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Learn Italian in Song: Tuo Bacio é Come Un Rock

February 24, 2010

  by Adriano Celentano Another song in a rather silly vein by Celentano.   Il tuo bacio è come un rock   Your Kiss is Like a Rock [Song]       ritornello:   refrain: Il tuo bacio e’ come un rock   Your kiss is like a rock [song] che ti morde col suo [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: L’Emozione non ha Voce

January 28, 2010

Emotion has No Voice Adriano Celentano. The video above comes from Rockpolitik, a variety show hosted by Celentano in 2006. Io non so parlar d’amore l’emozione non ha voce E mi manca un po il respiro se ci sei c’e troppa luce La mia anima si spande come musica d’estate poi la voglia sai mi [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: La Coppia Piu’ Bella del Mondo

January 25, 2010

by Adriano Celentano with Mina This is often played as a waltz at town festivals featuringballo liscio (“smooth dancing” – ballroom), and all the couples, from the youngest to the oldest, pile onto the dance floor, each singing lustily that they are “the most beautiful couple in the world.” Unfortunately, this video leaves off the [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: Il Ragazzo della via Gluck

January 24, 2010

The Boy from Gluck Street A supposedly autobiographical song by Adriano Celentano which may have been Italy’s first environmental protest song, presented at the San Remo music festival in 1966. Note: Via Gluck in Milan, like many Italian streets, is named for someone famous, in this case composer Christoph Gluck. The further you go from [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: Azzurro

November 22, 2006

A version sung last summer by the victorious Azzurri (Italian national football team), apparently as a fundraiser for charity. The guy in the blue shirt is Gianni Morandi (not a football player). Azzurro – Sky Blue by Paolo Conte, made famous by Adriano Celentano Cerco l’estate tutto l’anno I look for summer all year long [...]

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