Chi non lavora non fa l'amore
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| "Chi non lavora non fa l'amore" | ||||
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| Single by Adriano Celentano | ||||
| B-side | "Due nemici innamorati" | |||
| Released | March 1970 | |||
| Genre | Pop ballad | |||
| Length | 3:01 | |||
| Label | Clan | |||
| Songwriters | Adriano Celentano, Luciano Beretta, Miki Del Prete | |||
| Adriano Celentano singles chronology | ||||
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| "Chi non lavora non fa l'amore" on YouTube | ||||
"Chi non lavora non fa l'amore" (lit. 'Those who do not work do not make love') is a 1970 song written by Adriano Celentano, Luciano Beretta and Miki Del Prete. It won the 20th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with a double performance by Celentano and Claudia Mori.[1][2]
The song's lyrics, which satirized the labor fights of the period, turned to be controversial both among critics and colleagues such as Sergio Endrigo.[1] Lietta Tornabuoni described it as "obnoxious, expressing the hostility of the petty bourgeoisie to the struggles of the working class."[2] Beyond its political undertones, the song was also accused of depicting the marriage as a mere commodity exchange if not some form of legalized prostitution,[1] and for its musical structure, too similar to the previous Celentano-Mori 1967 hit "La coppia più bella del mondo".[2] Positive reviews underlined its irony and its comic wit.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chi non lavora non fa l'amore" | Adriano Celentano, Luciano Beretta, Miki Del Prete | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Due nemici innamorati" | Gino Santercole, Luciano Beretta, Miki Del Prete | 3:00 |
