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| Background information | |
| Origin | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Genres | Rock and roll, post-punk, Mod revival, punk rock, Brazilian rock |
| Years active | 1981–2007 |
| Labels | Sony-BMG |
| Associated acts | Titãs Ultraje a Rigor |
| Website | grupoira.uol.com.br/ |
| Past members | |
| André Jung Edgard Scandurra Ricardo Gaspa Charles Gavin Nasi |
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Ira! (Portuguese for Ire, even though the name was actually inspired by the Irish Republican Army) was a Brazilian rock band that was founded in São Paulo in the early 1980s. They were strongly influenced by the Mod sound of The Who, the hard rock of Led Zeppelin and the punk rock of The Clash.
Led by singer Nasi and guitarist Edgard Scandurra, with Ricardo Gaspa on bass and André Jung on drums, Ira! was at the height of their success in the mid-to-late 1980s. Songs like "Núcleo Base", "Flores em Você" and "Envelheço na Cidade" were huge hits when first released and still enjoy considerable airplay in radio stations throughout Brazil. The band had a decline in productivity and popularity during the 1990s, but regained popularity after playing before an audience of over 250,000 at the third edition of the Rock in Rio festival in 2001 and doing an acoustic special for MTV Brasil in 2004.
In September 2007, just before the band were due to have a break, Nasi departed from the band after a conflict with Airton Valadão Rodolfo, who was the band manager and also Nasi's brother.[1]
In November 2007, Edgard Scandurra announced that Ira! had split up and the remaining members would follow their careers separately.
Discography [link]
- Ira! (1983)
- Mudança de Comportamento (1985)
- Vivendo e Não Aprendendo (1986)
- Psicoacústica (1988)
- Clandestino (1989)
- Meninos da Rua Paulo (1991)
- Música Calma para Pessoas Nervosas (1993)
- 7 (1996)
- Você Não Sabe Quem Eu Sou (1998)
- Isso É Amor (1999)
- MTV ao Vivo (2000)
- Entre Seus Rins (2001)
- Acústico MTV (2004)
- Invisível DJ (2007)
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External links [link]
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Iraí is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Sittin' Here
by: Dizzee RascalRoll deep alive, liveO...
I’m just sitting here, I ain’t saying much I just think
And my eyes don’t move left or right they just blink
I think too deep, and I think too long
Plus I think I’m getting weak cos my thoughts are too strong
I’m just sitting here, I aint saying much I just gaze
I’m looking in to space while my CD plays
I gaze quite a lot, in fact I gaze always
And if I blaze, then I just gaze always my days
Cos it’s the same old story, shutters, runners, cats and money stacks
And it’s the same old story, ninja bikes, gun fights and scary nights
And it’s the same old story, window tints and gloves for finger prints
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It was only yesterday none of us could ever come to harm
It was only yesterday life was a touch more sweet
Now I’m sitting here thinking wagwan. (Get me wagwan)
I’m just sitting here, I’m just sitting here, Yo..
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I really don’t feel like moving so I cotch
I watch all around, I watch every detail
I watch so hard I’m scared my eyes might fail
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I’ll smile for a minute, and I’m smiling for an hour
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It was only yesterday, there was less bobbies on the beat
Now I’m sitting here thinking wagwan. (Wagwan, wagwan)
I’m just sitting here, I’m just sitting here, Yo..
I’m just sitting here, yeah I’m just sitting here, yeah
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I seen a lot of bullshit, wondering what’s next
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I keep getting vex, till I think what’s the worth?
I’m just sitting here, I aint saying much I feel to cry
I’m sitting here depressed and I don’t know why
I try to pull myself together, tell myself fix up
And I keep myself from bawling but my eyes they erupt
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