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Piccolo uomo
1972 single by Mia Martini From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Piccolo uomo" (transl. Little man) is a 1972 Italian song composed by Dario Baldan Bembo (music), Bruno Lauzi, and Michelangelo La Bionda (lyrics) and performed by Mia Martini. It was the singer's first significant commercial success.[1]
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When Dario Baldan Bembo presented this ballad to Ricordi, he expected it to be recorded by the successful band I Camaleonti. But producer Giovanni Sanjust felt it was the right song to definitely launch the career of upcoming singer Mia Martini.[1][2] This led to a great disagreement between the two, with Baldan Bembo even refusing to play Hammond organ in the Martini's audition.[2] Following the success of the song, Baldan Bembo eventually became one of the closer collaborators and more trusted songwriters of Martini.[2]
The title of the song came from an epithet the wife of the short-in-stature Bruno Lauzi used to call him.[2]
The song was initially ignored by audience, being even eliminated by Un disco per l'estate selections. It was later presented at Festivalbar, turning into a big hit and winning the competition.[1] It got Martini her first magazine cover, for the music magazine Ciao 2001.[2]
The song was recorded by Mia Martini in French (with the title "Tout petit homme"), German (as "Auf der welt") and Spanish (as "Pequeno hombre").[1][3] In 1973 Pop-Tops recorded an English-language cover of the song entitled "My Little Woman".[4]
The B-side of the single is a cover of John Lennon's "Mother", with Italian lyrics by Martini.
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- 7" single – SRL 10669
- "Piccolo uomo" (Bruno Lauzi, Michelangelo La Bionda, Dario Baldan Bembo)
- "Madre" (John Lennon, Mia Martini)
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