This song is well known in Italy in dissident culture and was banned by radios and media and the vynil had to be sold under the table, despite the singer being a well established cultural icon and celebrity for his time.
In an Italy who had just witnessed the death of one of his most notable leaders, Aldo Moro, and was mourning him like a martyr-like figure, Gaber decided to say fuck it and fuck you hypocrites, i'mma just pretend i am god for 14 minutes and call out all your shit.
It's perhaps the world most political and most full blooded song ever created.
I meant to post this before but wanted to find a version with synced english lyrics for the crowd there... You'll sadly have to pair it with the lyrics yourself.
I suggest you make the effort. It is basically 14 minutes of a pearl after another with the most unapologetic tone ever.
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/IO-SE-FOSSI-DIO-If-I-were-God.html
This song is well known in Italy in dissident culture and was banned by radios and media and the vynil had to be sold under the table, despite the singer being a well established cultural icon and celebrity for his time.
In an Italy who had just witnessed the death of one of his most notable leaders, Aldo Moro, and was mourning him like a martyr-like figure, Gaber decided to say fuck it and fuck you hypocrites, i'mma just pretend i am god for 14 minutes and call out all your shit.
It's perhaps the world most political and most full blooded song ever created.
I meant to post this before but wanted to find a version with synced english lyrics for the crowd there... You'll sadly have to pair it with the lyrics yourself.
I suggest you make the effort. It is basically 14 minutes of a pearl after another with the most unapologetic tone ever.
a) notice the use of implication (if/then) to call out the tricks of reason (alambicchi della ragione).
b) notice also that alambicchi translate to "stills", hence implication being based on motion, while reasoning implies over affixed definitions.
Perceivable (moving) or suggested (still) aka need to let go of or want to hold onto...a choice.
Aka the temptation to interpret perceivable (sound) with suggested (words), while shaping "e fa ancora più casino!".
"express yourself; don't repress yourself...and I'm not sorry; it's human nature".
But, did you enjoy it?
Less joy; more Passione Italiana...
Quite the heartful, most indeed