Rita was very important when it was successful. And even before you
In her six-decade career, Rita Lee was a phenomenon for two years, 79-81, and a popular success for another four or five. A little later, in 1991, you had already parodied yourself on MTV. The new sound was composed and profitable bossa nova versions of their hits. She was 43 years old.
From there he moved on to DVD “Acústico”, compilations of slot machines, bossa versions of the Beatles and, officially, character. It was the long phase of the “crazy aunt”, then of the grandmother.
It’s hard not to love dear, harmless mature Rita. It’s easy to forget at this stage the immature Rita, who rubbed a new kind of woman in the face of Brazil – and in three different decades.
The girl at the center of the Mutantes was inexplicable on the television screen. The spunky girl at the head of a macho rock group, Tutti Frutti, years and years away from success, was unprecedented.
There had never been a musical-marriage association in which the undisputed leadership belonged to the woman, Rita and Roberto. Or her freedom with themes forbidden by dictators and priests: a woman at ease with sex? Where did you see it? In the mouth of Rita Lee.
It is difficult to explain the various impacts to someone who has not lived through that period. Rita’s music remains for later generations. Different moments of our most irresistible and transformative pop. Choose yours.
And at least two classics to be included in any anthology of our song, in any century, and of life-changing songs: “Panis Et Circensis” and “Ovelha Negra”.
Source: Terra
Earl Johnson is a music writer at Gossipify, known for his in-depth analysis and unique perspective on the industry. A graduate of USC with a degree in Music, he brings years of experience and passion to his writing. He covers the latest releases and trends, always on the lookout for the next big thing in music.
