The lyrics are quite simple, describing young guys in Napoli imitating American styles and poses: “Puorte o cazone cu ‘nu stemma arreto/ ‘na cuppulella cu ‘a visiera alzata./ Passe scampanianno pe’ Tuleto/ came a ‘nu guappo pe’ te fa guarda!” (In standard Italian, “ Porti dei calzone con uno stemma sul retro/ un cappellino con la visiera alzata/ Passi scampanellando per via Toledo come uno sbruffone per farti guardae”). "Since being released, it has brought Neapolitan music (and language) to the attention of Italy." The song is a critique of American culture’s penetration into Italian traditions and customs during the 50s, even though, paradoxically, it is built on the American rhythms of jazz swing!
It became a classic and, since being released, has brought Neapolitan music (and language) to the attention of Italy. But the song presents this American influence in a satiric key, since the Neapolitan guy described by Carosone, who drinks whishy and soda, who dances the rock ‘n roll, who plays baseball and who smokes Camel cigarettes, in reality could not afford all these passions without the economic support of his family.“ Tu vuò fa l’americano” is a song written by famous Neapolitan artist Renato Carosone in 1956. So what is the meaning of “Tu vuò fà l’americano”? This boogie woogie song reflects a specific period of the history, the post-World War II, and a particular process which became popular in Italy in that moment: the Americanization.
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It will be released on the National Italian TV on prime time.
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This event represented a sort of rarity, since the music hall had always exclusively hosted classical music concerts, with the only exception of Benny Goodman and his jazz in 1938.Īnd here the movie starts: the actor who plays Renato Carosone is Eduardo Scarpetta II, famous for the lead role in “l’Amica geniale”, the Italian version of “My Brilliant friend”. They started the concerts in Cuba, then Caracas and Rio the Janeiro, and finally on January 6 th the group performed at the Carnegie Hall in New York. The end of 1957 and the beginning of 1958 constituted a particularly important period for the celebrated artist: after a tour in Europe, Renato and his band landed for the first time in America. But the great commercial success firstly came with the song “Maruzzella” in 1954 and “Tu vuò fà l’americano” (1956) and “Torero” (1957), composed with the songwriter Nisa. The success of the band grew year after year, accompanied by continuous group changes and enlargements. Once back in Italy, the great artist put together the famous “Trio Carosone”, with the Dutch guitar player Peter Van Wood and the Neapolitan drummer Gegè Di Giacomo. The African period was very productive for Renato, not only from the sentimental point of view (at Massaua he married Lita, a Venetian dancer) but also from the artistic one, assimilating African melodies and rhythms. At the age of seventeen, he joined an art company which set sail for the eastern Africa, at that time a colony of Italy, and unexpectedly he remained there for almost 10 years. In this exact moment he begins thinking about his whole life.Ĭarosone was born in Naples in 1920 and, since his childhood, he revealed a strong passion towards the piano. “Carosello Carosone” starts in New York with a young Renato who, in 1958, is struggling with the songs which will be performed during the glorious concert at the Carnegie Hall. Well, the name of that guy was Renato Carosone, an incredible artist who died exactly 20 years ago and March 2021 celebrates the centenary of his birth with the release of an Italian movie about his wonderful life. What comes to your mind if we say: “Tu vuò fà l’americano”? Maybe the Cuban singer Pitbull dancing his “Bon Bon” song surrounded by sexy girls or the fun video of the song “We no speak americano” of the Australian music duo Yolanda be Cool or, maybe, a Neapolitan guy playing the piano accompanied by 5 other musicians, with jazz and swing rhythms.
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