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1957 song by both Nunzio Gallo and Claudio Villa
"
Corde della mia chitarra
" ("Strings of my guitar") is a song recorded by both Italian singers
Nunzio Gallo
and
Claudio Villa
, with music composed by
Mario Ruccione
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and Italian lyrics written by
Giuseppe Fiorelli
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it
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. It won the
Sanremo Music Festival 1957
where it was performed by both singers and
represented Italy
in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1957
performed by Gallo. The song is the longest in Eurovision's history. Both original recordings are ranked among the top 100 most successful songs in Italy in 1957.
Background
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Conception
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"Corde della mia chitarra" was composed by
Mario Ruccione
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with Italian lyrics by
Giuseppe Fiorelli
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it
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. With guitar accompaniment and with a vocal ranging between light and classical opera styles, the song is a ballad in the
chanson
style as well as the opera tones popular in Italy and Europe in the 1950s. The singer sings of his mixed feelings at seeing a former lover and realising that she is no longer interested in him. He asks the strings of his guitar to play for him alone, since she has no interest in their music anymore.
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Sanremo
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On 7?9 February 1957, "Corde della mia chitarra" competed in the
7th edition
of the
Sanremo Music Festival
performed by both
Nunzio Gallo
and
Claudio Villa
, and winning the competition. As the festival was used by
Radiotelevisione italiana
(RAI) to select its song and performer for the
2nd edition
of the
Eurovision Song Contest
, the song became the
Italian entry
for the contest. An experts jury appointed Gallo as the performer for Eurovision.
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Eurovision
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On 3 March 1957, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the
Großer Sendesaal des hessischen Rundfunks
in
Frankfurt
hosted by
Hessischer Rundfunk
(HR) on behalf of
ARD
and broadcast live throughout the continent. Gallo performed "Corde della mia chitarra" fourth on the evening, following the
United Kingdom
's "
All
" by
Patricia Bredin
and preceding
Austria
's "
Wohin, kleines Pony?
" by
Bob Martin
.
Armando Trovajoli
conducted the event's orchestra in the Italian entry performance that featured live guitar accompaniment by Piero Gozo.
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The song is the longest in the contest's history as it runs for 5 minutes and 9 seconds.
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At the close of voting, it had received 7 points, placing it sixth in a field of ten.
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It was succeeded as Italian representative at the
1958 contest
by "
Nel blu dipinto di blu
" by
Domenico Modugno
.
Aftermath
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Following this contest, and due to this entry's length, the rule governing the length of entries was tightened to require them to be no longer than 3.5 minutes initially and 3 minutes exactly later.
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Charts
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According to the data calculated at "Hit Parade Italia" which presents weekly and top 100 yearly positions for a mix of both Italian and international songs, the version by Gallo is ranked #69 and the version by Villa the #38 most successful singles in Italy in 1957.
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- "All"
- "
Amours mortes (tant de peine)
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- "
La Belle amour
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- "
Corde della mia chitarra
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- "
L'Enfant que j'etais
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- "
Net als toen
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- "
Skibet skal sejle i nat
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- "
Straatdeuntje
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- "
Telefon, Telefon
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- "
Wohin, kleines Pony?
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- Note: Entries scored out signify where Italy did not compete
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