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.
Stai lontana da me
Adriano Celentano Lyrics
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pregandoti
di stare con me,
mi pento, perché
non ti voglio,
non ti amo,
non ti credo e perciò
stai lontana da me,
ho capito chi sei
e le strade sono piene di donne
uguali a te...
Ed io che vivevo per te
scordandomi
chi pianse per me,
mi pento, perché
non ti voglio,
non ti amo,
non ti credo e perciò
s'è ormai chiusa per me,
questa storia perché
io ritorno da chi
già sapeva che sarebbe finita
solo così...
The lyrics to Adriano Celentano's song "Stai lontana da me" are a lament about a failed relationship. The singer is addressing their former lover, admitting that they had begged them to stay, but now regrets it. The singer goes on to say that they don't want their former lover back in their life because they don't believe in them, don't love them, and don't want them in their life. The chorus repeats the plea for the former lover to stay away, warning that there are plenty of other women just like them.
The second verse of the song reveals that the singer had been living their life for their former lover, forgetting about the person who had once cared for them. However, the singer has now realized that they don't want their former lover back in their life, as they don't trust them anymore. The singer concedes that this chapter of their life has closed, and that they are going back to someone who had known it would all end this way.
The song is a powerful statement about the pain of failed relationships, and the need to move on when things aren't working out. The singer knows that their former lover isn't the right person for them, and they are strong enough to walk away from the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Io che ho pianto per te pregandoti di stare con me,
I cried for you, begging you to be with me,
mi pento, perché non ti voglio, non ti amo, non ti credo e perciò stai lontana da me,
But now I regret it because I don't want you, I don't love you, I don't believe in you, so stay away from me,
non cercarmi perché ho capito chi sei e le strade sono piene di donne uguali a te...
Don't come looking for me because I know who you are, and there are plenty of other women like you on the streets...
Ed io che vivevo per te scordandomi chi pianse per me,
And me, who lived for you, forgetting about who cried for me,
mi pento, perché non ti voglio, non ti amo, non ti credo e perciò s'è ormai chiusa per me,
But now I regret it because I don't want you, I don't love you, I don't believe in you, so it's over for me now,
questa storia perché io ritorno da chi già sapeva che sarebbe finita solo così...
This story ends because I'm going back to someone who knew it would end like this...
Contributed by Austin A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@giovannivercesi6503
Viva gli anni 60 e chi li ha vissuti
@salvatorenicoletta2929
GRANDE TRA I GRANDI...............stai lontana da me se piango , ricordandomi chi pianse per me, gioventù stupenda la nostra degli anni 60
@davidechiappetta
cover di "Tower of Strength" canzone scritta dal grande Burt Bacharach, RIP
@maurocirronis2336
E già il mio grande Mito Adriano Celentano da piccolo.. praticamente leggendario..ma come non soffermarsi nella splendida performance della bend di Adriano in questo video del 1962 " stai lontana da me" letteralmente fantastici in ogni loro movimento
@salvatorenicoletta2929
sei sempre più grande e con i grandi in un pezzo stupendo e reale...................indimenticabile !!
@jobracci4583
Adriano una vera Rockstar Italiana da 50 anni
@maurocirronis2336
Altro che i cantanti di oggi..vedi Sanremo!!
@klaus-dieterkoch363
Great
@clarice7842
Pure io voglio il cuoricino! ❤
@donatovallefuoco2728
Non conoscevo il video,ADRIANO favoloso.grazie Clan.