Songs with swapped passportsSourced
The American-sounding song was Brazilian.
The Brazilian song was American.
On his 2004 English-language album, Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso recorded both Feelings and Carioca. The first was written by a Brazilian but sounded American to him; the second was about Brazil but originated in a US film. Veloso pointed out the reversal himself.
A song's passport
can fool the ear.
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