Una Festa Sui Prati - Adriano Celentano

Una Festa Sui Prati - Adriano Celentano

3:22

single, 1973

Written by Adriano Celentano, Luciano Beretta, Michele Del Prete, and Mogol

Celantano sings this one with a somewhat deep, raspy growl, very little like the Dylanesque nasal voice he uses on "Prisencolinensinainciusol."  This song is an ode to good friends, good food, a beautiful day, and a warning to carpe diem, my boys.  "Domani questo può finire, vorrei sapere / Perché domani ci dobbiamo odiare."  ("Tomorrow this can end, I would like to know / Why tomorrow we have to hate each other.")  With an uptempo beat and some throaty "ba bum bum bums," this is a rouser.

Prisencolinensinainciusol - Adriano Celentano

Prisencolinensinainciusol - Adriano Celentano

3:61

single, 1972

Written by Adriano Celentano

Looped horns and drumbeats, with deliberately gibberish lyrics.  No, it's not the Digitial Underground!  It's a folk-funk number by an Italian guy taking the mickey out of English-language hits.  It's so catchy, though.  It sounds a little bit like Bob Dylan, or at least someone impersonating Dylan.  Who knew grammalot would crack the Top Ten in three countries?  I guess Celentano did.