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"Someone to Light Up My Life" (Portuguese: "Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Você", "If Everyone Was Like You") is a song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. It was written for the play Orfeu da Conceição (1956). English lyrics were added by Gene Lees.
| "Someone to Light Up My Life" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Composer(s) | Antônio Carlos Jobim |
| Lyricist(s) | Vinicius de Moraes (Original) Gene Lees (English) |
Notable Recordings
edit- Elizete Cardoso - Noturno (1957)
- Sylvia Telles - Caricia (1957)
- Charlie Byrd - Brazilian Byrd (1965)
- Antônio Carlos Jobim - A Certain Mr. Jobim (1967), Terra Brasilis (1980)
- Jack Wilson - Song for My Daughter (1969)
- Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim – Sinatra & Company (rec. 1969, released 1971)[1]
- Vinicius de Moraes - En La Fusa con Maria Creuza y Toquinho (1970)
- Tony Bennett - The Good Things in Life (1972)
- Dick Farney - Noite (1981)
- Sylvia Syms - Syms by Sinatra (1982) (orchestrated by Frank Sinatra)
- Kenny Burrell - Groovin' High (1984)
- Mark Murphy - Brazil Songs (1984)
- Gal Costa - Gal Costa Canta Tom Jobim ao Vivo (1999)
- Toninho Horta - To Jobim with Love (2008)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ariza, Adonay (2006). Electronic Samba. Annablume. p. 179. ISBN 978-85-7419-603-9. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
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