You Tube Jukebox

[david]

He looks like a Bond villain, doesn't he? Some people really shouldn't let themselves be photographed . . .

More from Italia '62:

Gianni Morandi - Andavo a cento all'ora
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HONLXYMDvDA

Edoardo Vianelli - Pinne facile ed occhiali
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cXbcoD698M

Mina - Le Tue mani
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_uYUpTM06Y

Nico Fidenco - Como nasce un amore
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpO5bfe8A

Ornella Vanoni - Io che amo solo te
www.youtube.com/watch?v=At12j1GivTI


Audio only:

Los Marcellos Ferial - Quando calienta el sol
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vb7oVxIsvE

Adriano Celentano - Si e spento il sole
www.youtube.com/watch?v=94o1IAAfthQ

Adriano Celentano - Sei rimasta sola
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoL0quHS65s

Gino Paoli - Le Cose dell'amore
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hiklf3SeBJM

Gino Paoli - Non andare via
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODxM2DSGoWk

Luigi Tenco - Mi sono innamorato di te
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAhtAf2NMrE

Connie Francis - Violino Tzigano
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn1OJzuuO_U

Paul Anka - Ogni giorno
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAXV9rxduMI

Billy Vaughn - Wheels
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttlMYFDFKlM

[david]

More Italy '62:

Edoardo Vianello - Guarde come dondolo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJPJM1Ug8OA

Neil Sedaka - La Terza luna/Tu non lo sai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sGQ2qYpC60


Audio only:

Peppino di Capri - Daniela
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8y28n4xtNk

Peppino di Capri - St. Tropez Twist
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_BiZn-WVlA

Sergio Bruni - Gondoli gondola
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBycJIlLOyo

Ricky Gianco - Tu vedrai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=58M_-AL3jiw

Charles Aznavour - Devi sapere
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8nRAdD3Kvo

Mina - Stringimi forte i polsi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEPbXByRNLU

Mina - Moliendo cafe
www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ccoeiN4Ss

Sophia Loren - Soldi soldi soldi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBdd19Ij1Wg

Giorgio Gaber - Trani a gogo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Rv17xNNvs

Domenico Modugno - Stasera pago io
www.youtube.com/watch?v=02M8HLrk6J8

Adriano Celentano - La Mezza luna
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhu3wyuqRPA

Sergio Bruni - Marechiare marechiare
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDxG3KTZA-c

Gilbert Becaud - La Vela bianca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rSWHS6TTFE

Connie Francis - Luna caprese
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T20Q2VOXfMs

Nancy Sinatra - Like I Do
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN3JxbhLlk4

[david]

Italy, 1963:

Johnny Dorelli - Non costa niente
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld0nhRKZYmg

Sergio Endrigo - Era d'estate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0fW2kJkV28

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpFUAl6Nt7c

Giani Morandi - Ho chiuse le fenestre
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSrwfMtmbAE

Milva - Verro
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaRUx905kCs

Adriano Celentano - Dormi bambino Twist
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC8FhnIrrQ0

Sergio Endrigo - Io che amo solo te
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkslBpZXIA0

Edoardo Vianello - Abbronzatissima
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXrG_-rr4GA


Audio only:

Fausto Leali - Please Please Me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHmbjVPHogw

Fabrizio de Andre - La Ballata del Miche
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udphldqp8hc

Neil Sedaka - Il Re dei pagliacci
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxuvtZEvZsY

Little Tony - Il Ragazzo col ciuffo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZZzcZggMG8

Remo Germani - Baci
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TofC-RTVzW8

Adriano Celentano - A New Orleans
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8zk7wTRHH4

Milva - Ricorda
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRHhe4tMeXI

Tony Remis - Bikini e tamoure
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ty0z6hGxW8

Ricky Gianco - A mani vuote
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uwg6lhjIzA

[manho]

italy even had it's own version of the rutles:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nxyQ-gMX-M

[david]

More Italy '63:

Nino Manfredi and Mina - Roma nun fa la stupida stasera
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygNL6X9qBd8

Betty Curtis - Chariot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f72jmnSBAcY

Peppino di Capri - Roberta
www.youtube.com/watch?v=llYnbLp771o

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSIlbGf_zIw


Audio only:

Peppino di Capri - Addio mondo crudele
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4JHRpJZc7Q

Adriano Celentano - Sabato triste
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhBLPF07F64

Rita Pavone - Alla mia eta
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TUXPUTP4y8

Mina - Chihuahua
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb1ouQxrY2U

Gino Paoli - Che cosa c'e
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jssCLdBBvQ

Steve Lawrence - Non amarmi cosi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdOf2juCTb8

Don Backy - Amico
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZlfFVrPf8Q

Domenico Modugno - Lettera di un soldati
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8CyMqqPo1c

Paul Anka - Un Ricordo per te
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB8U7TWOrK8

Gianni Morandi - Che me no faccio del Latino
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPKtdm0Vijk

Riz Ortolani - More (Mondo cane)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OolKtSxu3XI

Claudio Villa - Amor, mon amour, my love
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N09kYfHTUE

[david]

Even more Italy '63:

Gino Paoli - Sapore di sale
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwwclipeKGc

Fred Bongusto - Amore fermati
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mld-T1tRBig


Audio only:

Peppino di Capri - Don't Play That Song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ng8AWYHQH0

Francoise Hardy - E' all'amore che penso
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zg9z7KZumA

Pino Donaggio - Il Domani e nostro
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2NVRL_mok0

Ornella Vanoni - Anche se
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmwldFsK6uI

Nico Fidenco - Se mi perderai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hxXClUMKms

John Foster - Non finiro d'amarti (I Can't Stop Loving You)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mew6cwMitvk

Jimmy Fontana - Non te ne andare
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEK_P6LZmCc

Little Tony - Se insieme a un altro ti vedro
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLghtVPvdx8

Rita Pavone - Non e facile avere 18 anni
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIMc0f8VF3o

Rita Pavone - Come te non c'e nessuno
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbdHrXxNtCo

Miss X - Christine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj9zQ2I8mow

Sergio Endrigo - Se le cose stanno cosi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9b4OYaEVDk

Reno Germani - Non andare col tamburo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=laxwmXwnb6Q

[manho]

sapore di sale is by ennio morricone. worth checking out by you lazy english speakers giving all this guapo stuff a miss.

[david]

Yet even more Italy '63:

John Foster - Eri Un'abitudine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYyz7rM2wnM

Gianni Morandi - Sono contento
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nw5Auj-328

Pino Donaggio - Giovane Giovane
www.youtube.com/watch?v=evJq0O8_9LI

Cocky Mazzetti - Giovane Giovane
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj-okAGaiRk

Edoardo Vianello - O mio signore
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aejvtor0rWg

Michele - Se mi vuoi lasciare
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzNBf574RlQ


Audio only:

Francoise Hardy - L'Eta dell'amore
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wowUn5GgYcs

Peppino di Capri - Non ti credo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg8Rshl3Hkk

Peppino di Capri - Speedy Gonzalez
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B0jHgq5N6Y

Gene Pitney - Un Soldino
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TasqKz8_DfM

Fabrizio Ferretti - Oh oh baby piangere
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oytVMoswVlo

Mina - Stessa spiaggia stesso mare
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM8V2SjFr40

Richard Anthony - Per questa volta
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZuzlK7qjf0

Gianni Morandi - Go-Kart twist
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Egtw0TrTx4

Tony Dallara - Norma
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTBljj5dEJ4

Paul Anka - Eso beso
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH9hSstrZTg

[david]

And still more from Italy '63:

Fabrizio de Andre - La Guerra di Piero
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4dvw_tSsVQ

Adriano Celentano _ Grazie prego scusi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUQWnl4lJxM

Adriano Celentano - Il Tangaccio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0meoJHVdzI

Giorgio Gaber - Porto Romana
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFllomBIwNY

Paul Anko - Piangero per te
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC5jRVi58kk

Piero Focaccia - Stessa spiaggia stessa mare
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SpKo1zaE5c


Audio only:

Fabrizio de Andre - Il Testamento
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAIh1UOsNls

Peppino Gagliardi - T'amo e t'amero
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBRN_k7XAC4

Rita Pavone - La Partita di pallone
www.youtube.com/watch?v=re6n5-wHQwY

Catherine Spaak - Prima di te, dopo di te
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXxDlC4s8Mk

Milva - Quattro vestiti
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wbSvATnfko

[david]

Finishing up Italy '63:

Mina - Vola vola da me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM7uh84drVI

Neil Sedaka - I Tuoi capricci
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEqfhnj9zDY

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsGaZz8cOSM

Ivo Robic - Uno per tutte
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOuJIBU8MGk

Edoardo Vianelli - I Watussi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=isbWE4hEy9s


Audio only:

Peppino di Capri - T'hanno visto domenica sera
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUtFWmTpsx0

Isabella Ianetti - T'hanno visto domenica sera
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AwX82vDSPM

Mina - La Ragazza dell'ombrellone accanto
www.youtube.com/watch?v=egrAAC4hslI

Betty Curtis - Wini Wini
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP7MfVg4uJc

Ricky Gianco - Ti cerchero
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlXESHnWE7c

Tony Renis - Uno per tutte
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT163zAw6UQ

[manho]

be interesting to see how long we have to wait to see a beatles hit in italy. will it be before america?

[Cat Stevens]

Ivo Robic?

Haha!

[david]

The first Beatles song that made the Italian Top 40 was that cover of Please Please Me by Fausto Leali I posted among the 1963 hits.

Peeking ahead, they had 10 top 40 hits in '64, but nothing before that, which puts Italy a little behind the U.S.

[manho]

how big a hit was the fausto leali cover?

[david]

It peaked at #23.

The Beatles' singles that made the Italian Top 40 in '64 and their highest chart position:

She Loves You #4
Please Please Me #5
Misery #10
Twist and Shout #11
From Me To You #14
I Should Have Known Better #18
P.S. I Love You #23
Thanks You Girl #27
If I Fell #37
A Hard Day's Night #40

It will be interesting to see if the lads ever hit #1 in Italy.

[david]

Italy, 1964:

Adriano Celentano - Il Problema piu importante
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJcIS96aKnw

Francoise Hardy - Il Saluto del mattino
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYASPUpX_4I

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij2E3o6NJ7Q

Ennio Morricone - Per un pugno di dollari (A Fistful of Dollars)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ituX3QPQUkM

Gigliola Cinquetti - Non ho l'eta (per amarti)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtbW7zYmYfM

Gigliola Cinquetti - Quando passo il ponte con te
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgUnVNVrGaE

Petula Clark - Quelli che hanno un cuore
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gai7L38IDCo

Gene Pitney - Quando vedrai la mia ragazza
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9QYfUGkFC4

Gianni Morandi - In ginocchio da te
www.youtube.com/watch?v=usV-0x0SrE4

Little Tony - La Fine di Agosto
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_lVjR1iKqg

Nico Fidenco - A casa d'Irene
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbfV9ZhC2dg


Audio only:

Fausto Leali - Lei ti ama (She Loves You)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=29O_lw-v3a4

Ricky Gianco - Cambia tattica (From Me To You)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=91S1KsRnY3Y

Rita Pavone - Splish Splash
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfohzptrVxE

Paolo Bracci - Un'Altra estate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZLGluBVCC8

Donatella Moretti - Quando vedrai il mio caro amore
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrwRGqz07V0

Don Backy - Ho rimasto
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYXDzkV1xCQ

[manho]

hehehehe, you have to laff, right? after she loves you and please please me the singles just stopped being hits. whereas everywhere else in the world the beatles got bigger and bigger, in italy they got smaller and smaller. in fact, when they finally did a tour - in 65 - rai, the national tv service didn't even consider it an important enough event to cover.

my guess is that fausto leali's guys made a few phone calls to the "right" people.

[david]

And yet there were covers and imitations, so a few of the musicians knew what the Beatles meant. The other question is how accurately the charts reflected popular taste. Would I be wrong in assuming that payola didn't have the legal problems in Italy that it ran into in the U.S.?

[manho]

"Would I be wrong in assuming that payola didn't have the legal problems in Italy that it ran into in the U.S.?"

neil sedaka and paul anka's guys were happy to pay (or had friends), the beatles no. simple as that. every industry in italy is corrupt in a way that nobody outside the country could even begin to imagine.

[david]

And here's more from '64:

Wilma Goich - Quando piangi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwFD5z-JcgY

Little Tony - Quando vedrai la mia ragazza
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WEcLo1fUCM

Rita Pavone - L'Amore mio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ-b6IOOEas

John Foster - Amore, scusami
www.youtube.com/watch?v=miCj56aH6d4

Mina - Io sono quel che sono
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLrJKzqot-E

Fabrizio Ferretti - La Prima che incontro
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuwcJUN5A04

Trini Lopez - America
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIE05JVgIgI

Gino Paoli - Ieri ho incontrato mia madre
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbRgFK6dNO8

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgIz56imKoQ


Audio only:

Paolo Mosca - Voglia dell'estate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4mhamc0SQg

Gene Pitney - Ritorna
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyruqMc-M5o

Fabrizio de Andre - Valzer per un amore
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0ypHqKygO0

Don Backy - Io che giro il mondo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhUQi7E6B3g

Catherine Spaak - L'Escercito del surf
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vm9KVv-_K8

Gigliola Cinquetti - Il Primo bacio che daro
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYz5zlQXExI