Zwei kleine Italiener

Two little Italians is a hit, which was composed by Christian Bruhn and written by Georg Buschor. The singer of the original version from 1962 is Conny Froboess.

  • 2.1 singles Conny Froboess
  • 2.2 Other German -language singles and EPs
  • 2.3 Other Languages ​​Singles and EPs

Background

History

The title was posted on November 28, 1961 along with the title Hello, Hello, Hello: Electrola recorded in the studio in Cologne ( text and music Horst Dempwolff ). Both titles were in addition to 22 other hits selected by a panel of more than 200 proposals to participate in the January and February 1962 at the preliminaries to the German Schlager Festival 1962.

Two little Italians qualified for the finals and won the competition on 17 February 1962. Conny Froboess In Germany held ' single with the Hello, Hello, Hello B-side from 16 March to April 19, 1962 at No. 1 on the charts.

1962 victory at the Festival was once connected with the qualification for the Euro Vision Song Contest, which was held on 18 March 1962 in Luxembourg. As one of 16 participants in the title remained in the midfield and reached there in sixth place. In April 1962 Conny Froboess stood again in the Cologne studio Electrola to shoot ( small Italianen Twee ) the song in an Italian ( Un bacio all'italiana ) and a Dutch version. On April 8, followed in the EMI studio in London recording the English version ( Gino ) on a playback of the orchestra by Norrie Paramor. Especially in the Benelux countries, where Conny Froboess was successful previously, the singer also achieved commercial success. In addition, artists of other countries took the title in different languages ​​and landed there for part sales success. While published in the July 1962 single sold over 500,000 copies in Germany until December 1962, a total of 1,225,000 singles went across Europe over the counter.

As was customary, published immediately after the first publication by Columbia ( EMI) still more record companies own versions of the hits. Except for the version of the Danish singing duo Jan & Kjeld, which appeared at Ariola, it was not possible competitors to connect to the success of the original. However, the large number of plagiarism can be considered as an index for the great popularity of the song. Cornelia Froboess also sang the song in 1962 in the Austrian film, Mariandls homecoming.

Newer cover versions come from Roger Cicero, who sang this item at the German preliminary decision to Euro Vision Song Contest 2007 in the swing style, and the group Wind and the musical actor Bruno Grassini.

Text

Two little Italians considered the first song that took up the issue of what we then called guest workers. During that time hit songs otherwise excessive reality with a lyrically - longing unreality, hit Two Little Italians exactly the time nerve. On the one hand were Italian guest workers to normal everyday life, on the other hand, the Germans Italy had long since discovered as a tourist destination. However, the romanticized text is still far away from real social criticism; the unnamed Italians seem to have nostalgia for their partners named Tina and Marina, who stayed at Naples. In this respect, the song is lyrically with titles like Greek wine by Udo Jürgens comparable, in which the issue of migrants was much more clearly addressed.

Music

The text -chorus " O Tina, Marina o ... " is musically an almost verbatim, but rhythmically smoothed quote from " Les Preludes " by Franz Liszt.

Discography (selection)

Singles Conny Froboess

(A side / B side)

  • Conny Froboess: Two little Italians / Hello, Hello, Hello (1962, Columbia)
  • Conny Froboess: Un bacio all'italiana / Hello, Hello, Hello ( Italian version ) (1962, Columbia)
  • Conny Froboess: Twee small Italianen / Hello, Hello, Hello ( Dutch version ) ( 1962 )
  • Conny Froboess: Gino / Midi Midinette (English version) (1962, Columbia)

More German -language singles and EPs

  • Romy Baumner & Bob Gerry: Two little Italians / money to burn (1962; Discofoon )
  • Blue Capris: Two little Italians / On the quayside of the great longing ( 1962 Polydor )
  • Gitta & Alexander Gordon: Two little Italians / You play ' ne great role / A rose from Santa Monica / Happy Birthday, Josephine (1962; Tip )
  • Jan & Kjeld: Two little Italians / Come over to Copenhagen (1962, Ariola )
  • Charlotte Marian: Two little Italians / ( 1962 Tempo) (?)
  • Mary Roos: Two little Italians / I look at the white clouds after (1962; Weltmelodie )
  • The Sunnies and the Cornel - Trio: Two little Italians / A rose from Santa Monica (1962; Telefunken )
  • Bruno Grassini: Un bacio all'italiana / Tra Cieleo e mare (2010, North Star Music )

Other Languages ​​Singles and EPs

  • Colette Deréal: sun, sun donc / Cheveux fous et lèvres roses / Un moral de plomb / Puisque l' on s'aimera (French) (1962, Polydor )
  • Lars Lönndahl: Midnatts tango / Tina och Marina / Tipi - Tii / raining commercial snart ( Swedish) (1962, RCA)

Others

  • When Euro Vision Song Contest the title did not get a single point from Italy.
  • In the Dutch version of the song is a translation of the German text. In the English version, it is a love story, in the Italian and French it comes to different types of kisses.
  • Two little Italians was the first single by Cornelia Froboess, which appeared under the name Conny Froboess. In the previous singles Conny they called from 1958 and before the little Cornelia.
  • In the radio comedy broadcast Frühstyxradio of Lower Saxony private station Radio ffn the title is the theme song of the same sketch series, which is about two Italians, who lead a pizzeria in Lower Saxony, where there is no stereotype of Italian men is omitted.
  • The hit appeared in the movie Mariandls Homecoming ( Premiere: October 11, 1962).
Number-one hits of 1962 (Germany) Ariola Records Mariandl's Homecoming Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Wind (Band) Gastarbeiter Polydor Records RCA Records German television comedy
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