New Italian wedding songs

Someone recently asked for a "primo ballo" type Italian song for their wedding but she wanted something fairly recent. So putting aside 70s and 80s classics like "Ti Amo," "Caruso" and "Ti Sposero' Perche," here's a short list of what I came up with, along with video clips of most of these below:

"Vivo per Lei" / Andrea Bocelli (with Giorgia) - Probably the most popular Italian song used at weddings today. And if one of you isn't Italian, the female vocals have also been recorded in 6 or 7 other languages...

"I Belong to You" / Eros Ramazzotti & Anastacia - Eros probably has hundreds to choose from; this one's probably the most recent one that fits

"Per Me Per Sempre" / Eros Ramazzotti - I think he wrote this for his daughter but the message works here as well

"Una Su Un Milione" / Alex Britti - I don't know if this sounds like your typical first dance song but it's one of my favs from past few years

"Con Te Partiro'" / Andrea Bocelli - Might be a bit overplayed, but it definitely fits the occasion

"Eccoti" / Max Pezzali (of 883 fame)

"Ballando al Buio" / Stadio - This one was requested all the time in the WFUV days of Italian Sinfonia

"Una Rosa Blu" - Michele Zarrilo

"Come Sei Bella" / Massimo Di Cataldo - he's got a few good ones, too; this one's obviously more of a dedication to the girl

Baglioni and Cocciante have been still producing their usual romantic fare so you could try them, too. If I think of anything else in particular or get any other suggestions, I'll update this list.




This topic got me thinking some more - has anyone heard any modern replacements for "Lauretta" yet as the standard Italian father/daughter song?

Marta, Marta...

While googling for the name of what we now think is a US made Italian song, I tried looking out for any artists from the late 70s/early 80s whose name I didn't immediately recognize. I finally was able to put a name to songs I last remember hearing at Brooklyn weddings in those days including an Italian version of Cielito Lindo called Bambina Mia by Le Piccole Ore. A great site to listen to, and even request instantly, songs from the 60s and 70s (and a handful of 80s songs) is ItalianGraffiati.com. I noticed on the playlist a lot of silly band names I never heard of like The Little Boys and The Red Roosters and no matter what song I requested from these bands, it usually turned out to be an Italian version of a Beatles or other 60s English hit - even the Beach Boys were covered!

A song not on Graffiati's playlist, unfortunately, is the below catchy gem I discovered on YouTube from Ciro Sebastianelli, a somewhat popular 70s singer/songwriter from Naples. Check out his official site for more song samples, late-70s magazine articles about him and even album covers from such compilations as "Festivalbar 1980" where he finished 5th.



Ciro Sebastanelli - Marta, Marta

All Good Things

Nelly Furtado's latest US single, "All Good Things (Come to an End)," was also recorded as a duet with Zero Assoluto. She also recorded a duet of the same song for her German fans with the lead singer of German band Reamonn.
You might also remember that earlier this year a radiant Furtado performed with Zero Assoluto again at il Festival di Sanremo as the group's international guest for their entry "Appena Prima di Partire."

Here's a performance of "All Good Things" with the Italians:

Vinicio Capossela @ Joe's Pub, 5/22

Singer-songwriter Vinicio Capossela will be making appearances in NYC and Canada later this month. Here's a video of Capossela's biggest hit to date:



Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette Street
NYC

Joe's Pub has been attracting a number of critically acclaimed Italian singers such as Carmen Consoli and Festival di Sanremo winner Avion Travel.

Quanto Mi Manchi Tu...

I have been trying to ID this song for the longest time - came across it again recently and finally decided to take action this time around.
Sorry for the low quality of the short clip - recording was from early 80s cassette.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/quantomimanchitu2-mp3.html

Thanks!

Oh and welcome to the Italian Sinfonia blog. Not sure yet how often we'll post here but it may come in handy for some news or last minute event updates - or maybe even some more song IDs if this one's successful...