"Matador de Passarinho" (
Portuguese
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for "''Bird Killer''") is a song written, composed and performed by the
Brazil
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ian musician
Rogério Skylab
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, and originally included on his second studio album, ''
Skylab
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'', from 1999. In an interview Skylab explained that the song is a "perversion" of "Passaredo", a composition by
Francis Hime and
Chico Buarque
Francisco Buarque de Hollanda (born 19 June 1944), popularly known simply as Chico Buarque, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer, and poet. He is best known for his music, which often includes social, economic, ...
.
Before appearing in recorded form, the song obtained fame after one of Skylab's appearances at
Jô Soares
José Eugênio Soares (16 January 1938 – 5 August 2022), known professionally as Jô Soares (Portuguese: /ˈʒo soˈaɾis, ˈswa-, -ɾiʃ/), or Jô, was a Brazilian comedian, talk show host, author, musician, actor and writer.
Early life
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late-night talk show ''Jô Soares Onze e Meia'' in the mid-1990s, becoming one of the musician's greatest hits. Besides, the song is considered the greatest hit of the history of the
Rio de Janeiro
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underground/independent music scene.
The song eventually gave its name to a
talk show
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hosted by Skylab from 2012 to 2014 at
Canal Brasil
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, in which he interviewed celebrities forgotten by the mainstream media.
In 2016 Skylab and
Lívio Tragtenberg wrote a sequel to the song, "Matador de Passarinho 2". It was included on the duo's second collaborative album, ''
Skylab & Tragtenberg, Vol. 2''.
References in popular culture
The song is mentioned on page 157 of
Wallace Fauth's book ''amortebeijoparasempre'' (Editora Baraúna, 2008, ). In the excerpt, the author says: "I turned up the music's volume to the max and began to listen to Rogério Skylab's 'Matador de Passarinho'".
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References
1999 songs
Obscenity controversies in music
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