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Songs I Like (92) | beetleypete

In 1963, Joge Ben recorded his song ‘Mas Que Nada’, a Brazilian Samba-style song. Three years later, Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66 covered the song, and had a huge hit. My dad was a fan, and had Sergio’s album. I loved listening to it in my teens. Here is his excellent version.

(The only lyrics I can find are in Portuguese, so I didn’t add them)

But the original is unfairly overlooked now, so I am including that too.

Source: Songs I Like (92) | beetleypete