Mas que nada
Mas que nada [ ˌmaʃkiˈnadɐ ] ( bras.-port. ) Is a song composed by Jorge Ben in 1963 , which was best known outside of Brazil through the version by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 . Mendes and his group achieved their international breakthrough in 1966 and the start of a whole series of hits in the USA. Translated, the lyrics of the song mean something like “Oh, what's the point?”, Incorrectly stated in many playlists as “Mais que nada”, which means “more than nothing”.
The song is still regularly performed at concerts by Mendes and Jorge Ben Jor. In 2013 it was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.
Cover versions
The well-known introduction to “Mas que nada”, interpreted by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 , can also be heard in the 1997 film Austin Powers - The Sharpest Thing Her Majesty has to offer, and a full recording of the song appeared on the accompanying soundtrack album - was introduced to a new generation of fans, especially in the United States. The Croatian cellist Walter Despalj arranged the original by Jorge Ben Jor for a cello ensemble.
The piece is used in many soccer commercials, including due to the Brazilian national soccer team. Nike used the song in a recording of the Tamba Trio in two different advertising campaigns during the 1998 and 2006 soccer world championships .
Sérgio Mendes feat. The Black Eyed Peas reissued “Mas que nada” in 2006, this version is featured on the Timeless album .
There are other cover versions by Mary Roos (German version with the title: "Blauer Montag") as well as by Al Jarreau , Astrud Gilberto , Dizzy Gillespie , Luiz Henrique , the a cappella group Sjaella , Horst Jankowski , Miriam Makeba , Oscar Peterson , Vikki Carr , Werner Müller and his Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald with the Count Basie Orchestra , Sylvia Vrethammar , Elza Soares , Bê and Jessie J .
A new version by Sérgio Mendes and Gracinha Leporace ("2011 Rio Version") was created for the animated film Rio from 2011.
Chart placements
Sérgio Mendes feat. The Black Eyed Peas :
| year | Chart | Highest |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Top 100 Germany | 9 |
| 2006 | Top 75 Austria | 8th |
| 2006 | Top 100 Switzerland | 4th |
| 2006 | Top 100 UK | 6th |
text
The lyrics freely translated:
| Mas que nada | What the hell? |
| Sai da minha frente | Get out of my way, |
| Eu quero passar | I want to pass |
| Pois o samba está animado | because this samba is hot. |
| O que eu quero é sambar | What i want is samba dancing! |
| Este samba | This samba |
| Que é misto de maracatu | which is mixed with maracatú |
| É samba de preto velho | It is the samba of the black old man (group of spirits from the Umbanda religion) |
| Samba de preto tu | and the samba of you black. |
| Mas que nada | What the hell? |
| To samba como esse tão legal | A samba like this is so cool |
| Você nicht vai querer que eu chegue no final | you won't want me to stop (... that I come to the end). |
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/3369647-Mas-Que-Nada/images Image of the first recording with "Os Copa 5" on Discogs
- ↑ http://www.musicvf.com/S%E9rgio+Mendes.art
- ↑ https://www.setlist.fm/search?query=Sergio+mendes
- ↑ https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/jorge-ben-jor-13d6e18d.html
- ↑ https://www.latingrammy.com/en/latin-grammy-hall-of-fame
- ↑ Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) Music Soundtrack & Complete List of Songs | WhatSong soundtracks. Retrieved September 20, 2019 (American English).
- ^ Berliner Philharmoniker: Family concert - the 12 cellists open their music boxes | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Retrieved September 20, 2019 .
- ↑ SportsComm: That epic 1998 Nike football commercial. February 27, 2017, accessed September 20, 2019 .
- ^ Dave Simpson: will.i.am and Sérgio Mendes: how we made Mas Que Nada ( English ) Guardian News & Media Limited. April 22, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1436562/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd