Lazzarella

"Lazzarella"
Single by Aurelio Fierro
B-side "Napule, sole mio"
Released 1957
Format 45 rpm single
Genre Pop
Label Durium
Aurelio Fierro singles chronology
"Lucianella"
(1957)		 "Lazzarella"
(1957)		 "Serenatella 'e maggio"
(1957)

"Lazzarella" is a song composed by Domenico Modugno and Riccardo Pazzaglia. The song, with a performance by Aurelio Fierro, ranked second at the fifth edition of the Festival di Napoli.[1][2] It also got an immediate commercial success, peaking at second place on the Italian hit parade.[3]

The song was later covered by several artists, including the same Modugno, Dalida, Renato Carosone, Nino D'Angelo, Roberto Murolo, Massimo Ranieri, Laila Kinnunen, Claudio Villa, Eugenio Bennato, Pietra Montecorvino, Marino Marini, Nunzio Gallo, Nilla Pizzi, Jos Cleber, Giacomo Rondinella, Mario Trevi and Renzo Arbore.

The song also inspired a comedy film with the same name, directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Alessandra Panaro and Terence Hill.[4]

Track listing

7" single – Ld A 6102
  1. "Lazzarella" (Domenico Modugno, Riccardo Pazzaglia)
  2. "Napule, Sole Mio!" (Domenico Furnò, Nino Oliviero)

References

  1. ↑ Maurizio Ternavasio. La leggenda di mister Volare: vita di Domenico Modugno. Giunti Editore, 2004. ISBN 8809037685.
  2. ↑ Paolo Jachia. La canzone d'autore italiana, 1958-1997: avventure della parola cantata. Feltrinelli, 1998. ISBN 8807814714.
  3. ↑ Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
  4. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.


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