Ouro de Tolo

"Ouro de Tolo" (Fool's gold, in English) is a song by the Brazilian singer and composer Raul Seixas from his 1973 debut solo album Krig-ha, Bandolo!.[1] In 2009, it was chosen by Rolling Stone Brazil as the 16th best Brazilian song.[2]

The name is a reference to the promises of fake Alchemists from the Middle Ages.[3] Raul Seixas criticizes the wishes of the middle class who supported the Brazilian Miracle on the Brazilian military dictatorship saying that the conformist and religious views, such as the euphoria of the middle class citizen, were like a fool's gold.[3]

Release

In June 7, 1973 according to a marketing strategy proposed by Paulo Coelho, Raul Seixas summoned the press to register his walking by Rio Branco Avenue, where he sang Ouro de Tolo. This was shown on prime time on Brazilian TV. The lyrics were a castigation on the country's conformism about the illusory gains offered by the dictatorship. It instantly became a single and was recorded by Philips Records along with nine other songs on the album Krig-ha, Bandolo!, his first solo LP, in 1973.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Arthur Dapieve (1996). Brock: o rock brasileiro dos anos 80. Editora 34. p. 19. 9788573260083.
  2. ↑ "As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras - "Ouro de Tolo"". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Spring. 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ouro de tolo". Revista de História. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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