Donne (song) explained

Donne
Cover:Donne (song).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Zucchero Fornaciari
Album:Zucchero & The Randy Jackson Band
B-Side:Ti farò morire
Released:February 1985
Length:3:37
Prev Title:Sandra
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:Canzone triste
Next Year:1986

"Donne" ('Women') is a 1985 song composed by Alberto Salerno (lyrics) and Zucchero Fornaciari (music) and performed by Zucchero Fornaciari and the Randy Jackson Band.

Background

The song was Zucchero's entry for the 35th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, where it finished second-to-last. Despite its poor outcome at the festival, it proved to be Zucchero's breakthrough and one of the best known songs in his repertoire.[1] [2] [3] The popularity of "Donne" was reinforced by its use as theme song in a long-running Knorr commercial campaign.

In 1994, Zucchero recorded a Spanish-language version of the song titled "Chicas", with lyrics by Fito Paez. Artists who covered the song include Fiorello and Neri per Caso.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Anselmi, Eddy . Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Donne. Panini Comics. 2009. 8863462291. 356.
  2. Book: Castaldo . Gino . Il dizionario della canzone italiana. Le canzoni . 2003 . Curcio . 978-88-97508-31-1 . 131-2. Donne.
  3. News: Giampieri . Valentina . Sanremo super hits. Quando Zucchero con «Donne» arrivò ventunesimo . 17 September 2024 . . 6 February 2019 . it-IT.
  4. Book: Salvatori, Dario . Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. 8888169016. 126. 2001. Donne.
  5. Web site: Classifiche. Musica e Dischi. it. 17 September 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". In the "Artista" field, search "Zucchero", then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Donne".