L'Elettricista
Giorgio Conte Lyrics

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Noi balliamo con le luci blu
Noi ci baciamo con le luci blu
Ma è venuto anche a ballare l'elettricista
Tutti in pista, tutti in pista
Non fa più le luci blu, non mi puoi baciare tu
Su facciamo anche a lui un po' di posto perlomeno a ferragosto
Anche lui avrà diritto a divertirsi come noi

Eccolo là che balla il twist, la rumba, il tango, il cha cha cha
Il rock and roll lui non lo sa
Ecco forse se ne va

È tornato a lavorare l'elettricista
Tutti in pista, tutti in pista

Fa di nuovo le luci blu
Mi potrai baciare tu

Overall Meaning

The song L'Elettricista by Giorgio Conte tells the story of a group of people dancing and kissing under blue lights, until the electrician joins them on the dance floor. The lyrics praise the inclusion of the electrician, who is given a place to dance and enjoy himself along with everyone else. The playful tone of the song and its upbeat rhythm suggest a carefree summer night. However, the lyrics also indicate the power dynamics at play, as the electrician is initially excluded from the festivities because he is working, and later welcomed only when he returns to do his job.

The repeated phrase "tutti in pista" (everyone on the dance floor) not only reinforces the communal aspect of the situation, but also suggests a kind of conformity, a need to fit in with the group. Meanwhile, the electrician remains somewhat separate and clumsy, unable to dance the rock and roll. The song seems to be commenting on the importance of including everyone, no matter their profession or social status, but also on the limitations of such inclusion. The electrician may be able to dance the twist, the rumba, and the cha cha cha, but he still has to go back to work at the end of the night.

Line by Line Meaning

Noi balliamo con le luci blu
We dance with blue lights

Noi ci baciamo con le luci blu
We kiss with blue lights

Ma è venuto anche a ballare l'elettricista
But the electrician also came to dance

Tutti in pista, tutti in pista
Everyone on the dance floor

Non fa più le luci blu, non mi puoi baciare tu
He doesn't make blue lights anymore, you can't kiss me

Su facciamo anche a lui un po' di posto perlomeno a ferragosto
Let's make some room for him too, at least on Ferragosto

Anche lui avrà diritto a divertirsi come noi
He also has the right to have fun like us

Eccolo là che balla il twist, la rumba, il tango, il cha cha cha
There he is, dancing the twist, rumba, tango, cha cha cha

Il rock and roll lui non lo sa
He doesn't know how to dance rock and roll

Ecco forse se ne va
He might be leaving now

È tornato a lavorare l'elettricista
The electrician is back to work