There are too many plays on words in this song to describe here, but one stands out in particular: e state (and you stay) and estate (summer). The song pokes fun at Italians on vacation, all the while being very Italian itself. Yabla Italian wishes you a great summer. Buona estate!

Naïf Hérin is an Italian singer-songwriter from the Valle D'Aosta Region. She's accompanied by her band, CarbonWorks.

Francesco Gabbani performs the hit that won at the Festival di Sanremo in 2017. It's also a great song for workouts.

Naif Hérin is an award-winning singer, songwriter, bassist, pianist, and guitarist. Originally from Valle d'Aosta, Italy, Naif has released five CDs in Italian and French and recently recorded with CarbonWorks, a diverse group of musicians from different countries.

Three greats: Ferzan Özpetek directed this video. Mina and Celentano, two singers beloved by Italians, get together on this song all about love.

The children's choir sing Una notte senza età [A Night Without Age], composed by Gianfranco Fasano, with lyrics by Mario Gardini.

The Bologna-based children's choir, the Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano, sings a Christmas song.

Zucchero's 2008 song evokes the immediate post World War II years, when soldiers and brides pass along together. Delmo refers to Zucchero's real name, Adelmo.

Fiorella Mannoia sings her 1987 hit song about women. It's a recent live performance and the audience sings along with Mannoia.

Niccolò Fabi's road song, Lontano da me ["Far from Myself"] came out in 2012.

Ligabue wrote the love song Tu sei lei (You're Her) for his wife. The video was filmed largely along the Tiber in Rome.

Michele Zarrillo sings L'elefante e la farfalla [The Elephant and the Butterfly] at Rome's Auditorium in 2014. It was in 1996 that Zarrillo first sang this beautiful ballad.

Vasco Rossi in his hit song Un senso sings about the meaning of life. He's accompanied by an orchestra in Reggio Emilia's Teatro Municipale.

Here is Tiziano Ferro with another breakup song. This is from the album Nessuno è solo (Nobody Is Alone), 2006

Francesco De Gregori's inspiration for La donna cannone [The Cannonball Lady] came from a newspaper article about a circus performer who quit the circus for love.