Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
Noemi Bossolo, known professionally as Sylia, sings the song that Lucio Battisti made famous. The lyrics to the song were written by Mogol, a frequent collaborator of Battisti, Celentano, and other artists.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Mudimbi is an Italian-Congolese rapper. “Il Mago” [The Wizard] is the song he sang at the 2018 Sanremo Festival.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Roman singer-songwriter Mirkoeilcane sings about migration, from the point of view of a seven-year old kid who just wants to play ball.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Legendary Genoese musician Fabrizio De André sings a ballad about a fisherman who shares his bread and wine with a murderer.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
This is a very popular song among Italian kids. It extols the virtues of a good plate of tagliatelle [fettucini] with meat sauce.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
Nek, the Italian singer who is renowned in Italy and in Spanish-speaking countries, covers a song that Mina first performed. The music was written by Ennio Morricone, known above all for his film composing.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
The incomparable Mina sings a Lucio Battisti - Mogol love song.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Together with Eros Ramazzotti, Adriano Celentano sings the ballad about the street in the outskirts of Milan where Celentano grew up. The street once abutted fields, but over time all the green was built on or paved over. The Via Gluck is named after the 18th century composer Christoph Willibald Gluck.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
The video is filmed in Rome and shows some of the best-loved fountains and monuments.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
The amazing landscapes in this video were filmed on the volcanic island of Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands off of Africa.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
This post-WWII song tells of a romance between a duckling and a poppy. It is a children's ditty with lots of word play but also has political undertones.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
A song about cats that helps Italian school children remember that 6 x 7 = 42.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
This song by the Milanese band is about trying to keep a romantic relationship going. It has had huge success in Italy.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
The pop band Zero Assoluto [Absolute Zero] is made up of two Rome musicians, Thomas De Gasperi and Matteo Maffucci. They have frequently performed at the annual Sanremo Festival.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
This beautiful ballad was inspired by Raimondo Lanza di Trabia, an aristocrat known for his electrifying personality and for his romantic relationships (Rita Hayworth and Susanna Agnelli among them). At the age of thirty-nine, he threw himself from a hotel window in Rome.
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