The two brothers, sons of sax player Germano Montefiori, a talented 60’s and 70’s musician, before becoming Montefiori Cocktail, have worked separately. Francesco was a producer of house and breakbeat music, while Federico played sax in many bands, such as Ladri di Biciclette and Good Fellas .
Their career as Montefiori Cocktail starts in 1997 with the release of “Raccolta n. 1” followed by “Raccolta n. 2” in 2000 and "Re*Shaken-remixes album" in 2002, published by Irma.
After three years and their move to Sir Richard Branson’s V2 Records, their third album, titled “Raccolta n.3”, was released in November 2003.
Their music is inspired by the sound that used to be called "Easy Listening" and that has become in its modern form, "Lounge Music".
Montefiori are Italy’s major representative of the easy listening evolution, offering the 60’s sounds enriched with technological elements.
Their style is inspired by the 60’s and the beginning of the 70’s. They grasp the vitality spirit conveyed by that period music, by reproposing it in musical forms that belong to our time, through the contamination with house, breakbeat, jungle, drum 'n bass sounds, etc..
They revive the 60’s cult soundtracks, music from tv commercials, while travelling on Star Trek’s spaceship of melancholy to sail in the ocean of “de-ja vù” and easy dance. It’s a music to have fun with, for relaxed people and not only.
Many of their tracks have been used for the opening titles or as a musical background at both local and international radio and tv stations, they have also been featured in famous tv commercials for well known brands and have been used in film soundtracks.
Their musical taste has attracted many artists, for whom they have composed tracks and remixes (Claudio Coccoluto, Giorgio Conte, Johnson Righeira, Roy Paci, Pizzicato Five, Quinto Rigo, Skiantos ecc...) .
They have an incredible “live” history: from 1997 up till today they played in over five hundred concerts in Italy and around the world, they took part to many important festivals like Festival Jazz in Montreux, Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Warsaw and played in locations that are considered music temples like Jazz café, Blow Up, Madame jo-jo, Cargo in London, Cabaret Savauge in Paris, Casanova Revue, VolskGarten, B72 in Vienna, many tours in Russia ,etc..
In 1997 they played in a month long tour in the States in cities like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia and many others.
Times have been exhibited to London various and above all in the former ones tempio of the Easy Listening "Madame Jo Jo" in Soho , to the WAG for the "Blow Up"night, to the Jazz Cafè and to the Cargo that is one of the premises emerged to London. This in order to onlytowns more important.
Later on in Italy will carry in tour in the more important Italian clubs (Mercati Generali-MI, Boa Goa-GE, Link-BO, Brancaleone-Rome) for two times with with in Deejays di Karminsky Experience and with the singer showman Count Indigo a show set up to the English way of the Lounge clubs and will call it "London Cocktail Party".
27 May 1998 they play in directed to RadioRai 2 from the studies of Via Asiago, 10 to Rome in the evening of Sounds and Ultrasuoni that for l'occasione will call "Ultrasuoni Cocktail" conduct from Francisco Adinolfi, in the evening has moreover participated also the Sig. Piero Umiliani (Mr. Mah na mah na) with his original quintetto (d'epoca). The collaboration with Adinolfi will continue in the time and will carry to the realization of "Cocktail Parade", that is the charts of hits of the moment in Cocktail-version from the M.C. . In a special evening this program came transmitted from the alive one from Bologna where the M.C. together to the Germano father were exhibited from the alive one realizing also together to Lucio Dalla, From of his famoust songs riarranged. Today this program comes still transmitted every saturday from 21,30 on Radio RAI 2.
M.C. March 1999 in Graz in Austria, has participated like "musical choreography" playing from the alive one in the evening of premiazione of "Diagonal 1999", the more important cinematographic review of the Austrian cinema.
May 1999 hosts to Berlin for the Bungalow Night, in occasion of the presentation of the last disc of the "" titolato "Dauerfish the crime of the century".
The following week, they have played to Paris, to the Sauvage Cabaret, nell"ambito of the Tricatel Party, with to all the other artists of the Tricatel Records, that it would be the greater exponent of the Easy French Listening.
The 12 June 1999 to Montecchio of Reggio in the Emilia, participate to the First festival international Lounge, flank of the Pizzicato Five, Hammond Inferno, Mina, Karminsky Esperience, Count Indigo, Nicola Conte, Vip the 200 and all Italian the Easy scene. In this festival they participated more than 2.500 persons.
Same festival repeated the year after to Correggio with also Thievery Corporation, J.J.Johanson ecc.. .
Copenhagen in July 1999, the within of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival. In Denmark in june 2000 they have always played to Aalborg (the city more to north of Denmark) in the within of the called review "Intercosmos", a review a lot important in Denmark, that it comes also transmitted from Danish national radio (DR3).
In October 2000 to the Festival Jazz of the Warsaw (oldest d'Europa) that one calls "Jamboree Jazz Festival".
Cannes 2001 of the festival of the cinema, in the party exclusive of presentation of mega kolossal "LORD OF THE RINGS"
In several tour the Europeans they have realizes to you you vary party for the Martini to Moscow and in Greece (Salonicco).
Numerous times have played to Vienna in the more important premises (Casanova Revue, VolskGarten, B72 etc...) and for party organized from the tourist agency of state an Austrian.
Also in Italy they have various times played for important convention: Nokia, Missoni, Roberto Horses, Bliss jewels (Damiani jewels), Broke, Compaq computers, Camel active and ibazaar together to the most likeable Platinette.
Parole Parole
Montefiori Cocktail Lyrics
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Cosa sei
Non cambi mai, non cambi mai, non cambi mai
Proprio mai
Adesso ormai ci puoi provare chiamami tormento dai, già che ci sei
Caramelle non ne voglio più
violini e rose li posso sentire quando la cosa mi va se mi va,
quando è il momento e doParole, parole, parole
Parole, parole, parole
Parole, parole, parole
Parole, parole, parole, parole parole soltanto parole, parole tra noi
Che cosa sei, che cosa sei, che cosa sei,
Cosa sei
Non cambi mai, non cambi mai, non cambi mai
Proprio mai
Nessuno più ti può fermare chiamami passione dai, hai visto mai
Caramelle non ne voglio più
La luna ed i grilli normalmente mi tengono sveglia
mentre io voglio dormire e sognare l’uomo che a volte c’è in te quando c’è
che parla meno ma può piacere a me
Parole, parole, parole
Parole, parole, parole
Parole, parole, parole
Parole, parole, parole, parole parole soltanto parole, parole tra noi
Parole, parole, parole
Parole, parole, parole
Parole, parole, parole
Parole, parole, parole, parole parole soltanto parole, parole tra noi
The song "Parole parole" by Montefiori Cocktail is a cover of the original song by Italian singers Mina and Alberto Lupo. The lyrics express frustration and disappointment in a relationship where one person is only saying empty words, "parole", and not following through with meaningful actions. The repetition of "che cosa sei, non cambi mai" emphasizes the feeling of being stuck in a relationship with someone who doesn't change and doesn't fulfill their promises.
The singer of the song is addressing their partner, telling them that they don't want candy or romantic gestures (roses and violins) anymore. They want passion and substance in their relationship. The line "la luna ed i grilli normalmente mi tengono sveglia" shows the contrast between what they're feeling (insomnia) and what they want (to sleep and dream of a better relationship with their partner).
The chorus repeats the phrase "parole, parole, parole" to emphasize the disappointment and frustration in the lack of action from the partner. The last line "parole soltanto parole, parole tra noi" suggests that the relationship is just words between the two of them and doesn't have any real substance.
Overall, the song conveys the idea that words are not enough in a relationship and that actions speak louder than words.
Line by Line Meaning
Che cosa sei, che cosa sei, che cosa sei
What are you, what are you, what are you
Cosa sei
What are you
Non cambi mai, non cambi mai, non cambi mai
You never change, you never change, you never change
Proprio mai
Truly never
Adesso ormai ci puoi provare chiamami tormento dai, già che ci sei
Now you can try, call me torment if you want, while you're at it
Caramelle non ne voglio più
I don't want candy anymore
Le rose e violini questa sera raccontali a un’altra,
Tell someone else about roses and violins tonight,
violini e rose li posso sentire quando la cosa mi va se mi va,
I can hear violins and roses when I feel like it,
quando è il momento e do
when it's the right time
Parole, parole, parole
Words, words, words
Parole, parole, parole
Words, words, words
Parole, parole, parole, parole parole soltanto parole, parole tra noi
Words, words, words, just words, words between us
Che cosa sei, che cosa sei, che cosa sei,
What are you, what are you, what are you
Cosa sei
What are you
Non cambi mai, non cambi mai, non cambi mai
You never change, you never change, you never change
Proprio mai
Truly never
Nessuno più ti può fermare chiamami passione dai, hai visto mai
No one can stop you anymore, call me passion if you want, you never know
Caramelle non ne voglio più
I don't want candy anymore
La luna ed i grilli normalmente mi tengono sveglia
Normally the moon and crickets keep me awake
mentre io voglio dormire e sognare l’uomo che a volte c’è in te quando c’è
while I want to sleep and dream about the man who is sometimes in you when he's there
che parla meno ma può piacere a me
who speaks less but can please me
Parole, parole, parole
Words, words, words
Parole, parole, parole
Words, words, words
Parole, parole, parole
Words, words, words
Parole, parole, parole, parole parole soltanto parole, parole tra noi
Words, words, words, just words, words between us
Writer(s): Giovanni Ferrio, Matteo Chiosso, Giancarlo Del Re
Contributed by Katherine L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mboryczka-cynk9192
Amazing
@MrsHenryWotton
dio che bellllaa
@NoChrReq
This version was used for a TV commercial last year, in Italy. I guess it was a Smart (car) commercial and it's been really hard to find this version. I love it, great groove and sexy.
@BlackRoseImmortal75
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHK1c7fsuDo
@dorottyabereczki9790
💕
@bruttocheffo
Classe ragazzi, classe.
@user-wo4hq5rq6r
Пороле
@user-wo4hq5rq6r
Кикоза фэ??!!!!!)
@alexeyporfiryev8056
Красота)
@mariocolman4087
buen groove spaguetti!! too much