Search - Seu Jorge :: Life Aquatic Studio Sessions

Ziggy Stardust Returns as The Boy from Ipanema.

G. Merritt | Boulder, CO | 06/21/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Imagine glam-rocker Ziggy Stardust coming out of retirement twenty-five years later as The Boy from Ipanema, or as an black samba singer named Seu Jorge, singing his biggest hits unplugged and in Portuguese, and you'd have The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions. Seu Jorge is perhaps best known for his role as Pelé Dos Santos in Wes Anderson's 2004 film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, a Portuguese aquatic safety expert who entertains the rest of the crew with his David Bowie covers. The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions is a collection of Bowie songs Jorge recorded for the film soundtrack. Five of his Bowie covers were included in the original film, and seven others are available only on this album. This album will appeal to anyone who likes Bowie or bossa nova in the tradition of Tanto Tempo or Getz/Gilberto. Trust me. This is neither a novelty album nor Starbucks background music. Play Seu Jorge at your next social gathering and everyone will be asking you the same question, "Who is that?" Tracks include:



1. Rebel Rebel

2. Life On Mars?

3. Starman

4. Ziggy Stardust

5. Lady Stardust

6. Changes

7. Oh! You Pretty Things

8. Rock N' Roll Suicide

9. Suffragette City

10. Five Years

11. Queen Bitch

12. When I Live My Dream

13. Quicksand

14. Team Zissou

15. Untitled Track



G. Merritt

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