"Zóio de Lula" ( Portuguese for "''Squid Eyes''"), also stylized as "Zóio D Lula", is a

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Written by vocalist

Chorão Alexandre Magno Abrão (9 April 1970 – 6 March 2013), known professionally as Chorão, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, skateboarder, filmmaker, screenwriter and businessman. Best known for being a founding member and the vocalist/main lyri ...

(who also drew the cover) alongside his bandmates

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and

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, it was released on April 1, 1999 as the first single of their second studio album, '' Preço Curto... Prazo Longo'', even though it previously appeared on the teaser EP '' Aquele Luxo!''. It was the first song by the band to reach first place in Brazilian radios at the time, and a

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counting with a guest appearance by model and actress

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was made; filmed at the beach of Maresias, it won the

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. The video's director, Johnny Araújo, would become a frequent collaborator of the band, and also direct the 2007 film ', written and co-produced by Chorão. Bands , Fake Number,

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and Replace performed a

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of "Zóio de Lula" with

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' "Mulher de Fases" at the

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and

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, among others, have also made their covers of the song. On April 9, 2019, celebrating what would have been Chorão's 49th birthday and the 20th anniversary of the song's release,

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re-issued the single in a special edition containing both the original Charlie Brown Jr. version and a new cover featuring singers Marcelo D2 and Hungria Hip Hop, and bands Nação Zumbi and

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. The re-issue was produced by

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of O Rappa fame.

Track listing

Original CD single

#"Zóio de Lula" - 4:12

2019 re-issue

#"Zóio de Lula" (original version) - 4:12 #"Zóio de Lula" (feat. Marcelo D2, Hungria Hip Hop, Nação Zumbi and

) - 3:58

References

External links

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