Siamo una barca chiusa
nella bottiglia del bettoliere
fermi nel bagnasciuga
non ci spostano da sedere
il tempo è un alambicco
che piano piano ci cola a picco
nel ghiaccio in mezzo al mare
senza un messaggio da riportare
15 uomini sono andati
se li è presi la morte secca
dietro il molo della Giudecca
la marina s'affoga alla spina
sul manometro del timone
brilla il calibro del cannone
la corvetta sta di vedetta
che non si stappi quel collo in fretta
sottocoperta la ciurma canta
sopracoperta la ciurma crepa
savoiardi nella congrega
inzuppati dentro la strega
sulla poppa sta il commodoro
sulla rotta rolla la botte
il pappagallo sta sulla spalla
e la bottiglia ci tiene a galla
ma un giorno sotto sale
una sorpresa venne dal mare
dal fondo di uno scoglio
nero di seppia come il petrolio
un lampo brillò a squame
nell'abisso di verderame
un eco scosse la chiglia
della ciurma nella bottiglia
si butta il palombaro
con la sua tuta da calamaro
calato per il paranco
chiuso nel piombo dello
scafandro
va a spasso sul fondale
soffia nel mantice col pedale
appeso per il boccaglio
suona l'armonica a
quell'abbaglio
canzone a manovella
canzone a manovella
per la coda della mia bella
serenata marinata
per la notte che se n'è
andata
serenata di capodoglio
per il mio cuore chiuso
sott'olio
nel vapore del mattino
s'è dipinto un arcobaleno
sull'ottone della panchina
la sardina s'asciuga il seno
per il canto che lí rovina
per la grazia che li avvicina
tutt'intorno si fan la scrima
con le foche da brillantina
beccheggia bagnarola
solo la rotta ormai ci consola
a spasso in mezzo al mare
senza un messaggio da riportare
stregati sotto vetro
niente più ci riporta indietro
solo gli occhi di una sirena
con la coda di una balena
canzone a manovella
canzone a manovella...
per la coda della mia bella
serenata marinata
per la notte che se n'è andata
serenata di capodoglio
per il mio cuore chiuso sott'olio
a spasso in mezzo al mare
senza un messaggio da riportare
solo per gli occhi di una sirena
con la coda di una balena
Vinicio Capossela (born 14 December 1965) is a German-born Italian singer-songwriter. His style is strongly influenced by US singer and songwriter Tom Waits (Capossela repeatedly recorded his songs with the help of Waits' guitarist, Marc Ribot) though it also draws from the traditions of Italian folk music (especially those of Irpinia, the part of Campania where his family moved from in the 1950s). Capossela's lyrics are highly original and are often inspired by literary sources such as John Fante, Geoffrey Chaucer, Louis-Ferdinand Celine, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and others.
In the realm of rock 'n' roll, there are few names as iconic as Queen, and within the Queen pantheon, Brian May stands out not only as a legendary guitarist but also as an astrophysicist with a profound connection to NASA.
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Here is finally some good news, the Arcade Fire have finally revealed the title and release date of their new album, 5 years after the last one. For the fan of the group it has been a time that seemed eternal,
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My favorite group when I was just a teenager were the Fugees, thanks to them a certain curiosity about english language was born in me. I wanted to know and understand the lyrics of their songs, it wasn't enough for me to be carried away exclusively by their beautiful music.
Sweden and the United States are two countries far from each other, thousands of kilometers separate them, the language, culinary and sporting traditions, I don't feel so categorical about the landscapes, not knowing all of America there may be states that have the same reliefs of the country of northern Europe, but on one thing I am sure
It has been talked about for almost 3 years, rumored and it is hoped that sooner or later they will arrive at a collaboration, and now we are satisfied: the Catalan singer Rosalia and the American musician Oneohtrix finally announce the publication of a piece together!
In England there are institutions that are untouchable, first of all Queen Elizabeth II who reigns undisputed in the beating heart of every Englishman, then there are the Beatles, and that's the reason why they were awarded the title of baronets.
Looking at the images, one immediately thinks of archive photos of at least a year and a half ago. Lots of people together without masks dancing freely
How a music group can deliver strong and clear messages without singing is a mystery yet Canadians GoodSpeed You! Black Emperor they succeed very well.
"Creep" by Radiohead is certainly one of the most listened to, revisited and reinterpreted songs in the history of music. So much loved and listened to on all six continents, at least once in our life we all found ourselves humming it.
Very bad story for rapper T.I. and his wife Tiny, in fact, they have been accused of sexual abuse and kidnapping.
The malefactor managed to take Koji and Gustavo away, while Miss Asia, the third bulldog, escaped and was found shortly after by Lady Gaga's bodyguards.
David Crosby against Phoebe Bridgers, if we had been in the Middle Ages, they probably would have challenged each other with the sword, while in 2021 they decided to go wild with tweets.
Evan Rachel Wood, the beautiful protagonist of Westworld has decided to denounce the violence she has suffered for years, at least according to what she claims, by Marilyn Manson.
After some positive signs in the past months, here is the news that we weren't hoping to learn and that throws new questions on the possibility of organizing festivals and live concerts for 2021.
The winners of the 43rd edition of the Kennedy Center Honors have recently been announced, including Joan Baez, Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Allen and the violinist Midori.
The band Soundgarden recently recorded two classics with Brandie Carlile. After the death of their leader Chris Cornell, the band had decided to stop for some time also as a sign of respect for the untimely death of their front man.
New year is synonymous of news and in fact 2021 opened with a nice surprise. The American rock group, The Foo Fighters, founded in 1994 by Dave Grohl ex drummer of Nirvana, delight us with the release of a new single entitled "No son of Mine".
He was 69 and on Christmas Day, guitarist Tony Rice, Bluegrass legend, passed away. His label, Rounder Records, made the news with an official release on December 26th.
We still talk about music, but today we do it from a different point of view, taking a cue from a book, a photographic book called Ten Cities.
I was about 6 years old when I listened for the first time "Blowing in the wind" hummed by my mom while she was accompanying me to school, the version was the Italian one, but I liked the rhythm right away.
Diego Lazzari
Madman
Michele De Martiis
Jocelyn
Amedeo Preziosi
Shiva
Anansi
Piccolo Coro Dell'Antoniano
Elsa Lila
Donatello
Mace
Gesta Bellica