He was also a modern performer of the so-called canzone napoletana. Farace's great relay of the lyrics, but I think I'll wait around a bit and see if someone who really knows what they're talking about weighs in first. Tu Vuo Fa lAmericano Lyrics by Renato Carosone from the Danceables of the Sixties. I speak Italian fairly well, but I'm from Texas so my English is suspect (as of course is my understanding of Neapolitan dialect.)īut "Tu Vuo Fa l'Americano" is something more on the order of "you want to be an American" or more precisely "You want to make like an American" which I think fits the nature of the lyrics much better. Bonus: This one is NOT Italian but people immediately relate it. Our friend Sheri Mignano might have un molto piu forte term than "neutered". You're right, Michele, that's not really a "translation" but a whole set of lyrics in English, which unfortunately neutralized (or neutered) a broad array of great Italian songs from the 20th C from "Funiculi" to "Volare".
Someone please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.Ĭool song nonetheless. My Italian is not that great (especially in certain dialects), but I don't think the English translation above is very accurate. Hetty & the Jazzato Band Tu vuoFa lAmerican hettythejazzatoband jazzatoband jazz italian italianmusic napoletano ethnic ethnicmusic etnik.
Dopo l’Italiano, l’Inglese ed il Napoletano, pare che adesso debba imparare una nuova. Two million signatures were collected for the cause, and the final decision will. The first of the three gatherings in support to the candidature of the Neapolitan pizza making art to UNESCO’s Intangible World Heritage, took place in Los Angeles on the 13th of October. Sponsored by Cirio, Le 5Stagioni, Angelo & Franco - The Mozzarella Guys. In collaboration with Associazione VPN, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Under the auspices and with the support of MiBACT - Direzione Cinema. Appena un paio di esami di biologia, su 18 in tutto, e rischiavo pure di innamorarmi della professoressa di Genetica. The event Tu Vuò fa’ il Napoletano - Facce da Pizza landed in the USA. 'Facce da Pizza -Tu vuò fà il napoletano', is produced by Dress in Dreams.
I can't find the translation I like right now (and this iPad is having fits at the moment nothing but trouble), but my favorite part is basically "You dance rock and roll, you play baseball, but the money for your Camels, who gives it to you? Your mama's purse." The whole song is ridiculing someone who is acting like they want to be American, but is Napoletano. Ho iniziato con una laurea in fisica, con indirizzo nucleare ed orientamento biologico. Songwriters: Nicola Salerno / Renato Carosone The original Italian (napoletan dialect):Ĭomme te vene 'ncapa 'e di' "I love you"? The translation given is faulty there is much more going on here. There’s always a fascination with the “ other“- whether you’re an Italian boy who wants to smoke Camels and wear blue jeans, or your an American girl with dreams of dangling her feet in the Tevere.The song is "Tu Vuo Fa l'Americano," covered innumerable times, but this is the original by Renato Carosone. Roberto diFilippo and Mikey Santiago (improptu Italian-American arm-wrestling). This in itself makes it a perfect ingredient in a drink called an “Americano”, which makes me think of Renato Carasone’s epic tune “ Tu vuò fà l’Americano“, which is indeed a song about the longing of a young Napoletano boy to seem “American”.įEED’s Avocado Toast- definitely Californian- NOT Italian, but delicious. Calisayais a great Campari substiution here, as it’s actually an Italian recipe, re-interpreted by an American company. - Guarda 19 recensioni imparziali, 5 foto di viaggiatori, e fantastiche offerte per Vicenza, Italia su Tripadvisor.
The perfect thirst-quencher for these sweltering summer days.Ī lot of FEED’s cocktails are similarly playful and fun, using natural, organic ingredients from local, small suppliers as much as possible.
They stir this aromatic and perfectly bitter concoction together with soda water and a bit of house-made sweet red vermouth. I love this version, which replaces the traditional Campari with Oregon-made Calisaya Liquore. I had this refreshing cocktail the other evening in Venice Beach, expertly made by FEED’s adorably-dread-locked Mikey Santiago.