Insensatez

"How Insensitive" is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Brazilian musician Antônio Carlos Jobim. The lyrics were written in Portuguese by Vinícius de Moraes and in English by Norman Gimbel. Jobim recorded the song in 1994 with Sting on lead vocals for his album, Antônio Brasileiro. Background In Brazil the song goes by the title "Insensatez", which translates more accurately to "Foolishness". The song resembles Chopin's prelude in E minor. Recorded versions The song has been performed and recorded often by a diverse group of singers, such as: Frank Sinatra Peggy Lee (1964) Andy Williams on His Album The Shadow of Your Smile in 1966 Shirley Bassey Telly Savalas Olivia Newton-John Petula Clark The Monkees (Recorded in 1968, Released in 1996) Liberace William Shatner Iggy Pop Judy Garland The 5th Dimension Sinéad O'Connor (Recorded on her 1992 album Am I Not Your Girl?) Robert Wyatt Pat MacDonald (Recorded on his "In the Red Room" album) Musicians who covered the composition in the jazz genre: Joao Gilberto Laurindo Almeida Wes Montgomery Stan Getz Stacey Kent George Shearing Diana Krall Laura Fygi Pat Martino Pat Metheny. Kat Gang Fabrizio Sotti Grant Green Larry Coryell and Emily Remler See also Jazz standard