The musical career of international… Read Full Bio ↴Born Rome (Italy), 1.August 1954
The musical career of international recording artist, composer and guitarist Sergio Caputo, now based in the California Bay Area, spans over 2 decades and began in Europe with the overnight success of his first LP released in 1983. With a unique style of jazz and latin-jazz infused pop, Sergio's music defined a new genre of musical style that successfully bridged the worlds of jazz and pop.
Sergio's prolific recording career produced 14 albums and numerous hits released by major labels that topped the charts year after year with which Sergio continued his experimentation of musical and lyrical expression, affirming himself as both an accomplished author and producer as well as guitarist and performer.
Prestigious collaborations in Sergio's career include those with Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Tony Scott, Mel Collins (King Crimson), Tony Bowers (Simply Red), Enrico Rava and Danilo Rea.
Caputo just released his new CD entitled "That Kind of Thing", a guitar based Smooth Jazz album recorded in California, and is now recording his next CD project to be released in 2007.
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Weekend
Sergio Caputo Lyrics
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Niente birra in frigidaire
L'ennesimo caffè
Brucia indisturbato lì sul gas
Tardi per un film
Testa fra le nuvole
Ballo il cha-cha-cha
Mentre metto in ordine
Scocca l'ora x
Prendo l'immondizia e volo giù
Fredda notte blu
Mecca degli estranei
Lei, era fuori per il week-end
E va bhè d'accordo affari suoi
A nascondersi dietro a un non saprei
Lei, era fuori per il week-end
Era fuori chissà perché
Invischiata nell'improbabile
Bar metrò
Quanta bella gioventù
Gli assi del totip
E i patiti della box
Donne, non ce n'è
Mangio un sandwich del quarantatré
Un tassista rock
Crede che de niro sia gesù
Miss malinconia
Gioca le sue carte anche così
Quest'inverno qui
Si preannuncia rigido
Lei, era fuori per il week-end
Era fuori per fatti suoi
A confondersi dietro ai non saprei
Lei, era fuori per il week-end
Era fuori chissà perché
Aggrappata all'impoderabile
Lei, era fuori per il week-end
Era fuori per fatti suoi
A confondersi dietro ai non saprei
The lyrics of Sergio Caputo's song "Weekend" depict a typical Friday night where the singer finds himself alone at home. The first verse describes the lack of beer in the fridge and the burning of yet another coffee on the gas stove. He realizes it's too late to watch a movie and his mind starts wandering aimlessly. In the midst of this boredom, he decides to tidy up his surroundings while dancing the cha-cha-cha.
As the clock strikes, he takes out the garbage and goes out into the cold blue night, which he refers to as the "Mecca of strangers." In the chorus, the lyrics indicate that there is a woman who is absent for the weekend, and the singer seems to be accepting and respecting her decision to mind her own business, hiding behind an uncertain explanation.
The second verse portrays a scene in a bar, filled with young people, gambling and boxing enthusiasts, and the absence of women. The singer eats a sandwich and encounters a taxi driver who believes that Robert De Niro is Jesus. "Miss Melancholy" is introduced as a character in the lyrics, someone who plays her cards even in difficult situations. The winter is described as being rigid and foreboding.
In the chorus, it is reiterated that the woman is out for the weekend, minding her own business and hiding behind unknown reasons, seemingly caught up in something unpredictable.
Overall, the song "Weekend" portrays a sense of loneliness and a disconnect from the world, as the singer finds himself alone at home while others are away, living their own lives. The lyrics highlight the monotony and boredom of everyday life, while also touching on themes of acceptance and the mysteries of others' actions.
Line by Line Meaning
Venerdì
Friday
Niente birra in frigidaire
No beer in the fridge
L'ennesimo caffè
Yet another coffee
Brucia indisturbato lì sul gas
Burning undisturbed on the gas stove
Tardi per un film
Too late for a movie
Testa fra le nuvole
Head in the clouds
Ballo il cha-cha-cha
I dance the cha-cha-cha
Mentre metto in ordine
While I tidy up
Scocca l'ora x
The X hour strikes
Prendo l'immondizia e volo giù
I take the trash and fly down
Fredda notte blu
Cold blue night
Mecca degli estranei
Mecca of strangers
Lei, era fuori per il week-end
She was away for the weekend
E va bhè d'accordo affari suoi
Well, she agreed to mind her own business
A nascondersi dietro a un non saprei
Hiding behind an 'I don't know'
Lei, era fuori per il week-end
She was away for the weekend
Era fuori chissà perché
She was out, who knows why
Invischiata nell'improbabile
Entangled in the improbable
Bar metrò
Metro bar
Quanta bella gioventù
So much beautiful youth
Gli assi del totip
The aces of the Totip
E i patiti della box
And the boxing fanatics
Donne, non ce n'è
Women, there aren't any
Mangio un sandwich del quarantatré
I eat a sandwich of forty-three
Un tassista rock
A rock taxi driver
Crede che de niro sia gesù
He believes De Niro is Jesus
Miss malinconia
Miss melancholy
Gioca le sue carte anche così
She plays her cards even like this
Quest'inverno qui
This winter here
Si preannuncia rigido
It is expected to be harsh
Lei, era fuori per il week-end
She was away for the weekend
Era fuori per fatti suoi
She was out for her own business
A confondersi dietro ai non saprei
To confuse herself behind the 'I don't know'
Lei, era fuori per il week-end
She was away for the weekend
Era fuori chissà perché
She was out, who knows why
Aggrappata all'impoderabile
Clutching the unattainable
Lei, era fuori per il week-end
She was away for the weekend
Era fuori per fatti suoi
She was out for her own business
A confondersi dietro ai non saprei
To confuse herself behind the 'I don't know'
Lyrics © Sugarmusic s.p.a.
Written by: Sergio Caputo
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