Dead Pallavicini, with Conte wrote "Blue" for Sync
ROME - It 'died today at the age' of 83 years in Vigevano Vito Pallavicini, lyricist for 'Blue', one of the most successful 'Notice of Adriano Celentano, which I sign' with Elvis. Among the songs more 'famous who wrote, also' Thousand blue bubbles 'Mina' and 'I can not live' by Pino Donaggio. The funeral of Vito Pallavicini probably be held Saturday morning in the cathedral of Vigevano.
"Did you know? Vito wrote his last song ... ". It 'was the son of' artist, Robert Null, in the evening to give the announcement of the death of Pallavicini. The composer, born April 21, 1924 in Vigevano (Pavia), and 'off at around 16.15 in the resuscitation department of' civil hospital of the city ', where he was hospitalized for about a month for lung problems. In the home where he lived in Piazza Sant'Ambrogio Pallavicini with his wife Fernanda, 77, the shutters are closed. In front, in Piazza Sant'Ambrogio in the center of Vigevano, there 'already' someone approaching and tickets to leave written. As written, the 'lyricist of the song' (as he was known in town ') has left five thousand words which had voiced the most' great Italian singer Lucio Battisti to Adriano Celentano, Mina Caterina Caselli, and still Pino Donaggio, Albano and Fausto Leali. Hundred and sixteen songs: "After me there 's the second Italian author, who stops at 41", recalled with pride. For years, the lyricist and Vigevano 'was the' king 'of the Sanremo Festival. Then, when the music and television "have not begun to be more 'they used to be," the author, and' dedicated primarily to teach his poetry to children of middle and high schools. In 2004, when television COMPI '50 years, Vito Pallavicini agree' to portray an album of his memories of the characters and events in the pages of the local weekly newspaper 'The Informer', where he wrote: "Once there was a 'Heaven in a room '. Now the first in the standings say 'Spalman, Spalman ...'. But do not you sing more. ' You download from the Internet and then away. 'Listen and throws'. When people ask me: 'But you do not participate in San Remo? I say 'No,' cause an old bitch never returns in trouble and where 'was ... ".
CELENTANO, WHEN YOU WROTE 'BLUE'
"How many things we talked about me and Vito Pallavicini, not only of what concerned the musical field in which both were involved, but everything he could think of." So Joe Cocker remembers the lyricist of 'Blue', died today. "I phoned - Celentano said - and said: 'Adrian - with its' r' was missing, however, so different from what the other lacks, so that made his speech and appearance of an original and irresistible sympathy - I got a crazy idea, but we see it, why do I have to explain to the person. I wrote the lyrics of a song on a music of Elvis that you can not because it will not affect the anthem of the Italians: Blue ". "I remember he was so excited that he wanted to convince me to ask, at least only for that time - says the Molleggiato - three or four 'r' on loan to someone. He was so enthusiastic about something when he believed he became a child and it was then that you realized that the idea was right. It was great to work with him, not only for its privileged poetic - Celentano concludes - but because every time it was the find of two friends at the bar. "
Al Bano, A PILLAR OF POP MUSIC
"Vito Pallavicini and 'was a pillar of Italian music: he wrote many songs with great success. He was a geniaccio: with Mogol has dominated the '60s and '70s. " And 'the memory of Al Bano, for which he signed Pallavicini songs like In the sun, smiling boy, the hedge. "The first time I met him in '67, forty years ago - says Al Bano - I was struck by 'the fact that a man already' had a reputation of great simplicity 'disarming and a determination equally disarming. Do not forget. "'
FIRMO 'BLUE AND I DO NOT LIVE
Here is the text of Blue, written by Vito Pallavicini, set to music by Elvis and interpreted by the Count and Adriano Celentano: Seeking summer all year and suddenly here it is. She 's left for the beaches and are just up here' in town ', I hear whistling over the rooftops a plane that goes away. Blue, the afternoon and 'too blue and too long for me. I realize I have no more 'resources, without you, and then I nearly take the train and I'm coming from you, but the train of desires in my thoughts go backwards. It seems when I was oratory, with plenty of sunshine, many years ago. Those Sundays alone in a courtyard, now I'm bored ... passeggiar more 'back then, even a priest to chattering ... I am looking a bit' of Africa in the garden, among the oleander and the baobabs, like I did as a child, but here there 'people, you can not' more ', are watering your roses, there' the lion, who knows 'where's' ...
I can not live, written by Pino Donaggio, and 'has been translated into fifty languages and taken up by Elvis Presley, with the title You do not have to say you love me; of Blue, most of the songs' famous for Adriano Celentano exists a large number of covers: the size of the success of Vito Pallavicini, one of the most 'great lyricists of Italian music, died today in Vigevano, where he was born April 22, 1924. Among the artists with whom he collaborated Pallavicini, stand out the names of Paolo Conte, Mina, Al Bano, Toto Cotugno, Caterina Caselli, Fausto Leali, Patty Pravo, Nicola Di Bari Bongusto Fred, Betty Curtis, Milva, Edoardo Vianello, Tony Dallara. Several songs signed by Pallavicini and landed on the stage of the Sanremo Festival: in 1961 the Arabian blue bubbles, played by Mina and Jenny Moon, in 1965 I can not live, for Pino Donaggio and Jody Miller, but also my friends, sung by Nicola Di Bari and Gene Pitney, Fred Bongusto Wait for tomorrow, Kiki Dee, But not for Betty Curtis and Petula Clark. In 1966 Pino Donaggio's signature with a house on top of the world, played by the same Donaggio and Claudio Villa, none of you (Milva-Richard Anthony), Tell me about yourself (Edoardo Vianello-Francoise Hardy), She waits for me (Nicola Di Bari -Gene Pitney). The year after, and 'Above the turn of the blue roofs of my crazy love (sung by Domenico Modugno-Gidiuli). In 1968 he will sign 'Deborah (Fausto-Loyal Wilson Pickett), in 1971 The Last Romantic (Pino Donaggio-Pepper) in 1973 The flag of the sun (Fausto Leali); Flight AZ 504 in 1976, interpreted by the Albatros, which year after the Grand Prix will sing, always Pallavicini. Among the texts of the lyricist also landed Ariston Serenade, which is Cotugno and 'ranked second in 1984; Nostalgia rogue, who three years later and' earned third place with Al Bano and Romina, dear land mine, which in 1989 the couple Carrisi are ranked third again. Among the other famous pieces of Pallavicini, Tripoli written by Patty Pravo 69; in the sun for Al Bano, With you there I'm more 'Caterina Caselli and especially the Blue 1968. There is even a version of the song the first contemporary American release of the single (Blue quickstep sung by Ken Dodd), in addition to those of Gianni Nazzaro (1977), enhanced by a predictable imitation of the voice of Celentano (idea then recovered by Fiorello) and even Mino Reitano, of Rich and Poor, Gianni Morandi and the Milk and Coffee. The same Count has recorded that his old masterpiece that even Mina wanted to revisit the inside of his album The '94 'Bwana.
17/08/2007 - Reuters
