Volare - Bobby Rydell
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Bobby Sings, Bobby Swings, 1960
Written by Domenico Modugno, Mitchell Parish
This was originally a song called "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" ("In the blue sky, I was painted blue") by Modungo and lyrics by Franco Migliacci. Mitchell Parish wrote the English lyrics, which Rydell delivers in a bouncy big band style with no Old World languor or weariness, as strings swell behind him: "We can sing in the glow of a star that I know of / Where lovers enjoy peace of mind." Rydell's version becomes less about suave romance and more about exuberant possibility. It's not definitive in the way Dean Martin's is, but it's got charm.
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