Norman Gimbel, film and TV lyricist
Whenever you hear a bossa nova classic sung in English it's about even odds the lyrics are his.
(Sometimes they're from Ray Gilbert or Gene Lees, who are also no longer with us).
― Josefa, Sunday, 30 December 2018 01:48 (five years ago) link
RIght. Or every once in a while Tom Jobim even wrote them himself. Not a big fan of the Gimble or Gilbert bossa lyrics tbh.
― Spirit of the Voice of the Beehive (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 30 December 2018 01:50 (five years ago) link
Okay, I guess I like some of his lyrics more than I thought. "How Insensitive" for bossa, "Sway" and "Bluesette" in other styles.
― Spirit of the Voice of the Beehive (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 30 December 2018 01:56 (five years ago) link
Ray Sawyer.
http://www.wkrg.com/news/mobile-county/dr-hook-s-ray-sawyer-chickasaw-native-dead-at-81/1681232151
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ux3-a9RE1Q
"Oh, that's beautiful."
― clemenza, Monday, 31 December 2018 21:16 (five years ago) link
Oh noooooooo. Will be watching this epic triumph / trainwreck in tribute:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4c3W-XoNXM
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Tuesday, 1 January 2019 00:48 (five years ago) link
aw shithttps://youtu.be/7LXpnNKNxJI
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 1 January 2019 01:29 (five years ago) link