Amanhã é 23

Infobox Single
Name = Amanhã é 23


Artist = Kid Abelha
from Album = Tomate
B-side =
Released = 1987
Format = Radio airplay
Genre = Pop-rock
Length = 04:48
Label = WEA
Writer = Paula Toller and George Israel
Producer =
Certification =
Last single =
This single = "Amanhã é 23"
(1988)
Next single =
Misc = Extra track listing
Album = Tomate
Type = studio
prev_track = "Mais Louco"
prev_no = 7
this_track = "Amanhã é 23"
track_no = 8
next_track =
next_no =

"Amanhã é 23" (English: "Tomorrow is 23rd") is a Brazilian pop song written by Paula Toller and George Israel and performed by their band Kid Abelha in the album "Tomate" (1987).

ong information

The song is narrated by a woman who suffers from depression in late August of each year. It is then revealed the cause of her depression; the following day (August 23rd, hence the title) is the twentieth birthday of her rebelious teenage daughter who she has not seen for years. She longs to kiss and embrace her daughter, but she is certain that it will not happen. The daughter has, presumably, run away from home because of her indifference towards her mother. Curiously, August 23rd is the date of Toller's birthday.

Grammar inaccuracy

The title of the song is inaccurate according to the prescriptive grammar for Portuguese. Accordingly, the verb should have been used in its plural form ("amanhã são 23") or in its singular form but preceded by the explicit object ("amanhã é dia 23"). [Ferreira, Mauro. "Aprender e Praticar Gramática". pg. 538. São Paulo: FTD, 2003.] The composers, however, must have been aware of this and decided to use this sentence on the song because it is widely used in casual language.

Chart performance

According to the website of Hot 100 Brasil, "Amanhã é 23" was the 19th most popular song of 1987 in Brazilian radio airplay. [ [http://www.hot100brasil.com/timemachine1987.html "Time machine: Top 100 songs of 1987 (radio airplay)"] . Hot100Brasil.]

References

External links

* [http://kid-abelha.letras.terra.com.br/letras/21134/ "Amanhã é 23" lyrics] at Terra.
* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=33:diftxm9jld6e "Amanhã é 23"] at Allmusic.
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=jsOTXZPQAE8 Live performance of "Amanhã é 23" on Rock In Rio] at YouTube.