ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Anielle Reid - Singer-songwriter, banjoist
Anielle Reid is an American singer-songwriter and banjoist.

Why you should listen

Music from Anielle Reid's album releases, Ain't Like 'Em and Free, have been featured in various shorts and film festivals including NYC's Katra. Performances include WNYC’s Greene Space, the American Folk Art Museum, City Winery and in other voice projects. Reid's voice and writing are not limited to songs, as she is also the creator of the Magick and Mediums Oracle and podcast of the same name.

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Anielle Reid | Speaker | TED.com
Matthew Brookshire - Songwriter, performer
Matthew Brookshire is a songwriter and performer originally from North Carolina.

Why you should listen

Matthew Brookshire's collaborations with choreographer Keely Garfield include Wow and the Bessie Award nominated Twin Pines. With composer Curtis Moore, Brookshire wrote original songs for the film Palindromes (directed by Todd Solondz), pop songs for drag icon Kevin Aviance, and created a musical about a woman's obsession with Lifetime Movies. Brookshire’s albums include 8 Songs and Best Friend, and he is featured on Kelli Rae Powell’s Live at Jalopy and on a compilation from the American Folk Art Museum. He is currently working on an album for Boy Girl Banjo, his duo project with singer Anielle Reid.

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Matthew Brookshire | Speaker | TED.com
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Boy Girl Banjo: "Dead Romance"

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304,716 views

A dupla acústica Anielle Reid e Matthew Brookshire (tocando juntos como Boy Girl Banjo) sobem ao palco do TED para apresentar sua canção original "Dead Romance", criando juntos os sons da música folclórica americana e do "pop" moderno.
- Singer-songwriter, banjoist
Anielle Reid is an American singer-songwriter and banjoist. Full bio - Songwriter, performer
Matthew Brookshire is a songwriter and performer originally from North Carolina. Full bio

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(Banjo plays)
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(Banjo)
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(Banjo and guitar play)
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(Banjo e violão)
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(Sings) Is this what it's like
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♪ É assim que é ♪
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to be alive?
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♪ Estar viva? ♪
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I reached the point of no return
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♪ Cheguei ao ponto sem retorno ♪
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and I don't know if I've been burned
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♪ E não sei se fui queimada ♪
00:44
from the burned bridges in my life,
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♪ Pelas pontes queimadas de minha vida ♪
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thinkin' you were wrong
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♪ Achando que você estava
errado e eu certa ♪
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and I was right.
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Maybe I messed up,
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♪ Talvez eu tenha estragado tudo ♪
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either way it's too late for us.
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♪ De qualquer forma
é tarde demais para nós ♪
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'Cause baby I'm old with regret,
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♪ Porque, querido,
estou velha e arrependida ♪
00:57
wishin' I could hold you and just forget.
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♪ Querendo poder te abraçar
e apenas esquecer ♪
01:00
Since I can't I'll just be
home but homesick,
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♪ Já que não posso, só estarei
em casa, mas com saudades ♪
01:02
wishin' you were mine
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
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♪ Querendo que você fosse meu
e que eu não tivesse te ferido ♪
♪ Não posso voltar
a quando tivemos oportunidade ♪
01:06
Can't go back to when we had a chance,
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wishin' I could have a shot
at real romance.
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♪ Querendo ter uma chance
de romance real ♪
01:10
Now I realize all the things
I could have had were in your cold hands.
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♪ Percebo agora que tudo o que eu poderia
ter tido estava em suas mãos frias ♪
♪ Me iludo com um romance já terminado ♪
01:15
I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Gone, gone, gone.
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♪ Acabado, acabado, acabado ♪
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I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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♪ Me iludo com um romance já terminado ♪
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Gone, gone, gone.
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♪ Acabado, acabado, acabado ♪
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I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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♪ Me iludo com um romance já terminado ♪
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Is this what it's like to fantasize
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♪ É assim que é fantasiar ♪
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about a love that never was alive
outside my mind or distance?
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♪ Sobre um amor que nunca esteve vivo
fora de minha mente ou distância? ♪
♪ Com o tempo claramente
perdi minha visão ♪
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With time I clearly lost my sight,
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thinkin' I was wrong
to ever leave your side.
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♪ Me achando errada em sair do seu lado ♪
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But time's the harshest judge,
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♪ Mas o tempo é o juiz mais severo ♪
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makes us think we were in love.
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♪ Nos faz pensar
que estávamos apaixonados ♪
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And now
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♪ E agora ♪
♪ Estou velha e arrependida ♪
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I'm old with regret,
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wishin' I could hold you and just forget.
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♪ Querendo poder te abraçar
e apenas esquecer ♪
02:04
Since I can't I'll just be
home but homesick,
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♪ Já que não posso, só estarei
em casa, mas com saudades ♪
02:07
wishin' you were mine
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
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♪ Querendo que você fosse meu
e que eu não tivesse te ferido ♪
02:10
Can't go back to when we had a chance,
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♪ Não posso voltar
a quando tivemos oportunidade ♪
02:12
wishin' I could have a shot
at real romance.
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♪ Querendo ter uma chance
de romance real ♪
02:15
Now I realize all the things
I could have had were in your cold hands.
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♪ Percebo agora que tudo o que eu poderia
ter tido estava em suas mãos frias ♪
♪ Me iludo com um romance já terminado ♪
02:19
I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Gone, gone, gone.
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♪ Acabado, acabado, acabado ♪
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I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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♪ Me iludo com um romance já terminado ♪
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(Banjo and guitar play)
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(Banjo e violão)
♪ E, querido, estou velha e arrependida ♪
02:52
And baby I'm old with regret,
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02:55
wishin' I could hold you and just forget.
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♪ Querendo poder te abraçar
e apenas esquecer ♪
02:57
Since I can't I'll just be
home but homesick,
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♪ Já que não posso, só estarei
em casa, mas com saudades ♪
03:00
wishin' you were mine
and I didn't hurt you like I did.
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♪ Querendo que você fosse meu
e que eu não tivesse te ferido ♪
♪ Não posso voltar
a quando tivemos oportunidade ♪
03:03
Can't go back to when we had a chance,
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wishin' I could have a shot
at real romance.
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♪ Querendo ter uma chance
de romance real ♪
03:08
Now I realize all the things
I could have had were in your cold hands.
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♪ Percebo agora que tudo o que eu poderia
ter tido estava em suas mãos frias ♪
♪ Me iludo com um romance já terminado ♪
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I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Gone, gone, gone.
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♪ Acabado, acabado, acabado ♪
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I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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♪ Me iludo com um romance já terminado ♪
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Gone, gone, gone.
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♪ Acabado, acabado, acabado ♪
♪ Me iludo com um romance já terminado ♪
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I'm a fool for a dead romance.
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Is this what it's like?
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♪ É assim que é? ♪
Translated by Maurício Kakuei Tanaka
Reviewed by Leonardo Silva

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Anielle Reid - Singer-songwriter, banjoist
Anielle Reid is an American singer-songwriter and banjoist.

Why you should listen

Music from Anielle Reid's album releases, Ain't Like 'Em and Free, have been featured in various shorts and film festivals including NYC's Katra. Performances include WNYC’s Greene Space, the American Folk Art Museum, City Winery and in other voice projects. Reid's voice and writing are not limited to songs, as she is also the creator of the Magick and Mediums Oracle and podcast of the same name.

More profile about the speaker
Anielle Reid | Speaker | TED.com
Matthew Brookshire - Songwriter, performer
Matthew Brookshire is a songwriter and performer originally from North Carolina.

Why you should listen

Matthew Brookshire's collaborations with choreographer Keely Garfield include Wow and the Bessie Award nominated Twin Pines. With composer Curtis Moore, Brookshire wrote original songs for the film Palindromes (directed by Todd Solondz), pop songs for drag icon Kevin Aviance, and created a musical about a woman's obsession with Lifetime Movies. Brookshire’s albums include 8 Songs and Best Friend, and he is featured on Kelli Rae Powell’s Live at Jalopy and on a compilation from the American Folk Art Museum. He is currently working on an album for Boy Girl Banjo, his duo project with singer Anielle Reid.

More profile about the speaker
Matthew Brookshire | Speaker | TED.com