How Insensitive
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| "Insensatez" | |
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| Song by Antônio Carlos Jobim | |
| from the album The Composer of Desafinado, Plays | |
| Language | Portuguese |
| English title | "How Insensitive" |
| Released | 1963 |
| Genre | Bossa nova |
| Length | 2:53 |
| Label | Verve |
| Composer(s) | Antônio Carlos Jobim |
| Lyricist(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Creed Taylor |
| The Composer of Desafinado, Plays track listing | |
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"How Insensitive" is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Brazilian musician Antônio Carlos Jobim. The lyrics were written in Portuguese by Vinícius de Moraes and in English by Norman Gimbel.[1]
Background[]
In Brazil the song goes by the title "Insensatez", which translates more accurately to "Foolishness". The song resembles Chopin's prelude in E minor.[2]
Recorded versions[]
The song has been performed and recorded often by a diverse group of singers, such as: Frank Sinatra
- Peggy Lee (1964)[3]
- Telly Savalas
- Olivia Newton-John
- Petula Clark
- The Monkees
- Liberace
- William Shatner
- Iggy Pop
- Judy Garland
- The 5th Dimension
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Robert Wyatt
Musicians who covered the composition in the jazz genre:
- Joao Gilberto
- Laurindo Almeida
- Wes Montgomery
- Stan Getz
- George Shearing
- Diana Krall
- Laura Fygi
- Pat Martino
- Pat Metheny.[2]
- Fabrizio Sotti
See also[]
- List of bossa nova standards
References[]
- ^ https://secondhandsongs.com/work/22515
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Peggy-Lee-In-Love-Again/release/8830015
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Categories:
- 1960s jazz standards
- Songs with lyrics by Norman Gimbel
- Songs with lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes
- Songs with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Frank Sinatra songs
- Andy Williams songs
- Bossa nova songs
- Brazilian songs
- Portuguese-language songs
- Vikki Carr songs