"Vacanze romane" | ||||
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Single by Matia Bazar | ||||
from the album Tango | ||||
B-side | "Palestina" | |||
Released | February 1983 | |||
Label | Ariston Music | |||
Songwriter(s) | Aldo Stellita, Carlo Marrale | |||
Producer(s) | Roberto Colombo | |||
Matia Bazar singles chronology | ||||
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"Vacanze romane" (transl. "Roman holidays") is a 1983 single composed by Aldo Stellita (lyrics, even if credited to Giancarlo Golzi) [1] and Carlo Marrale (music) and performed by Matia Bazar. The song premiered at the 33rd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, where it ranked fourth, winning the critic's award. [2] It eventually became one of the band's signature songs. [3]
The band, which in 1981 had undergone the first line-up change in its history with the departure of Piero Cassano and the entry of Mauro Sabbione, starting from the 1982 album ...Berlino ...Parigi ...Londra had turned its style towards a decidedly electro-pop sound, with tepid reception from critics and public alike. [1] Eager for a relaunch, they decided to participate in the Sanremo Music Festival (already won by the band in 1978), but their first choice, "Palestina" ("Palestine"), was rejected on political grounds. [1] They then opted for "Vacanze romane", a song characterized by the meeting of apparently antithetical sound elements, i.e. the classical melody and the retro feel given by Antonella Ruggiero's vocal performance versus the electronic arrangements. [2] [3]
Starting from its title (a reference to the 1953 William Wyler's film Roman Holiday) the song is a melancholic hommage to Rome, from the point of view of the unmatched splendour it had reached and that had lost through the time. [2]
Chart | Peak position |
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Italy ( Musica e dischi) [4] | 1 |
"Vacanze romane" | ||||
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Single by Matia Bazar | ||||
from the album Tango | ||||
B-side | "Palestina" | |||
Released | February 1983 | |||
Label | Ariston Music | |||
Songwriter(s) | Aldo Stellita, Carlo Marrale | |||
Producer(s) | Roberto Colombo | |||
Matia Bazar singles chronology | ||||
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"Vacanze romane" (transl. "Roman holidays") is a 1983 single composed by Aldo Stellita (lyrics, even if credited to Giancarlo Golzi) [1] and Carlo Marrale (music) and performed by Matia Bazar. The song premiered at the 33rd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, where it ranked fourth, winning the critic's award. [2] It eventually became one of the band's signature songs. [3]
The band, which in 1981 had undergone the first line-up change in its history with the departure of Piero Cassano and the entry of Mauro Sabbione, starting from the 1982 album ...Berlino ...Parigi ...Londra had turned its style towards a decidedly electro-pop sound, with tepid reception from critics and public alike. [1] Eager for a relaunch, they decided to participate in the Sanremo Music Festival (already won by the band in 1978), but their first choice, "Palestina" ("Palestine"), was rejected on political grounds. [1] They then opted for "Vacanze romane", a song characterized by the meeting of apparently antithetical sound elements, i.e. the classical melody and the retro feel given by Antonella Ruggiero's vocal performance versus the electronic arrangements. [2] [3]
Starting from its title (a reference to the 1953 William Wyler's film Roman Holiday) the song is a melancholic hommage to Rome, from the point of view of the unmatched splendour it had reached and that had lost through the time. [2]
Chart | Peak position |
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Italy ( Musica e dischi) [4] | 1 |