O Tempo não Pára (in English: Time Doesn't Stop) is a Brazilian rock song, created by the singer Cazuza, in collaboration with Arnaldo Brandão in 1988. It is the sixth issue that is part of their self-titled live album, O Tempo não Pára.[1]
| "O Tempo não Pára" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Cazuza | |
| from the album O Tempo não Pára[1] | |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Recorded | October 1988[2] |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 4:37 |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(s) | Cazuza, Arnaldo Brandão[1] |
| Producer(s) | Ezequiel Neves, Nilo Romero |
Words and meaning edit
The lyrics cover the artist's life from his birth and dedicate one of its verses to the media of his country; that had considered him dead early in his later years, when the author was dying of AIDS.[3] It is, in itself, a complaint about the irritation of Cazuza with a society that criticized both his lifestyle and his illness, his vices and sexual orientation, and at the same time it is proposed as a critique of the exploitation of his image in media.[3] Along with the songs "Exagerado" and "Ideologia", "O Tempo não Para", it is considered one of his greatest hits as a solo artist.[4][5]
Covers edit
- In 1992, Argentina's rock band Bersuit Vergarabat, released his first studio album, Y Punto; and it included a Spanish adaptation of "O Tempo não Pára", entitled "El tiempo no para", which became a classic Argentine rock.[6] In his honor, Gustavo Cordera sings one of the song's verses in the live version in Portuguese in 2002.[6]
- In 2018, Brazilian singer Elza Soares recorded a cover of "O Tempo não Pára" to be included in O Tempo Não Para telenovela soundtrack.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c O Tempo não Pára[dead link] Retrieved June 3, 2016
- ^ Cazuza – O Tempo Não Pára – Cazuza Ao Vivo Archived March 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 3, 2016
- ^ a b El tiempo no para en la ideología de Cazuza Archived June 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 3, 2016
- ^ Vida – Cazuza Retrieved June 3, 2016
- ^ Cazuza: Exagerado Archived December 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 3, 2016
- ^ a b Y punto – Bersuit Vergarabat (1992) Archived August 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 3, 2016
- ^ Coletti, Caio (July 31, 2018). "Elza Soares lança cover de "O Tempo Não Para", de Cazuza, para novela" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved December 9, 2021.