Michael Sullivan and Paulo Massadas, authors of more than 700 songs, some of which were very successful, such as “Um dia de Domingo” (Gal Costa and Tim Maia), “Deslizes” (Fagner), “Portraits and songs” (Sandra de Sá) and Xuxa (“Crystal Moon”) are the subject of a series premiering on Globoplay through October. Written by journalists André Barcinski and Pedro Bial, the series follows the story of the duo, their reunion after 27 years and a tribute to Alice Caymmi, Anavitória and Ferrugem, in which Fagner and Sandra de Sá took part.
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— People learn to appreciate the professionals behind the songs. You can talk about Sullivan and Masadas today in a way you couldn’t 15 years ago. In the past, you were greeted with either laughter or mockery. For many, they were the guys who screwed up Brazilian music,” says Barcinski.
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At 72, Michael Sullivan (the perpetual fake gringo persona of Pernambuco’s Ivanilton de Souza Lima) says the series will “tell stories no one knows.”
“Our breakup has left people with a lot of crickets, and we talk about that on the show. There was almost no reason, in fact it was natural wear and tear of a couple who spent 15 years locked in a room making love all day. The time has come when he’s fed up says he, who is preparing the October release of Ivanilton, an album of unreleased songs produced by Alice Caymmi and starring Alice, Ana Carolina, Fagner, Almério and Johnny Hooker . — People complained, it seemed like there was only room for us. But in the 1980s and 90s there was room for everyone. We’ve even campaigned for songwriters’ names to be mentioned on the radio.