Italian satire

Learn Italian in Song: Tu Vuo’ Fa’ o’ Talebano

August 22, 2010

“Gino the Chicken” was a phenomenon in Italy a few years ago. Today a reader comment on my translation of Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’Americano directed me to YouTube, where I ran across Gino’s version of the song, directed at Osama bin Laden: You Want to Be a Taliban Tienni la barba longa chiù d’un metro, [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: USA for Italy

July 27, 2009

USA for Italy Produced in 1985 by the satirical music group Squallor, this song now appears uncomfortably prophetic. Caro Michael Jackson, tu che mandi i soldi in Africa, Perché la speranza torni a vivere, Ricordati di noi che stiamo a Napoli E un disco faccelo anche per noi E poi, mandaci i danari Tanti danari [...]

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