Daniele was born to a low class family, his father being a port worker. A self-taught guitarist, he began his career as a musician playing for other successful singers of 1970s.
His striking debut in the Italian music world was in 1977 with the album Terra mia, which proved to be a successful mix of Neapolitan tradition and Blues sounds. Daniele defined his music with the term "taramblu", which indicated a mix of tarantella, blues and rumba. Lyrics also attracted critical praise: written and sung in an intense Neapolitan, they contained a strong though bitter accusation against the social injustices of Naples, as well as Italian society in general, as well as melanchonic personal themes. Several of the later songs will be characterized by a free intermingling of English, American and Neapolitan language passages.
Daniele's talent was confirmed in the following Pino Daniele of 1979. He scored his greatest success in 1980, with Nero a metà ("Half-Black Skinned"), which was marked by some authorities as the hallmark for the re-birth of Neapolitan song. In that year Daniele opened Bob Marley's concert in the San Siro stadium of Milan. In 1981 Vai Mo was released. Widely praised in his albums was also the presence as session men of some of the most renowned musicians of the Neapolitan musical milieu, including James Senese, Enzo Avitabile, Tullio De Piscopo and Tony Esposito.
In 1982 Daniele gradually shifted to a personal and early version of world music: in Bella 'mbriana musicians such as Alphonso Johnson and Wayne Shorter appeared as guest players. in the following year Daniele held a concert in La Habana, and later formed a Latin-American band featuring Juan Pablo Torres, Adalberto Lara and Nanà Vasconcelos. In Musicante (1984)) the former King Crimson-member Mel Collins played. Daniele's skills in creating well balanced blends of Mediterranean, Blues, rock, music, salsa and Neapolitan melodies are well shown in his first live work, Live Sciò of 1984.
Later Daniele collaborated with bluesman Richie Evans to an album written and played in duo, Common Ground. His interests for Arabic music are emphasized in Bonne Soirée (1987), while the subsequent Schizzechea With Love (1988) was more Mediterranean-oriented. In the same year he started a collaboration with the Italian actor and director Massimo Troisi: Daniele completed the soundtracks for Troisi's films Le vie del Signore sono finite and Pensavo fosse amore invece era un calesse.
A certain loss of inspiration and a move to a more pop-oriened songwriting can be detected in his greatest commercial success, Mascalzone Latino (1989), a success confirmed by the following Un Uomo In Blues (1991) and Che Dio ti benedica. The latter contains two song produced by Chick Corea.
Non calpestare i fiori nel deserto, released Spring 1995, is an attempt to revive inspiratation through African and Ethnic influences, and sell more than 800,000 copies. The subsequent tournée was ended with a doubled date with Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny.
In 2002, after a collaboration with Eros Ramazzotti, Daniele sang in trio with two other famous Italian author-singers, Francesco De Gregori and Fiorella Mannoia. His latest album containing unpublished songs is Passi d'autore of 2004.
After the divorce from Dorina Giangrande, who had worked as chorister in Terra Mia and gave him two sons, Daniele was living with Fabiola Sciabbarasi. The two had a daughter, Sara, whom Daniele dedicated an eponymous song in the album Medina.
He passed away from a heart attack between January 4th and 5th of 2015
Cry
Pino Daniele Lyrics
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I don't wanna cry any more
I don't wanna cry any more for you
I don't wanna change any more
Tien' a ment'
I don't wanna live any more
I don't wanna live any more for you
I don't wanna cry any more
Listen to listen to
Cu 'e mmane 'int'a sta guerra
Scurdata 'a Dio e senza tuccà'
Cu ll'uocchie 'int'a sta terra
Pecchè nun se sente cchiù 'e cantà'
Sometimes Dio
Sometimes i' nun saccio addò sta
Finchè se cerca ancora 'ammore
Cry!
I don't wanna cry any more
I don't wanna cry any more for you
I don't wanna change any more
Tien' a ment'
I don't wanna change any more
I don't wanna live any more for you
I don't wanna cry any more
Tien' a ment'
Listen to listen to
Cu 'e mmane 'int'a sta guerra
Scurdata 'a Dio e senza tuccà'
Cu ll'uocchie 'int'a sta guerra
Pecchè nun se sente cchiù 'e cantà'
Sometimes Dio
Sometimes i' nun saccio addò sta
Finchè se cerca ancora 'ammore
Cry!
The song "Cry" by Pino Daniele is a lament of a man who is tired of crying and living for someone who is no longer there. He wants to stop living the way he did and wants to find love again. The song is sung in Italian with some local dialect, and the lyrics are a mix of personal experiences, emotions, and social commentary.
In the first verse, the singer says that he doesn't want to cry anymore for the person he had been living for. He doesn't want to change anymore, which sounds like he had tried to change himself to satisfy that person. But then he says "Tien' a ment'," which translates to "hold your lies," suggesting that there had been deception in that relationship.
The second verse talks about the war and the sorrow it brings. The singer sees people lost and broken, and he asks where is God in all of this? He also wonders why there is no more singing, which could be interpreted as people losing hope and happiness.
In the chorus, the singer repeats his desire to stop crying and living for the person he had been with. Then he says "Tien' a ment' again, reinforcing the idea that there had been lies that he wants to leave behind.
The third verse has the singer saying that sometimes he doesn't know where God is and where to find love. He ends the verse with a cry, which could be interpreted as both a plea for help and a release of emotion.
Overall, the song is a heartfelt expression of pain, loss, and hope for a better future.
Line by Line Meaning
Listen to listen to
Pay attention, focus
I don't wanna cry any more
I am tired of being sad and emotional
I don't wanna cry any more for you
I refuse to let you be the source of my pain anymore
I don't wanna change any more
I am content with who I am
Tien' a ment'
Keep in mind
I don't wanna live any more
I am done with living a miserable life
I don't wanna live any more for you
I am not going to sacrifice my life for your benefit anymore
Listen to listen to
Pay attention, focus
Cu 'e mmane 'int'a sta guerra
With hands in this war
Scurdata 'a Dio e senza tuccà'
Forgetting about God and without touching
Cu ll'uocchie 'int'a sta terra
With eyes on this earth
Pecchè nun se sente cchiù 'e cantà'
Because the singing can no longer be heard
Sometimes Dio
Sometimes God
Sometimes i' nun saccio addò sta
Sometimes I don't know where it is
Finchè se cerca ancora 'ammore
As long as love is still sought
Cry!
Express your emotions
I don't wanna change any more
I am content with who I am
I don't wanna live any more for you
I am not going to sacrifice my life for your benefit anymore
I don't wanna cry any more
I refuse to let you be the source of my pain anymore
Tien' a ment'
Keep in mind
Listen to listen to
Pay attention, focus
Cu 'e mmane 'int'a sta guerra
With hands in this war
Scurdata 'a Dio e senza tuccà'
Forgetting about God and without touching
Cu ll'uocchie 'int'a sta guerra
With eyes on this war
Pecchè nun se sente cchiù 'e cantà'
Because the singing can no longer be heard
Sometimes Dio
Sometimes God
Sometimes i' nun saccio addò sta
Sometimes I don't know where it is
Finchè se cerca ancora 'ammore
As long as love is still sought
Cry!
Express your emotions
Contributed by Skyler W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Eufrank 91
Pezzo di stile internazionale, in linea col sound dell'epoca. Grande Pino
Giovanni Caramia
Sempre originalissimo anche a distanza di anni .
Gaetano@gimail.com Gatta
Grazie mille pino ci hai lasciato un vuoto che nessuno potrà mai riempire il più grande artista di tutti i tempi
Marcello Stasi
Nn Ci sono rivali, era magico, il mio primo concerto avevo 12 anni
Giovanni Guido
Bravo ! Esattamente !!
Fabio Amodio
Questa non è musica( e magia pura) stiamo zio pino❤❤
CONSULTING FIRM SRL
APPLAUSI.
Giovanni Pierdomenico
Da studiare nei conservatori e nei licei artistici.
Angela Savarese
Grazie Pino per le sigle del film di sé lo scopre gargiulo
Gaetano@gimail.com Gatta
Pino Daniele the special one