# Jorge Ben — Que Pena

Jorge Ben’s Que Pena (1969) is No. 8 in our Tropicália ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1969
- **Label:** Philips
- **On one list:** Tropicália
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Artist:** [Jorge Ben](https://waxonia.com/artist/jorge-ben/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/jorge-ben--que-pena/

## What we say

### No. 8 in [Tropicália](https://waxonia.com/genre/tropicalia/)

Ben was not quite of the movement and supplied half its best tunes anyway. The guitar rhythm here is his alone and nobody has convincingly copied it.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Jorge%20Ben%20Que%20Pena) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yiHkFKbbiiE)

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