Story Behind The Song
True story
Song Description
Down in BRAZIL
Where the streets are all filled
With ladies dressed to kill
Rio by night is quite a thrill
Down in BRAZIL
She was only seventeen He came from Amarillo
And he was forty-three She came from the streets
They became lovers He played her country music
And lived by the sea While she tapped her pretty feet
They would watch the sun go down She loved her Americano
And feel the ocean breeze He loved her with all his heart
She swore her devotion Language was no problem
And he swore he'd never leave Right from the start
BRAZIL Down in BRAZIL
3) He liked to take her into town INSTR.
And treat her in style
He would buy her pretty things
Just to see her smile
But where he got his money
She could never know
He would gently tell her
There's a place that he can't go
But its far from BRAZIL
4) They shared each precious moment 5) She was only seventeen
Every day and every night And he was forty-three
It was as if they knew somehow They looked into each other's eyes
That time was not on their side And stepped into the sea
Then one September morning The locals still remember
The telephone would ring The couple on the beach
The Policia were on their way The authorities concluded
And they knew everything They were out of reach
Even in BRAZIL Somewhere off BRAZIL
| Song Length |
6:14 |
Genre |
Country - General, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Poignant |
Subject |
Madly In Love, Country, Nation |
| Similar Artists |
Harry Nilsson, Elvis Presley |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
"DOWN IN BRAZIL"
Clive Kennedy /Boro Vukadinovic
3/29/97BRAZIL.WPS
Down in BRAZIL
Where the streets are all filled
With ladies dressed to kill
Or be killed
You can see all the sights
In the neon lights
Rio by night is quite a thrill
Down in BRAZIL
Down in BRAZIL
1) She was only seventeen 2) He came from Amarillo
And he was forty-three She came from the streets
They became lovers He played her country music
And lived by the sea While she tapped her pretty feet
They would watch the sun go down She loved her Americano
And feel the ocean breeze He loved her with all his heart
She swore her devotion Language was no problem
And he swore he'd never leave Right from the start
BRAZIL Down in BRAZIL
3) He liked to take her into town INSTR.
And treat her in style
He would buy her pretty things
Just to see her smile
But where he got his money
She could never know
He would gently tell her
There's a place that he can't go
But its far from BRAZIL
4) They shared each precious moment 5) She was only seventeen
Every day and every night And he was forty-three
It was as if they knew somehow They looked into each other's eyes
That time was not on their side And stepped into the sea
Then one September morning The locals still remember
The telephone would ring The couple on the beach
The Policia were on their way The authorities concluded
And they knew everything They were out of reach
Even in BRAZIL Somewhere off BRAZIL
Down in BRAZIL etc.