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Pensiero E Volontà
"Pensiero" ('Thought') is a 1971 song composed by Roby Facchinetti and Valerio Negrini. It is performed by the Italian musical group Pooh. Background The melody of the song was composed by Roby Facchinetti with the intent of being performed chorally by all members of the group. The lyric theme go against the will of their producer and their record company, as it deals with social criticism about the story of a man unjustly imprisoned. The tensions between the producer Giancarlo Lucariello and the drummer-lyricist Valerio Negrini, eventually led the latter to leave the group (even if keeping on collaborating with them as lyricist) and being replaced by Stefano D'Orazio. Release The single was released on 28 September 1971 and it was the second Pooh single in a row to top the Italian hit parade. It sold over 850,000 copies. Pooh also recorded the song in Spanish as "Pensamiento". In 1998, Negrini and Facchinetti sued Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pooh (band)
Pooh is an Italian Pop music, pop band formed in Bologna in 1966. Some of the band's most popular songs include "Parsifal", "Dove comincia il sole" and "Pensiero (song), Pensiero". History 1960s In 1962, drummer Valerio Negrini and guitarist Mauro Bertoli in Bologna established the band Jaguar (band), Jaguars, the nucleus of the group that would later become Pooh. In 1964, Jaguars formed its first stable line-up, composed of Negrini and Bertoli along with vocalist Vittorio Cottafavi, Vittorio Costa, bassist Giancarlo Cantelli, and Rhythm guitar, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Bruno Barraco. In 1965, Vittorio Costa left the band to continue his medical studies, while keyboardist Bob Gillot and rhythm guitarist Mario Goretti joined. In January 1966, The Jaguars signed a Recording contract, record deal with Vedette, Armando Sciascia's record company. As the name Jaguars was taken by another band which had already recorded a single, the group decided to come up with a new name. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jane (Alanis Morissette Song)
''Jagged Little Pill'' is the third studio album by Canadian-American singer Alanis Morissette, released by Maverick on June 13, 1995. Recorded in Hollywood at Westlake with production by Glen Ballard, it is Morissette's first album to be released worldwide. It marks a significant stylistic departure from the dance-pop sound of her first two efforts, '' Alanis'' (1991) and '' Now Is the Time'' (1992). She began work on the album after moving from her hometown Ottawa to Los Angeles, where she met Ballard. The pair had an instant connection and began co-writing and experimenting with sounds. The experimentation resulted in an alternative rock album that takes influence from post-grunge and pop rock, and features guitars, bass, keyboards, drum machines, and harmonica. The lyrics touch upon themes of aggression and unsuccessful relationships, while Ballard introduced a pop sensibility to Morissette's angst. The title of the album is taken from a line in the first verse of the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Records Singles
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global and is one of the company's three flagship subsidiaries, along with namesake Paramount Pictures and MTV. Founded in 1927, headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City and being part of the " Big Three" television networks, CBS has major production facilities and operations at the CBS Broadcast Center and the headquarters of owner Paramount at One Astor Plaza (both also in that city) and Television City and the CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles. It is sometimes referred to as the Eye Network, after the company's trademark symbol of an eye (which has been in use since October 20, 1951), and also the Tiffany Network, which alludes to the perceived high quality of its programming during the tenure of W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pooh (band) Songs
Winnie-the-Pooh (also known as Edward Bear, Pooh Bear or simply Pooh) is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's '' Evening News'' for Christmas Eve 1925. The character is inspired by a stuffed toy that Milne had bought for his son Christopher Robin in Harrods department store, and a bear they had viewed at London Zoo. The first collection of stories about the character is the book ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' (1926), and this was followed by ''The House at Pooh Corner'' (1928). Milne also included a poem about the bear in the children's verse book ''When We Were Very Young'' (1924) and many more in ''Now We Are Six'' (1927). All four volumes were illustrated by E. H. Shepard. The stories are set in Hundred Acre Wood, which was inspired by Five Hundred Acre Wood in Ashdown Forest in East Sussex—situated 30 miles (48 k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Songs
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclipse, February 10, and August 1971 lunar eclipse, August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 1971 Ibrox disaster: During a crush, 66 people are killed and over 200 injured in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musica E Dischi
() was the oldest and longest-running music industry publication in Italy. In 1961, ''Billboard'' defined the publication as the "Italian record bible". History It was founded in October 1945 in Milan, Italy, on the initiative of the journalist and musicologist Aldo Mario De Luigi, a former record executive at La Voce Del Padrone-Columbia-Marconiphone (VCM, now EMI Italy). Originally, the magazine was published under the name ''Musica'' (''Dischi'' was added on the second edition) on a monthly basis. In the 1960s, started to issue a list of best-seller music recordings nationally. After the death of Aldo Mario in 1968, his son Mario De Luigi, already reviewer and editor of the magazine since 1958, became the director. In 1999, the official website was opened. On its 735th issue in December 2009, director Mario De Luigi announced that from March 2010 they would publish an online magazine and stop the publication of the physical magazine after 65 years. In June 2014, the mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, she became a cultural phenomenon during the mid 1990s and early 2000s. She has sold more than 60 million records worldwide, making her one of the List of best-selling music artists, world's best-selling music artists. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Alanis Morissette, numerous accolades, including a Brit Awards, Brit Award, seven Grammy Awards, fourteen Juno Awards, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Awards, Tony Award. Morissette began her music career in Canada in the early 1990s with two dance-pop albums, ''Alanis (album), Alanis'' (1991) and ''Now Is the Time'' (1992). After relocating to Los Angeles, she released the alternative rock album ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995), which became one of the List of best-selling albums, best-sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre and form of rock music characterized by a strong commercial appeal, with more emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than standard rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, early pop rock was influenced by the Beat (music), beat, arrangements, and original style of rock and roll (and sometimes doo-wop). It may be viewed as a distinct genre field rather than music that overlaps with Pop music, pop and rock. The detractors of pop rock often deride it as a slick, commercial product and less Authenticity in art#Authenticity of performance, authentic than rock music. Characteristics and etymology Much pop and rock music has been very similar in sound, instrumentation and even lyrical content. The terms "pop rock" and "power pop" have been used to describe more commercially successful music that uses elements from, or the form of, roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockol
''Rockol'' is an Italian online music magazine, founded in 1995. Background The publisher and executive director is Giampiero Di Carlo, author and professor of Economics and Music Industry in the master's degree in Music Communications at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. The editorial director is Franco Zanetti, a writer and journalist who is considered one of the leading Italian experts on the Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatle .... In 2016, it received the Macchianera Awards as the best Italian music website. In 2017, it received a similar award at the Targa Mei Musicletter Award. ''Rockol'' is considered one of the largest Italian music sites in terms of quality and traffic. Rockol belongs to Rockol.com S.R.L., which also owns the newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sperling & Kupfer
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy. History The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori who began his publishing career with the publication of the magazine ''Luce!''. In 1912 he founded ''La Sociale'' and published the first book ''AiaMadama'' together with his close friend Tommaso Monicelli and the following year, ''La Lampada'', a series of children's books. The publishing house kept working intensely even during the First World War, mainly on the publication of magazines for the troops on the front such as ''La Tradotta'', which included contributions from famous illustrators and writers such as Soffici, De Chirico and Carrà. In 1919 the publishing house headquarters were transferred to Milan. After the First World War, Mondadori launched several successful book series including ''Gialli Mondadori'' in 1929, the first example of an Italian book series dedicated to detective and crime novels, by interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
