The Story behind Santa Chuva - Maria Rita

View Santa Chuva at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7-T8wBTSGU
The song is a conversation between two lovers. There's a dual going on. Maria first standing in a blue spotlight to play the part of the man and then moving over to a red spotlight to play the part of the woman. Watch for these spotlights as the song progresses.

The following recaps her conversation:

THE MAN SAYS: "Who are you to call me here when nothing's happened?"

Maria relates that the song really reached her when it says:

"Which saint is going to fight for you?" . . . which to her is something . . . she saw the image - with all the intensity happening there . . .

And the notion of a saint . . . people kneeling down and asking for protection

But as the saint wouldn't fight for him, it made her think:

"What did this person do to cause such a revolt, even for a saint?"

She identified with the story . . . especial with the woman. She recalls being taken by such anger, a pretty strong feeling when recording -- which made things difficult.

She relates: "I clearly remember singing and staring at the wall . . . screaming and getting to that thin line between singing with emotion and screaming desperation. This is great for me -- like this emotional cleansing. I remember the emotion and the difficulty I felt, and Tom's (Capone) presence saying: "No it's good, go on . . ."

"That night I recorded this take and many other tracks that were good on the first take. Tom would say: "It's a shame that this story is kind of silly, like you telling that you finished eight takes in one night."

Rita said to him, "Yes, it's really silly -- I won't tell." (But she did!)

She further relates: "Then we began to put the show together. The notion of how it sounds like a movie returned, and I kept thinking of how to bring that to the stage. I thought of adding a hat to make me look like a guy, then throwing the hat off and finally . . . I chose to go for the dual of lighting: blue on the left side of the stage, red on the right side, and a podium to allow for free movement. It's the most theatrical moment of the show.
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Maria Rita is the daughter of one of Brazil's most legendary vocalists, the late Elis Regina, and if that alone weren't enough to make her a star-in-waiting, her father is César Camargo Mariano, one of the country's top arrangers, producers, and pianists.

Видео The Story behind Santa Chuva - Maria Rita канала Carey McGleish