The good songs stopped before of just after Ciro Santilli was born, they were originally heard by his parent's generation. Those young new kids are boring.
- 1968 Panis et Circenses track from the Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis (1968) album composed by Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso and performed by Os Mutantes
- 1972 Mistério do Planeta track from the Acabou Chorare album by Novos Baianos
- 1977 Marimbondo track from the "Pirão de Peixe com Pimenta (1977)" album Sá & Guarabyra
- Caetano Veloso is arguably Ciro Santilli's favorite MPB artist, he has just too many amazing songs.
- 1968 Alegria, Alegria from the epynomous album Caetano Veloso (1968). Critique of the Dictatorship.
- Transa (1972) album (literally: "The Fuck", good old seventies)
- Triste Bahia. Inspired by Capoeira music.
- Mora na Filosofia
- 1972 Você Não Entende Nada performed by Caetano Veloso in album Caetano e Chico: Juntos e Ao Vivo (1972), originally by (TODO album, Discogs says Legal (1970), but wiki page and photos of back disagree)
- 1972 Partido Alto. Composed by Chico Buarque, but Caetano's interpretation takes it to another level
- 1975 Qualquer coisa album
- Qualquer Coisa
- Samba e Amor, cover from original song by Chico Buarque album Chico Buarque de Hollanda - Nº4. Desperately reminds Ciro of his University day weekend nights. Except that there was no Samba. And little Amor. Mostly a silent and wholesome loneliness and emulation
- 1976 Um Índio from the Doces Bárbaros (1976) album, and also appeared in the Bicho (1977) album
- 1977 Tigresa from the Bicho (1977) album. Ciro once knew one.
- 1978 album Muito (Dentro da Estrela Azulada)
- Sampa Slang for São Paulo. Perfectly captures the city, and reminds Ciro so badly of his University days there.
- Terra. Ciro used to watch a television show about nature in the legendary TV Cultura with his parents in the couch when he was young, Those days were the best. TODO what was the show exactly? Here is a sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNwfYEMdrRU Very likely just a translation of some British nature series with a custom Brazilian intro and presenter. Credits at end mention English narrator: Eugene Fraser, and Thirteen WNET Nature production, which produced Nature (1982) that ran since 1982.
- 1980 Menino do Rio apparently from 1980 and served as inspiration for the Menino do Rio (1980) movie, which is silly but fun
- 1984 O quereres from the Velô (1984) album
- Chico Buarque. Ciro's second favorite.
- 1970 Apesr de Você (wiki)
- 1968 Roda Viva from the Chico Buarque de Hollanda - Volume 3 (1968) album
- 1971 Construção (1971) album
- 1973 Cálice (Cale-se)
- 1993 Paratodos from the Paratodos (1993) album
- Songs about the malandro
- 1978 Feijoada completa from the Chico Buarque (1978) album
- 1985 A volta do malandro from the Malandro (1985) album
- 1987 Teresinha from the Ópera do Malandro (1987) musical
- Gilberto Gil. The third of the holy trinity of MPB after Caetano and Chico. Good selection: Acústico MTV - Gilberto Gil (1994). Perhaps Ciro likes him third because he is the most lighthearted one, although not always.
- 1967 Louvação (1967) album
- 1972 Expresso 2222 from the Expresso 2222 album
- 1975 Refazenda (1975) album. This album is Legendary.
- Raul Seixas
- 1973 Metamorfose ambulante from the Krig-ha, Bandolo! (1973)
- 1974 Gita from the Gita (1974) album
- 1977 Maluco Beleza from the O Dia em que a Terra Parou (1977) album
- Tom Jobim
- 1958 A felicidade (wki) composed for the Black Orpheus (1958) film. "Tristeza não tem fim, felicidade sim" (Sadness never ends, but happiness does). The movie itself is OK.
- Jorge Ben Jor
- 1975 Jorge da Capadócia (wiki) from the Solta o Pavão (1975) album
Roberto Carlos makes Ciro cringe.
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