O Leãozinho
A little song for a bassist, played alone on guitar and whistle, that kept finding new singers.
Caetano Veloso, from Bicho (1977)
- Written by
- Caetano Veloso
- Released
- 1977
- Length
- 3:06
- Album
- Bicho
O Leãozinho, little lion, is the eighth track on Bicho. Caetano plays it alone, with guitar and whistle. He wrote it as a tribute to Dadi Carvalho, bassist of Novos Baianos, and it was used in the soundtrack of the telenovela Sem Lenço, sem Documento.
It has been recorded many times since, including by Jane Birkin with Caetano on Rendez-Vous in 2006, by Beirut for Red Hot + Rio 2 in 2011, and by Meja, who added English lyrics on Mellow in 2004.
Covers and versions
- Meja (2004) On Mellow, with English lyrics added.
- Jane Birkin (2006) On Rendez-Vous, with Caetano Veloso.
- Teresa Salgueiro (2007) On La Serena.
- Priscilla Ahn (2008)
- Beirut (2011) On Red Hot + Rio 2.
- Mary Roos (2013)
- Lionel Loueke and Céline Rudolph (2017) On Obsession.
More songs by Caetano Veloso
Tropicália, Tigresa, Alegria, Alegria
Sources
- O Leãozinho, Wikipedia
- Todo Caetano, Discogs