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.
Ricordo
Adriano Celentano Lyrics
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Se c'era il vento avevi grandi occhiali scuri
Per non tradire dentro gli occhi un'emozione
Che non volevi mi toccasse ai primi sguardi
E forse avevi un velo blu
Intorno al collo e guanti neri sulle mani
Se c'era freddo forse avevi il sole in faccia
Ora non ricordo
Ma sono certo che da quel giorno tu
Mi sei scoppiata dentro
E cosa importa se non ricordo più
Se nella pelle ci sei ancora tu
Lo sai che non ritorno più
Sui passi che lasciavi alle tue spalle ieri
Ma resta appiccicato al naso il tuo odore
A quando attraversavi spazi e tempo e andavi
In cerca di quell'uomo in più
Per ricordarmi sempre che non fossi il solo
A perdermi nel labirinto dei tuoi occhi
Io non ricordo, proprio non ricordo
Ma sono certo che da quel giorno tu
Mi sei scoppiata dentro
E cosa importa se non ricordo più
Se nella pelle ci sei ancora tu
E da quel giorno sono certo tu
Mi ti sei incastrata dentro
E cosa importa se non ricordo più
Se per la vita e per sempre guidi tu
No così io ridevo
E ora tu vuoi portarmi a fare un giro
Tra i ricordi per sentire se quel che brucia forte
Brucia ancora come ieri
O è soltanto un'altra scusa
Detta per nascondere bene l'abitudine
Che ci tiene ancora qui
The song "Ricordo" by Adriano Celentano is a love song about a relationship that began a long time ago, but the singer cannot remember its details. He describes how his lover used to wear dark sunglasses to hide her emotions and possibly a blue veil around her neck and black gloves on her hands. The singer cannot recall if it was windy, cold or sunny that day, but he knows that he felt something new and special. The memories of that moment in time have been fading away, but he is sure that the woman is still inside him as he cannot forget her.
He then talks about his unwillingness to go back to where they were, but he cannot forget the way she smelled and the way she walked, especially when she was looking for something more than what she had. The singer is aware that he cannot remember everything that happened on that day, but he knows that the woman became a part of him and is still with him in his heart, and he is convinced that she will guide him forever.
In conclusion, "Ricordo" is a sweet, nostalgic song about love and memories, and how they can be as powerful as they can be fleeting. The singer is aware that he cannot change the past, but he still wants to connect with his lost love in any way he can.
Line by Line Meaning
Lo sai che non ricordo più
The singer cannot remember certain details of a past encounter
Se c'era il vento avevi grandi occhiali scuri
The other person wore large dark glasses to conceal their emotions during windy moments
Per non tradire dentro gli occhi un'emozione
The glasses were used to hide any emotions conveyed through the eyes
Che non volevi mi toccasse ai primi sguardi
The other person didn't want to express their emotions at first sight
E forse avevi un velo blu
The other person might have been wearing a blue veil
Intorno al collo e guanti neri sulle mani
They also had a black scarf wrapped around their neck and black gloves on their hands
Se c'era freddo forse avevi il sole in faccia
The other person had the sun in their face, despite it being cold
Ora non ricordo
The singer cannot remember these details anymore
Ma sono certo che da quel giorno tu
Despite the lack of details, the singer is sure of something
Mi sei scoppiata dentro
The other person had a profound impact on the singer
E cosa importa se non ricordo più
The singer doesn't mind not remembering the specifics
Se nella pelle ci sei ancora tu
The other person is still present in the singer's life
Lo sai che non ritorno più
The singer is not going back to the past
Sui passi che lasciavi alle tue spalle ieri
The singer isn't following the other person's footsteps from the past
Ma resta appiccicato al naso il tuo odore
The singer can still smell the other person
A quando attraversavi spazi e tempo e andavi
The other person used to travel through space and time
In cerca di quell'uomo in più
They were looking for something more, perhaps another man
Per ricordarmi sempre che non fossi il solo
Their search was a reminder to the singer that they weren't alone
A perdermi nel labirinto dei tuoi occhi
The other person's eyes were like a labyrinth that the singer got lost in
Io non ricordo, proprio non ricordo
The singer still cannot remember some details
E da quel giorno sono certo tu
Despite the lack of memory, something is certain for the singer
Mi ti sei incastrata dentro
The other person has become intertwined with the singer's life
Se per la vita e per sempre guidi tu
The other person is guiding the singer for life
No così io ridevo
The singer used to laugh in the past
E ora tu vuoi portarmi a fare un giro
The other person wants to take the singer on a journey
Tra i ricordi per sentire se quel che brucia forte
They want to revisit memories to determine if the strong feelings still exist
Brucia ancora come ieri
The other person wants to know if the feelings still burn as bright as they did in the past
O è soltanto un'altra scusa
This journey could be an excuse for something else
Detta per nascondere bene l'abitudine
The journey could be a way to hide an addiction or habit
Che ci tiene ancora qui
This journey could also be a way to hold onto the past
Lyrics © Sugarmusic s.p.a.
Written by: Giuliano Sangiorgi
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