Helo from Ipanema

HELO PINHEIRO Is the girl who walked Ipanema Beach in

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and inspired ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM to compose

the world famous song “GIRL FROM IPANEMA“.

Phil met Helo while touring Brazil with The Freddy Cole Trio,

stayed in contact with her and subsequently co-wrote this

new song for her with Keith Williams, “Helo from Ipanema”.

Vocalist Maria Howell is singing in English &

Laura Coyle sings in Portuguese.

enjoy and thanks for listening!

The tune follows some of the original chord progressions of

"Girl from Ipanema" but also employs lots of new chord progessions.

Barry Greene is on guitar and Phil Morrison is playing bass...

"Helo from Ipanema" & "Garota de Ipanema"

HELO From IPANEMA

words by Phil Morrison

music by Keith Williams & Phil Morrison

This song I sing for Helo

And to see her it would be as in a dream

She’d walk to the beach at Ipanema

Down in Rio - where life is love supreme

A cool breeze comes in from the ocean

So gently it blows to her hair

Her body is graceful in motion

Free as a bird that flies

Up in the sky without care

Vinicius wrote words for Helo

Tom Jobim gave those words a melody

The sun shine‘s on Corcovado

It stands high majestically

Below was Helo Pinheiro

That tall tan girl

Who walked to the sea

Now when you go to Ipanema

You’ll remember that song’s famous girl

The sound of bossa nova

This song heard ‘round the world

This song’s famous girl

Striving to be of Service to Humanity by Promoting International Harmony through Music!

ps....it was humbling for Helo to mention Keith and me in her

book for writing this song for her!(see Image below)