Toto Cutugno, pseudonimo di Salvatore Cutugno(Fosdinovo, 7 luglio1943), è un cantautore, compositore, parolieree conduttore televisivoitaliano.
Con oltre 100 milioni di copie vendute nel
mondo, si stima sia tra gli artisti musicali italiani di maggior successo. Ha
raggiunto la vetta delle classifiche, sia come interprete dei propri brani, sia
come produttore e autore di canzoni per altri, in particolare per Adriano Celentano, a cavallo
tra gli anni settantae ottanta.
Ha partecipato, da solista, in coppia o insieme
a un gruppo, a 15 edizioni del Festival di Sanremo,
vincendolo una volta nel 1980con Solo noi,
giungendo sei volte secondo e una volta terzo; riguardo a tale manifestazione
canora, ha inoltre piazzato nei primi tre posti anche alcuni brani da lui
scritti per altri artisti. Nel 1990ha vinto l'Eurovision Song
Contestcon il brano Insieme: 1992, secondo
dei tre artisti italiani di sempre a riuscirci, dopo Gigliola Cinquettinel 1964 e prima dei Måneskinnel 2021.
Tu che mi bevi nel
caffè
Tu in ogni uomo vedi me
Tu che mi porti via con te
Tu che mi pensi in ogni via
A casa, a scuola, in filovia
Tu che non puoi
restare sola
Tu che telefoni ogni ora
E poi non dici una parola
Innamorata, innamorata, innamorata
Innamorata, innamorata, innamorata
Io che ero il primo
in compagnia
E la più bella era la mia
Dicevo, "Donna, tu sei mia"
È stato un caso oppure un gioco
E sei arrivata a poco a poco
Tu col tuo sguardo un po' inocente
Tu che mi leggi nella mente
Senza di te non sono niente
Innamorato, innamorato, innamorato
Innamorato, innamorato, innamorato
Le corse pazze e poi
un fiore
Poi abbracciarsi in ascensore
Aver la casa per due ore
E poi nascosti, anima mia
Poter sentire che sei mia
Sei bella quando non
lo sai
Quando vergogna non ne hai
Grazie per quello che mi dai
Innamorati, innamorati, innamorati
Innamorati, innamorati, innamorati.
YOU’RE
THE INSPIRATION
PETER
CETERA
SONGWRITERS: DAVID WALTER FOSTER & CETERA PETER
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: A COLLECTION
LABEL: RIVER NORTH
GENRE: SOFT ROCK
YEAR: 1997
Peter Paul Cetera(/səˈtɛrə/sə-TERR-ə; born
September 13, 1944) is an American retired singer, songwriter, and bassist best
known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago(1967–1985), before launching a successful solo career. His career as a recording
artistencompasses 17
albums with Chicago and eight solo albums.
With "If You Leave
Me Now", a song written and
sung by Cetera on the group's tenth album, Chicago garnered its first Grammy Award. It was also the group's first number one single.
As a solo artist, Cetera has scored six Top 40singles, including two that reached number one on Billboard's Hot 100chart in 1986, "Glory of Love" and "The Next Time
I Fall." "Glory of
Love", the theme song from the film The Karate
Kid Part II(1986), was
co-written by Cetera, David Foster, and Diane Nini, and was nominated for both an Academy Awardand a Golden Globe Awardfor best original song from a motion picture. In 1987,
Cetera received an ASCAPaward for "Glory of Love" in the category,
"Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures." His performance on
"Glory of Love" was nominated for a Grammy Award for best pop male
vocal. That same year Cetera and Amy Grant, who performed as a duet on "The Next Time I Fall", were
nominated for a Grammy Award for best vocal performance by a pop duo or group.
Besides David Foster and Amy Grant, Cetera has
collaborated throughout his career with other nationally known and
internationally known recording artists from various genres of music including:
The Beach Boys, Billy Joel, Karen Carpenter, Paul Anka, Agnetha Fältskog, Richard Sterban, Bonnie Raitt, Madonna, David Gilmour, Az Yet, Cher, Chaka Khan, Crystal Bernard, Ronna Reeves, and Alison Krauss. His songs have been featured in soundtracks for
movies and television.
In 2014, Chicago's first album, Chicago
Transit Authority(Columbia, 1969), featuring Cetera on bass and vocals, was inducted into the Grammy Hall
of Fame. Cetera was inducted into
the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fameas a member of
Chicago in April 2016, and he, Robert Lamm, and James Pankoware among the 2017 Songwriters
Hall of Fameinductees for
their songwriting efforts as members of the group. Cetera, along with other
members of Chicago, received a Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Awardin 2020.
You're the Inspiration: A Collection(1997) is the
second album released by Peter Ceterafor River North
Recordsand the sixth
album released as a solo artist. While labeled as a 'collection', the album is
not really a compilationof 'Greatest Hits' but rather a collection of previously recorded
duets, a few new songs and a few re-recordings of old Chicago hits.
You know our love was
meant to be
The kind of love to last forever
And I want you here
with me
From tonight until
the end of time
You should know, everywhere I go
You're always on my mind
In my heart, in my
soul, baby
You're the meaning in my life
You're the inspiration
You bring feeling to my life
You're the inspiration
Wanna have you near me
I wanna have you hear me sayin'
No one needs you more than I need you
And I know, yes, I
know that it's plain to see
We're so in love when
we're together
Now I know, that I
need you here with me
From tonight until the end of time
You should know, everywhere I go
Always on my mind
In my heart, in my soul, baby
You're the meaning in
my life
You're the inspiration
You bring feeling to my life
You're the inspiration
Wanna have you near me
I wanna have you hear me sayin'
No one needs you more than I
No one needs you more
than I
Wanna have you near
me
I wanna have you hear me sayin'
No one needs you more
than I need you
You're the meaning in my life
You're the inspiration
You bring feeling to
my life
You're the inspiration
When you love somebody
(Till the end of time)
When you love
somebody
(Always on my mind)
No one needs you more than I
When you love somebody
(Till the end of time)
When you love somebody
(Always on my mind)
No one needs you more than I
When you love somebody
(Till the end of time)
When you love somebody
(Always on my mind)
No one needs you more than I
When you love somebody.
WILBURY TWIST
THE TRAVELING WILBURYS
SONGWRITERS: BOB DYLON; TOM PETTY & GEORGE
HARRISON
COUNTRY: U. K. X U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE TRAVELING WILBURYS, VOL. 3
LABEL: WILBURY RECORDS
GENRE: TWIST
YEAR: 1990
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 is the second and
final studio album by the Traveling Wilburys,
a group consisting of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylanand Tom Petty. It was
released on October 29, 1990 as the follow-up to their 1988 debut, Traveling
Wilburys Vol. 1. The band members again adopted pseudonyms for
their contributions, using new names from the fictitious Wilbury brothers.
Though it was their second release, the album
was mischievously titled Vol. 3 by George Harrison.
According to Jeff Lynne,
"That was George's idea. He said, 'Let's confuse the buggers.'"
As the dynamics within the band had shifted
with Roy Orbison's death,
the four remaining members all adopted new Wilbury pseudonyms: Spike (George Harrison),
Clayton (Jeff Lynne), Muddy
(Tom Petty) and Boo
(Bob Dylan). With Harrison and Lynne producing
again, the sessions were undertaken in the spring of 1990. An
additional track, a cover of "Nobody's
Child", was recorded and released in June
1990 as a charity single in aid of Olivia Harrison's
Romanian Angel Appeal. The song was also the title track of a multi-artist
fundraising album compiled by the Harrisons, Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal.
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 was dedicated to the memory of "Lefty
Wilbury" (Roy Orbison).
Released in October 1990, the album was less
positively received than Vol. 1, yet still saw a fair measure of success. In
the United States, "She's My Baby" (with guest guitarist Gary Moore) and
"Inside Out" became radio hits, charting at number 2 album rock and
number 16 album rock, respectively. The album peaked at number 14 in the UK and
number 11 in the US, where it was certified platinum by the RIAA.
Comparing the two Wilburys albums, a reviewer
in The New York Timeswrote in November 1990: "The superstar pop group stays close to
50's and 60's rock roots, drawing on blues, doo-wop, rockabilly and Buddy Holly. But
their second album is faster, jokier, lighter and meaner than the first." Rolling Stonedescribed the blending of the four participants' musical styles as
"seemingly effortless", and said that the album showed they continued
to enjoy their collaboration. In the years following Vol. 3, there was
speculation about further Wilbury releases. Since Harrison was viewed as the de
facto leader of the group, his death in November 2001 ended the possibility of
any future projects.
You put your hand on
your head (hand on your head)
Put your foot in the air (foot in the air)
Then you hop around the room (hop around the room)
In your underwear (in your underwear)
There ain't never been nothin' quite like this
Come on, baby, it's the Wilbury Twist
Lift your other foot up (other foot up)
Fall on your ass (fall on your ass)
Get back up (get back up)
Put your teeth in a glass (teeth in a glass)
There ain't never been nothin' quite like this
It's a magical thing called the Wilbury Twist
Everybody's trying to
do the Wilbury Twist
China, Belgium,
France, Japan
Thailand, Poland, Pakistan
Everybody's trying to do the Wilbury Twist
Roll up your rug
(roll up your rug)
Dust your broom (dust your broom)
Ball the jack (ball the jack)
Howl at the moon (at the moon)
Ain't never been nothing quite like this
Everybody's talking about the Wilbury Twist
Everybody's trying to
do the Wilbury Twist
Puerto Rico, U.S.A
England, Cameroon, Norway
Everybody's trying to do the Wilbury Twist
Turn your lights down
low (your lights down low)
Put your blindfold on (your blindfold on)
You'll never know (you'll never know)
When your friends have gone (when your friends have gone)
It could be years before you're missed
Everybody's trying to do the Wilbury Twist
It's a different
dance (different dance)
For you all to do (for you all to do)
Spin your body (very versatile)
Like a screw (spin your body like a screw)
Better not forget it
on your shopping list
You can stop and buy one
It's the Wilbury Twist
Ain't never been
nothing quite like this
Better come and get it, it's the Wilbury twist
I guess by now you've got the gist
Everybody's crazy about the Wilbury twist
Oh!
ODE TO MY FAMILY
THE CRANBERRIES
SONGWRITERS: NOEL ANTHONY HOGAN & DOLORES MARY O’RIORDAN
COUNTRY: IRELAND
ALBUM: EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY
LABEL: ISLAND RECORDS
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1994
The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed
in Limerick,
Ireland. Originally named the Cranberry Saw Us, the band were formed in 1989 by
lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan,
bassist Mike Hogan, and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was replaced as lead
singer by Dolores O'Riordanin 1990, and they changed their name to the Cranberries. The band
classified themselves as an alternative rockgroup, but incorporated aspects of indie rock, jangle pop, folk rock, post-punk, and pop rockinto
their sound.
The Cranberries rose to international fame in
the 1990s with their debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?,
which became a commercial success. Some of the band's hit singles include
"Dreams"(1992),
"Linger"(1993),
"Zombie"
(1994), and "Salvation"
(1996). Five of the band's albums reached the Top 20 on the Billboard 200chart, and eight of their singles reached the Top 20 on the Modern Rock Trackschart.
In early 2009, after a six-year hiatus, the
Cranberries reunited and began a North Americantour followed by shows in Latin America and Europe. The band's sixth
studio album, Roses,
was released in February 2012, and its seventh, Something Else,
followed in April 2017. On 15 January 2018, O'Riordan was found dead of
drowning in a London hotel room. The Cranberries confirmed in September 2018
that they would not continue as a band; their final album, In the End,
was released in April 2019 and they disbanded afterward.
The
Cranberries rank as one of the best-selling alternative acts of the 1990s,
having sold nearly 50 million albums worldwide as of 2019. They
have received an MTV Europe
Music Award, a World Music Award, an
International Group nomination at the Brit Awards,
a Junonomination, a
Juno Award win, an Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement, and a BMI Awardwith a Special Citation of Achievement. In the End earned them a Grammynomination for
Best Rock Album. With
the video for their song "Zombie", the Cranberries became the first
Irish band to reach one billion views on YouTube.
"Ode to My Family" is a song
recorded by the Irishband the Cranberries. It was
released on 21 November 1994 as the second singlefrom their second studio album No Need to Argue. The song was a hit in Oceania and
several European countries, peaking at number one in Iceland, and number four
in France, and number five in Australia. In 2017,
the song was released as an acoustic, stripped down version on the band's Something Elsealbum.