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Generale (song)
1978 single by Francesco De Gregori From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Generale" ('General') is a song by Italian singer Francesco De Gregori, released in 1978.
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De Gregori composed the song after a period of personal crisis, during which he had opened a bookstore, having decided to leave the music industry.[1] The song tells the story of a General returning from war, and has been variously interpreted, including as a metaphor of De Gregori's return to music, or as a symbolic retreat from political and social engagement toward personal intimacy,[1] or as shift from the hermeticism of his earlier works to a lighter and more immediate impressionist style.[2]
De Gregori drew inspiration for the lyrics from a variety of sources, with primary influence from Louis-Ferdinand Céline's semi-autobiographical novel Journey to the End of the Night, alongside Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms and Mario Monicelli's film The Great War.[1] The production of the song lasted two weeks, with De Gregori recording about 15 different versions of the song and being constantly dissatisfied with them; as he recalled, in the end 'I took one of these versions that I had discarded and said "OK, let's get this one out"'.[1] Over the years, he eventually recorded 11 different versions of the song, varying from bolero to folk style.[1]
Artists who covered the song include Vasco Rossi, Fiorello, Anastasio, Jimmy Cobb Trio, and Benny Neyman in a Dutch version titled "Jouw Verhalen".[1]
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