Saturday, August 6, 2016

Agam Buhbut - Like in Rio



It's not easy to grow up in front of the spotlight but 12-year-old Agam Buhbut seems to be doing an amazing job. She captured everyone's hearts as a sweet and very talented 8-year-old singer on the reality competition for kids, "School of Music" and she just released a summer hit written by her mentor Moshe Peretz. In a recent interview, she talked about being a role model for younger kids, staying modest and how it would be silly to sing heavy songs about experiences she's not familiar with like love and heartbreaks. Though not very new, this song fits perfectly with the Olympic fever sweeping us and is all about enjoying the moment, dancing to the beat and having a great time. Let the games begin!

How everyone here is swaying from side to side
The sounds of a tambourine batucada
Nobody's sleeping tonight, how nice it is
And the beat is going to my head right and left
And move the butt a bit
Left, right and another quick turn

Popa Popapa
How everyone is dancing like in Rio
Popa Popapa

We won't stop moving for hours while it goes on
They already called an ambulance
This isn't like another symphony on a Bach record
Here the beat goes to my head
Right and left and move the butt a bit
Left, right and another quick turn

Popa Popapa
How everyone here is dancing like in Rio
Popa Popapa

Right and left and move the butt a bit
Left right another quick turn
Right and left and move the butt a bit
Left and right another quick turn

Popa Popapa

2 comments:

  1. I love the song but it talks about Rio, in Brazil, where national language is Portuguese and the song has some parts in Spanish, not Portuguese!... And, the phrases in Spanish are wrong.

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  2. I just discovered Agam via a Spotify "Israeli Party" playlist. Lots of fun songs! And I am glad I found your blog, so I can find out about more new Israeli music.

    Just to follow on the previous comment, the song also is not in a Brazilian idiom like samba or bossa nova, it's really reggaeton, which comes from Puerto Rico of course (and originally Panama, which I did not know.) But hey, why not -- I was watching Carnaval samba parades from Rio the other week, and a number of groups' songs used the reggaeton beat and style. Just dance!

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