The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions

The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions
Studio album by Seu Jorge
Released	November 22, 2005
Recorded	Forum Music Village, Rome, Italy between 2004 and 2005
Genre	MPB, folk
Length	53:40
Language	Portuguese
Label	Hollywood Records
Producer	Wes Anderson and Randall Poster
Seu Jorge chronology
Cru (2005) The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions (2005) Ana & Jorge: Ao Vivo (2005)
Wes Anderson soundtrack chronology
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions (2005) The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

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The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions Featuring Seu Jorge is an album by Brazilian musician Seu Jorge. It is a collection of David Bowie songs (plus one original, "Team Zissou") Jorge recorded in Portuguese for the soundtrack to the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou .

Five of the covers were featured on the original soundtrack of the film (but were rerecorded for this album), while seven were released on this album for the first time. The translation to Portuguese is not exact; Seu Jorge maintains the melodies and styles, but often varies the lyrics. Bowie himself praised his work, saying "Had Seu Jorge not recorded my songs in Portuguese, I would never have heard this new level of beauty which he has imbued them with." ^[2]

Track listing

All works composed by David Bowie except where noted.

1. "Rebel Rebel" – 2:46*
2. "Life on Mars?" – 3:29*
3. "Astronauta de Mármore (Starman)" – 3:16 (lyrics by Carlos Stein and Sady Homrich)*
4. "Ziggy Stardust" – 3:41
5. "Lady Stardust" – 3:31
6. "Changes" – 3:40
7. "Oh! You Pretty Things" – 3:32
8. "Rock N' Roll Suicide" – 3:10*
9. "Suffragette City" – 3:10
10. "Five Years" – 3:59*
11. "Queen Bitch" – 3:42
12. "When I Live My Dream" – 2:55
13. "Quicksand" – 4:35
14. "Team Zissou" – 2:32 (composed by Seu Jorge)
15. "Space Oddity" – 5:40 (iTunes Bonus Track)

*Featured in TheLife Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

References

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2. Cobo, Leila (11 January 2016). "David Bowie Praised Seu Jorge for Taking His Songs to a 'New Level of Beauty' With Portuguese Covers: Listen". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 20 July 2025.