Love, the battles and the vices of a life always on the brink:a suburban poet, the Califfo has composed over one-thousand songs for himself and for performers of the calibre of Vanoni, Mina, Paoli and Fred Bongusto |
Before his debut as a singer, Califano composed songs for other artists:the song that was to become an international hallmark was created thanks to his partnership with Bruno Martino in 1965
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A painful song describing the passing of things, yet it is also a proud vindication of solitude compared to the conventional choices of those who cannot withstand it and choose to become integrated with the rest
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"me serve 'n' emozione come me serve er pane" (I need emotions as much as I need my daily bread):a streak of melancholy unravels through the songs written by Califano – a true inveterate playboy and the animator of nightlife
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It is the most successful song out of all those written by Califano and the one that best represents his poetical world:describing things that have been lost and days that are all identical to one another
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The song belongs to a “genre” typical of Califano himself, made up of poignant monologues and this one tells the story of a catastrophic weekend spent in the hillside by an afflicted man and his frenzied wife
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One of Califano’s justly most famous songs, it is the proud vindication of solitude by an artist whose only possible true friend is his own freedom
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