I've got to confess straight up that I bloody love Al Bano. The bloke could stand there and mutter the phone book and I'd be totally hooked (and to be honest at times I think he suite possibly has).
So when I heard he'd be at this year's Sanremo I was beside myself. But understanding that he's been pretty ill around Christmas I concerned whether he'd be up to it. I shouldn't have worried.
Because even though his voice has seen slightly better days, his charm, confidence and pure star power pulled him through, and I had a proper chin wobble on by the final verse. I don't care if he wins or loses (although how cool would that be in Kiev?!) I'm just glad he's there!
Relly, Roy? I'm a bit disappointed... When it started I was asking myself whether Andre Lloyd Webber composed the song because it was so his style. Then it continued and I realized why. It's so reminiscent of Puccini's Nessun Dorma! And dear old Al singing it gave the whole thing a very oily, unsexy shiver down my spine. Nope, we didn't like it at all.
ReplyDeleteYeah really.. I've got a real soft spot for crumbly old crooners who are well past their best, but whose voices are imbued with decades of pain and experience.
ReplyDeleteA true star. His 1996 Sanremo song is pure heart-wrenching emotion.
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