Raised in the slums of Rio, Brazil, singer/songwriter Seu Jorge used his formidable talent and undeniable charm to great effect in director Wes Anderson's seafaring comedy the Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou as a guitar strumming deckhand. The catch was that Pelé dos Santos only knew how to play Portuguese versions of David Bowie tunes, all 13 of which are featured on Hollywood's Life Aquatic Studio Sessions. Jorge possesses a voice that exudes the same regional comfort as fellow countrymen Milton Nascimento and Caetano Veloso, and his warm and loose guitar playing matches his timbre, resulting in a batch of covers that retain the original framing of the Bowie classics, while injecting a sunny island sweetness into their very core. While the very idea reeks of kitsch, the end product is surprisingly poignant and agreeable. Even the Thin White Duke himself seems taken with the idea, as he states in Aquatic's liner notes that "Had Seu Jorge not recorded my songs acoustically in Portuguese I would never had heard this new level of beauty which he has imbued them with."
Life Aquatic Studio Sessions (2005)What If David Bowie Were Born In Rio?In case you missed it when it made the rounds a few years back, here are Seu Jorge's mesmerizing acoustic versions of 13 David Bowie tunes... all sung in Portuguese. A concept that began as a cheeky aside within the Bill Murray comedy, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, took on a life of its own thanks to Jorge's warm Braz...
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Seu Jorge is an Brazilian artist who had a role as "Pele" in "The Life Aquatic". Pele played acoustic guitar throughout the film. These tracks are really mellow songs but Seu Jorge approaches some of the songs with intense vocals. There are various David Bowie covers that are excelent. The film soundtrack itself was composed by mark mothersbaugh and is great as well.
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First things first. Wes Anderson's last movie "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou" was completely disappointing for me. After being completely transfixed by his first 3 films - Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, & The Royal Tennenbaums -- I truly believed Mr. Anderson could do no wrong. I went into Life Aquatic expecting continued greatness and even while I was watching it, I knew it was falling flat....
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Just because it's so simple and beautiful, I felt like sharing this. Yes, you've heard it, but it's perfect for a sweltering Sunday in the South. T
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First things first. Wes Anderson's last movie "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou" was completely disappointing for me. After being completely transfixed by his first 3 films - Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, & The Royal Tennenbaums -- I truly believed Mr. Anderson could do no wrong. I went into Life Aquatic expecting continued greatness and even while I was watching it, I knew it was falling flat....
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Life Aquatic Studio Sessions (2005)What If David Bowie Were Born In Rio?In case you missed it when it made the rounds a few years back, here are Seu Jorge's mesmerizing acoustic versions of 13 David Bowie tunes... all sung in Portuguese. A concept that began as a cheeky aside within the Bill Murray comedy, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, took on a life of its own thanks to Jorge's warm Braz...
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Seu Jorge is an Brazilian artist who had a role as "Pele" in "The Life Aquatic". Pele played acoustic guitar throughout the film. These tracks are really mellow songs but Seu Jorge approaches some of the songs with intense vocals. There are various David Bowie covers that are excelent. The film soundtrack itself was composed by mark mothersbaugh and is great as well.
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| 1 Rebel Rebel |
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| 2 Life on Mars? |
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| 3 Starman |
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| 4 Ziggy Stardust |
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| 5 Lady Stardust |
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| 6 Changes |
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| 7 Oh! You Pretty Things |
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| 8 Rock N' Roll Suicide |
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| 9 Suffragette City |
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| 10 Five Years |
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| 11 Queen Bitch |
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| 12 When I Live My Dream |
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| 13 Quicksand |
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| 14 Team Zissou |
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