Before entering the title of this text, it is essential to contextualize that:
1. I am a journalist and music critic.
2. the only time I was with her was in a family situation, at a party, both with our children.
3. his entire career and the milestones you will find in other texts.
That said, I’ll get straight to the point. The question I couldn’t ask Gal Costa, who passed away on Wednesday, November 9, is: was your peak as a singer in the recording of “Força Estranha” on the 1979 album “Gal Tropical”?
It’s because every time I hear her sing in this song, I get excited. That says a lot considering she doesn’t come from a fervent fan of the singer.
Since my first musical training, from the late 70’s onwards, I have always maintained the image of Gal as a group, little as a solo artist.
As a rocker at the time (and to this day), he was part of the (non-existent) “Manual do Roqueiro” at the time denying Brazilian music from roots and hippies. In a way, he suited us both.
His projection moments that had come to me came from the Tropicália band (1968, with the band of Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and others, plus Nara LeĂŁo and Mutantes), from the other assault of the band with “Doces Bárbaros” (1976), which dates back to his debut in 1964 with “We, Por Example” (the traditional troupe of Caetano, Gil, Maria Bethania and Tom ZĂ©).
I did not yet know “Fa-Tal”, the spectacular live album from 1971, or “Profana”, which would be released in 1984.
But the song composed by Caetano Veloso (watch it again) for Roberto Carlos has always haunted me. From the moment it was released until today.
Maybe because I was on the trail of a soap opera my late mother was watching at the time. Perhaps because it was somehow overshadowed by that album’s biggest hit, “BalancĂŞ”.
It was this story I wanted to tell and this question I wanted to ask Gal.
I also have this record signed by her and with a dedication.
But we kept talking about more important things, like raising our children.
Thank you very much, Gal. Four decades late as a token of gratitude.
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Emily Jhon is a product and service reviewer at Gossipify, known for her honest evaluations and thorough analysis. With a background in marketing and consumer research, she offers valuable insights to readers. She has been writing for Gossipify for several years and has a degree in Marketing and Consumer Research from the University of Oxford.
