This song is the beating heart of my music. I fell in love with Brazilian music from its first explosion in the US. Then when I started singing publicly, I had a dream (an actual dream): just an image, half a notebook page with a big “Corcovado” scrawled in my writing (that came from my actual notebook)—but in the dream, the word was surrounded by guitars. I sensed the song (& all it represents) would be central to my music & life, as would guitars! And dare I say, is a credible nomination for Most Beautiful Song!~ Re: this version: one jazz friend chided me, “the guitar is not Brazilian.” No, it isn’t—it’s Argentinian! by AC Jobim; guitars, bass, synth—Fefe Lee; vocals—kay martin; percussion—Paul Tavenner.