Ipanema

[Chuquebra2]

Perfect.



[gnukev]

@Chuquebra2 Not perfect, but thank you! Muito obrigado!

[jvkphoto]

As always great guitar and cover of Garota de ipanema I wish I could play the guitara that well . hehehe

[gnukev]

@jvkphoto Thank you! Keep practicing!

[kamikawachi]

O Brasil agradece!!! Thank you!!

[gnukev]

@kamikawachi Thank you! Obrigado!

[vaduzcrew]

the beach, the sounds of the waves, the seagulls, with someone plays a bossa tune. Everything describes my idea of holiday vacation, an escape from routinity. I would kill to have that kind of setting at the back of my house. You did it again kev!

[gnukev]

@vaduzcrew Thanks for listening. I'm glad you enjoyed the setting. It was a beautiful day on that day. Terima kasih untuk mendengarkan saya.

[djgummage]

I'm english, my girfriend is from sau paulo! we've both agreed that wherever you come from kev, you have bossa in you're heart, never seen a westener do corcovardo with such meaning! you're a shining beacon to all us honkeys!

[gnukev]

@djgummage Thanks very much!

[bluebloodsapphire]

Great Job! Applause from a fan in the Philippines.

[gnukev]

@bluebloodsapphire Thank you! Salamat!

[ptsaf]

FANTASTICO! abraço de um carioca! o Brasil agradece!

[gnukev]

@ptsaf Muito obrigado por California!

[JiahaoLLL]

u do really should find someone to shoot a MV for u!

amazing!

[gnukev]

@JiahaoLLL Thank you very much...maybe someday....

[Kioki86]

Desde España!! Gracias por el video!! Es fantástico!!

[gnukev]

@Kioki86 Muchas gracias!

[RGu1m4r43n5]

Great! Very good! Good Portuguese, dude!

Thanks!

[gnukev]

@RGu1m4r43n5 Muito obrigado, man! I appreciate your comments on my Portuguese!

[piesseo]

u're a great guitar player i like so much this song ! Ciao from italy !

[gnukev]

@piesseo Grazie!

[guuuh12]

muito bom o video, toda ginga carioca.!

[gnukev]

@guuuh12 obrigado!

[MrGhardisty]

You have the total spirit of the song in the way you play. Beautiful! In the intro, are you playing both the high=E and B strings with your pinky at the same time? I am trying to replicate the intro you play which is beautiful. Well done!

[gnukev]

@MrGhardisty Thanks for your comment and for noticing the intro which I (sort of) borrowed from Eliane Elias. I'm doing the song in D but the intro descends chromatically from E. (E6-9, D#6-9, D6-9). My pinky stays on the the B (2nd) string and my 4th finger moves back and forth between the 5th and 6th strings to play the bass notes.

[hollisterd00de]

my god would you post the chords? this is heavenly.

[gnukev]

@hollisterd00de Thanks very much. Please see the previous comments.

[datsunparts]

Can you be so kind to share with us the chord selections?

[gnukev]

@datsunparts With the exception of the intro, I'm just playing the standard chord progression you can easily find on-line. I'm playing in D here and the usual key is F so just transpose down a minor 3rd from F.

[Dovecustom]

Is this a alternate tuning ?

[gnukev]

@Dovecustom No, this is standard tuning.

[brubarbosa88]

I'm you fan now, and is fun cause the first time that i see you playin' was im all i want by joni mitchell, and was the best, and now singin in portuguese is perfect!!! I'm brasilian and I love!!!!! Sorry for the english!!!

[gnukev]

@brubarbosa88 Muito obrigado!!! Your English is fine! Thanks for the compliments!

[ianidinuse]

so peaceful. especially since you're singing the song on a beach (:

[gnukev]

@ianidinuse It was a beauitiful day!

[ianidinuse]

@gnukev it sure was (: where is this ?

[gnukev]

@ianidinuse A place called Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz, CA.

[ianidinuse]

@gnukev ahhhhh. are you on facebook ?

[gnukev]

@ianidinuse No I'm not. Just YOOTOOB.

[pablobravoduarte]

Hermoso!

Pablo Bravo, from Mexico

[gnukev]

@pablobravoduarte Muchas gracias de California!

[karlo8320]

Super!!!! A live in Russia.

[LucyJohnBetancourt]

Beautiful voice. Obrigado!

[gnukev]

Thank you!

[froilantb]

so cool, i loved everything the sound of your surroundings and color of the sky. awesome!

[gnukev]

Thank you for noticing. I didn't realize how the ambience would be until after I recorded it so it was a surprise to me.

[margot9230]

One of the secrets of performing is to relax and enjoy what you are playing and you seem to have mastered that. Good job

[ValLoveYou1]

you are really good !! do you live in brasil ?

[gnukev]

Thanks. I live in California.

[autograpissarra]

very nice

[MsKRIEK]

me too!I can't stop hearing this...

awesome!...Thank you for upload this!♥

[gnukev]

Thank you for listening!

[zarkov63]

It is not just that you are a talented singing couple(I'm including Mas Que Nada) or that you are a fine guitarist or that you give us an authentic Portuguese accent or that you appear to respect the best Bossa Nova stylists. Above all that you project your love for some the most beautiful music to ever emerge into this world from Brazil in every note and every word. You make my heart feel glad to be alive. Thank You and Pamela and Karen too.

[gnukev]

Wow! Thank you for such a thoughtful comment. We really appreciate your kind words.

[Marckyar]

Excelente!!! saludos desde méxico un abrazo

[SafeBet86]

Nossa, que saudade do Brasil! Você é o cara...

[gnukev]

Obrigado!

[kaylashalaylaaaaa]

what kind of guitar is that?

[gnukev]

It's a cheap, battered Yamaha G-55A

[humawell1]

hola! u know i am from Paraguay but ive been to Brazil and studied Portuguese. u r extremely good in speaking/singing in Portuguse! muito bom!!!

[albahackvideo]

I can't stop hearing to this. I think you made a great cover, very original, like a true bossa nova artist.

Congrats again

[gnukev]

Thanks for a very nice comment!

[freuld]

A really good player of bossa nova, Congratulations

[albahackvideo]

Man, you have talent. I really enjoyed your cover and I liked it more than Jobim's, sincerely. Greetings from Albania

[gnukev]

That's a really nice thing to say, Thank you!

[semva2000]

i love brasil ...

[p1branco2]

Very Bealtiful!

[SafeBet86]

Nossa, foi bom demais...

[crisevel]

Ohhhhh belezaaaaaaa... muito legal adorei

[Samanth90]

Que talento!! Muito bom!! Obrigada! ~Samantha~

[gnukev]

Muito Obrigada!

[infectiousgruvz]

ha very very nice!

[FC95max]

vc é americano/ vc canta bem

[koura77]

muito obrigado

[crazydaisydoo]

The very best vocal version on youtube. I would love to have joined you for the second chorus.... that would have been so cool

[strainey123]

Muito bom seu português!

[gnukev]

Muito Obrigado!

[alfaceandrice]

Oh, Gosh, how I miss Ipanema Beach and the sun set, eating fried fish, drinking some cold beer, the fresh air coming from the ocean, the beautiful people, friends, the night clubs, the sun set. December. Wait me.

[burnt62]

I am doing tax returns in England on Christmas eve and felt like a break. You are excellent to listen to and I appreciated the glimpse of Californian sunshine too !!

[Cidspike]

lindooo! I love Bossa Nova!!!

[sinvalfonseca]

Very good! Which the beach of the back? Was it filmed in Brazil? The gulls flying combined with the music. 5 stars!!!!!!

[gnukev]

Thanks! This is filmed at Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz, California.

[gnukev]

@sinvalfonseca Thanks and Obrigado! I filmed it myself in Santa Cruz, California. The gulls just happened naturally.

[Giannirage]

rodrigo's brain soundtrack.

grande rodrigone!!!!

[Reaper1984]

Great!

Cool background too!

[amjappe]

great version!

also the background you chose is very fitting, and your portuguese is great (the accent only makes it more charming - i do relate to that, sounds like my husband ;p).

it's really cool to see people from other countries that know and appreciate brazilian music!

thanks for the video, i also enjoyed your version of Mas Que Nada.

[gnukev]

@amjappe Thanks very much for your compliments and observations. I love Brazilian music, culture and the country itself.

[gnukev]

@amjappe Thank you for your very kind words! I love Brazilian music and I'm glad you liked my version of this song!

[flojogrande]

I love your vocal interpretation and phrasing. Great guitar work too! The choice to film oceanside with the break in the back ground it was different. You look like Bruce Willis. Ciao!

[machadaum]

Parabéns pela interpretação!

e também pelo bom português

[popGoesAnthony]

um..gee

Man MY man ;)Yr Handsome as all Hell! & um..gee..;) even handsomer ..if thats ever possible ..ughg.,.handsomer than MYSELF! :)

anth

[katonchinha]

que bom que voçe canta em portugues! voçe e americano? onde voçe esta cantando? desgraçadamente para o resto do mundo, a magia da bossa nova só esta no portugues.. muito obrigada por voçe entender isso. perfeita cena pra cançao: o céu azul, os paxaros voando, e o mar cantando com voçe.. muito bonitoo!!!

[gnukev]

Muito obrigado. Eu sou americano. Estou cantando na praia perto minha casa na Santa Cruz, California. Eu falo poco portugues mais eu gosto de musica brasileira especialmente bossa-nova. Voce e mexicano?

[katonchinha]

sim! sou mexicana mas pronto vou viver no brasil. hey, Im from the pacific coast too!! this is great to know! muchas gracias por tus lindas interpretaciones, estuve viendo tus demás videos. saludos! :)

[alvarocastrod]

beleeza..gostoso que no fim, a gente goste de ishto ...felicidades ;)

[gnukev]

MUITO OBRIGADO!!! Viva Bossa Nova!

[iannchuffi]

Uma excelente interpretação da boa e velha Bossa Nova!

[broxmouth]

Beautiful Kevin, you really caught the 'tristessa' of Jobim's mood. Thanks also for the direct tranlation - I always intuited that Jobim's original words were far more poetic than the more mundane words used in the popular hit.

Keep on doing it!

[MeStRaDuS]

Muito porreiro!!

[HunterMann]

Muito belho! I lie the direct translation rather than the pop lyrics that Johnny Mercer came up with. Oye que coisa!!

[gnukev]

I totally agree with your assessment of the directly translated lyrics. (Not to mention the glaring incorrect case usage for the sake of a rhyme in the Mercer: "...she looks straight ahead not at HE...")

[gusbear1471]

my favorite

[JohaineDroppa]

Muito bom!

[gnukev]

Muito obrigado!!

[bazwillrun]

what a cool backdrop for this excellently performed song

thankyou