Faroeste Caboclo
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"Faroeste Caboclo" (English: Caboclo western) is a song composed by Renato Russo and recorded by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana. Written in 1979, the song was released in 1987 in the album Que País É Este 1978/1987[1].
"Faroeste Caboclo" tells the story of João de Santo Cristo, a poor man from the Brazilian Northeast who moves to Brasília in search of a better life, gets involved in drug trafficking, briefly abandons the life of crime for the love of a woman and is finally murdered by a rival[1].
In spite of its unusual characteristics for a pop song - 159 different lines, no chorus and 9 minutes of playing time - "Faroeste Caboclo" was a smash hit[2][3][4].
A movie based on the story of João de Santo Cristo is being produced with screenplay by City of God writer Paulo Lins[1].
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Ney, Thiago. "Renato Russo inspira filme com ares de tragédia greco-brasileira", Folha Online, 2007-02-15. Retrieved on 2007-05-05. (Portuguese)
- ^ Hot100Brasil 1987. Hot100Brasil.
- ^ Dapieve, Arthur (2000). BRock - o rock brasileiro dos anos 80. São Paulo: DBA. ISBN 85-7234-253-2.
- ^ Júlio Naves Ribeiro (2005). "De Lugar Nenhum a Bora Bora - Identidades e froteiras simbólicas nas narrativas do "rock brasileiro" dos anos 80" (pdf). Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
