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The song is intended to sound to its Italian audience as if it is sung in English spoken with an American accent; however, the lyrics are deliberately unintelligible gibberish. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Andrew Khan, writing in The Guardian , later described the sound as reminiscent of Bob Dylan 's output from the 1980s.
"Mambo Italiano" is a popular song written by Bob Merrill in 1954 for the American singer Rosemary Clooney. The song became a hit for Clooney, reaching the top ten on record charts in the US and France and No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1955. The song has shown enduring popularity, with several cover versions and appearances in numerous ...
The sheet music carried the names of six other Italian male singers who immediately recorded versions including Fred Buscaglione, and internationally the song was recorded by Sophia Loren, Caterina Valente, Eddie Constantine, René Carol in Germany and Cliff Richard (on When in Rome). Lojacono's own recording was re-released as an A-side in 1959.
"Eh, Cumpari!" is a novelty song. It was adapted from a traditional Italian song by Julius La Rosa and Archie Bleyer in 1953 and sung by La Rosa with Bleyer's orchestra as backing on a recording that year. [1] [2] The song is a cumulative song, in which each verse contains all of the
The song, a portrait of the Italian post-war and of the ordinary life in the Po Valley countryside of the time, is dedicated to Diamante Arduini Fornaciari, the grandmother of the singer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Zucchero asked his friend De Gregori to write the lyrics as he feared to be overly involved, and to compose something corny.
"Splash" is a song written and recorded by Italian singer-songwriters Colapesce and Dimartino. The song competed in the 2023 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival , placing 10th in a field of 28. The song was awarded the Mia Martini Critics Award, and also received the "Lucio Dalla" Press, Radio, TV, & Web Award.
"Il cuore è uno zingaro" (Italian for "The heart is a gypsy") is a song composed by Franco Migliacci (lyrics) and Claudio Mattone (music). The song won the twenty-first edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, with a double performance by Nicola Di Bari and Nada. [1] The Di Bari's version peaked at first place for six weeks on the Italian hit ...
The song eventually won the Cantagiro festival and was a massive success, staying on the top of the Italian hit parade for a total of 17 weeks [1] and being awarded gold disc as it was certified as having sold over one million copies. [2] It also marked a turning point in Morandi's career, who since then embraced a more adult and romantic ...