Did you know that there was an Italian version of Space Oddity for Italians? New words, with a totally different meaning were written and Bowie recorded it just for Italians. Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola (Lonely Boy, Lonely Girl) was the perfect song Bernardo Bertolucci’s Io e Te.
Kryptonite Nella Borsa has a wonderful soundtrack highlighted by the Italian version of These Boots Are Made For Walking by Planet Funk. In this video, they’ve changed it to “Stivaletti Rossi” (Little Red Boots).
And here’s the English version, featuring the Kryptonite star, Valeria Golino and the rest of the cast!
From Dillo Con Parole Mie (Ginger and Cinnamon), Mina’s super cool Ta Ra Ta Ta: Real men smoke cigarettes, apparently…
Sergio Castellitto used the ubiquitous Vasco Rossi song, Un Senso and it made for a very moving end to Non ti Muovere.
David Byrne had a small part in Paolo Sorrentino’s This Must Be The Place, and he did the soundtrack.
Paolo Virzì’s Tutti i Santi Giorni features the music by one of the stars, a singer/songwriter that goes by Thony.
I Più Grande di Tutti is the directorial debut of Carlo Virzì, Paolo’s brother. He did the music for many of Paolo’s films, and this movie about a washed up rock band starring Claudia Pandolfi is a lot of fun.
The end of Benvenuto al Nord features Emma Marrone singing a cool version of the classic “Volare”.
From Qualunquemente:
Checco Zalone’s films are full of his politically incorrect songs like “Gli Omini Sessuali” (Homosexual Men) from Che Bella Giornata.
I’m going to add to this list as I find them. Meanwhile I’m saving them on a YouTube Playlist and I invite you to send me your favorites.
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