Thursday, February 11, 2010

Learn Italian in Song: Peperone

February 11, 2010

[Big] Pepper One of many cute, silly songs written and recorded by Edoardo Vianello in the 1960s – and the first few chords of this one are suspiciously reminiscent of "These Boots are Made for Walkin’". Vianello is still very much around, now he’s on TV.     ritornello:   refrain:   Da quando tu [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: Parco Sempione

February 11, 2010

Sempione Park Another piece of dark humor from Elio e le Storie Tese, which also follows in the eco-aware tradition of Il Ragazzo della via Gluck – and, like that song, is inspired by Milan, environmentally one of the worst places to live in Italy.   Parco Sempione, verde e marrone dentro la mia città. [...]

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