![]() ![]() Singer-Songwriters (usually politically influenced) His crowd was surpassed only by the free concert that Simon and Garfunkel gave in front of the Colosseum in Rome in the Summer of the same year, where crowds reached more than 500,000. In Italy, Italian rock gives US-style rock a run for its money in terms of popularity. At the end of 2004, Vasco Rossi gave a free concert with an unheard-of audience for an Italian singer of 300,000 spectators, that happily stood under the rain. They were followed more recently by Vasco Rossi, Ligabue and Zucchero. ![]() Italian rock singers and singer-songwriters of the 70s and 80s include Woodstock with Jimy Hendrix, The Who, Janis Joplin, Credence Clearwater Revival, Eric Clapton and many others changed the story of music forever in England and the United States. Melodic style gave way in the 70s to a new style of music. La canzone del sole, Il mio canto Libero, La collina dei Ciliegi, Acqua Azzurra acqua chiara, and many many other songs are the best of the best. The tunes chosen where the Inno di Mameli and then 3 iconic Italian pop music anthems: “Azzurro” By Adriano Celentano, La canzone del sole, by Lucio Battisti and “Nel blu dipinto di blu,” by Domenico Modugno (known internationally as Volare).Īfter the middle of the 70s, when young Italians became more politically conscious and expected music to reflect such a change, Battisti lost some of his audience only to gain it once again in the 80s and 90s.Young Italians still play Battisti songs and I consider his albums “the top” in Italian music.įor anyone interested in Italian Music, the Best of Battisti is an absolute must buy. On March 20th, 2020 all Italian radios played the same music, in order to unite the country and make people feel good during the Coronavirus lockdown. Most of Battisti’ lyrics were penned by Mogol: often romantic and usually non-political, the duo Battisti-Mogol produced, in fact, the perfect “date” music. He alone, among Italian singers, could be compared in popularity to the Beatles or Simon and Garfunkel: the majority of Italians between the age of 15 and 60 is very likely able to name and sing at least one of his songs. Lucio Battisti is an icon of Italian pop musicĪn extremely “cant ante” was Lucio Battisti. The period of the 1960s and 1970s also sees the great success of the Italian “ cantautori“, singer songwriters. Gino Paoli, Luigi Tenco, Bruno Lauzi and Sergio Endrigo can be counted among the most representatives. This was the period when wild young stars like Mina, Rita Pavone, Adriano Celentano, Gianni Morandi first appeared, the first great icons of Italian pop music. Italian music, and Italian pop music in particular, has seen many changes over the past forty years. I still remember the songs that characterized my youth: Volare, by Domenico Modugno, Sapore di Sale, Abbronzatissima!, Fatti mandare dalla Mamma, Azzurro. We are talking about the lighthearted Italian 1960s.Īny Italian who was around at the time will never forget other iconic songs of the time, such as Vengo anch’io – no tu no!, by Enzo Iannacci, a dentist-come-songwriter. ![]() Singer-songwriters (Known as “cantautori” ).I would divide Italian popular music into four different categories, overlapping to some extent. Meaning no disrespect to these great songs, Italy has a popular music tradition that provides strong competition to popular and rock music from other countries such as the United States and England. ![]() Some Americans seem to equate Italian music with O Sole Mio and Funiculì Funiculà. What do you know about Italian pop music? Mina and Adriano Celentano, two of the most famous representatives of Italian pop music ![]()
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