Bluvertigo – Altre Forme di Vita

July 13, 2008 by Alex P Roe · Leave a Comment · Filed under: Italian music

I heard this Bluvertigo track on the TV today. I had heard it before and quite liked it, I suppose because it reminds me of something from the early 80s. It’s not bad. Indeed, it is quite ‘alternative’ for Italian music.

‘Altre Forme di Vita‘ means ‘other lifeforms’ in English, by the way.

As a matter of interest, and according to the Italian Wikipedia entry on the band, Bluvertigo used to be called ‘Smokin’ cocks’. Nope, it’s not in the least bit vulgar, at least for the average Italian. It’s a leg pulling play on words based on a band member’s surname.

The band member in question is’ Andrea Fumagalli’ and ‘fuma’ means ‘he, she, it smokes’ or ‘is smoking’, and ‘gallo’ is ‘cock’ as in male chicken. ‘galli’ is ‘cocks’, hence the ‘Smokin’ cocks’ name, which almost nobody would have understood in Italy.

‘Bluvertigo‘ is much more understandable to Italian audiences – and wouldn’t cause problems should the band wish to break into the US or UK music scene.

An Italian site I found, written in almost English, does not mention this little story, so I don’t know how true it is. Could be a case of a ‘cock and bull’ story.

Here are the lyrics, should you wish to brush up your Italian, and, here is a YouTube video of the song:

Let me know what you think.

PS If if this video becomes no longer accessible, like the previous version, let me know, and I’ll see if I can dig up another on YouTube. Or, alternatively, just visit YouTube and search for Bluvertigo Altre forme di vita.