YouTube Friday, Or: Singing, Dancing Footballers!
By: Martha | February 16th, 2007It’s a little known fact that, in addition to scoring (nudge nudge) and winning, Italian footballers (as well as foreign players who play their trade in Italy) are also really, really into singing. Though most of their songs are sung in the privacy of showers and exclusive clubs, every once in a while they get the excuse to sing for the public and, thankfully, there are men there with cameras to capture the moments for the masses.
Today we’ve got two tuneful offerings, both from a few years ago. The first is Inter, back in the Vieri/Canna days, singing a song involving blue that might also have something to do with Inter being their love. Since it’s in Italian, however, I can’t be sure. In addition the usual adorable palling around, it features lots of Zanetti, some less-than-dodgy singing and, something Louise is sure to enjoy, buckets and buckets of grinning Canna who was either high or just swept away by the joy of the song. There are also two wildly out of context shots of a nearly nude Christian Vieri lying on the training table. I’m not complaining or anything, but they look like they came from another, even better movie, and were accidentally edited in. It’s very odd.
The second video, featuring a recent(ish) Azzurri iteration, is after the jump.
Louise sent this one along way back when Oddo was dancing, just to prove he’s multi-talented. And he is, he is — especially compared to the aggressively monotonal Gattuso, whose customary intensity just isn’t helping out his singing at all. When they’re not singing, the team seem to enjoy picking on little Cassano who, bless him, takes all the poking and head-patting very well. (As long as they don’t refuse to let him play, he’ll be fine.) Vieri, meanwhile, is fully clothed, so he’s significantly less interesting here.
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I don’t have time to watch both, but the first is adorable. Almost Brokeback Juventus adorable. Although NOTHING is that adorable.
And this is me, officially agreeing with Louise about Canna.
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That was outstanding. I’d seen the Azzurri one before the World Cup, but the Inter one is a gem. Topped off with Vieri getting an inner thigh rubdown. And, who was the dude with giant, Elway-like teeth?
Seriously though, outside of the ‘85 Bears doing the Super Bowl Shuffle, you don’t see this much here. It seems like tese videos are common place in Italy.
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The dude with the teeth is
CordobaRecoba, Muddia. He’s a little seen striker who has magical skills but is inconsistent and is therefore on the bench a lot.I’m glad you guys like that first one, too — it’s like crack for me, I can’t stop watching.
And I agree with you, Muddia — you NEVER see this stuff here (at best someone else does a video, and a few players walk through), and only rarely in England now, though they were more common a few years ago. Yet another reason Serie A is clearly the best. (Despite that troubling Juve video.)
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Also, I forgot to mention in the post ththeat moment where Zanetti goes in to kiss Martins. That’s beyond fantastic. [Insert Tim Hardaway quip here.]
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So now we have a Juve and an Inter. Do other teams do this? We need to find out.
Which reminds me, I was on the Inter website and they have video highlights and everything. Went to my favorite team’s site, ROMA, no such luck. No multimedia. Bummer.
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Fantastic!!!! Great to see Gianni Morandi on the second one….
It’s like winning the WC all over again!!!!Ciao,
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Oh Martha, you know me too well! (Although I’m not that hard to understand: Smiley Canna=Happy Louise.) My favorite part is when he “raises the roof.” What a dork.
And yes, Laurie, Canna is officially irresitable.
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Ehhhh, the dude with the ten foot overbite… His last name’s Recoba, not Cordoba. Cordoba’s a Columbian defender, and Recoba is an Uruguayan striker/left winger. You might also know him as Chino, or the eyeschorchingly ugly bloke in the Asics ad.
God, how I miss those days when Chinito used to be relevant. *sniffle*
Yes, I am a fangirl. Stop laughing, dammit!
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DOH! Thanks, Pasha. The sad thing is that I actually double checked because, even though they look nothing alike, I always transpose their names. Like, I actually looked up Recoba, verified that it was him, wrote about him, and then made his name Cordoba. Smooth, huh? Clearly, double-checking did nothing for my accuracy.
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I have a translation of ‘Pazza Inter Amala’, if you require it. Yes, I am obsessed. And yes, it galls immesely with my Rossonero heart that the song is SO BLOODY CATCHY, DAMMIT!
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Ruby, you are officially my idol. Lemme see, lemme see! (Please.)
And I agree, it’s catchy as hell. I swear I’ve watch the thing 30 times in the last few days, 90% because it makes me smile and 10% to see the Vieri porn. Hey, I’m only human.
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*preens and brushes idol-self down*
Srsly, I could have THROTTLED the poor person who gave me the link. For SIX MONTHS now I’ve been singing the flipping thing. About how very wonderful it is to play for Inter. AND I HATE INTER *headdesk*
Anyways, getcha fresh translations here! Get ‘em while they’re hot!
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It has got that bad I have the MP3 and have made a frigging ringtone of the chorus…*cries at own weakness*
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i am pretty sure that when there’s 1:31 left on the clock, that’s fontana.
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Ruby, I just finally read the translation, and I love it. Even more, now, for its insanity. “Crazy Inter love her” indeed.
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