Amandoti
CCCP's final single, later a mainstream hit via Gianna Nannini.
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"Amandoti" (meaning "Loving You") is the final single from Italian punk band CCCP - Fedeli alla linea, released in 1990 exclusively for radio play on Virgin Dischi. The music was composed by Massimo Zamboni, with lyrics by Giovanni Lindo Ferretti.
The track appears on their album Epica Etica Etnica Pathos. Considered the band's most famous song, it gained widespread popularity after Gianna Nannini released a cover in 2004. CCCP's original version was re-issued by Universal Music Italy in 2014.
Background
The lyrics of "Amandoti" were inspired by the death of Giovanni Lindo Ferretti's grandmother and written in his Emilian hometown of Cerreto Alpi. They portray love as a physically exhausting endeavor that one is never ready to abandon, leading the singer to beg a loved one never to leave. The song was first performed live in 1987 by female singer Annarella Giudici; Ferretti recorded his own version three years later for Epica Etica Etnica Pathos.
Other versions
Noemi sang it during X Factor in 2009 on the suggestion of her coach Morgan, and many later contestants have performed it on the show. Emma duetted with Nannini on Amici in 2017. Måneskin performed the song with Manuel Agnelli during the cover night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2021, which they won. Amanda Lear released a version on her 2021 album Tuberose after declining Måneskin's initial invitation to duet for financial reasons; Lear had previously performed with CCCP in 1988.
Laura "LoRR" Salvi's version appeared in a 2023 commercial for Alfa Romeo Tonale. In late 2023, X Factor contestant Andrea Settembre covered the song with Neapolitan-language lyrics replacing some lines; his well-received performance led to a single release in February 2024. Settembre's version entered the top 200 streamed tracks on Apple Music and Spotify in Italy and was included in the soundtrack for the 2024 Netflix series Deceitful Love.
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- Wikipedia: Amandoti (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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