Tag: Italy

While we travel we do a lot of walking. Rarely do we use public transportation in cities, in fact. When you walk you see so much that you would miss if you went faster. Besides, we like to walk! This was spotted while in Florence. I didn’t know the name Renato Carosone, but I had to snap a photo.

Renato Carosone, 8.28.16

Well of course I had to look him up. And then I had to listen to this song!

First I found this, but you can’t see it on my page, you have to go to YouTube.

Here he is in 1998:

Rough translation:

You wear pants with a logo on the back
and a little hat has its visor pointed up
You go cruising thru Toledo
like a gangster, looking for attention.

You want to be like an American,
mericano, mericano…
Listen to me, how can you do that?
You want to live in (high) fashion,
but if you drink whisky and soda
and then you have a long hangover
You dance rock and roll
You play baseball
but who gives you the money for your Camels?
Your momma’s purse!
You want to be like an American
mericano, mericano …
but you were born in Italy!
Listen to me, there’s nothing you can do
okay, Napolitan!
You want to be like an American,
You want to be like an American!
Who can people that love you
understand you if you speak half American?
When you make love under the moon,
how come you say “I love you”?
You want to be like an American,
mericano, mericano