"La Compagnia" for 1976 fest

[alfstone]

I'm absolutely sure that no one here knows this song...

"La compagnia" is a 1976 song, on the album "Lucio Battisti, la batteria, il contrabbasso eccetera". For all the Italian guys and girls of my generation, the name of Lucio Battisti is something like a myth...we lived our teen years with his songs, so near to our mood...Battist died exactly 20 years ago , so this one is my little tribute to a great singer and composer.

La compagnia is a kind of "Italian urban blues", and tells the story of a man, sad for the end of his love, who goes around rambling in the streets, till he hears some music coming out of a bar. So he joins "la compagnia" (the company) and himself is surprised that his pain has gone, since music and company defeated his sadness.

Guitars, vocals and bass: myself
Drums-organ-strings: BIAB

Mi sono alzato
mi son vestito
e sono uscito solo solo per la strada
Ho camminato a lungo senza meta
finché ho sentito cantare in un bar
finché ho sentito cantare in un bar.

Canzoni e fumo
ed allegria
io ti ringrazio sconosciuta compagnia.
Non so nemmeno chi è stato a darmi un fiore
Ma so che sento più caldo il mio cuor
So che sento più caldo il mio cuor

Felicità.
Ti ho perso ieri ed oggi ti ritrovo già
Tristezza va
una canzone il tuo posto prenderà

Abbiam bevuto
e poi ballato
è mai possibile che ti abbia già scordato?
Eppure ieri morivo di dolore
ed oggi canta di nuovo il mio cuor
oggi canta di nuovo il mio cuor.

Felicità
Ti ho perso ieri ed oggi ti ritrovo già
Tristezza va
una canzone il tuo posto prenderà.

Enjoy! 

Alfredo

[Hilary]

What a joy this fest is turning out to be.

You are on a roll Mr Stone, a rolling stone.

Congratulations!

[Jean Pierre]

"Italian urban blues"

... Well, it seems to me I like the Italian blues.
Congratulations Alfredo on this song I think your voice is superb
Great performance

[Farrell Jackson]

Very well done Alfstone! I'm not familiar with this song but I like the way it develops slowly into a real power house blues. A good one!
Farrell

[Redler]

Stunning job here, Alfredo!

Liked the widely panned tracks, the organ tone is just perfect! So well performed!

Btw, I copy pasted the lyric onto google translator (from Italy to Finnish) and found out whats the lyric is about...very bluesy lyric.

Bravo!

[Janpol1953]

Very, very, very good job... Great!

[Pete C]

Great job Alfredo - some nice bluesy guitar work !

Pete

[Oldrottenhead]

Bellisimo my friend. Great to hear you singing too.

[Jean Pierre]

BUMP! It's been too long since Alfredo has made one of these great productions!

I love this song, very well sung by A. ... and very well orchestrated.

comme back friend