Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
In this video Paola Lavini sings about wanting to shout her love out loud but instead has to whisper her feelings.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The song “Attraversami il cuore” [Cross Over My Heart] was written by the selfsame Paola Turci, together with Marcello Murru, and is the title song of the singer’s latest album.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Paola Turci first sang "Bambini" at the 1989 Sanremo Festival. The song is an indictment of child exploitation and an atypical song for Sanremo. She's joined by Marina Rei in this video.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Paolo Borgogne sings about the joy of being alive, the beauties of Mother Earth, and his love for God.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The Bologna-based children's choir, the Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano, sings a Christmas song.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The children's choir sing Una notte senza età [A Night Without Age], composed by Gianfranco Fasano, with lyrics by Mario Gardini.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The Piccolo Coro Antoniano sing a Christmas song with quotes from English and German favorites.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Premio d’Aponte 2008 – Pilar sings “Attesa” [Waiting], a song that speaks of silence, the night and her solitude.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Pino Daniele with his unmistakable, magical voice, performs his hit song "Quando" (When) from 1991. It's featured on the album Sott' o sole and was part of the soundtrack of Pensavo fosse amore... invece era un calesse (I thought it was love, but it was a barouche), a 1991 film directed by and starring Massimo Troisi. In this live performance, the audience sings along on the refrain, and so can you!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The great Lucio Dalla offers this song in support of a campaign aimed at raising sensitivity towards those with disabilities, looking at them without prejudice, as people with the same dignity and desire for happiness as everyone else. Learn more at www.pubblicitaprogresso.org
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Roman
Fat is Beautiful! No more fad diets! This captivating song by the Roman reggae group, Radici nel Cemento (Roots in Concrete) doesn't endorse obesity, but says that a woman with some meat ("ciccia") on her bones can be more appealing than a skinny one who is unhappy and obsessed with her weight.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Roman
This song of the Radici nel Cemento talks about the the main character's happy relationship with his bicycle. At the beginning, you're meant to think he's talking about a woman, given that the words are typically used to compliment a woman, but then in the refrain we discover that he's talking about his beloved bicycle.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Roman
Pappa e Ciccia, song from the album "Alla Rovescia" by Radici nel Cemento, talks about a couple who are just that, "Pappa e Ciccia"--meaning they go "hand in glove". Literally, pappa means mush but is often used to mean food and ciccia is fat or gristle, but is often used to mean meat.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Roman
The Radici nel Cemento [Roots in Concrete] are an Italian reggae group from Fiumicino (Rome), who appeared on the Italian reggae scene in 1993. Alla rovescia [Upside-down] is the title song of the album released in 2001 and tells of a world that spins backwards. Everything is the opposite of the way it should be in real life.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The song dates to 1991, when Lorenzo Jovannoti was still working as a deejay.
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