims the magic of the original. Let the sibilant Portuguese lyrics, the trembling vocals of Astud Gilberto and the sexy saxophone of Stan Getz carry you off to Rio.