Sergio Mendes e Pelé – O.S.T. Pelé, Elenco 1978/2002

Today I have a funpost ! In an hour or so, the European ‘Futbol’
(soccer) Championship in Austria and Switzerland is about to start.
For the occasion I thought it would be fun to post some music by
the two greatest soccerplayers of the previous century. ‘Pelé’ and
‘Cruyff’. I’d say Cruyff was a good second if we speak about soccer,
but if we speak about music, I am affraid he is far from that position.
Brazilians have a nature, they’re born with music in their vains. Pelé
comes in with a great Bossa composition, backed by ‘Sergio Mendes’,
what could go wrong ? World, please have mercy on Johan Cruyff
and us Dutch people, we don’t have that sunny way. What we do
have however, is a good sense of humour, Johan Cruyff surprises
us with this 1969 Dutch Carnaval number, once again there
is no comparison.

tracks;

1 O coraçao do rei
2 Meu mundo é uma bola
3 Memorias
4 Nascimento
5 Voltando a Baurú
6 Cidade grande
7 Cidade grande
8 Alma Latina, ” My world is a ball”
9 A tristeza do Adeus
10 A tristeza do Adeus
11 Na Bahia
12 Amor e agressao
13 Meu mundo é uma bola

tracks;

1 Johan Cruyff – Oei oei oei
2 Johan Cruyff – Alle stoppen ineens naar de knoppen