There is one singer who can make me weep to hear his lovely music always, and he is Joao Gilberto. His 'Girl from Ipanema' is of course known to almost everyone, but my favorite, and the one that brings tears to my eyes (and I do not know if they are of joy or sadness, or some combination of those... for with me nothing is black and white, but always soothing shades of grey... is 'Aquarella do Brasil' and can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7DzHrKpbKA&feature=related
I do not try to place it here, as every time I do that it is snatched back by some watchdog who will not let me have it on my blog (copyright? I suppose so). But you can go to youtube and see and hear Gilberto playing his guitar and singing in that lovely voice in his language that he makes as soft and sweet as warm chocolate syrup, while in other's mouths it sounds like their tongues are wearing sandpaper. Gilberto makes me long to go to Brazil. Ah, perhaps I shall ask the Brazilian cab drivers of Luxor Cab if they sing... and be seranaded one day by one who can achieve the warm tones of Gilberto on my way to the doctor or my poetry group. Let's hope so......
I wonder why I can no longer change the type on my writing... or the color, or size???
