#Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)

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"Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)" - Domenico Mudugno

1958 Music: Domenico Mudugno; lyric: Domenico Mudugno and Franco Migliacci

The Eurovision Song Contest has produced many hits. None are as recognisable as this one. It's number 11 in Let's Do It, my personal fifty favourite singles from 1954-76.

Volare! (Fly!) Oh-oh! (Oh-oh!) Cantare! (Sing!) Oh-o-oh-oh! (Oh-o-oh-oh!)

Domenico Modugno co-wrote "Volare" after having a weird dream, and then he turned his song about that weird dream into this massive smash. It's a hulking great piece of ham, this cheese dream song, as subtle as being hit over the head with a brick.

A proper piece of light opera, Domenico performs "Volare" with great vocal capacity. And he remembers that it is just a silly little song, performed with a little chuckle in his voice.

In short, it's exactly what any contest of popular song should reward. No wonder that it won the San Remo festival in 1958, and swept to an overwhelming third place at that year's Eurovision festival.

Popular taste has always been a strange and inexplicable thing, "Volare" was later covered (in English translation) by Dean Martin; he has the vocal brilliance, but doesn't quite have the playfulness Domenico brings to the song.

It was the most successful of a squillion covers, ranging from the sublime (David Bowie on the Absolute Beginners soundtrack), to the flamenco (Gypsy Kings), to the unspeakable (Aled Jones and Russell Watson).

And if you can't sing well, there's always a call-and-response section. "Volare" is the one Eurovision song that a desperate producer can expect a crowd to know and love. Chantel Janzen led the crowd in a singalong when technical problems delayed a rehearsal in 2021; producers in Istanbul used "Volare" to fill a gap when an item proved unbroadcastable in the 2004 final. These days, they might use "Snap".

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Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu) (Remastered 1998)

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I kinda want to know all of them so no one is left out. But I get that thats a lota work. So maybe the most popular ones

I’ll throw in some other player songs you might hear 😉

Viv

Starting off strong with Viv’s main one however it may only be sung if she scores so to the tune of the chorus of Hot To Go

“M I E D E M A scoring goals home and away

M I E D E M A didn’t even have to pay”

But you may also hear this one which we’ve replace the Mah Na Mah Na with “Miedema”

Kerstin

Now our resident clown and United aggravator has two songs but we haven’t sung the second one in a while. So her main one is hard to explain but it’s to the chorus of This Girl and you kinda sing along to the tune (much like with Viv’s one from The Muppets) a bit like “duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh Kerstin Casparij”

Chloe

Our number nine has a few songs but the most popular is to Glad All Over (also used for Guardiola) and is also like a call and response song

“Say that you want me (say that you want me)

All of the time (all of the time)

Say that you need me (say that you need me)

Always be mine (always be mine)

Cause we’ve got, Chloe Kelly

We’ve got, Chloe Kelly

We’ve got, Chloe Kelly

City’s number nine”

Laia

Laia’s is to a classic by a popular Manchester band but the timing can be a bit tricky due to the slight pause between Laia and Alexiandri’s and fire and again

“Laia Aleixandri’s on fire, again” repeated as many time as required

Leila

Our favourite Spaniard’s song is to a little Italian song, Volare

“Ouahabi, woah, Ouahabi, woah, she used to play in Spain, now she plays in the rain” repeated as required

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Hell, why not share my Pinstripe Potoroo playlist as well? These are just a collection of songs I think our favorite mobster mutant would like. Most of these are songs by crooners... I'm a sucker for them.

Pinstripe Potoroo's Playlist

Mr. Pinstripe Suit - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Shake Your Lovemaker - Cherry Poppin' Daddies Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) - Frank Sinata, Count Basie Mambo Italiano - Dean Martin That's Amore - Dean Martin Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin The Godfather Waltz - Nina Rota (The Godfather OST) Love Theme From "The Godfather" - Nino Rota (The Godfather OST) Something's Gotta Give - Sammy Davis Jr. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu) - Dean Martin Minnie the Moocher (Theme Song) - Cab Calloway Rags to Riches - Tony Bennett Theme From New York, New York - Frank Sinatra I've Got The World On A String - Frank Sinatra A Reluctant Hero / Betsy / End Credits - Taxi Driver OST Ain't That A Kick In The Head - Dean Martin Finiculi, Finicula - Italian Mandolin Torna A Surriento In the Mood - Glenn Miller Buona Sera - Louis Prima & Keely Smith, Sam Butera and The Witnesses The Lady is a Tramp - Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga

You can find all of these songs on Spotify!

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Always try walk with someone, you heart also counts

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Dean Martin - Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)

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Dean Martin - Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)

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I love you dean martin

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Gipsy Kings - Volare (Nel Blu di Pinto di Blu)

降り注がれる　黄金の華　🌻 流れる　風　ひかり　憧れ　男と女 大地を大切にされているように感じます 豊かな　暮らしの中　音を楽しみ　 歌い　踊り　恋してる　 太陽の光　無邪気な　自由のこころ pienso que un sueño parecido no volverá másy me pintaba las manos y la cara de azul,y me improvisó el viento, rápido me llevóy me hizo a volar en el cielo infinito. Volare, oh, oh,Cantare, oh, oh,Nel blu dipinto di blu,Felice di stare lassù. Y volando feliz yo me encuentro más alto,más alto,…

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arno by Dave Binyon Via Flickr: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mppAFu3dqw Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu) (Remastered 1998) Volare oh, oh Cantare oh, oh Nel blu dipinto di blu Felice di stare lassù E volavo, volavo felice più in alto del sole Ed ancora più su Mentre il mondo pian piano spariva lontano laggiù Una musica dolce suonava soltanto per me

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Gipsy Kings - Volare (Nel Blu di Pinto di Blu) (Official HD Video)

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Gipsy Kings - Volare (Nel Blu di Pinto di Blu) (Official HD Video) mas musica