• Source: Igreja

"Igreja" ("Church") is a single by Brazilian rock band Titãs, released in 1986, part of their Cabeça Dinossauro album.




Lyrics and composition


According to songwriter and then bassist and vocalist Nando Reis, the song was written on the acoustic guitar at his mother's house in the district of Butantã, São Paulo:

"It was in that year that Godard released the film Je vous salue, Marie, there was a boycott against it and Roberto Carlos, of whom I am a big fan, wrote something in support of the boycott. That, in a certain way, was against my ideals, the matter of liberty. That motivated me to write the song."
By the time of the album's release, Reis said:

"I had a Catholic education, studied in a parochial school, and because of that I have a good degree of anger towards the Church, I don't trust it. It's an organized institution that, in some political moments, has a very worthy position - but that's not what I'm talking about in the song Igreja. Religiously it is something I lost entirely. I don't believe in God. I don't pray."




Reception within the band


It was one of the last songs to be selected for the album and it stirred controversy among the members themselves - vocalist Arnaldo Antunes, at first, didn't want to record it and would even leave the stage sometimes when the song was performed live. When the members had a meeting at vocalist Branco Mello's apartment to discuss the album's repertoire, vocalist, bassist and saxophonist Paulo Miklos also opposed the song's inclusion, but soon changed his mind as the band performed it live.
Antunes, on the other hand, said "the song is against the Church as the institution, but at the same time I have a problem, for me it is difficult to sing that I don't have a religion, because I do. And the Church has great contributions to the history of men, to the arts, take Botticelli for instance."




Personnel


Per the Cabeça Dinossauro liner notes:

Nando Reis - lead vocals
Arnaldo Antunes - backing vocals
Branco Mello - backing vocals
Sérgio Britto - backing vocals
Marcelo Fromer - lead guitar
Tony Bellotto - rhythm guitar
Paulo Miklos - bass
Charles Gavin - drums




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Igreja Nova, Alagoas
• Gereja Kerasulan Baru
• Basilika Bunda dari Batu, São Paulo
• Gereja Clérigos
• Keuskupan Guarda
• Évora
• Basilika Ziarah Negara, Caeté
• Katedral Salem
• Memorial Câmara Cascudo
• Katedral Castelo Branco
• Igreja
• Igreja de São João Baptista (Tomar)
• Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça (Évora)
• Church of Nossa Senhora da Anunciação
• Nossa Senhora da Conceição
• City Church (Brazil)
• Igreja de São Gião
• Candelária Church
• Clérigos Church
• Igreja Nova