Monica da Silva has a new, tender take on Lou Reed's "Walk On The Wild Side". da Silva, along with producer Chad Alger, really wanted to bring out the softer side of a song with heavy subject matter. "When Lou Reed released Walk On The Wild Side in July 1972, the song was considered taboo, because it touched upon transsexuality, drugs, male prostitution and oral sex. The lyrics were groundbreaking and risqué for their time, telling stories not usually told in rock songs," says da Silva. "We thought it be cool to keep the lo-fi, retro feel in the music, and combine it with a soft-spoken, matter of fact vocal delivery."
da Silva and Alger comprise the indie duo Complicated Animals. Their music combines Indie Pop with Brazilian Bossa Nova to form their self-coined genre, Indie Nova. Their first album together, “Brasilissima”, was released under da Silva’s name in 2011. The album featured songs in both English and Portuguese, and was produced by Chad Alger and Bruce Driscoll (Blondfire, Avicii, Freedom Fry). The first single, “Aí Então”, was chosen from “tens of thousands of artists”, to be featured on the Putumayo World Music compilation “Brazilian Beat”. The upbeat, psychedelic-inspired “That’s Not The Way” was played during the programming of The World Cup in 2014.
In early 2015, Complicated Animals was born. Their debut EP "In This Game" was released in February, 2015, and was called "a six song masterpiece that beautifully showcases the magic that happens when indie pop and vintage Brazilian bossa nova come together to tell a story."
da Silva and Alger are currently recording a new album, due to be released in Summer 2016.
lyrics
Holly came from Miami F.L.A.
Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
Said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.
Candy came from out on the island,
In the backroom she was everybody's darling,
But she never lost her head
Even when she was giving head
She sayes, hey baby, take a walk on the wild side
Said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
And the colored girls go,
Little Joe never once gave it away
Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here and a hustle there
New York City is the place where they said:
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat
Went to the Apollo
You should have seen him go, go, go
They said, hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side, alright, huh
Jackie is just speeding away
Thought she was James Dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash
Valium would have helped that bash
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
And the colored girls say
Inspired by her experiences growing up between the Midwest, USA and the Amazon area of Brazil, Mônica da Silva mixes Indie
Music with touches of Bossa Nova to create her own, unique sound.
Mônica's single "Aí Então" was featured on the compilation "Brazilian Beat" released by Putumayo World Music.
Mônica is currently recording a brand new EP, to be released in Summer of 2014....more
