Desafinado

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"Desafinado" (rendered into English usually as "Slightly out of Tune," but occasionally as "Off Key") is a bossa nova song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Newton Mendonça. The English language lyrics were written by Jon Hendricks and Jesse Cavanagh. The version by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd was a major hit in 1962, reaching 15 and 4, respectively, on Billboard's pop and easy-listening charts.

[edit] Notable recordings

• Herb Alpert - The Lonely Bull (1962)
• Coleman Hawkins - Desafinado (1962) Prestige Records)
• João Gilberto, Stan Getz and Antonio Carlos Jobim - Getz/Gilberto (1963)
• Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim - The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (1995) (recorded 1969)
• Jula de Palma - Jula al Sistina (1970)
• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Abraça Jobim (1981)
• George Michael, Astrud Gilberto - Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1998)
• João Gilberto - João Voz e Violão (2000)
• Lisa Hannigan and Damien Rice - for the film Goldfish Memory (2003)
• Seth MacFarlane - Family Guy: Live in Vegas (2005)