Adriano Celentano (born January 6, 1938) is an Italian singer, songwriter, … Read Full Bio ↴Adriano Celentano (born January 6, 1938) is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, and TV host. He was born in Milan at 14 Gluck Street (about which he later wrote the song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck"), his parents were from Puglia and had moved north for work.

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.

Maledetta Televisione
Adriano Celentano Lyrics

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Non mi far sedere
Davanti alla TV
Non provarci Mama
Non ce la faccio proprio piu
VIDEO ahi
VIDEO ahi
E ad ogni programma
Vado un po' piu giu.

Un film scoperto a caso
Tra la pubblicita
Ed un telegiornale
Senza un po' di verita
VIDEO ahi
VIDEO ahi
Oramai Mama
Non ne posso piu

Trecento ballerine
Venute da New York
In mezzo a un polpettone
Che qualcuno chiama show.
VIDEO ahi
VIDEO ahi
Oramai marna
Non ne posso piu

Maledetta
Maledetta
Maledetta TV

Oramai marna
Non ne posso piu

Overall Meaning

The song "Maledetta Televisione" by Adriano Celentano is an anti-television song that expresses the artist's disappointment with the negative influence of television on society. The lyrics suggest that television programming is reducing the quality of entertainment, news, and information, and that it is affecting people's ability to think critically and independently. The first verse of the song refers to the common practice of watching television for hours on end, which the artist believes is a temptress that is difficult to resist. The repetition of "VIDEO ahi VIDEO ahi" indicates the numbing effect of television on the mind.

The second verse highlights the artist's frustration with the way television shows are presented. Celentano complains about movies that are interrupted by commercials and news broadcasts that lack factual content. The use of the phrase "VIDEO ahi VIDEO ahi" in this verse reinforces the artist's point that these programming choices have a negative impact on viewers.

The last verse features a show with 300 dancers from New York placed in the middle of a dish called "show," which the artist finds to be completely unappetizing. The words "maledetta, maledetta, maledetta TV" express the artist's anger towards television, which is depicted as a curse that is affecting his life.

Overall, the song is a protest against the negative effects of television on human values such as creativity, critical thinking, and artistic expression.

Line by Line Meaning

Non mi far sedere
Do not allow me to sit

Davanti alla TV
In front of the television

Non provarci Mama
Do not try, Mama

Non ce la faccio proprio piu
I cannot handle it anymore

VIDEO ahi
Oh, a video

E ad ogni programma
And at every program

Vado un po' piu giu.
I feel a little worse.

Un film scoperto a caso
A randomly discovered film

Tra la pubblicita
Amidst the commercials

Ed un telegiornale
And a news broadcast

Senza un po' di verita
Without even a little truth