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1981 song by Franco Battiato From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Cuccurucucù" is a 1981 song by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, from his best-selling album La voce del padrone.
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The song's lyrics consists of fragments of memories of Battiato's youth, [1][2] even if some biographical verses were eventually modified and adjusted for metric and sound purposes, eg. 'Istituto Magistrale' replacing 'Liceo Classico'.[2]
The title as well as the refrain and part of the melody are citations of Tomás Méndez' "Cucurrucucú paloma".[1][2] The song also includes citations and references to other songs which marked Battiato's adolescence, including Bob Dylan's "Just Like a Woman" and "Like a Rolling Stone", The Beatles' "Lady Madonna" and "With a Little Help from My Friends", The Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" (which Battiato will eventually cover in his album Fleurs), Mina's "Le mille bolle blu", Nicola Di Bari's "Il mondo è grigio, il mondo è blu", and Milva's "Il mare nel cassetto".[1][2] Lyrics also contain citations from Homer's poem Iliad.[1][2] American soprano Marilyn Turner[1] and, uncredited, Giuni Russo, serve as backing vocalists.[2] The song was released as a single in some foreign territories, notably in Switzerland, where it charted.[3] The song was described by Italian writer Michele Serra as 'a dadaist scherzo'.[4]
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