"In addition to being a 1960s French sex symbol, actor, singer and animal welfare activist, Brigitte Bardot was a muse to many in particular, musicians. Her name, with its alliterative cadence, became synonymous with a kind of classic beauty. In songs, Bardot is often not Bardot the woman, but a symbol for desire shorthand for a bombshell. Decades removed from the peak of her screen fame, contemporary performers continue to sing her name despite her many controversies,"
"The Brazilian artist Caetano Veloso composed the protest song at the beginning of the tropicalismo movement; it became a hallmark of his career and one of the best-known Brazilian songs of all time. In it, he sings, Em caras de presidentes / Em grandes beijos de amor / Em dentes, pernas, bandeiras / Bomba e Brigitte Bardot (In faces of presidents / In big kisses of love / In teeth, legs, flags / Bombs and Brigitte Bardot)."
Brigitte Bardot was a 1960s French sex symbol, actor, singer and animal welfare activist. Her name acquired an alliterative cadence and became synonymous with a kind of classic beauty. Songs often use Bardot as shorthand for desire and bombshell allure rather than as a literal individual. Performers across decades and languages continued to invoke her name even after legal convictions and public controversies. Bardot was convicted five times in French courts of inciting racial hatred and drew criticism for provocative comments about the #MeToo movement. Her cultural afterlife persists through musical references that keep her image alive in popular music.
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