"Vacanze romane"
Single by Matia Bazar
from the album Tango
B-side"Palestina"
ReleasedFebruary 1983
LabelAriston Music
Songwriter(s)Aldo Stellita, Carlo Marrale
Producer(s)Roberto Colombo
Matia Bazar singles chronology
"Fantasia"
(1982)		 "Vacanze romane"
(1983)		 "Aristocratica"
(1984)

"Vacanze romane" (transl. "Roman holidays") is a 1983 single composed by Aldo Stellita (lyrics, even if credited to Giancarlo Golzi)[1] and Carlo Marrale (music) and performed by Matia Bazar. The song premiered at the 33rd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, where it ranked fourth, winning the critic's award.[2] It eventually became one of the band's signature songs.[3]

Background

The band, which in 1981 had undergone the first line-up change in its history with the departure of Piero Cassano and the entry of Mauro Sabbione, starting from the 1982 album ...Berlino ...Parigi ...Londra had turned its style towards a decidedly electro-pop sound, with tepid reception from critics and public alike.[1] Eager for a relaunch, they decided to participate in the Sanremo Music Festival (already won by the band in 1978), but their first choice, "Palestina" ("Palestine"), was rejected on political grounds.[1] They then opted for "Vacanze romane", a song characterized by the meeting of apparently antithetical sound elements, i.e. the classical melody and the retro feel given by Antonella Ruggiero's vocal performance versus the electronic arrangements.[2][3]

Lyrics

Starting from its title (a reference to the 1953 William Wyler's film Roman Holiday) the song is a melancholic hommage to Rome, from the point of view of the unmatched splendour it had reached and that had lost through the time.[2]

Track listing

  • 7" single (AR/00943)
  1. "Vacanze romane" (Aldo Stellita, Carlo Marrale)
  2. "Palestina" (Mauro Sabbione, Aldo Stellita)

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Italy (Hit Parade)[4] 2

References

  1. 1 2 3 Pezzi, Davide (10 July 2022). "Matia Bazar, la storia di "Vacanze romane"". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Parrella, Andrea (6 February 2020). "La storia di Vacanze romane, capolavoro dei Matia Bazar a Sanremo 1983". Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 Dario Salvatori (2001). "Vacanze romane". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. p. 367. ISBN 8888169016.
  4. ↑ Salvatori, Dario (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gremese, 1989. p. 178. ISBN 8876054391.
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