"Cuccurucucù" | |
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![]() cover of the French single | |
Song by Franco Battiato | |
from the album La voce del padrone | |
Released | 1981 |
Genre | Pop, New wave |
Length | 5:19 |
Label | EMI Italiana |
Songwriter(s) | Franco Battiato, Giusto Pio |
Audio | |
"Cuccurucucù" on YouTube |
"Cuccurucucù" is a 1981 song by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, from his best-selling album La voce del padrone.
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 in the chorus. [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]
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [5] | 11 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Italy (
FIMI)
[6] Sales from 2009 |
Platinum | 100,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
"Cuccurucucù" | |
---|---|
![]() cover of the French single | |
Song by Franco Battiato | |
from the album La voce del padrone | |
Released | 1981 |
Genre | Pop, New wave |
Length | 5:19 |
Label | EMI Italiana |
Songwriter(s) | Franco Battiato, Giusto Pio |
Audio | |
"Cuccurucucù" on YouTube |
"Cuccurucucù" is a 1981 song by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, from his best-selling album La voce del padrone.
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 in the chorus. [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]
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
---|---|
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [5] | 11 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Italy (
FIMI)
[6] Sales from 2009 |
Platinum | 100,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |