"Bensonhurst Blues" is a song written by

Artie Kaplan Artie Kaplan (born 1935) is an American recording artist, songwriter and a session musician. He has also been a music contractor where he was hired to musicians for sessions. In the 1960s, he was casting musicians for sessions for Aldon Music. ...

and

Artie Kornfeld Arthur Lawrence Kornfeld (born 1942) is an American musician, record producer, and music executive. He is best known as the music producer promoter for the Woodstock Festival held in 1969. Kornfeld is also known for his collaborations with Art ...

. It was originally released in

1971 * 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 eclip ...

on Kaplan's album ''Confessions Of A Male Chauvinist Pig''. Oscar Benton went on to record the song in

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for his '' Bensonhurst Blues'' album and again, eight years later, for the soundtrack for the French film ''Pour la peau d'un flic''. The latter version was subsequently released by

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and enjoyed success in

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. One of Benton's recordings also appears in the 1999 film '' La Bûche''. Bensonhurst Blues has been recorded in several different languages.

Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian singer-songwriter, actor, showman, and filmmaker. He is dubbed ''Il Molleggiato'' ('the springy one') because of his energetic dancing. Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both com ...

included an

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version of the song („Vengo Dal Jazz“) on his 2004 album, ''C'è sempre un motivo''. The song has been recorded in

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by both Margareta Pâslaru and Aurelian Andreescu. Singer Dimitri Tambossis released a Greek version of the song in 1982. In 1977, Lili Ivanova Bulgaria recorded her version.

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1971 songs Songs written by Artie Kornfeld {{1970s-single-stub

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