Meu Erro
1984 single by Os Paralamas do Sucesso
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"Meu Erro" (Portuguese for "My Mistake") is a rock single by Os Paralamas do Sucesso that was a Brazilian hit. It was released in 1985, with great success among the Brazilian youth. Cover versions included two recorded by CPM 22 and Banda do Santa.
| "Meu Erro" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Os Paralamas do Sucesso | |
| from the album O Passo do Lui | |
| Released | 1984 |
| Genre | Pop-Rock |
| Label | EMI-Odeon |
In 1999, an acoustic version by Brazilian singer Zizi Possi, included on her album Puro Prazer, was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.[1]
History
During the production of the album O Passo do Lui, the band singer Herbert Vianna break-up of the Kid Abelha singer Paula Toller.[2] One of the most widely shared Interpretation about the song is that the song is about the lament of Vianna for the end of the relationship.[3]
Another Interpretation about the song is that it's about the delusion and the lack of the perspective of the society after of the end of the military dictatorship in Brazil.[3]
Credits and personnel
Written by Herbert Vianna, record in the studios of EMI Odeon of Brasil, Rio de Janeiro in 1984.[4]
- Herbert Vianna - vocal and guitar
- Bi Ribeiro - bass
- João Barone - drums
- Jotinha - Keyboard