Mais Uma Vez
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| "Mais Uma Vez" | ||||
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| Single by 14 Bis and Renato Russo | ||||
| from the album Sete | ||||
| Released | March 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:05 | |||
| Label | EMI-Odeon | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Mayrton Bahia | |||
| 14 Bis and Renato Russo singles chronology | ||||
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"Mais Uma Vez" is a song composed by Brazilian musicians Renato Russo and Flávio Venturini in 1986[2] and released as the first single of Sete, an album by Venturini's band 14 Bis in 1987. It features Russo himself as co-lead singer.
Background and writing
The song was composed in 1986. Flávio Venturini recalls getting to know Renato Russo at EMI-Odeon studios in Rio de Janeiro in 1986, when 14 Bis and Legião Urbana were in rooms close to each other recording their next albums (respectively, Sete and Dois). Venturini, who had arrived earlier than his bandmates,[3] was practicing a new song for the album when Russo entered the room and asked to write the song's lyrics. Russo proposed lyrics about a father telling his son that the Sun would shine back again after a storm. Venturini liked the idea and sent him a tape with the song's music, under Russo's promise of sending him the lyrics. Due to Russo's commitment with Dois, he wouldn't send the lyrics until three months after their meeting. Russo did some slight melody modifications following some improvisations.[1][3]
About the recording of it, Venturini said he invited Russo to join the song recording with 14 Bis, which resulted in Sete's final version of it.[4] He sang everything first, then Russo sang the whole song, they picked their favorite parts and producer Mayrton Bahia edited a final version.[3] Russo, on the other hand, said he couldn't explain the melody to the group, so he sang it and recorded guide vocals, but the band decided it could be used in the final version.[4]
Lyrics and structure
The lyrics feature several motivational sentences like "Espera que o sol já vem" (Wait because the Sun is about to come), "Nunca deixe que lhe digam que não vale a pena acreditar no sonho que se tem" (Never let people tell you it's not worth it to believe in the dream that one has) or "Se você quiser alguém em quem confiar, confie em si mesmo" (If you want someone to trust, trust yourself). Russo said he does believe in what he wrote and that he says the same things on Legião Urbana's lyrics, but in a different way.[4]
The song was composed in B-flat major and possesses an andante tempo. In the 14 Bis version, Venturini sings falsettos and the chorus, while Russo sings the remaining verses with a natural voice; on the clip version, however, Venturini sings the entire song alone.[5] On Russo's solo version, he sings alone.
14 Bis personnel
- Renato Russo – co-lead vocals
- Flávio Venturini — co-lead vocals and keyboards
- Cláudio Venturini — vocals and guitar
- Sérgio Magrão – vocals and bass
- Vermelho – vocals and keyboards
- Hely Rodrigues – drums
Renato Russo version
| "Mais Uma Vez" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Renato Russo | |
| from the album Presente | |
| Language | Portuguese |
| English title | Once Again |
| Released | 14 March 2003[1] |
| Recorded | 1986 |
| Genre | Acoustic rock, pop rock |
| Length | 3:58 |
| Label | EMI-Odeon |
| Songwriter(s) | Flávio Venturini, Renato Russo |
| Producer(s) | Nilo Romero[1][6] |
Between 2001 and 2002, researcher Marcelo Fróes undertook a search in Russo's archives for music recordings possessing enough quality for releasing. When he and Nilo Romero were ready to simply remix 14 Bis's version with Russo for inclusion on the album Presente, they found a tape containing a vocal track with Russo singing alone. Thus, Romero decided to produce a new recording over the vocal track, updating the song.[6] The tape had been stored on EMI's archives for over 15 years.[3] Both the new and the original versions were included on the album.[7]
The track was featured on the soundtrack of telenovela Mulheres Apaixonadas, by Rede Globo. It received a video with child drawings and Russo's archived footage.
Renato Russo personnel
Source:[3]
- Renato Russo – lead vocals
- Billy Brandão – guitars
- Paulinho Moska — nylon guitar and twelve-string guitar
- Nilo Romero – bass and steel guitar
- Sacha Amback – keyboards
- Jongui – drums
References
- ^ a b c d Redação Música (27 March 2003). "Flávio Venturini fala sobre parceria com Renato Russo em "Mais uma Vez"; líder do Legião Urbana faria 43 anos". UOL. Grupo Folha. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ Redação Música (27 March 2003). "Flávio Venturini fala sobre parceria com Renato Russo em "Mais uma Vez"; líder do Legião Urbana faria 43 anos". UOL. Grupo Folha. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Fuscaldo 2016, p. 190.
- ^ a b c VICTORINO, Ricardo (October 1997). "IM Extra – Renato Russo – 10 de junho de 1987". International Magazine. Retrieved 8 August 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "Cópia arquivada". Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Presente para os fãs". Universo Musical. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ Fuscaldo 2016, p. 191.
- Fuscaldo, Chris (2016). Discobiografia Legionária. LeYa. ISBN 978-85-441-0481-1.
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