Let’s face it right away: this year there isn’t one Chills like last year. No song evidently as close to winning as Mahmood and Blanco’s last year. At the ratings of Sanremo 2023, the meeting dedicated to the press to get to know the pieces in the competition, the love song wins. There is almost no mention of social issues, the trend is introspection and feeling. In the final evening, as we know, there will be a speech by Volodomyr Zelensky“probably a recorded video,” he explains Amadeuswho also says that it was the Ukrainian prime minister who asked to participate.
Controversy chapter: on the case Madame and the case of the fake green pass are under investigation. “But she will not be ousted before the start of the festival,” assures Amadeus.
Here are the report cards of the songs at first listen.
When you’re out of breath – Gianluca Grignani
Intimate song, perhaps the most personal ever, which speaks of the difficult relationship with the father. “Hello dad or goodbye dad, I forgive you, my tears are sincere”. Grignani is a sad, introspective, singer-songwriter, with a refrain to sing loud. To listen again.
Splash – Colapesce and Dimartino
An attack reminiscent of i March Gardens, and after all Lucio Battisti – the one from the prog phase – is the inspiring ghost of the whole song. Plus a good dose of humour, stylistic signature of Colapesce and Dimartino. After Very light music it was difficult to repeat the feat: this is already an announced hit. Cult verse: «I work not to be with you». Talk about a relationship in crisis. We end up with a “splash” of Modugnana memory, that of Old Tailcoat.
A nice trip – Article 31
If there weren’t some rapped parts, it could very well be a Max Pezzali song. Nostalgia for the past years (“We didn’t want to grow up but then it happened all of a sudden”) but also the memory of the underdog, which started from scratch. J-Ax’s touch is felt strongly in verses such as: «You can’t even die young anymore because now you have a family and it depends on you».
Monster – Gianmaria
“What do I look like a monster to you? Look, I’m fine.” It is the cry of an outsider who seeks salvation. Very catchy chorus. A bit of electronics, a lot of pop, a “cursive” accent and 100% genuineness.
Salts – Anna Oxa
Words by Francesco Bianconi, but hardly recognizable in this epic piece, with an incipit on the dramatic piano and lines such as «libera l’anima come rondini la sera» or «nitida come il canto dell’anima». Solemn tone, almost a hymn of the cult of Anna Oxa (to which we are affiliated). Excessive, virtuosity galore, who knows what will happen on stage.
Super heroes – Mr Rain
“Superheroes like you and me. I will walk one step away from you and we will stop the wind like in hurricanes». Text as always very explicit, sentimental, with the choir entering the edifying refrain. Perfect piece for the Tiktok generation. It will be full of hearts.
Made in Italy – Pink Chemical
Perhaps the revelation of the Festival. An electronic polka to dance to, which this summer will make havoc from the beaches to the baby dance. «Maaa love songs are better off-key I sing them to you like this». An announced catchphrase, with a refrain that sticks in your head and doesn’t go away: «Made in Italy». It will be there How to dance of Dargen D’Amico this year? Rosa Chemical also puts her whole world into it, fluidity, sex, provocation: «You like that I’m perverse, I put on lipstick». We like it.
Bad words – Georgia
It starts out like a Whitney Houston tune with an 80s Fender piano-style keyboard. R ‘n’ b atmospheres in which Giorgia wins hands down. Refined song, we talk about a love gone wrong and words said badly, she doesn’t overdo it, she doesn’t scream, she sings with her usual good taste: «And in the end you were a good song».
If then tomorrow – Lda
A ballad that feels like a lullaby, reminiscent of Ed Sheeran. “Oh oh give me your hands, but only if you stay” is the sugary refrain that kids will like. Melody and atmosphere reminiscent of a thousand others of its kind, but it will work. He too seems to be singing in italics.
Ash – Lazza
Written by Davide Petrella and Dardust, a powerful piece of the best urban. Electronics, a nice groove and autotune. Verse to note: «Now we don’t even make love, I would rather say that we make hate».
Sea of ​​trouble – Aries
Song written by Ariete together with his label mate (Bomba Dischi) Calcutta, the king of indie. There is talk of a love affair between two young women: «You, you were more beautiful than me». Dreamy atmospheres, pop melody, ballad that explodes in the chorus with the orchestra: «Let’s join our breaths, warm breasts in the morning, you jump with me, sea of ​​troubles».
Lost causes – Sethu
“We are two lost causes, you always told me that.” Pop punk reminiscent of Blanco.
Tango – Tananai
Sentimental ballad, it’s the more serious Tananai, it lacks the humor of «baby come back to me, and throw that gun away». Here it is all sentiment sung with great pathos, but a pinch of irony remains: «He was beautiful until he knocked the police». There is talk of a finished love: «Let me go back to the night I met you so I don’t buy you a drink».
I live – Levant
The refrain works perfectly: «I live an erotic dream, the joy of my body is a magical act». A hymn to the female body that gives life, a hymn to life: the song recalls the moments following childbirth, joy and carnality mixed together in a less cerebral text than usual.
Third heart – Leo Gassman
Participate in the text Riccardo Zanotti of the Nuclear Tactical Penguins and you can hear it. In lines like: «I think I have a talent for turning challenges into bad luck». But also in the catchy pop melody and rhythm. “I know you laughed when I said I have three hearts in my chest.”
leave me – Fashion
Song about depression, with a classic approach to the Modà . To listen again.
Two lives – Marco Mengoni
Love song written with Davide Petrella. Strings, pathos and a ton of feelings. “If this is the last song and then the moon will explode.” “I know that you never sleep” is the verse that could generate dozens of memes. A piece that is seriously a candidate for victory and that allows Mengoni to show off all her singing talents. We expect a heartfelt interpretation that will explode televoting.
Selfish – Shari
He writes the music Salmo, a piece comes out halfway between urban, pop and rap. “If you were here with me, I’d feel a little less selfish.” Rhythm and hypnotic text. Works.
fury – Paula and Clare
The most awaited return of the festival does not disappoint expectations. On the contrary. Fury is the perfect summer dance hit, with a refrain that enters the head at first listen: «On this sunny night, fury, fury, loving each other and making noise». Atmospheres to Festival, we hope for the choreography on stage to be replicated on social media. A hit was born.
Letter 22 – Countryside cousins
The Cousins ​​of the countryside in Sanremo after a 53-year career update the falsetto to 2023 thanks to the List Representative who writes the piece. Love song that recalls their hits but with a modern-radio tone. “Don’t leave me alone, don’t leave me here, don’t leave me alone, don’t leave me here,” they sing. We won’t leave them alone, they are among the best surprises of the festival. To sing all in chorus on car journeys.
Dust -Olly
Dance piece with autotune reminiscent of Fedez and Dargen. Olly comes from Sanremo Giovani and says he is “in love like the blind with smells”.
Sunrise – Last
Ballad that will make many cry. Omnipresent piano, with a crescendo of emotions and pathos that doesn’t seem to explode in a catchy refrain. Last sings as always, confident and with a lot of heart. The text is sad: «I love the dawn because I often hate my life».
The good in the bad – Madame
There is talk of a love that ended in resentment: “Love, you are the worst mistake I’ve ever made in my life.” Electronic dance, with all of Madame inside her, her voice, her personality, her flicker. Great beat, nice shot, it’ll get everyone dancing. With a politically incorrect verse: «You are still the whore who has given meaning to my days».
Stupid – Will
“But sometimes I feel stupid, I wanted the whole planet to hold it in one hand”. A perfect ballad for Tiktok.
Two thousand minutes – Mara Sattei
The piece is signed by, among others, Damiano David of Maneskin and his brother thasup. Song about a finished love, perhaps sick. “And tell me if there was love between those words and then give me two thousand minutes, or rather two thousand hours”. Traditionally hyper Sanremo song, with an exploding chorus.
I do not feel like – With uncle
A little funk, good energy and a good dose of fun. The Colla Zios sing: «You are like tobacco, I checkmate». A little freshness.
The farewell – Like Things
“And it will go anyway. Goodbye is not a possibility.’ We talk about a love in crisis, with the atmosphere of Coma Cose in style flames in the eyes, but with a little bitterness and more introspection inside.
Two – Elodies
Great rhythm, it’s the perfect urban piece. A love gone wrong: «My tears or your tears, there are two things». We are from the parts of Andromeda, is the most refined Elodie, compared to «one, two, three, raise». Always brilliant interpretation, song to dance to.
Source: Vanity Fair
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