Why italians like Damien Rice.

[jendolyn]

If an ethinicity were to like him, wouldn't it be italians? We are so mocked for our sentimentality, turning everything in a love song, or drama, the ease with which we are devoured by jealousy and aren't afraid to shout it out; somehow nothing really worthy unless love is involved, the more you suffer the more you live.. I don't know.


He sings like songwriters we still sing along to (though no one will publish new ones).. Battisti and De gregori and and and..


I think it makes perfect sense Italy would adore him. He's a poet.

[Kristi]

I agree, he puts a lot of feelings into his songs, you can just feel his emotions right along with him as he sings. Im not Italian but I love him!

[marina]

welcome Jennie [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

[Wheels]

Welcome... I guess you don't have to be Italian to be Italian... [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]

[jendolyn]

Thanks for the warm welcome.


To make it clear.. I was just trying to explain why we (italians) would like him as much.


I think the italians and the irish are very much alike anyway. Immigrants, black sheep of europe,"arty",guilt ridden by a catholicism that doesn't seem to affect as us much as they want to portray in american films.. (because I guess the catholic guilt is undeniable, but don't you always find it exasperated in the portrayal of it by american movies?)

[concetta]

i agree when jenny says about damien like a poet, and about make the songs with the heart. i thing i listen to his music for this reason..

[jendolyn]

JennIE.. it's a long story why I insist on it. But it is so. Please. JennIE.


Eyeeeeeeeee Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Wheels]

JennIIIIIEEEEEEE [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]

[cindy8219]

The only Italian singer I've listen to are Laura Pausini and Eros Ramazzoti (<- excuse me if i spelled it wrong), but i'm not quite sure if they write they're own music. But I like them.[img]smileys/smiley20.gif[/img]

[jendolyn]

Oh God noooooooo noooooooooooo noooooooooooooo !


Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those intellectual snobs, I'll sing along to Britney if the song does it for me but Italy has produced such beauty in music! In most cases it was songwriters, therefor lyrics would have a great relevance and I can't recommend any (or do you speak italian?). Hmm.. I'll try looking into it. Italian music for non-italian speakers...

[jendolyn]

Oh. And thanks Wheels.

[irradiato]

I agree with you JennIE;I often compare Damien to someitalian songwriter(why not a Guccini too, who many years ago wrote a song named "Eskimo", but that was another story...) to explain to my friends what I'm talking about.


After the show of Bologna I was just talkingabout the different emotions thatgave to me Damien and Josh Ritter.... nice but I didn't feel the songs in the same way.


Maybe another evidence is that many of the new arrived in the igloo are italians, and many of them came... recovering the satellites


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[Angela]

Bonjour JennIE [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

[jendolyn]

Halo Angela.. mon francais es tres tres tres peux et mal. lol. Mais, you know, merci for the vote of confidence. I speak italian and spanish like any italian.. approximation.

[Sister]

Io risponderò in italiano spero che qualche anima pia tradurrà.


Credo che piaccia molto agli italiani perchè un po' ci assomiglia scrive canzoni schiette, dirette senza fronzoli, parlo musicalmente perchè per il poco che capisco l'inglese (vedere i miei post tradotti con babelfish.altavista e se vede) non mi rende possibile la traduzione intera dei testi. Il concerto è stato intimo, bellissimo. Uno dei più belli e, vista la mia età, ne ho visti di concerti.


BACI PAT

[cille]

hey jennIE - love to have you here in the igloo[img]smileys/smiley31.gif[/img]


haven't read any messages from you that weren't shiny and true. you're fab i think!