Pelé is set to make his latest debut at the ripe old age of 80. But don’t worry, it’s not a debut on the pitch. No, instead this is his musical debut, as he prepares to release his first ever single ‘Acredita No Véio (Listen To The Old Man)’ alongside 2019 grammy winner’s Rodrigo y Gabriela. Wait, did we say don’t worry…?
Pelé as a player achieved most things on the pitch and is rightly regarded as one of the best players of all time. But while his playing days may be long behind him, it seems his music career is just getting started. "I've written many books, I've scored many goals, I've fathered children, I've planted many trees. The only thing that's lacking is a musical memento of my life," said the Brazilian legend, who turns 80 on 23 October. Yes, 80. Never too old, kids.
"I didn't want the public to make the comparison between Pelé the composer and Pelé the footballer,” he said when speaking of his love of music and why he never really spoke of it in the past. “That would have been a huge injustice – in football my talent was a gift from God, music was just for fun.”
Speaking of the song itself, Pelé said: ”I wrote this one because when I used to play with Santos, the coach used to say that when we lost it was the players' fault, but when we won it was because the macumba (black magic) had helped. The song is joking about that – of course, macumba doesn't win games at all.”
Lyrics about chickens and goats... Should we be worried? Feels like if this was Gazza we'd be worried...
