Chico Buarque
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Within the The Holy Trinity of popular Brazilian music, Chico tends to approach the more down to Earth and heavy topics.
Video 1. Quem Te Viu, Quem Te Vê by Chico Buarque. Source.Performed for television for the Hebe Camargo show on TV Record in 1966.Present in the 1967 album "Chico Buarque de Hollanda - Volume 2".The song is about sambist woman who moved up in social rank, and does not dance samba with her impoverished old friends anymore.Video 2. Apesar de Você by Chico Buarque. Source.Released 1970. Portuguese wiki page for the song.It is a song against the military dictatorship in Brazil. "Você" (you) can ambiguously refer to either a loved woman, or to the dictatorship itself throughout the song.Video 3. . Source. From the 1968 Chico Buarque de Hollanda - Volume 3 (1968) album. Video 4. Construção by Chico Buarque. Source.Video 5. Cotidiano by Chico Buarque. Source.Video 6. Cálice (Cale-se) by Chico Buarque. Source. Featuring Milton Nascimento. Song against the military dictatorship in Brazil, a pun on the homonym "Cálice" (chalice) and "Cale-se" (shut up), a reference to censorship during the dictatorship.Video 7. Feijoada completa by Chico Buarque. Source. Malandro-themed song about gathering friends to eat a Feijoada at home, but the money is not quite enough so they have to improvise a bit.Video 8. A volta do malandro by Chico Buarque. Source. From the Malandro (1985) albumVideo 9. Teresinha by Chico Buarque. Source.The version performed by Maria Bethânia is also notable: Video "Teresinha performed by Maria Bethânia".Video 10. Paratodos by Chico Buarque. Source. From the 1993 "Paratodos" album.