Giovanni D’Anzi playlist

Giovanni D’Anzi

Giovanni D’Anzi - From Milan to Naples, by way of Florence

The Milanese Giovanni D'Anzi (1906-74) was one of the most original and prolific songwriters in Italy. Active from the 1930s, he bestowed to the Italian songbook evergreen songs that have entered the repertoires of several generations of performers. His vast production features a good number of songs in dialect, starting with the Madonina. Now an unofficial anthem of Milan, this song was originally written to make fun of the Neapolitan singers who performed successfully in Milanese clubs, and whom Giovanni d’Anzi would honour in other songs.

Category: DIALECTS AND FOLKLORE
Articles
C’era un ragazzo che come me amava i Beatles e i Rolling Stones
(Mauro Lusini-Franco Migliacci) – Gianni Morandi, 1966 The composer was Mauro Lu...
Una casa in cima al mondo
(Pino Donaggio-Vito Pallavicini) – Pino Donaggio, 1966 That too came out in the ...
4/3/1943
(Lucio Dalla-Paola Pallottino) – Lucio Dalla, 1971 One day, at the beginning of ...
Jesahel
On the other hand I had the Delirium with Jesahel under my belt, a success beyon...
L’immenso
(Amedeo Minghi) – Amedeo Minghi, 1976 L’immenso really stems from the need to af...
Mogol e Bob Dylan
I translated Dylan’s lyrics. I had a contract that stipulated that Dylan c...
Nel sole
(Pino Massara, Vito Pallavicini) – Al Bano, 1967 At the end of April 1967 I reco...
Pensieri e parole
Pensieri e parole talks about a communication problem with a loved one. It is co...
Una lacrima sul viso
(Mogol-Bobby Solo) – Bobby Solo, 1964 They were a bit perplexed at Ricordi...