Their approach with the audience is very funny and crazy: all it's explained with the classic phrase contained in the song Largo all'avanguardia:
"Siete un Pubblico di Merda, Applaudite per Inerzia".
The frontman of the band is Roberto "Freak" Antoni and the storic guitarist is Fabio "Dandy Bestia" Testoni.
Classics of the band are: Eptadone, Largo all'avanguardia, Mi piaccion le sbarbine and Kinotto.
The intelligence in this band is well hidden in the easy way they write the lyrics, like a critic of the pop italian music (all love and kisses).
They are crazy and they are the opposite of the term "cool"' but hey...they're really the best! :-)
Barbara Ann
Skiantos Lyrics
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Ba ba ba ba barbara ann
Oh barbara ann, take my hand
Barbara ann
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara ann ba ba
Went to a dance, lookin' for romance
Saw barbara ann, so I thought I'd take a chance
With barbara ann, barbara ann
Take my hand
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
(oh! oh!)
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara ann ba ba
Ba ba ba ba black sheep
Ba ba ba ba barbara ann
Ba ba ba ba barbara ann
Barbara ann, take my hand
Barbara ann
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara ann ba ba
Ba barbara ann
(let's go now!)
(ow!)
([...])
([...], carl.)
(hal, and his famous ashtray!)
([...])
(you smell like rocky. you're always scratchin' it.)
(hey, come on!)
(scratch it, carl, scratch it, baby, right over there.
Down a little lower. down a little lower!)
(saw-- tried--)
Tried peggy sue
Tried betty lou
Tried mary lou
But I knew she wouldn't do
Barbara ann, barbara ann
Take my hand
Barbara ann
Take my hand
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara ann ba ba
Ba barbara ann
Ba ba ba ba barbara ann
Ba ba ba ba barbara ann
Barbara ann
Take my hand
Barbara ann
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara ann ba ba
Ba barbara ann
Barbara ann, barbara ann
Oh, barbara ann, barbara ann
Yeah, barbara ann, barbara ann
Barbara ann, barbara ann
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara ann ba ba
Ba barbara ann
(let's try that again. one more.)
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara ann ba ba
Ba barbara ann
(ha ha. let's try it one more time.)
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Barbara ann ba ba
Ba barbara ann
(let's try it once more.)
(one more time. more artistic flavor.)
One more time
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Barbara ann
Woah
You got me rockin'
You got me rollin'
Oh, barbara ann
(thank you very much, folks.)
(thanks, dean.)
(yeah, it's not bad.)
The lyrics to Skiantos's song "Barbara Ann" describe a man who attends a dance looking for romance and finds himself smitten with a woman named Barbara Ann. He invites her to take his hand and she gets him "rockin' and a-rollin'" and "rockin' and a-reelin'." The song consists mainly of the repetition of Barbara Ann's name and the phrase "ba ba ba ba." The verses recount the singer's attempts to find love with other women, including Peggy Sue, Betty Lou, and Mary Lou, but ultimately he chooses Barbara Ann.
The song is an upbeat and energetic tribute to a woman who has captured the singer's heart. The repetition of Barbara Ann's name and the nonsensical "ba ba ba ba" refrain add to the catchy and playful nature of the song. The verses create a sense of comparison between Barbara Ann and the other women the singer has tried, ultimately emphasizing her superiority and his devotion to her.
Line by Line Meaning
Ah, ba ba ba ba barbara ann
Greeting to Barbara Ann with scat sounds.
Ba ba ba ba barbara ann
Continuation of greeting to Barbara Ann with scat sounds.
Oh barbara ann, take my hand
Asking Barbara Ann to join for a dance and hold hands.
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Barbara Ann's presence makes the singer's body move with excitement.
Rockin' and a-reelin'
Continuation of expressing how Barbara Ann makes him move.
Barbara ann ba ba
Repeating Barbara Ann's name with scat sounds.
Ba barbara ann
Continuing to express Barbara Ann's name with a scat sound.
Went to a dance, lookin' for romance
Narrating that the singer went to a dance event searching for love.
Saw barbara ann, so I thought I'd take a chance
Spotting Barbara Ann and thinking of taking a chance to approach her.
With barbara ann, barbara ann
Expressing being with Barbara Ann with repetition of her name.
Take my hand
Asking Barbara Ann to hold his hand.
(oh! oh!)
Exclaimed sounds of excitement.
Ba ba ba ba black sheep
Random scat sound.
Let's go now!
Triggering everyone to start dancing.
(ow!)
Sound of pain, maybe while dancing.
([...])
Unintelligible sound.
([...], carl.)
Calling out someone's name in the crowd.
(hal, and his famous ashtray!)
Mentioning Hal with his unique trait of carrying an ashtray.
([...])
Unintelligible sound.
(you smell like rocky. you're always scratchin' it.)
Making fun of someone who smells and scratches frequently.
(hey, come on!)
Encouraging or urging someone to continue doing something.
(scratch it, carl, scratch it, baby, right over there.
Encouraging someone named Carl to scratch, and pointing where to scratch.
Down a little lower. down a little lower!)
More specific instructions for where to scratch from before.
(saw-- tried--)
Mentioning Peggy Sue, Betty Lou, and Mary Lou as women he tried to win but failed.
Barbara ann, barbara ann
Repeating Barbara Ann's name again.
Take my hand
Reiterating the request to take his hand.
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Repeating that Barbara Ann excites him and makes him move.
Ba ba ba ba barbara ann
Repeating Barbara Ann's name with scat sounds.
Barbara ann
Addressing Barbara Ann by her name.
(let's go now!)
Encouraging people to keep on dancing.
(thank you very much, folks.)
Gratitude for the audience at the event.
(thanks, dean.)
Thanking someone named Dean for something.
(yeah, it's not bad.)
Expressing that the performance was decent or okay.
Contributed by Abigail P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Matteo Tosi
Geniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
milena ravaglia
:-)
Fabrizio Marongiu
sbaglio, o nel videoclip appare anche Eleonora Giorgi?
Eros Bosi
Fabrizio Marongiu Se non erro la Giorgi compare anche in quello di Ti spalmo la creda
Fabrizio Marongiu
e anche nei video di "Azzurro" e "Sapore di sale".