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.
Sarai Uno Straccio
Adriano Celentano Lyrics
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La storia di un amore che non può finire
Anche se adesso tu
Fra le mie braccia non ci sei
Ma dove sei
Ma dove sei
Non vivo senza te
Mi parlano di te
E dei peccati miei
Ma dove sei
Ma dove sei
Non vivo senza te
Ma tu lo sai che morirei
Piuttosto che
Che elemosinare i baci tuoi
Amare io non potrei
Senza te io non potrei mai
Non esistono
Gli altri senza di te
(?)
(?)
Se non ci sei in che lingua parlando neanche più so
Cosa sta succedendo
E che cazzo ne so io
You're the show, another show
Show è la parola c'è io dico
Senza me tu non reggi
A chi vorrai sembrar bella
Di nessuno t'importerà
(?)
Quel che dici tu lo sai però
Senza dubbio non reggo
Ma tu sarai uno straccio
Già ti vedo
Ti vedo già
Di chi sarai
Chi bacerai
A chi tu morderai
Le labbra sue come facevi a me
No davvero
Non può finire una storia così
Una storia così
The lyrics of Adriano Celentano's song "Sarai Uno Straccio" depict a tale of a love that cannot end. He sings about how no poet will ever be able to truly capture the depth and complexity of this love in verse; it is simply too strong to be fully expressed through language. Even though his lover is not physically with him at the moment, he cannot imagine living without her. The things that remind him of her continue to speak to him and evoke the memories of their love story. He passionately proclaims that he would rather die than beg for her affections, and without her, he cannot imagine loving someone else. The theme of the song is that some loves are so profound that they last beyond time and space, and it is impossible to move forward without them.
As for the ten interesting facts about the song:
Line by Line Meaning
Nessun poeta mai ci canterà
No poet will ever sing of us
La storia di un amore che non può finire
The story of a love that cannot end
Anche se adesso tu
Even though now you
Fra le mie braccia non ci sei
Are not in my arms
Ma dove sei
But where are you
Non vivo senza te
I can't live without you
Le cose tue son rimaste qui
Your things are still here
Mi parlano di te
They speak to me of you
E dei peccati miei
And of my sins
Non vivo senza te
I can't live without you
Ma tu lo sai che morirei
But you know that I would die
Piuttosto che
Rather than
Che elemosinare i baci tuoi
Beg for your kisses
Amare io non potrei
I couldn't love
Senza te io non potrei mai
Without you, I never could
Non esistono
There are no
Gli altri senza di te
Others without you
Se non ci sei
If you're not there
In che lingua parlando neanche più so
I don't even know what language I'm speaking
Cosa sta succedendo
What's happening
E che cazzo ne so io
And what the hell do I know
Senza me tu non reggi
Without me, you can't handle
A chi vorrai sembrar bella
Who you want to appear beautiful for
Di nessuno t'importerà
You won't care about anyone
Quel che dici tu lo sai però
But you know what you're saying
Senza dubbio non reggo
I certainly can't handle it
Ma tu sarai uno straccio
But you will be a rag
Già ti vedo
I already see you
Ti vedo già
I see you already
Di chi sarai
Whose will you be
Chi bacerai
Who will you kiss
A chi tu morderai
Who you will bite
Le labbra sue come facevi a me
Her lips, like you did to me
Ma davvero
But really
Non può finire una storia così
A story like this can't end
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: Adriano Celentano, Marco Vaccaro
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Federica Giandinoto
UN meraviglioso pezzo di alto e raffinato rock, rifinito in tutti i dettagli... complimenti, adriano!!!
LILIA PACIF17
Sentita 100000 volte😉 Che musicaaaas
Domy Rance
veramente bella sia come testo che come musica grande il molleggiato
Giuseppe Giglio
Non ascoltavo questo pezzo dal lontano 2000.
Giuseppe Cotronea
Semplicemente Favolosooooo
RetroGamingMusic HQ
L'intro ha una timeline suddivisa in battute cosi composte: 9/4, 7/4, 9/4, 9/4, 5/4, 5/4. W il prog di celentano
Claudio Galli
Adriano Metallica Celentano
Bruno Giordano
Adriano (Led Zeppelin) Celentano... Il chitarrista del brano è per caso Jimmy Page?
Francesca Caracausi
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