They didn't receive much mainstream attention for their first two albums, 2000's punk-pop Sussidiario Illustrato della Giovinezza and 2003's La Moda del Lento, though they were critically acclaimed.
Fabrizio left for perosnal and artistic reasons, after their newly produced and managed third album finally brought them more widespread popularity.
Now made up of leader Francesco Bianconi on vocals, guitar, and synths, Rachele Bastreghi on vocals and keys, Claudio Brasini on guitar, and Claudio Chiari on drums, the band released La Malavita on Warner Bros. Italy in 2005. Mixing the romantic sounds of British artists like the Smiths and Depeche Mode with Italian composers like Ennio Morricone and Angelo Badalamenti and American acts like Television and Scott Walker, as well as with modern sounds of electronica and indie rock, the record gained immediate attention in the group's home country, resulting in an extensive nationwide tour.
I Baustelle sono un gruppo musicale alternative rock italiano, formatosi nel 1996 a Montepulciano, in provincia di Siena. Dal 2005 la formazione del gruppo si è stabilizzata a tre elementi: Francesco Bianconi, Rachele Bastreghi e Claudio Brasini.
Il gruppo ha all'attivo sei album in studio (Sussidiario illustrato della giovinezza del 2000, La moda del lento del 2003, La malavita del 2005, Amen del 2008, I mistici dell'Occidente del 2010 e Fantasma del 2013) e una colonna sonora (Giulia non esce la sera, 2009).
Il seno
Baustelle Lyrics
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La tua bocca
Soltanto se mi guardi ma non parli
Mettiamo che sia piccolo
Il tuo seno
Un crimine
Allora avrai vent'anni
Per non poterlo più scordare
E se ti va
Una follia
Il seno in fotografia
Mettiamo che tu voglia avvicinarmi
Solo perché sei fatta
Ed hai vent'anni
Mettiamo che ti chieda di seguirmi
In macchina
Mi daranno vent'anni
Se sarai nuda in una posa
Sopra il sedile posteriore
E se lo vuoi
La vita è pellicola
Capezzoli
Come souvenir
The lyrics of Baustelle's song "Il seno" depict a conversation between two individuals. The singer is talking to someone about their physical appearance, specifically their mouth and breasts. They imagine that the person's mouth is beautiful, only speaking when necessary, and that their breasts are small but powerful, almost like a crime. The singer suggests that if this imaginary person truly possesses these features, they must be twenty years old.
The singer then imagines a scenario where they would find a reason to never forget the encounter with this person, possibly through an act of madness, like taking a photograph of the person's breasts. The lyrics then shift to a hypothetical scenario where the person is interested in the singer only because of their physical attributes and youthfulness. The singer imagines another scenario where the person agrees to get into their car, and if they are willing to pose nude, the singer will capture it on film like a movie, with the person's nipples as a souvenir.
The lyrics of "Il seno" are a commentary on how youth and physical appearance can be fetishized and objectified. The singer's description of physical appearance of the imaginary person highlights their desire and control over them. The reference to a photograph as a way of remembering the experience feels like an acknowledged commemoration of objectifying the person's body in a moment of lust. The lyrics paint a picture of a lustful encounter that objectifies the person's body and reduces them to a mere physical object.
Line by Line Meaning
Mettiamo che sia vera
Let's assume it's true
La tua bocca
Your mouth
Soltanto se mi guardi ma non parli
Only when you look at me but don't speak
Mettiamo che sia piccolo
Let's say it's small
Il tuo seno
Your breast
Un crimine
A crime
Allora avrai vent'anni
So then you'll be twenty years old
Allora troverò una scusa
So I'll find an excuse
Per non poterlo più scordare
To not be able to forget it anymore
E se ti va
And if you like
Una follia
A madness
Il seno in fotografia
Your breast in a photograph
Mettiamo che tu voglia avvicinarmi
Let's say you want to get closer to me
Solo perché sei fatta
Just because you're built like that
Ed hai vent'anni
And you're twenty years old
Mettiamo che ti chieda di seguirmi
Let's say I ask you to follow me
In macchina
In the car
Mi daranno vent'anni
I'll be twenty years old
Se sarai nuda in una posa
If you're naked in a pose
Sopra il sedile posteriore
On the back seat
E se lo vuoi
And if you want it
La vita è pellicola
Life becomes like a film
Capezzoli
Nipples
Come souvenir
Like souvenirs
Contributed by Elizabeth H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Bonnie Tenenbaum
La vita è pellicola.