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Have you ever had a neighbor who complains about everything? Brazilian singer Vanessa da Mata captures this feeling perfectly in her song "Vizinha Enjoada," which means "Annoying Neighbor."
The singer describes her neighbor, Dona Maria, who is always watching and always complaining. Whether it's day or night, a holiday or a regular Sunday, the singer can't even listen to her music or walk around her own home without Dona Maria finding a reason to be upset. The neighbor seems to blame the singer for everything that's missing in her own life.
But here's the funny twist! The singer gets so used to the constant complaints that when the neighbor is quiet, she starts to worry. She wonders if Dona Maria is okay or if she's lonely. In the end, the singer offers a kind of prayer, wishing her neighbor health, joy, friends, and harmony. But the final line reveals her true wish: that God will give the neighbor so many good things that she will finally, for the love of God, forget all about the singer and leave her in peace!
Vanessa da Mata is one of Brazil's most beloved singer-songwriters, known for her warm voice and her blend of MPB (Popular Brazilian Music) with pop, soul and reggae. Born in 1976 in the small town of Alto Garças, in the state of Mato Grosso, she taught herself music while growing up on a rich mix of Brazilian classics and international sounds. Over the 2000s she became a household name in Brazil, and she has since won a Latin Grammy Award and published her own novels.
"Boa Sorte / Good Luck" comes from her 2007 album "Sim" and is a duet with the American musician Ben Harper. She sang the melody to him over the phone, and he answered her Portuguese verses in English, giving the song its striking bilingual back and forth. The single reached number one in both Brazil and Portugal and opened the door to her international career.