When Antonio Carlos Jobim wrote this lovely, languid melody, he titled it 'Corcovado', after the mountain near Rio de Janeiro that is surrounded by a huge concrete statue of Christ. 'The music tells the story of a man who lives on that hill', Jobim explained. 'He is always dreaming of the simple life. And from his window, he always sees the Saviour'. Gene Lees drew the assignment of writing the English lyrics, and he made it a love song that pulses gently and flows easily from line to line, idea to idea. Perry's version captures the hushed beauty of the long melody line and a sense of the muffled sounds of quiet nights.

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