Cervo a primavera
| "Cervo a primavera" | ||||
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| Single by Riccardo Cocciante | ||||
| from the album Cervo a primavera | ||||
| B-side | "Il sufflé con le banane" | |||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | RCA Italiana | |||
| Songwriters | Riccardo Cocciante Mogol | |||
| Riccardo Cocciante singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Cervo a primavera" on YouTube | ||||
"Cervo a primavera" ('Deer in the spring') is a 1980 Italian song by Riccardo Cocciante (music) and Mogol (lyrics) and performed by Riccardo Cocciante.
Overview
[edit]The leading single of the 1980 eponymous album Cervo a primavera, the song marked the beginning of the long professional association of Cocciante, who was coming off a long collaboration with Marco Luberti, and Mogol, who had just interrupted a successful partnership with Lucio Battisti.[1] The lyrics are a hymn to the springtime meant as a season of rebirth and change and represent a sort of manifesto of the two authors' artistic status at the time.[1] The song has been described as "a full-fledged kraut-pop [...], a hymn to reincarnation in the secular sense of the term".[2] It has often been used as opening song during Cocciante's tours.[1]
Cocciante recorded the song in Spanish as "Yo Renacerè".[1] Artists who covered the song include Marco Borsato and José Luis Rodríguez.[1][3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cervo a primavera" | Cocciante, Mogol | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Il sufflé con le banane" | Cocciante, Mogol | 3:18 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] | 4 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Asinari, Pierguido (2007). Riccardo Cocciante: 1971-2007, dalla forma canzone al melodramma. Editori riuniti. pp. 83–6. ISBN 978-88-359-5944-1.
- ↑ Burrocacao, Demented (27 April 2018). "Il miracolo di "Cervo a Primavera" di Riccardo Cocciante". Vice (in Italian). Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ "Cover versions of Cervo a primavera". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 11 May 2025. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". In the "Titolo" field, search "Cervo a primavera".
External links
[edit]- Cervo a primavera at Discogs (list of releases)