Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Gianna Nannini and Edoardo Bennato sing the official song of the FIFA World Cup, Italy 1990.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
One of Vasco Rossi's hits from 1994. Part of the refrain is Va bene così (it's fine that way) a great expression to have ready, so go ahead and sing along. Senza parole, in addition to meaning "without words," also means "speechless."
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
A song about cats that helps Italian school children remember that 6 x 7 = 42.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
This song is one guy's RSVP to a wedding invitation from his ex-girlfriend. He feels he should explain why he is not going to attend. The refrain uses the tricky verb dimenticare (to forget) in three different ways, first as an infinitive: dimenticare, then with a direct object pronoun attached to it: dimenticarti (to forget you), and finally, as a reflexive verb (to forget) with its pronoun attached: dimenticarmi di te (to forget you).
Difficulty: 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: Beginner
Italy
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.
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