We'll Live It All Again Explained

We'll Live It All Again (lo rivivrei)
Cover:Al Bano & Romina Power - We'll Live It All Again.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Al Bano and Romina Power
Album:1978
Released:1976
Length:4:07
Label:Libra
Composer:Detto Mariano
Lyricist:
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Song: "We'll Live It All Again"
Year:1976
Country:Italy
As:Al Bano and Romina Power
Composer:Detto Mariano
Conductor:Maurizio Fabrizio
Place:7th
Points:69
Prev:Era
Prev Year:1975
Prev Link:Era (song)
Next:Libera
Next Year:1977
Next Link:Libera (song)

"We'll Live It All Again (lo rivivrei)" is a song recorded by Italian-American duo Al Bano and Romina Power, with music composed by Detto Mariano and lyrics written by Albano and Romina themselves. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 held in The Hague.

Background

Conception

"We'll Live It All Again (lo rivivrei)" was composed by Detto Mariano with lyrics written by Albano Carrisi and Romina Power and recorded by themselves as Al Bano and Romina Power.The song is a love duet sung from the perspective of a married couple addressing each other. They recall their first kiss and their early relationship and later sing about their pride at having a daughter together. They tell each other that they would each "live it all again" and if this were the case, "I'd always choose you again".[1]

In addition to the English-Italian version, they recorded the song in Italian –as "E fu subito amore"–, in French –"T'aimer encore une fois"–, in Spanish –"Viviremos todo de nuevo"–, in English-Italian-French, and in English-Spanish.[1] In 1982, they re-recorded the song for their Spanish language album Felicidad with new lyrics and retitled "Vivirlo otra vez".

Eurovision

Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) internally selected "We'll Live It All Again" as for the of the Eurovision Song Contest.[2]

On 3 April 1976, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Dutch; Flemish: [[World Forum (The Hague)|Nederlands Congresgebouw]]|i=unset in The Hague hosted by Dutch; Flemish: [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting]]|i=unset (NOS), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Al Bano and Romina Power performed "We'll Live It All Again" in English-Italian thirteenth on the night, following 's "Sobran las palabras" by Braulio and preceding 's "My Little World" by Waterloo & Robinson. Maurizio Fabrizio conducted the live orchestra in the performance of the Italian entry.[3] It was the country's first entry not to be sung entirely in Italian in the contest, and one of only three –alongside 1984's "I treni di Tozeur" and 1991's "Comme è ddoce 'o mare"– between the country's debut and its 1998–2010 hiatus.

At the close of voting, it had received 69 points, placing seventh in a field of eighteen.[4] It was succeeded as Italian representative at the by "Libera" by Mia Martini. Al Bano and Romina Power returned to the Contest in with "Magic Oh Magic".

Track listing

A. "We'll Live It All Again (Lo rivivrei)" – 4:07

B. "Na, na, na" – 3:33

A. "Viviremos todo de nuevo" – 4:12

B. "Mai, mai, mai" – 4:00

A. "T'aimer encore une fois" (Version française) – 4:05

B. "T'aimer encore une fois" (Version italienne) – 4:05

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: We'll Live It All Again - lyrics. The Diggiloo Thrush.
  2. Web site: National Selections: 1976. Eurovisionworld.
  3. Eurovision Song Contest 1976. Eurovision Song Contest 1976. Eurovision Song Contest. Eurovision Song Contest. NOS / EBU. 3 April 1976.
  4. Web site: Official Eurovision Song Contest 1976 scoreboard. Eurovision Song Contest.
  5. Web site: Al Bano & Romina Power - We'll Live It All Again (Lo Riviveri) (Vinyl) at Discogs . 1976 . www.discogs.com . 2015-08-23.
  6. Web site: Al Bano & Romina Power - Viviremos Todo De Nuevo (Vinyl) at Discogs . 1976 . www.discogs.com . 2015-08-23.
  7. Web site: Al Bano & Romina Power - T'Aimer Encore Une Fois (Vinyl) at Discogs . 1976 . www.discogs.com . 2015-08-23.
  8. Web site: InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste . www.infodisc.fr . fr . 2015-08-10.