ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jackson Browne - Musician and activist
Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music -- and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics.

Why you should listen

Since his debut album in 1972, Jackson Browne has written some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music. Inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, he's defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He has released 19 albums; his latest, Love Is Strange featuring David Lindley, was released last year.

Browne has combined his four-decade-long music career with a passionate commitment to social and environmental justice. He's a co-founder of the groups Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), Nukefree.org, and the Success Through the Arts Foundation, which provides education opportunities for students in South Central Los Angeles.

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TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch

Jackson Browne: A song inspired by the ocean

Jackson Browne: "Se eu pudesse estar em qualquer lugar"

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No TEDxGPGP, Jackson Browne canta uma música que ele começou a escrever em abril do ano passado, a bordo da Missão "Blue Voyage"; uma expedição em busca de ideias para salvar o oceano, inspirada por Sylvia Earle. "Se eu pudesse estar em qualquer lugar", ele canta, "em qualquer lugar, agora, eu estaria aqui."
- Musician and activist
Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music -- and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. Full bio

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♫ Slide into the shimmering surface ♫
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♫ Deslizando na cintilante superfície ♫
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♫ between two worlds. ♫
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♫ entre dois mundos ♫
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♫ Standing at the center of time ♫
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♫ Permanecendo no centro do tempo ♫
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♫ as it uncurls. ♫
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♫ enquanto ele se desenrola ♫
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♫ Cutting through the veil of illusion. ♫
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♫ Cortando através do véu da ilusão ♫
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♫ Moving beyond past conclusions. ♫
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♫ Movendo através de conclusões passadas ♫
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♫ Wondering if all my doubt and confusion will clear. ♫
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♫ Imaginando se toda minha dúvida e confusão se clarificarão ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se eu pudesse estar em qualquer lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se eu pudesse estar em qualquer lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere right now, ♫
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♫ Se eu pudesse estar em qualquer lugar, agora ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ Eu gostaria de estar aqui ♫
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♫ Searching for the future ♫
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♫ Buscando pelo futuro ♫
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♫ among the things we're throwing away. ♫
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♫ entre as coisas que jogamos fora ♫
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♫ Trying to see the world ♫
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♫ Tentando ver o mundo ♫
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♫ through the junk we produce everyday. ♫
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♫ através do lixo que produzimos diariamente ♫
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♫ They say nothing lasts forever, ♫
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♫ Eles dizem que nada dura para sempre ♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫ mas todo o plástico já feito, ainda está aqui ♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫ E não importa o quanto fechemos nossos olhos ♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫ não o faremos desaparecer ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se eu pudesse estar em qualquer lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se eu pudesse estar em qualquer lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in history, ♫
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♫ Se eu pudesse estar em qualquer lugar da história ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ Eu gostaria de estar aqui ♫
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♫ The Romans, the Spanish ♫
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♫ Os romanos, os espanhóis ♫
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♫ the British, the Dutch, ♫
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♫ os ingleses, os alemães ♫
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♫ American exceptionalism, so out of touch. ♫
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♫ a excepcionalidade americana, tão fora do tom ♫
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♫ The folly of empire repeating its course, ♫
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♫ A insensatez do império repetindo seu curso ♫
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♫ imposing its will ♫
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♫ impondo suas vontades ♫
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♫ and ruling by force ♫
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♫ e dominando pela força ♫
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♫ on and on through time. ♫
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♫ repetidamente através dos tempos ♫
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♫ But the world can't take it very much longer. ♫
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♫ Mas o mundo não aguentará por muito mais tempo ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ Nós não conseguiremos ♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫ a menos que sejamos espertos e fortes ♫
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♫ The world is going to shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫ O mundo se sacudirá e se livrará da nossa ganância ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ de alguma forma ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se eu pudesse estar em qualquer lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫ Se eu pudesse estar em qualquer lugar no tempo ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change things, ♫
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♫ Se eu pudesse estar em qualquer lugar e mudar as coisas ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ teria que ser agora ♫
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♫ They say nothing last forever, ♫
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♫ Eles dizem que nada dura para sempre ♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫ mas todo o plástico já feito, ainda está aqui ♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫ E não importa o quanto fechemos nossos olhos ♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫ não o faremos desaparecer ♫
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♫ And the world can't take it ♫
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♫ E o mundo não aguentará ♫
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♫ very much longer. ♫
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♫ por muito mais tempo ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ Nós não conseguiremos ♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫ a menos que sejamos espertos e fortes ♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫ O mundo se sacudirá e se livrará da nossa ganância ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ de alguma forma ♫
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♫ And the world can't take it, that you can see. ♫
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♫ E o mundo não aguenta, isso você pode ver ♫
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♫ If the oceans don't make it, neither will we. ♫
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♫ Se os oceanos não conseguirem, nós também não ♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself all the way free ♫
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♫ O mundo se sacudirá até a liberdade ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ de alguma forma ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ Se eu pudesse estar em qualquer lugar ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫ Se eu pudesse estar em qualquer lugar no tempo ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change the outcome, ♫
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♫ Se eu pudesse estar em qualquer lugar e mudasse as consequências ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ teria que ser agora ♫
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Thank you.
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Obrigado.
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Translated by Christine Veras
Reviewed by Paulo Melillo

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jackson Browne - Musician and activist
Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music -- and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics.

Why you should listen

Since his debut album in 1972, Jackson Browne has written some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music. Inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, he's defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He has released 19 albums; his latest, Love Is Strange featuring David Lindley, was released last year.

Browne has combined his four-decade-long music career with a passionate commitment to social and environmental justice. He's a co-founder of the groups Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), Nukefree.org, and the Success Through the Arts Foundation, which provides education opportunities for students in South Central Los Angeles.

More profile about the speaker
Jackson Browne | Speaker | TED.com