A far l'amore comincia tu explained
"A far l'amore comincia tu" (pronounced as /it/; "You start making love first") is a song by Italian singer Raffaella Carrà from her album Forte forte forte (1976). It was written by Franco Bracardi and Daniele Pace, and produced by Gianni Boncompagni.
The song became a big national and international hit, being translated into several languages including Spanish, German, French and English.
Other versions and covers
- "A far l'amore comincia tu" was recorded by Carrà in Spanish as "En el amor todo es empezar", in German as "Liebelei", in French as "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui", and in English as "Do It, Do It Again". The latter was Carrà's only entry on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 9,[1] until the remix of "Pedro" charted 46 years later.[2]
- In 1977, German singer Tony Holiday covered the song, retitled "Tanze Samba mit mir". The song quickly became a hit in both Germany and Austria, peaking at no. 4 on the German music charts[3] and reaching the Top 20 on the Austrian music charts.[4]
- "A far l'amore comincia tu" has also been covered in Turkish by Turkish popstar Ajda Pekkan as "Sakın Ha" in 1977. In 2002, Nez covered also same song.
- In 1977, Carlie Bergmann covered the song in English, the name being changed to "Feed the Fire", as the B-side to "I've Been Watchin' You".
- In 1978, another Turkish singer, Ayla Algan, covered the song as "Bilenler Kazanıyor" with different lyrics from "Sakın Ha" performed by Ajda Pekkan.
- In 1978, Canadian singer Châtelaine covered the song in French, retitled "Corps à corps", on her eponymous album Châtelaine.
- In 1982, Brazilian singer Sidney Magal covered the song in Portuguese, retitled "Alegria De Viver", on his album Magal Espetacular.
- Dutch girl group Luv' recorded the song in English as "Don Juanito de carnaval" in 1978 that appeared on the With Luv' album.
- In 1995, Serbian singer Sanja Đorđević covered the song in Serbian, retitled "Dosta je igre te", on her album Zorane.
- In 1999, Croatian bend Vatrogasci made parody cover of the song in Croatian, retitled "Konjic", on their album Med i mlijeko.
- In 2008, a video of a performance of "Do It, Do It Again" appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Midnight".
- In 2011, French DJ Bob Sinclar sampled the original Italian version of "A far l'amore comincia tu" and included it in his single "Far l'amore".
- In 2020, Canarian singer Ana Guerra recorded a version of "En El Amor Todo Es Empezar", which is part of the soundtrack of the movie "Explota Explota" (a Spanish-language musical comedy based on the songs of Raffaella Carrá).
- In 2022, Italian singer Tananai released a rearrangement of the song together with rapper Rosa Chemical called ″COMINCIA TU″.
- In 2024, the song was used in TV commercials for Cîroc liqueur.
Track listings
7" single "Forte forte forte" (Italy, 1976)
A. "Forte forte forte"
(Malgioglio – Bracardi)
B. "A far l'amore comincia tu"
(Daniele Pace – Bracardi)
CGD 4236
CBS Sugar S.p.A.[5] [6]
7" single (Canada, 1976)
A. "A far l'amore comincia tu (2:42)
B. "Forte forte forte (3:32)
Columbia C4 8148
Manufactured by CBS Disques Canada Ltée[7]
7" single "Raffaella Carrà canta en español "Fuerte fuerte fuerte" (Spain, 1976)
A. "Fuerte fuerte fuerte" ("Forte forte forte") (2:40) [in Spanish]
B. "En el amor todo es empezar" ("A far l'amore comincia tu") (3:40) [in Spanish]
CBS 4670
Discos CBS, S.A., Madrid[8] [9]
7" single "Liebelei" (Germany, 1977)
A. "Liebelei" (2:40)
B. "Forte forte forte" (3:40) [in German]
CBS S 5543[10]
7" single "Do It, Do It Again" (Germany, 1978)
A. "Do It, Do It Again" (2:40) (englische Originalaufnahme von "Liebelei (A far l'amore comincia tu)" [in English]
B. "A far l'amore comincia tu" (2:40)
CBS 6094, CBS S 6094
CBS Schallplatten GmbH[11] [12]
7" single "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui / A far l'amore comincia tu" (France, 1978)
A. "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" (2:40) (Vers. "A far l'amore comincia tu") [in French]
B. "A far l'amore comincia tu" (2:40)
CBS 4771
CBS Inc.[13]
7" single "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (Germany)
7" single "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei) / Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" (Netherlands)
A. "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (2:40)
B. "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" 2:40 [in French]
CBS 4771, CBS S 4771[14]
Charts
Notes and References
- Book: Roberts
, David
. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 95.
- https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16822/raffaella-carra/
- http://ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~topsi/deu_70st.html Universität Würzburg
- http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Tony+Holiday&titel=Tanze+Samba+mit+mir&cat=s Austrian Charts
- Web site: Raffaella Carrà - Forte Forte Forte (Vinyl) at Discogs. . 1976 .
- Web site: spanishcharts.com - Raffaella Carrà - Forte forte forte.
- Web site: Raffaella Carrà - A Far L'amore Comincia Tu (Vinyl) at Discogs. . 1976 .
- Web site: Raffaella Carrà - Canta En Español (Vinyl) at Discogs. . 1976 .
- Web site: spanishcharts.com - Raffaella Carrà - Fuerte fuerte fuerte.
- Web site: spanishcharts.com - Raffaella Carrà - Liebelei.
- Web site: Raffaella Carrà - Do It, Do It Again (Vinyl) at Discogs. . 1978 .
- Web site: spanishcharts.com - Raffaella Carrà - Do It, Do It Again.
- Web site: Raffaella Carra* - Puisque Tu L'aimes Dis-Le Lui - A Far L'Amore Comicia Tu (Vinyl) at Discogs. . 1976 .
- Web site: Raffaella Carrà - A Far L'Amore Comincia Tu (Liebelei) (Vinyl) at Discogs. . 1977 .
- Book: Salaverri, Fernando. 2005. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2. es.
- Web site: InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par s . Infodisc.fr . 20 October 2017.
- Book: Lwin, Nanda. The Canadian Singles Chart Book 1975—1996. Mississauga, Ont. Music Data Canada. 1996. 372. 1896594093.
