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Centro Di Gravità Permanente
"Centro di gravità permanente" () is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato. It was released as a track from his eleventh studio album ''La voce del padrone'' on 21 September 1981. Release The song was written by Franco Battiato and Gusto Pio. It was produced by Franco Battiato and Angelo Carrara. The song was released as a single in Netherlands (Capitol), Argentina (EMI) Spain (EMI/ Odeon) and France (EMI/Pathé). It was released as a 45rpm vinyl single with the song "Summer on a Solitary Beach" as the B-side. A Spanish-language version translated by Carlos Toro and entitled "Centro de gravedad permanente", was released in Spain in 1986, and included in his album ''Ecos de Danzas Sufi''. Battiato included the song on his live albums ''Giubbe Rose'' (1989), ''Last Summer Dance'' (2003), and ''Live in Roma'' (2016). ''Live in Roma'' was recorded with the singer Alice. In a competition called "I Love My Radio", both Biagio Antonacci and Francesco Gabbani covered the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Battiato
Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs explore many themes (including, but not limited to, philosophy, art, spirituality, science, introspection, innovation, Western esotericism, esotericism, religiousness), and have spanned genres such as experimental pop, electronic music, minimal music, minimalism, Avant-garde music, avant-garde, progressive rock, new wave music, new wave, symphonic music, sound collage, opera, oratorio and movie soundtrack. He was for decades one of the most popular singer-songwriters in Italy. His unique sound, song-crafting and especially his lyrics (often containing philosophical, intellectual and culturally exotic references, as well as tackling universal themes about the human condition) earned him a unique spot on Italy's music scene, and the nickname of "Maestro, Il Maestro". His work includes songwriti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Repubblica
(; English: "the Republic") is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper with an average circulation of 151,309 copies in May 2023. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and led by Eugenio Scalfari, Carlo Caracciolo, and Arnoldo Mondadori Editore as a leftist newspaper, which proclaimed itself a "newspaper-party" (). During the early years of , its political views and readership ranged from the reformist left to the extraparliamentary left. Into the 21st century, it is identified with centre-left politics, and was known for its anti- Berlusconism, and Silvio Berlusconi's personal scorn for the paper. In April 2020, the paper was acquired by the GEDI Gruppo Editoriale of John Elkann and the Agnelli family, who is also the founder and owner of . Maurizio Molinari, the then editor of , was appointed as 's editor in place of ; this prompted the resignation of several journalists opposed to this change. Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Songs
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Money Heist
''Money Heist'' (, , ) is a Spanish heist crime drama television series created by Álex Pina. The series traces two long-prepared heists led by the Professor ( Álvaro Morte), one on the Royal Mint of Spain, and one on the Bank of Spain, told from the perspective of one of the robbers, Tokyo ( Úrsula Corberó). The story is told in a real-time-like fashion and relies on an unreliable narrator, flashbacks, time-jumps, and hidden character motivations for complexity. The series was initially intended as a two-part limited series. It had its original run of 15 episodes on Spanish network Antena 3 from 2 May 2017 through 23 November 2017. Netflix acquired global streaming rights in late 2017. It re-cut the series into 22 shorter episodes and released them worldwide, beginning with the first part on 20 December 2017, followed by the second part on 6 April 2018. In April 2018, Netflix renewed the series with a significantly increased budget for 16 new episodes total. Part 3, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages. Launched in 2007, nearly a decade after Netflix, Inc. began its pioneering DVD-by-mail movie rental service, Netflix is the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 301.6 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries as of 2025. By 2022, "Netflix Original" productions accounted for half of its library in the United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing of mobile games through its flagship service. As of 2025, Netflix is the 18th most-visited website in the world, with 21.18% of its traffic coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 6.01%, Canada at 4.94%, and Brazil at 4.24%. History Launch as a mail-based renta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gurdjieff
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff ( – 29 October 1949) was a philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, composer, and movements teacher. Born in the Russian Empire, he briefly became a citizen of the First Republic of Armenia after its formation in 1918, but fled the impending Red Army invasion of Armenia in 1920, which rendered him stateless. In the early 1920s, he applied for British citizenship, but his application was denied. He then settled in France, where he lived and taught for the rest of his life. Gurdjieff taught that people are not conscious of themselves and thus live their lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep", but that it is possible to awaken to a higher state of consciousness and serve our purpose as human beings. His student P. D. Ouspensky referred to Gurdjieff's teachings as the " Fourth Way". Gurdjieff's teaching has inspired the formation of many groups around the world. After his death in 1949, the Gurdjieff Foundation in Paris was established and led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuccurucucù
"Cuccurucucù" is a 1981 song by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, from his best-selling album ''La voce del padrone''. Background The song's lyrics consists of fragments of memories of Battiato's youth, even if some biographical verses were eventually modified and adjusted for metric and sound purposes, eg. ' Istituto Magistrale' replacing 'Liceo Classico'. The title as well as the refrain and part of the melody are citations of Tomás Méndez' "Cucurrucucú paloma". The song also includes citations and references to other songs which marked Battiato's adolescence, including Bob Dylan's " Just Like a Woman" and "Like a Rolling Stone", The Beatles' "Lady Madonna" and "With a Little Help from My Friends", The Rolling Stones' " Ruby Tuesday" (which Battiato will eventually cover in his album '' Fleurs''), Mina's " Le mille bolle blu", Nicola Di Bari's "Il mondo è grigio, il mondo è blu", and Milva's "Il mare nel cassetto". Lyrics also contain citations from Homer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandiera Bianca
"Bandiera bianca" () is a 1981 song by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, the only single from his best-selling album ''La voce del padrone''. Background The song is considered a follow-up of Battiato's 1980 song "Up Patriots to Arms": while in the former he asked the public to mobilize against stupidity, here he polemically and pessimistically surrenders to it. It was first presented live, during the last dates of the "Patriots" summer tour, and officially premiered at the in Venice in September 1981. Lyrics The song opens with citations of Bob Dylan's " Mr. Tambourine Man" and " The Times They Are a-Changin'", and includes references to Alan Sorrenti's " Figli delle stelle", Gino Latilla's "Tutte le mamme" and The Doors' "The End". The refrain is a citation of Arnaldo Fusinato's 1849 poem ''L'ultima ora di Venezia'', while the closure cites Theodor W. Adorno's book title ''Minima Moralia ''Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life'' () is a 1951 criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Gabbani
Francesco Gabbani (born 9 September 1982) is an Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He rose to fame after winning the newcomers' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 with the song "Amen (Francesco Gabbani song), Amen". The next year, he went on to win the main section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2017 with the song "Occidentali's Karma". He also represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, where he finished in 6th place. Life and career 2009–2014: Early beginnings and ''Greitist Iz'' In 2009, Gabbani featured on Mira Leon's single "Filodoro". He released his debut singles "Estate" and "Maledetto amore" in 2011. In 2013, Gabbani released "I dischi non-si suonano" and "Clandestino" as singles from his debut studio album. He released his debut album, ''Greitist Iz'', on 27 May 2014. The album peaked at number 59 on the Federation of the Italian Music Industry, Italian Albums Chart. 2015–2016: ''Eternamente ora'' He was then signed to BMG Rights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biagio Antonacci
Biagio Antonacci (; born 9 November 1963) is an Italian singer-songwriter from Milan. Biography Early life Biagio Antonacci was born in Milan and was raised in one of its suburbs (Rozzano). Despite learning how to play the drums at a young age, he had to study to obtain a diploma in surveying. He participated in the 38th Sanremo Music Festival in 1988 with the song ''Voglio vivere in un attimo''. He was first signed to a record company in 1989, with his debut album ''Sono cose che capitano'' which went unnoticed except for the song ''Fiore''. His second album, ''Adagio Biagio'', was released two years later. He slowly rose to recognition due to his two songs ''Danza sul mio petto'' and ''Però ti amo'' receiving airtime on the radio. He has two sons with Marianna Morandi, daughter of the Italian singer and actor Gianni Morandi. Success Despite the interest raised from his first two albums, he did not break into the music scene. He was aware that if his third album did not s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice (singer)
Carla Bissi (born 26 September 1954), known professionally as Alice () or Alice Visconti, is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist who began her career in the early 1970s. After releasing three albums by the end of the decade, her breakthrough came in 1981 when she won the Festival della canzone italiana, Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Per Elisa". This was followed by European hit singles like "Una notte speciale", "Messaggio", "Chan-son Egocentrique", "Prospettiva Nevski" and "Nomadi" and albums like ''Gioielli rubati'', ''Park Hotel (album), Park Hotel'', ''Elisir (Alice album), Elisir'', and ''Il sole nella pioggia'' which charted in Continental Europe, Scandinavia, and Japan. In , she represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest with "I treni di Tozeur", a duet with longtime collaborator Franco Battiato. In her more recent career Alice has explored a diverse range of musical genres including classical, jazz, electronica and ambient music, ambient, and has coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Mundo (Spain)
(; ), before , is the second largest printed daily newspaper in Spain. The paper is considered one of the country's newspapers of record along with '' El País'' and '' ABC''. History and profile was first published on 23 October 1989. Perhaps the best known of its founders was Pedro J. Ramírez, who served as editor until 2014. Ramirez had risen to prominence as a journalist during the Spanish transition to democracy. The other founders, Alfonso de Salas, Balbino Fraga and Juan González, shared with Ramírez a background in Grupo 16, the publishers of the newspaper '' Diario 16''. Alfonso de Salas, Juan Gonzales and Gregorio Pena also launched '' El Economista'' in 2006. , along with '' Marca'' and '' Expansión'', is controlled by the Italian publishing company RCS MediaGroup through its Spanish subsidiary company Unidad Editorial S.L. Its former owner was Unedisa which merged with Grupo Recoletos in 2007 to form Unidad Editorial, current owner of the paper. The pape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
