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Carlos Paredes — Canção Verdes Anos
Album: Guitarra Portuguesa
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Released: 1989
Length: 2:58
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Carlos Paredes - Verdes Anos, Live

"Verdes Anos", original song by Carlos Paredes.
Performed by Carlos Paredes accompanied with Luisa Amaro, in Viola, in 1992 at São Luiz Theatre in Lisbon..

Carlos Paredes, "Man with a Thousand Fingers" (February 16, 1925 - July 23, 2004) r.i.p. 



 takemehome wrote:

In my mind too
 
i find this song irritating because it DOES sound like Summertime, but it's not...   or IS it?   I'm so confused... 

{#Snooty}

 xamonix wrote:
No other music express so perfectly the portuguese feeling and soul as this one!
 
Gershwin expresses Portuguese feeling and soul?

 aelfheld wrote:
Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high

Well, that's what came to my mind.
 
Yup, same here. Cool stuff, whatever yer man Carlos is playing, and with depth to be discovered on further listening. And just sooooo RP :)

 ziakut wrote:
Beautiful, ethnic and rich with unwavering faithfulness.
 
Paredes or Gershwin?

No other music express so perfectly the portuguese feeling and soul as this one!
 aelfheld wrote:
Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high

Well, that's what came to my mind.
 


In my mind too
Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high

Well, that's what came to my mind.
Beautiful, ethnic and rich with unwavering faithfulness.
No, nothing about (how say Eddie Veder...."Nothing As It Seems"), however your exercises can be good, because can give you the opportunity to learn more about this great Man who was Carlos Paredes and his unique style and unusual to get the guitar sounds that seem to have come from the soul. One thing is certain: praise and exalt the RP for the boldness and tenacity to remind the world, from America, this great Man of Music.
 

MojoJojo wrote:
Totally looks like...
 

 


So much beauty, so much poetry...
Interesting!
my fingernails just curled backwards.   ugh !
 BlueHeronDruid wrote:
Am I the only one hearing Summertime from Porgy and Bess?
 

nope, i'm with u on that one. you have a friend. in spite of those voices.... :-P

 BlueHeronDruid wrote:
Am I the only one hearing Summertime from Porgy and Bess?
 
Nope. It's in there, for sure.

I could quite happily listen to more of this whilst working, lovely stuff :)
Totally looks like...
 


Carlos Paredes by ~egon-k
Marco Moura   ©2008-2010 ~egon-k

Acrylic on canvas | 100 x 100 cm | 2004

This is an homage to one of the greatest Portuguese guitar players and composers, Carlos Paredes.
You can see it in Lisbon, at the SPA (Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores), in the Carlos Paredes Room.



Portuguese Guitar Variations by Jsome1
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsome1/
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Am I the only one hearing Summertime from Porgy and Bess?
 LongGoneDaddy wrote:
Bueno!
 
Bom fado! {#Whisper} {#Sunny}

It's the portuguese guitar..a small guitar with twelve strings and a distinctive pear shape..it's really beautiful, and mostly heard in fado, more rarely in instrumental work. When you do, it's usually Carlos Paredes.

 
Dave_Mack wrote:
I keep thinking this is going to turn into that acoustic version of Hotel California.  Most glad that it didn't.

What is he playing?  Bazouki?  Tenor mandolin or something like that?

 


Wow! I'm very surprised to hear this track here. Carlos Paredes was one of the best Portuguese guitar players from that country, here interpreting a Fado in the style of Coimbra, a region from that country. Bravo! {#Clap} (The title means literally 'song for the green years' ... an ode to youth, I presume ...)
Wow, amazed to hear Carlos Paredes here. An outstanding example of Portuguese music, and this is one of this best!

I know I've heard this before, I thought on RP but without a single comment I'm confused.
This is simply awesome.
I keep thinking this is going to turn into that acoustic version of Hotel California.  Most glad that it didn't.

What is he playing?  Bouzouki?  Tenor mandolin or something like that?

ETA: from AMG...
The Portuguese guitar is a 12-string instrument with double courses (string pairs) and a small body, similar in tone to the mandolin or Greek bouzouki.

Bueno!