C'era un ragazzo che come me amava i Beatles e i Rolling Stones

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Single by Gianni Morandi
from the album Gianni quattro
B-side "Se perdo anche te"
ReleasedJanuary 1966
Genre Pop
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Mauro Lusini, Franco Migliacci
Gianni Morandi singles chronology
"Notte di ferragosto"
(1966)
"C'era un ragazzo che come me amava i Beatles e i Rolling Stones"
(1966)
"Un mondo d'amore"
(1967)

"C'era un ragazzo che come me amava i Beatles e i Rolling Stones" ('There was a young man who, just like me, loved the Beatles and the Rolling Stones') is a song composed by Mauro Lusini and Franco Migliacci, and performed by Gianni Morandi. The song premiered at the third Festival delle Rose, in which Morandi presented the song in couple with the author Lusini. [1] A protest ballad against the Vietnam War, it was censored by RAI television and radio for being polemic towards the policies of an allied state. [1] [2] The B-side of the single is "Se perdo anche te", a cover of Neil Diamond's "Solitary Man". [1] Both songs are arranged by Ennio Morricone.

Contents

The song was later covered by several artists, including Joan Baez, Lucio Dalla, Fiorello, Os Incríveis, Engenheiros do Hawaii, Poyushchiye Gitary and Yegor Letov.

Track listing

  1. "C'era un ragazzo che come me amava i Beatles e i Rolling Stones" (Mauro Lusini, Franco Migliacci) - 3:05
  2. "Se perdo anche te" (Neil Diamond, Franco Migliacci, Loris Bazzocchi) - 2:26

Charts

Chart (1966–67)Peak
position
Brazil (IBOPE) [3] 3
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [4] 3

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References

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  4. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "C'era un ragazzo".

C'era un ragazzo che come me amava i Beatles e i Rolling Stones at Discogs (list of releases)