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Versatile artist with perpetual resources, composer, singer, passionate scholar of dialects and popular cultures Eugenio Finardi was born in Milan on July 16, 1952. Child prodigy, takes his first steps in the musical universe hand in hand with the likes of Alberto Camerini and Fabrizio De Andrè. In 1976 he is "Sugo", an artist's revelation album that has not yet finished surprising the connoisseurs of pop music. The album contains Radio and Musica Ribelle, a manifesto song by Finardi cantautore, suspended between the rage of the rocker and the lyric of love.

In 1978, with the release of "Extraterrestre" (contained in Blitz), Finardi definitively consecrated itself as the cornerstone constellation of Italian music. Visionary, but familiar, sometimes almost domiciliary, infinitely reassuring, "Extraterreste" is a song of abandonment in the arms of the unknown and of the different, a psychedelic dirge on evasion and the search for the new. Finally, many collaborations by Eugenio Finardi. We remember among others that with Alberto Camerini, the one with Francesco di Giacomo (from the Banco del Mutuo Soccorso), as well as the refined exploration \ rereading on the roots of Portuguese music carried out with Marco Poeta.

Italian
Artista poliedrico e dalle perpetue risorse, compositore, cantante, appassionato studioso di dialetti e culture popolari Eugenio Finardi nasce a Milano il 16 luglio del 1952. Bambino prodigio, muove i suoi primi passi nell'universo musicale mano nella mano con figure del calibro di Alberto Camerini e Fabrizio De Andrè. Del 1976 è "Sugo", album rivelazione di un artista che non ha ancora finito di sorprendere gli intenditori di musica leggera. L'album contiene Radio e Musica Ribelle, canzoni manifesto del Finardi cantautore, sospese fra la rabbia del rocker navigato, e la lirica d'amore.

Nel 1978, con l'uscita di "Extraterrestre" (contenuta in Blitz), Finardi si consacra definitavamente come costellazione cardine della musica italiana. Visionaria, ma familiare, a tratti quasi domiciliare, infinitamente rassicurante, "Extraterreste" è un canto d'abbandono fra le braccia dello sconosciuto e del diverso, una nenia psichedelica sull'evasione e la ricerca del nuovo. Molte infine le collaborazioni di Eugenio Finardi. Ricordiamo fra le altre quella con Alberto Camerini, quella con Francesco di Giacomo (del Banco del Mutuo Soccorso), oltre che la raffinata esplorazione\rilettura sulle radici della musica portoghese svolta con Marco Poeta.

Mayday
Eugenio Finardi Lyrics

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T.V. blinks out over Europe
The final show has run
The moon is waiting for the take-off
Of the kamikaze sun
Every nation is nodding
With their governments on the run
Tossing and turning the night away
In the sights of the rock'n'roll gun

Nightmares
Of tribal rebellion
Of the radioactive young
>From every corner of the EEC
Where electric guitars are strung
Strange electric weapons
Fire frequencies to the head
While the Old World loses power
City blazes
The real power now raises
Its ugly head!

MAYDAY MAYDAY economy's in a spin
MAYDAY MAYDAY rock armies are movin'in
MAYDAY MAYDAY there's a continent to win
MAYDAY MAYDAY the grenade has lost it's pin

Rock-bands have occupied the land
A generation brought to boil
'cause they refuse to be bought and sold
For a couple of barrels of oil
To have their future decided
By a man in a dark-grey suit
But now the rhythms of the streets invade
His dreams of power and loot

With nightmares
Of tribal rebellion
Of the radioactive young
From every corner of the EEC
Where electric blues is sung
Strange electric anthems
Haunt the upper class in its bed
While the Old World loses power
The city blazes
The real power now raises
Ot's ugly head!

MAYDAY MAYDAY ...

(Grazie a Rosanna per questo testo)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Eugenio Finardi's song "Mayday" portray a chaotic and dystopian scenario in which the world is falling apart. The TV goes blank over Europe, the governments are on the run, and the moon is waiting for the "take-off of the kamikaze sun," suggesting a sense of impending doom. The rock'n'roll gun is pointed at every nation, and the people are tossing and turning the night away, plagued by nightmares of tribal rebellion and the radioactive young. The song depicts a world in which the old order has lost its power, and the city is ablaze with a new, real power that raises its ugly head.

The second half of the song is more upbeat, with the rock bands occupying the land and a generation brought to boil. They refuse to be bought and sold for a couple of barrels of oil and don't want their future to be decided by a man in a dark-grey suit. The rhythms of the streets invade his dreams of power and loot, and strange electric anthems haunt the upper class in its bed. The song ends with the repeated calls for Mayday, as if to urge a desperate call for help.

Overall, "Mayday" is a powerful and prophetic song that portrays a world in which the old order and power structures have lost their grip on the people, and a new, raw power is emerging. It suggests that rock music is the generator of this new power, and that the people's rebellion against the establishment is in full swing.

Line by Line Meaning

T.V. blinks out over Europe
Television stations across Europe stopped broadcasting

The final show has run
The final television show has aired

The moon is waiting for the take-off Of the kamikaze sun
The moon is observing as the sun, on a path of destruction, prepares to rise

Every nation is nodding With their governments on the run
The people in every country are in agreement that their governments are fleeing

Tossing and turning the night away In the sights of the rock'n'roll gun
Sleepless nights filled with uncertainty, under the threat of the rock and roll culture

Nightmares Of tribal rebellion Of the radioactive young
Vivid dreams of young people rebelling against authority, in the age of nuclear power

From every corner of the EEC Where electric guitars are strung
From all parts of the European Economic Community where electric guitars are being played

Strange electric weapons Fire frequencies to the head
Unusual electric tools are used to influence people's thoughts and ideas

While the Old World loses power City blazes The real power now raises Its ugly head!
As the old systems of power and government crumble, the new order emerges and takes control in a chaotic environment

MAYDAY MAYDAY economy's in a spin
The economy is in a critical state

MAYDAY MAYDAY rock armies are movin'in
The armies of rock musicians are gaining momentum

MAYDAY MAYDAY there's a continent to win
A new continent of ideas, change and hope is within reach

MAYDAY MAYDAY the grenade has lost it's pin
The situation is extremely unstable and about to explode

Rock-bands have occupied the land A generation brought to boil 'cause they refuse to be bought and sold For a couple of barrels of oil
Rock bands are taking over and their fans are rebelling against the establishment, they refuse to be bribed by oil companies

To have their future decided By a man in a dark-grey suit
Young people don't want their future to be determined by an anonymous bureaucrat

But now the rhythms of the streets invade His dreams of power and loot
The sound of the city's streets has infiltrated the thoughts of the powerful, wealthy class

Strange electric anthems Haunt the upper class in its bed
Electric songs with lyrics of rebellion haunt the upper class, who are destined to be overthrown

While the Old World loses power The city blazes The real power now raises Its ugly head!
The old order has failed and the new, ugly order takes over

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