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"Busy for Me" is a soul song performed by Portuguese blue-eyed soul singer Aurea, released as the first single from her debut album, ''Aurea'' (2010). Co-written by Rui Ribeiro and Aurea and produced by Ricardo Reis and Carlos Silva, it was released in 2010 in Portugal to favourable reviews and moderate success. As Aurea's first national release, the song is credited with firmly establishing the singer's career and is now considered her signature song. "Busy for Me" received comparisons to Aurea's previous single, "Okay Alright". Critical reviewers of "Busy for Me" noted similarities between the song and releases by Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield and The Supremes, as well as contemporaries such as British singer Amy Winehouse or Duffy. Aurea performed the song on her special TV broadcast transmitted by RTP2 on December 2010. The song was also performed on TV shows, such as the "Diário da Manhã" or "Boa Tarde". A music video for the single, which was directed by Rui Afonso, was released on August 6, 2010. It was inspired by Aurea's ex-boyfriend, as well by her past relationships. The music video portrays Aurea with a group of musicians in a club, playingto the song. It is interspersed with scenes of Aurea at her home crying. ==Background and composition== The song was released in 2010 as the lead single of her debut album "Aurea". Aurea started singing while studying in the University of Évora, where she met Rui Ribeiro who heard her singing a song and playing piano. Rui Ribeiro composed a song for Aurea and asked if she would like to sing it. They recorded a demo for it and Ribeiro sent it to Blim Records, her future record label. They enjoyed her voice and decided to "go far with it!", by recording an album. She said to "Expressões Lusitanas" during and interview: "I think singing in English is better than singing in Portuguese (...) because Soul music was "born" in England" she also said she feels influenced by Soul artists such as Aretha Franklin and Amy Winehouse.〔 "Busy for Me" is set in common time, with a tempo of 100 beats per minute and is written in the key of A Major. Aurea's vocal range spans from C4 to C6. Lyrically, "Busy for Me" talks about a woman who's depressed because of her boyfriend, who rejected her, as she says in the line "I Try Everyday / I Cry Every Night / For a Second Of Your Time / But You´re So Busy for Me / You Don´t Care For My Plea / So I Cry, Cry, Cry, Cry...". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Busy for Me」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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