On the podcast Posto Emissor, Midus, bassist and vocalist for the band Roquivários, recalls ‘Cristina (Beleza É Fundamental)’, the band’s biggest hit which made history during the Portuguese rock boom of the early 80s: “The lyrics were about an ex-girlfriend of [saxophonist Mário] Gramaço, and it didn’t make sense for me to be saying ‘beauty is fundamental’.”
“In the lyrics ‘Cristina... don’t take it the wrong way’, I had to think about inner beauty to be able to sing ‘Beauty is fundamental’ without feeling bad”
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