Listen to 10 key songs from Gal Costa’s career

Listen to 10 key songs from Gal Costa’s career


Owner of a special stamp and a remarkable repertoire, Gal Costa died this Wednesday, 9 years old, at the age of 77.

For over 55 years, Gal Costawhat died this Wednesday, aged 9, at the age of 77he was in the studios, on the stages and in the decisive moments of Brazilian music.

Since 1965, the year in which he recorded a single entitled Maria Grazia (his first name), until 2021, when he launches the album no pain, in which she reread her career successes together with the guests, remained on the podium of the great interpreters of the country. Not only for her absolutely special tone of hers, but for her repertoire that came to her in first person.



Listen to 10 key songs from Gal Costa’s career

The music of Caetano Veloso (the composer who accompanied her from the beginning of her career), Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque, Tom Jobim and Dorival Caymmi have passed through the voice of Gal, who in recent years has approached the new generation of Brazilian music.

10 fundamental pieces by Gal Costa

Baby (Caetano Veloso) – 1968

Recorded in historical album Tropicalia (1968), Baby was made by Caetano Veloso specifically for Maria Bethânia, who chose not to participate in the album. Therefore, the song was performed by Gal and became the first popular hit of the artist, who held her in concerts throughout her career.

My name is Gal (Roberto and Erasmo Carlos) – 1969

Producer Manoel Barenbein asked Erasmo Carlos “a song” to include on the second Gal album he was producing. What came was a song that became the singer’s emblem throughout her life.

London London (Caetano Veloso) – 1970

Exiled to London, Caetano sent this song with English lyrics about his suffering outside Brazil for Gal to record. The song was one of the greatest hits of the 70s.

Economic Steam (Jards Macalé and Waly Salomão) -1971

Initially recorded on a four-track EP with a heavy arrangement, cheap steam became more well known after being included in the historical show Full steamer gal (1971), which would give rise to the album Fatal🇧🇷 The music of Jards Macalé and Waly Salomão concluded the show, a landmark of the national counterculture.

Modinha for Gabriela (Dorival Caymmi) – 1975

Gal Costa was even considered the role of Gabriela in the TV Globo soap opera of the same name. She declined and the role went to Sônia Braga, but she recorded the opening theme song composed specifically for the plot by Dorival Caymmi and became “the voice” of the character.

My good, my bad (Caetano Veloso) – 1981

Song by Caetano Veloso recorded by Gal in the Fantasia album (1981), one of his greatest commercial hits. The song was included in the soundtrack of the soap opera. Brilliant and became known to millions of Brazilians who saw the plot written by Gilberto Braga.

Cow Empia (Caetano Veloso) – 1984

Gal Costa was at the end of the recordings of the album that would mark his debut on the RCA label when Caetano Veloso sent from Europe a tape with this song, which ended up opening the album, entitled precisely profane🇧🇷

Brazil (Cazuza / Nilo Romero / George Israel) – 1988

Cazuza has already sung in Brazil in concerts, but when Gal Costa recorded it specifically for the opening of the novel Vale Tudo, the country saw the strength of lyrics that speak of national evils and hypocrisies.

Recanto Escuro (Caetano Veloso) – 2012

Gal Costa’s career was going through a low season when Caetano Veloso wanted to produce his new album. With dense and thoughtful lyrics, Recanto Escuro opened the Recanto album, which represented a new turning point in the artist’s career.

When you look at it (Mallu Magalhães) – 2015

With Marcus Preto as his artistic director, Gal began recording composers of the new generation of MPB, such as Mallu Magalhães. This song was one of the highlights of the album stratospheric🇧🇷

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Source: Terra

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