Eurovision Song Contest 1984 - Italy

[kanervatie]

LOL. funny how that guy always walks behind her and lucks suspicious (I wrote that wrong.)

[edmjt]

One of the best songs in Eurovision, and this year Battiato, with  Luca Madonia, can represents Italy with a good song called L’alieno.

[Jaska8000]

Alice is so hot.

[Jaska8000]

The best at the time. Sounds very good. 

[johnoliver74]

WONDERFUL SONG ..... I LUV IT .... BATTIATO IS ALWAYS THE BEST SINGER AND WRITER ....

[merakli07]

I'm Turkish. I was 17 years old at the time. I liked this song best. The melody still in my ears, never forgotten. Thank you you tube! and thanks, lechfack, for posting this. Oh, memories!....

[bezener]

@merakli07 I' m Turkish too, and 49. And I feel exactly the same. I miss Italy in Eurovision.

[johnoliver74]

@bezener

Hi. You can see "San Remo Festival" which has arrived at the 60th edition. It is in Eurovision and it is the most important music festival (Italian songs) of ever .... it will start at the end of February ... Last year was a really HIGH QUALITY competition ....

[tahityann]

One of my favourite Eurovision songs ever! Please, Italy, come back!!

[euromaitre]

@tahityann Totally agree. One of the best ones that year. Would have deserved the victory instead of Sweden.

[kilomekilome]

Love this song and the performers

[Dani97ITALIA]

battiato?

[ibiza4ever1]

Here you decide which song will represent your country!!

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[lillylise]

Diggi-loo diggi-ley alla tittar på mig

Där jag går i mina gyllne skor

Jag dansade omkring på gatan

Och hela världen den log

Diggi-loo diggi-ley himlen öppnade sig

Det är knappt man sina ögon tror

åh, jag börjar nästan sväva

I mina gyllene skor

[Trulyloyale]

@lillylise what is this supposed to be , Lise, the corporate hymn of golden boots swedish gay makers .....???XDDD

Or at least it's what has always been believed to be from many and many since that farcical eve in 1984 ......!! ;-)

[Campezze]

In 1984 the best was the spanish entry "Lady, Lady"

[sverigech]

Fantastic Eurovision song that became n°1 in Official Italian Charts.

[TheGrooveThatCounts]

True art and beautiful music! The real winner of ESC 1984!

[Avisionoflove]

I have heard most of the ESC songs. This is one of the best, if not the best. Wicked!

[nouanoua]

haha, he really *is* in the way, the entire time. too bad

[adgano]

I love this song, the best one. I am glad Spain gave them 12 points. For me 1. italy, 2.Spain

[euromaitre]

@adgano good chosen ranking, italy was great that year, and spain deserved a high place, too, but denmark and especially portugal had very good ones, maybe denmark third and portugal fourth.

[mikemikey1000]

She looks confident enough in spite having the man around her that looks mencing and spoils the whole performance

[ovetjkin]

I LOVE Italy and italian, I just started to read it at the university and Im gonna go to Italy to..

[ivanoblu]

@ovetjkin Italy is a very beatiful place, without Berlusconi....

[Kericles]

Suramente io no so la prima personna a dire questo ma per favore Italia ritorna a la eurovisione. Escusati mi italiano ma so portoghese. Grazie.

[davfirenze]

i agree with marco, i cannot understand how did the juries vote, giving lot of points to a stupid group that was really ridiculous and had a no sense lyrics such us diggy loo, diggi lee...

[olsem]

i remembered my childhood great song thnx italy.....

[pilimba]

I wish the man had laughed a bit.

[michealbarone]

wonderful !!!

[marchissimo]

canzone stupenda...non ci posso credere che quei 3 scemi svedesi hanno vinto...

[ryanwexford]

bravi,bravi italia

[Camilla4277]

I suppose it never really made it here in Sweden. As I´ve understod it now, Alice still have quite a career, but here you never hear of her.

[Pipothefreak]

Here in Belgium it's the same, but sometimes you can hear this song. Here, it's a "classical Italian song"...

[setheurovision94]

What are you talking about? According to Wikipedia the song became a huge hit all over Europe following the contest, including in Sweden.

[realistESCfan]

It wasnt a hit in the UK.

[setheurovision94]

There are more countries in Europe than the UK.

[realistESCfan]

I just said it wasnt a hit in the UK - fact. Stop being so sensitive. Strange how non- europeans can be sensitive but when a UK person show such you (european) get all stroppy

[setheurovision94]

I didn't mean to sound sensitive but I did make to implement an argument. Of course it didn't become popular in all countries of Europe - that would take something.

[Camilla4277]

*laughing* Well, first of all, I would´t put too much belief in such information from the Wikipedia. Second: it may vere well have been aired quite a bit after the contest, but that is STILL ovre twenty years ago. It hasn´t been played on the radio here for many years. Believe me, I listen every day

[setheurovision94]

Of course it's still over 20 years ago; I didn't think the song was still a hit. Even the world's biggest hit don't last that long.

[Camilla4277]

I´ve been waiting over 20 years to hear this song again! Never thourgt I would find it!!!

[Pipothefreak]

It's quite a famous song, you know! In Belgium you can hear it regularly, sometimes in the instrumental version.

[setheurovision94]

Alice and Battiato have also covered it on a number of occasions; I've both heard a re-enacted duet by both and a solo version by Alice. But still, this version will always hold my heart; it's just so magical.

[SundownerDrifting]

Never heard Alice's solo version, but I have heard Franco's. It's basically the exact same backing track with Alice's vocal wiped and Franco singing it all. Incidentally, if you've ever heard Franco's 70's material, you'll likely not even recognize it as the same man. Very weird! And Alan Sorrenti's early stuff (like the Aria album) is even weirder!