5 CDs have now been released (Murrayfield Pub - 2003, Il Monastero dei Folli - 2004, Live in Cevio - 2005, Trans Roonkaya Express - 2006, The Vad Vuc & Orchestra - 2007) and The Vad Vuc have been on tour nearly every year in all Europe. Among these, "Trans Roonkaya Express" had great success and went in the top ten during its first week, and stayed there for 11 weeks. Moreover, "Trans Roonkaya Express" was voted by the readers of CdT as best CD of the year, and best CD by a Swiss band. The same poll showed that the band show was voted as 2nd best concert of the year in Switzerland after Depeche Mode, and as the best live performance by a Swiss act. Now The Vad Vuc are out with a brand new cd, "The Vad Vuc & Orchestra", which also reached Top Ten for 8 weeks.
The Vad Vuc have played many concerts and in many festivals in Europe, especially in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and France alongside artists such as Ska-P, Misfits, No Use for a Name, Jamie Clarke, Kelly Joyce, Gotthard, Goldfinger, Neck.
Lately The Vad Vuc have appeared in several places other than their official CDs, including the track "Compagnia Bella" and other jingles, which The Vad Vuc composed specifically for the homonymous program broadcasted weekly by the Swiss National TV. The song "Vaya con Dios" has been chosen as soundtrack for the program "A Modo Mio". The Vad Vuc also made a special song for a Swiss hockey team, and are in constant contact with Italian, German and French bands for collaborations and apparitions.
In 2008 the band caught the attention of the famous promoter and manager of Linkin Park, Mike Galaxy, who asked the band to join a compilation that will be released in the USA in February 2008.
Do stell hotel
The Vad Vuc Lyrics
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Che se l'è tantu al g'ha do stell
Senza vestii, senza cuvèrt
L'è l'ünic che da Nòcc l'è vèrt
Cumè l'è frecc in quest'hotel
E par scaldass gh'è dumà la pell
Strengiala fort cun i tò man
E l'è inscì che la deef nà
Denta chì l'è la mia cà
Quest'hotel
Anca senza respirà
Sèraa denta in dal nost fiaa
Do stell
Sa fann mia scünt in quest'hotel
O sa paga o fö di ball
E ta devat mia pagà par me
Se devi nà l'è inscì che l'è…
Vegn sü de me e varda fö
Da la finestra dal tò cöör
Questu ciel
E vedaret un mar da blö
Ma tal seet che prima o pö
Rivaran i stell
E semm tütt già denta chì
Chi è che al vöör no e chi è che al vöör sì
Chi è che al pianc e chi è che al riit
Chi è che al diis che lü l'è bun
E pö gh'è gent che möör de famm
E al g'ha dai gnanca una man
Ganca un tuchett da pan
Però lü l'ha mai rubaa…
Che cazzo feet se ta g'het famm?
Se par maià devat rubà
Pröva a dì che l'è sbaglia…
Toc da merda in cravata
Cui dannee denta la pata
Tirat fö gnanca cinc ghei
Parchè i henn negri e i henn ebrei…
E pö magari al riit e al diis
Che al và in gesa cul suriis
Par sentiss ul püsee bun
Cun ‘na man sura i cujun
L'è questa gent che la fa pianc
Che la faa pianc anca sanc
Questa gent che quala ul ciel
L'è questa gent che smorza i stell
Da quest'hotel
Do Stell Hotel...
The Vad Vuc's song Do Stell Hotel is a poignant depiction of the rough reality of poverty and desperation. The lyrics describe an overcrowded, two-star hotel where people are forced to stay without clothes or blankets, and they have to hug themselves tightly to keep warm. The muffled cry in this hotel is the only sound that comes out of it. This hotel is the only place that some people can call home as they have no choice but to live in its splendorless rooms. The mood of the song turns melancholic as the singer invites the listener to join him in observing the sky and the sea from the hotel windows, reminding them that the stars will eventually disappear from their view.
The song highlights the struggle to survive that many people face daily; those who cannot afford to pay for their stay in the hotel often have to work as slaves or end up begging for food. The singer speaks of the class divide within the people who live in the hotel, with some being able to afford things like bread while others cannot. The Vad Vuc tells us that this difference in class makes the ones with money feel superior to the rest, which only deepens the divide.
Overall, the song invites us to look beyond the fancy representation and glamorous image of hotels and look at the lives of the people forced to stay there due to poverty.
Line by Line Meaning
G'hann piantaa chì in quest'hotel
There are people crying in this hotel
Che se l'è tantu al g'ha do stell
Even though it only has two stars
Senza vestii, senza cuvèrt
Without clothes, without blankets
L'è l'ünic che da Nòcc l'è vèrt
It's the only place that's green at night
Cumè l'è frecc in quest'hotel
How cold it is in this hotel
E par scaldass gh'è dumà la pell
And in order to warm up, you have to peel your skin
Strengiala fort cun i tò man
Squeeze tightly with your hands
Specium che ul Suu ris'ciara i nüm
Hoping that your blood circulates
E l'è inscì che la deef nà
And that's how life goes on
Denta chì l'è la mia cà
Because here is my home
Quest'hotel
This hotel
Anca senza respirà
Even without breathing
Sèraa denta in dal nost fiaa
It's always within us
Do stell
Two stars
Sa fann mia scünt in quest'hotel
There's no hiding in this hotel
O sa paga o fö di ball
Either you pay or you get kicked out
E ta devat mia pagà par me
And if you can't pay for yourself
Se devi nà l'è inscì che l'è…
This is how it goes if you have to leave
Vegn sü de me e varda fö
Come here and look out with me
Da la finestra dal tò cöör
From the window of your heart
Questu ciel
This sky
E vedaret un mar da blö
And see a blue sea
Ma tal seet che prima o pö
But at some point
Rivaran i stell
The stars will come back
E semm tütt già denta chì
And we're all already inside here
Chi è che al vöör no e chi è che al vöör sì
Who wants to stay and who wants to leave
Chi è che al pianc e chi è che al riit
Who cries and who laughs
Chi è che al diis che lü l'è bun
Who says that what they have is good enough
E pö gh'è gent che möör de famm
And then there are people who die of hunger
E al g'ha dai gnanca una man
And they don't even have a helping hand
Ganca un tuchett da pan
Not even a piece of bread
Però lü l'ha mai rubaa…
But they've never stolen...
Che cazzo feet se ta g'het famm?
What the f*** are you supposed to do if you're hungry?
Se par maià devat rubà
If you have to, you have to steal
Pröva a dì che l'è sbaglia…
Try to say it's wrong...
Toc da merda in cravata
Touch of sh** in a tie
Cui dannee denta la pata
Whoever is rich deserves it
Tirat fö gnanca cinc ghei
They won't even give you five cents
Parchè i henn negri e i henn ebrei…
Because some are black, and some are Jewish...
E pö magari al riit e al diis
And maybe they laugh and say...
Che al và in gesa cul suriis
That I'm going to heaven with a smile
Par sentiss ul püsee bun
To feel that good conscience
Cun ‘na man sura i cujun
With one hand on the pillow
L'è questa gent che la fa pianc
It's this people that make us cry
Che la faa pianc anca sanc
That makes us cry without even realizing it
Questa gent che quala ul ciel
This people who dull the stars
L'è questa gent che smorza i stell
It's this people who dim the stars
Da quest'hotel
From this hotel
Do Stell Hotel...
Two Stars Hotel...
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