Renato Fiacchini was born in Rome in the Via di Ripetta, next to the Via del Corso.
He quit his studies early to devote himself to his true passion, playing music and singing - though initially with little success. He replied to the criticisms (including the recurring insult Sei uno zero! - "You're a zero!") by assuming the alter-ego of Renato Zero. After several different jobs, including an appearance in an advertisement for ice-cream, he recorded his first singles in 1965: "Tu, sì", "Il deserto", "La solitudine", which were never issued. His first published single, "Non basta sai/In mezzo ai guai" (1967), sold a total of 20 copies.
In the late 1960s Zero's career was favoured by the glam-rock fashion, which he had somehow presaged with his sexual ambiguity and androgynous appearance. At the same time, this led him to be accused of cloning characters like David Bowie. In 1973 he issued his first LP, No! Mamma, no! (live), but with little success. The follow-up Invenzioni met the same fate.
Birth of the "Zerophilia"
It was not until 1976 that he scored his first hit with the single "Madame". "Madame" and the album including it, Trapezio, established a regular and loyal audience for Zero. This was to increase exponentially in the following years, until he could boast a huge following of die-hard fans that he dubbed "Sorcini" ("Little Mice").
The late 1970s were indeed years of great success for Zero's character, with the LPs Zerofobia ("Zerophobia", 1977), Zerolandia (1978) and Erozero (1979) topping the Italian charts. At this time Renato Zero was amongst the two or three most popular singers in Italy and his song "Il Carrozzone" was already regarded, also by critics, as one of the best Italian songs ever.
In 1979 Zero played himself in the movie "Ciao Nì" (his usual greeting to his fans, which can be roughly translated as "Hi pal!"). In Italy this film was to be more successful than the blockbuster "Superman".
The 1980s
In the 1980s he began to abandon make-up and greasepaint, but this did not rid Zero of his mania for grandeur: in the 1980 tour, for example, he entered the scene riding a white horse. In 1982 he began a collaboration with the opera director Renato Serio, who was to write the string arrangements for almost all of Zero's following LPs. In late 1983 he took part in RAI's Fantastico 3, then the most popular Italian TV show.
His career continued to be successful until 1984, with top-charts songs like "Amico" ("Friend") and "Spiagge" ("Beaches"). That year, however, his album Leoni si nasce and the tour of the same name, in which he appeared disguised as a lion and escorted by four aborigines, were commercial failures. The album Zero of 1987 marked the low point of his career: instead of playing in arenas and stadiums, Zero had to sing almost for free in the piazzas and discos of Italy's minor cities.
1990s and 2000s: the Comeback
In 1991 Renato Zero participated to the Sanremo Music Festival with "Spalle al muro", and from that moment on his career began to rise again. In 1993 he was nr.1 in the Italian charts with the LP Quando non sei più nessuno. The following year Imperfetto repeated this success. During his tour concerts would regularly sell out, and he returned to his famous dress changes during the spectacles, although in a less kitsch and more balanced style.
In 2004 his tour "Cattura il sogno/Il sogno continua" (Catch the dream/The dream continues) was awarded from Pollstar magazine as the most successful of the year in Italy and as well as one of the most successful worldwide (#30). The recording af the Roman concerts, held at Olimpico Stadium in June, was the best selled musical DVD of 2004. In 2005 he took part to the Italian stage of Live 8, in the Circo Massimo. In November his new album Il dono ("The Gift") topped the charts and maintained #1 until the end of the year. In December 2005 he performed in the Vatican with a song dedicated to Pope John Paul II. Renato Zero's most recent tour started in February 2006 and is entitled Zero movimento. During some concerts held at the time of the campaign for the April 2006 elections he declared himself against former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Fermo Posta
Renato Zero Lyrics
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Ho provato a deviare la mente
Da un'idea costante, da un pensiero invadente
E invece niente:
Il mio problema è troppo urgente
Non è a caso che io metto il naso
Nelle serrature
Nelle camere oscure
O col binocolo sui tetti
Lunghi viaggi con la fantasia
Nei loschi parchi di periferia
Divento matto
Solo se scopro un reggipetto
No, io non conosco i sentimenti
Solo sospiri e lamenti
Lividi viola qua e là
Ho un'interferenza nel cuore
Quello che intendo per amore
Forse è soltanto spiare
Udire, guardare e poi fuggire
Tutto il resto è di una noia mortale
Quando non sai più che dire
Non sai più che fare
Un libro porno
E tu sei a posto tutto il giorno
Certo il mondo, invece di litigare
Discutesse i problemi in posizione orizzontale
Andrebbe meglio
Ai drammi a letto gli dai un taglio
È un bordello l'esistenza mia
Sono un cliente fisso della polizia
Sono schedato
Per atti osceni segnalato
Se gradite storie diverse
Allora, anime perverse
Corrispondete con me
Dai, a case mia è sempre festa
Scrivermi cosa ti costa
Ti lascio pure il Fermo Posta
Aspetto una risposta
Sì, a case mia è sempre festa
In fretta aspetto una risposta
Scrivermi cosa ti costa
Ti lascio pure il Fermo Posta
Che effetto fa, che effetto fa
Renato Zero's song Fermo Posta speaks of a man who suffers from a constant and invasive thought that torments him day and night. He tries to deviate his attention from this idea, but nothing seems to work. He reveals that his problem is too urgent, and he is obsessed with spying on others. He constantly puts his nose in the locks, peeps through the keyholes, and looks under beds with binoculars. The singer admits that he is not familiar with emotions but only with sighs and complaints. He is identified by police for obscene acts and considers himself a frequent client of the authorities. The song ends with an invitation to contact him through post office services.
Line by Line Meaning
Che effetto fa, che effetto fa
Reflecting on the impact of certain actions or behaviors
Ho provato a deviare la mente
Trying to distract oneself from a constant idea or invasive thought
Da un'idea costante, da un pensiero invadente
From a persistent idea or intrusive thought
E invece niente:
But instead, nothing:
Il mio problema è troppo urgente
Acknowledging the severity and urgency of a problem
Non è a caso che io metto il naso
Explaining the tendency to snoop or intrude on other people's privacy
Nelle serrature
Peering into keyholes
Nelle camere oscure
In dark rooms
E sotto i letti
Under the beds
O col binocolo sui tetti
Or with binoculars on the rooftops
Lunghi viaggi con la fantasia
Escaping from reality through imagination
Nei loschi parchi di periferia
Venturing into shady parks in the outskirts of town
Divento matto
Driving oneself crazy
Solo se scopro un reggipetto
Only if discovering a bra
No, io non conosco i sentimenti
Admitting a lack of emotional awareness or understanding
Solo sospiri e lamenti
Only sighs and complaints
Lividi viola qua e là
Purple bruises here and there
Ho un'interferenza nel cuore
Feeling a disturbance or confusion in one's heart
Quello che intendo per amore
Questioning one's own definition of love
Forse è soltanto spiare
Considering that it might just be spying
Udire, guardare e poi fuggire
Eavesdropping, peeking, and then running away
Tutto il resto è di una noia mortale
Finding everything else incredibly boring
Quando non sai più che dire
When you run out of things to say
Non sai più che fare
When you don't know what to do
Un libro porno
A pornographic book
E tu sei a posto tutto il giorno
And you're good for the whole day
Certo il mondo, invece di litigare
If only the world argued horizontally instead of vertically
Discutesse i problemi in posizione orizzontale
Debating problems while in a horizontal position
Andrebbe meglio
Things would be better
Ai drammi a letto gli dai un taglio
Cutting off dramas in bed
È un bordello l'esistenza mia
Describing life as a brothel
Sono un cliente fisso della polizia
Being a regular customer of the police
Sono schedato
Being on file
Per atti osceni segnalato
Reported for obscene acts
Se gradite storie diverse
If you prefer different stories
Allora, anime perverse
Well then, perverse souls
Corrispondete con me
Write to me
Dai, a case mia è sempre festa
Come on, there's always a party at my place
Scrivermi cosa ti costa
Tell me what it costs you to write
Ti lascio pure il Fermo Posta
I'll even give you my permanent address
Aspetto una risposta
I'll be waiting for a response
Sì, a case mia è sempre festa
Yes, there's always a party at my place
In fretta aspetto una risposta
I'm eagerly waiting for a response
Scrivermi cosa ti costa
Tell me what it costs you to write
Ti lascio pure il Fermo Posta
I'll even give you my permanent address
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Renato Fiacchini, Piero Pintucci
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
SIERRA CHARRIBA
Una delle canzoni più originali di Renato Zero ove mostra il suo modo di porsi trasgressivo nel panorama degli anni 80.
GENIO ALLO STATO PURO
Antonio Rossi
Anni '70
Il pezzo è del 1979
Giulio
grande Renato ,UNICO GIA NEGLI ANNI 80 , era molto faticoso allora scrivere e cantare certi testi , ma lui ha dimostrato e dimostra ancora oggi 2023 di essere unico , Grazie Renato 🤗🖐️
Renato Cinotti
Un testo cosi' negli anni 70, roba da festival dell'avanguardia e nuove tendenze, un grande.
Andrea Di Cataldo
se gradite storie diverse allora anime perverse corrispondete con me .... una frase così nel 79 ma vi rendete conto ??? Unico straordinario immenso. Grazie Renato Zero.
Dialm Formurder
gli anni '70 sono stati anni del libertarismo più sfrenato, nascono i trans, l'orgoglio omosessuale, essere anticonformisti era quasi d'obbligo, è una canzone che sta comodamente nel suo tempo, nulla di sconvolgente
AlessandroPio OLIVA
Canzone folle ma geniale allo stesso tempo grande Renato
Luca Ghini
Come 40 anni fa, sempre Renato, con orgoglio e ....nostalgia
Marco Bussola
Amerò sempre questo brano
Tempo secondo me in 5/8
Genio arrangiamenti da brividi.pintucci
MsCanobbio
Grande adolescenza, Renato aveva da subito una marcia in piu'.....! Grande pezzo!