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Azzurro 1971
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Azzurro

"Azzurro" was released in May 1968, a single by Adriano Celentano that got stuck in a lot of people’s heads. The song is a simple pop tune, with lyrics that speak of a lonely summer in the city. Celentano’s voice carries a melody that sticks in your memory, with a touch of a military march in the middle—something that makes it sound a bit odd but interesting.

Year
1971
Songs
24
Duration
77 min 56 seg

24 song|s

Song list

# Title Available ⏱
01

Una festa sui prati

Guitarra · Intermedio

3:12 02

La coppia più bella del mondo

Guitarra · Intermedio

3:05
03

Eravamo in 100.000

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2:27
04

Tre passi avanti

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3:32
05

La tana del re

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2:10
06

Mondo in mi 7a

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6:06
07

Azzurro

Guitarra · Intermedio

3:47 08

La storia di Serafino

Guitarra · Intermedio

3:55
09

L'ora del boogie

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2:13
10

Due tipi come noi

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2:08
11

Non mi dir

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2:13
12

Come farai

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3:23
13

Lavoro e amore (Chi non lavora non fa l'amore)

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3:04
14

Il ragazzo della via Gluck

Guitarra · Intermedio

4:02
15

Due nemici innamorati

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3:00
16

Tutto da mia madre

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2:43
17

Storia d'amore

Guitarra · Intermedio

4:58
18

Buona sera

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3:24
19

Viola

Guitarra · Intermedio

3:46
20

L'attore

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2:56
21

La festa

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3:22
22

Il grande sarto

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3:12
23

Sono simpatico

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2:44
24

Ciao ragazzi

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2:34

About the album

Azzurro, according to DoReSol

The song was written especially for him by Paolo Conte and Vito Pallavicini, two seasoned songwriters. The first line of the chorus goes: "Azzurro, il pomeriggio è troppo azzurro e lungo per me..." which in Italian doesn’t carry the same sad connotation that "blue" does in English. What it does have is a touch of nostalgia, for that summer that drags on too slowly.

The song became popular in many countries, including in Italian soccer, where the players sang it. It was also recorded by other artists, such as Mina and Fiorello. In 2023, a German producer named Wolfgang Lohr remade it in an electro-swing style, giving the original song a modern twist.