Original verse from “Sunflower”, a song released in acoustic album in 2002, was described as “straight” and “horrible” by the artist, who explained change
Toni Garrido surprised the public by announcing the change in the lyrics of one of the greatest hits in the Black city. The song “Sunflower” There was an altered passage to, in his words, exclude something that sounded “macho” and “horrible.”
The news was revealed during participation in the program High hoursfrom the TV Globo. The singer, who resumed the group next to bassist Binho Farias three years after disagreements, initially stated:
“We have a song, ‘sunflower’, which for years we sang, and I was sure I was singing a right song of love, which was doing good for people. After 25 years, one day hit a chip… The song was: ‘Truth proves that time is the lord of both destinations, both destinations; To be a man, you have to have the greatness of a boy, a boy‘. Straight, macho, top, horrible. ”
The final stretch, which talks about “having the greatness of a boy” and repeats “a boy”, was modified to mention “girl” and “woman”. It was as follows:
“Truth proves that time is the Lord of both destinations, of the two destinations; since, To be a man, you have to have the greatness of a girl, a woman”
A video with a passage from the TV show viralized on social networks. The repercussion was mostly negative, as the public does not see machismo in the original letter.
Toni Garrido: “After 25 years singing the song, one day hit a chip..the letter chauvinist top, horrible ..”
He changed the lyrics of Sunflower of “Since, to be a man, it has to have the greatness of a boy” to “that of a girl, a woman”.
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Faced with the controversy, Toni Garrido resorted to social networks to speak again about the change. The artist made it clear that the public can sing the lyrics as he prefer and ensured that he just wanted to pay tribute to the female audience.
Initially, he stated:
“Guys, what curious about the polarization of words. Of such a simple thing and that within so many amazing things, we see a huge discussion because of the semantics, the understanding of these words. In fact, a change, a word. People can sing as they want, they know music in a way. ‘ To say if you can sing or can’t sing the way you want?!
Then he added:
“In my understanding, in my loving joke I wanted to honor women. Every great man has the greatness of a father and a mother. And a boy too, poetically speaking. I really wanted to say that every great man is behind him, or in front of him, or with him a great woman. And we don’t say that. Or the sister, or any female element .. that leads him and gives a sensitivity, a balance, in his personality to be a dear human being, cool people, that’s all.
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