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?
Sunday, May 27, 2007
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Hi Vinny..
You have listed great songs. Nice selection. Now hopefully you can help me out because I asked around and got nowhere. I'm getting married real soon and looking for an Italian song for a mother/son dance. The only two that I always come up with are 'Le Mamme' - Toto Cotugno and 'Mama' - Umberto Tozzi. They're both great but they have been used at many weddings before and I would just like a different song. One just as good as those. Can you recommend a few?
Thank you
People should read this.
Yikes - sorry for the delay, tnc. Hope wedding went well. For others who come across this post: one somewhat recent mother/son song that's quite popular is Luca Barbarossa's "Portami a Ballare," winner of the Sanremo song festival in '94. It's all about a son making the mother proud as he moves on. Francesco Renga also had a winning song dedicated to his mother in '02 with "Tracce di Te."
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