above: Piazza Gambara, Milano – Vorrei svegliarti ogni mattina con un bacio – “I’d like to wake you every morning with a kiss.” This sign mysteriously appeared on a bus stop in Lecco. I haven’t seen any others like it, and have no idea who’s responsible, whether it’s one it a series…? It says: “When … Continue reading Learn Italian in Signs
If I Were Hot This piece of rude irony by Elio e le Storie Tese (Elio and the Tense Stories) is a good example of the use of the conditional tense in Italian, as well as covering some common Italian slang, and some use of English words in everyday Italian.The video features Gianni Morandi, for … Continue reading Learn Italian in Song: Fossi Figo
Song by Articolo 31. Once again, the theme of family and mamma. Two on Two ritornello: refrain: io non so cosa pensavi quelle notti con papà I don’t know what you were thinking those nights with Dad ma grazie mamma ne hai fatti due su due Thanks, Mom, you made two on two [two alike?] … Continue reading Learn Italian in Song: Due su Due
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 … Continue reading Learn Italian in Song: Il Ragazzo della via Gluck
My official job title at Sun is, I believe, the vague and essentially meaningless “Program Manager.” My Sun business cards say I’m a “Community Specialist and (Video)blogger”. I made that up in a hurry, and wish I could find something more descriptive. But it has long been the story of my professional life that what … Continue reading The Things I Do at Sun: Video
