Heavily influenced by his idol, Elvis Presley, and the 1950s rock revolution, he is also known as the most famous dancer of the Hula hoop fad. For the last 40 years he has retained his popularity in Italy, selling millions of records and appearing in numerous TV shows and movies (including a short appearance in Fellini's La Dolce Vita, before becoming a famous artist). In the latter respect, he has also been a creator of a comic genre, with his characteristic walking and his facial expressions. For the most part, his films were commercially successful, in fact in the 1970s and part of the 1980s, he was the king of the Italian box office in low budget movies. As an actor, critics point to Serafino (1968), directed by Pietro Germi, as his best effort.
As a director he frequently casts Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi and his wife Claudia Mori. His best movie like director is "Yuppi Du", winner of The Golden Palm at Cannes Festival. He and Claudia are the parents of Rosita, Rosalinda and Vincent Celentano, the latter most notable to worldwide audiences for playing the Satan character in Mel Gibson`s The Passion of the Christ. He also works often as a host for several Italian television shows.
His 1968 song "Azzurro" has regained popularity in 2006, due to it being the anthem of the Italian national football team (the Azzurri) who won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The artist Vincent Fiorello has also created a remix of the song.
His last concert-event in 2012, after 18 years without live performances, was transmitted on Canale 5, with over 9 million viewers both evenings.
Hoola Hop Rock
Adriano Celentano Lyrics
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La mia febbre è l’hoola hop
Son malato di hoola hop, perciò
Non posso stare senza l’hoola hop gira
Gira sempre più cieli blu, cieli blu
Mi dà la sveglia l’hoola hop
M’ha stregato l’hoola hop perciò
Gira gira, gira, gira, gira, gira
Follemente vedo fantasmi danzar
Pazzamente nella notte sento gridan
La mia febbre è l’hoola hop
Son malato di hoola hop, perciò
Non posso stare senza l’hoola hop gira
Gira gira, non fermarti più
Follemente vedo fantasmi danzar
Pazzamente nella notte sento gridan
La mia febbre è l’hoola hop
Son malato di hoola hop, perciò
Non posso stare senza l’hoola hop gira
Gira gira, non fermarti più
Follemente vedo fantasmi danzar
Pazzamente nella notte sento gridan
La mia febbre è l’hoola hop
Son malato di hoola hop, perciò
Non posso stare senza l’hoola hop gira
Gira gira
Gira, gira, gira, gira follemente
E non fermarti più
The lyrics to Adriano Celentano's song "Hoola Hop Rock" express a passionate obsession with the hoola hop dance. The singer describes how this fever of hoola hop has taken over their life, to the point where they cannot live without it. The repeated phrase "La mia febbre è l’hoola hop" (My fever is hoola hop) emphasizes the intensity of their addiction.
The singer is completely infatuated with the hoola hop, seeing it as both a source of excitement and a wake-up call. They feel intoxicated and spellbound by the rhythm and movements of the dance. The repetition of "gira" (spin) underscores their desire for the hoola hop to keep going and never stop.
The lyrics also evoke a sense of wildness and frenzy. The singer sees phantoms dancing and feels like they are going mad in the night, hearing shouts and screams. This alludes to the transformative and almost hallucinatory effect the hoola hop has on them.
Overall, "Hoola Hop Rock" portrays a dangerous and all-consuming passion for the hoola hop dance, with the lyrics reflecting the singer's inability to escape its grip.
Line by Line Meaning
La mia febbre è l'hoola hop
My obsession is the hoola hop
Son malato di hoola hop, perciò
I am sick with hoola hop, therefore
Non posso stare senza l'hoola hop gira
I cannot live without the hoola hop spinning
Gira sempre più cieli blu, cieli blu
Spinning through the ever bluer skies, skies
Mi dà la sveglia l'hoola hop
The hoola hop wakes me up
M'ha stregato l'hoola hop perciò
The hoola hop has bewitched me, therefore
Intossicato son di hoola hop gira
I am intoxicated by the spinning hoola hop
Gira gira, gira, gira, gira, gira
Spin, spin, spin, spin, spin
Follemente vedo fantasmi danzar
Madly, I see ghosts dancing
Pazzamente nella notte sento gridan
Crazily, in the night, I hear them scream
Gira gira, non fermarti più
Spin, spin, don't stop anymore
La mia febbre è l'hoola hop
My obsession is the hoola hop
Son malato di hoola hop, perciò
I am sick with hoola hop, therefore
Non posso stare senza l'hoola hop gira
I cannot live without the hoola hop spinning
Gira gira, non fermarti più
Spin, spin, don't stop anymore
Follemente vedo fantasmi danzar
Madly, I see ghosts dancing
Pazzamente nella notte sento gridan
Crazily, in the night, I hear them scream
La mia febbre è l'hoola hop
My obsession is the hoola hop
Son malato di hoola hop, perciò
I am sick with hoola hop, therefore
Non posso stare senza l'hoola hop gira
I cannot live without the hoola hop spinning
Gira gira, non fermarti più
Spin, spin, don't stop anymore
Follemente vedo fantasmi danzar
Madly, I see ghosts dancing
Pazzamente nella notte sento gridan
Crazily, in the night, I hear them scream
La mia febbre è l'hoola hop
My obsession is the hoola hop
Son malato di hoola hop, perciò
I am sick with hoola hop, therefore
Non posso stare senza l'hoola hop gira
I cannot live without the hoola hop spinning
Gira gira
Spin, spin
Gira, gira, gira, gira, follemente
Spin, spin, spin, spin, madly
E non fermarti più
And don't stop anymore
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