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The True Meaning Behind 'Billie Bossa Nova' By Billie Eilish

Although alt-pop chart topper Billie Eilish had never physically been to Brazil, which she shared with NPR in August 2021, the country's musical influence played a role in her and brother Finneas creating "Billie Bossa Nova" from her new album. "It's like the main place that I should go. The first fan account I ever had was Billie Eilish Brazil. For real," Eilish explained. "I have a very special place in my heart for Brazil. I wanted to pay respect to bossa nova and Brazil and just the entire culture around it cause I love it so much. I don't know, I just love a little feel-good, you know, move around feeling, sexy little song."

It wasn't just the country of Brazil that inspired Eilish, but the work of specific musicians. "It is inspired by the bossa-nova of Antonio Carlos Jobim, by this musical world which existed before me and which left us a marvelous heritage," Eilish told French magazine Madame Figaro. "I wanted to pay tribute to Brazilian music, to jazz musicians who are not talked about enough, on the pretext that my generation would not listen to them. This is not true!" Eilish went on to explain, "Pop is a huge receptacle for all music, it is a subtle form of popularization of the major arts."

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Abbie Anker

Update: 2024-05-20