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Someone to Light Up My Life

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"'Someone to Light Up My Life'" (Portuguese: "'Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Voc'", "If Everyone Was Like You") is a song composed by Antnio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. It was written for the play 'Orfeu da Conceio' (1956). English lyrics were added by Gene Lees.

Notable Recordings



* Elizete Cardoso - 'Noturno' (1957)

* Sylvia Telles - 'Caricia' (1957)

* Charlie Byrd - 'Brazilian Byrd' (1965)

* Antnio Carlos Jobim - 'A Certain Mr. Jobim (1967), 'Terra Brasilis' (1980)

* Jack Wilson - 'Song for My Daughter' (1969)

* Frank Sinatra and Antnio Carlos Jobim 'Sinatra & Company' (rec. 1969, released 1971)

* Vinicius de Moraes - 'En La Fusa con Maria Creuza y Toquinho' (1970)

* Tony Bennett - 'The Good Things in Life' (1972)

* Dick Farney - 'Noite' (1981)

* Sylvia Syms - 'Syms by Sinatra' (1982) (orchestrated by Frank Sinatra)

* Kenny Burrell - 'Groovin' High (1984)

* Mark Murphy - 'Brazil Songs' (1984)

* Gal Costa - 'Gal Costa Canta Tom Jobim ao Vivo' (1999)

* Toninho Horta - 'To Jobim with Love' (2008)

References



Category:1956 songs

Category:Bossa nova songs

Category:Brazilian songs

Category:Portuguese-language songs

Category:Songs with music by Antnio Carlos Jobim

Category:Songs with lyrics by Gene Lees

Category:Songs with lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes


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