Kid Abelha E Os Abóboras Selvagens: Grand' Hotel

Kid Abelha's single "Grand Hotel" is one of the greatest heartbreak songs from the trio and one of their most successful songs as well. It has a nice melancholic melody echoing feelings of sad nostalgia and memories of a relationship that went wrong (Our love has transformed into "good morning") and the acceptance that peace and happiness can only be obtained through loneliness. Deeply sad but not so depressive you can't enjoy it - there's the magnificent guitar solo by George Israel in the middle to prove this is a power rock song.

As for the video it's quite uneventful. It consists of many close up shots of belle lead singer Paula Toller and minor scenes with the two guys from Kid when they're all walking though Venice. The black-and-white cinematography makes a nice paralel with the sadness and the poetry of the music.

It was a difficult period for Brazilian music videos to get and present an interesting material back in the day but this one gets honorable credit for not being corny or awfully dated. It deserves some view since it's a great music moment for the group. Thumbs up. 8/10.