Eurovision 1972 - Italy

Nicola di Bari performing "I Giorni dell' Arcoballeno" ("The Days of the Rainbow"), the Italian entry at the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest.

I know that, um, certain people are quite tired of me waxing lyrical about Italian entries, but this is really one for which I just can't resist doing so, and quite simply one of my biggest favorites from Italy - a truly magical, breathtaking song, with beautiful poetic lyrics, that just transports me every time I listen to it. All this, plus a wonderful performance by Nicola di Bari, who had won the Sanremo festival a few months before, making these one of only 2 times after 1966 that the Italians sent their actual Sanremo winning song to Eurovision - the other one being their swansong at the contest, 1997's "Fiumi di Parole".

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Music

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• Eurovision
• Song
• Contest
• ESC
• 1971
• italy
• nicola
• di
• bari
• giorni
• del
• arcoballeno
• italian
• edinburgh
• uk
• sanremo
• britain

[zoborzo]

Hey tasosk3,

Nobody can be tired of this beautiful music, specially us who are over 40. Keep putting these master pieces and thanks

[tasosk3]

Thank you for your kind words - I'm really flattered :-)

[donthuis]

Those were the times when fine melodies and voices like him still counted with Eurovision. Nowadays a good voice is no longer required, let alone a fine melody. I no longer watch it, it seems it has become a showpiece for freaks now. Thanks for posting this (although I like his San Remo version of this song better, it's more intimate in style). I've already got a cassette with Nicola's finest, maybe this summer I find a good CD in Italy as well. PS You've got a lot of SPAM on this song, pity!

[tasosk3]

What do you mean about spam? But, yes, I agree that the Sanremo version is indeed better, for the additional reason that here a piece of the song has been cut in order to keep the 3-minute rule (Nicola's performance is flawless in both events, though!)

[setheurovision94]

Isn't Nicola a woman's name? (As is Michelle, Nicola's real name). Or is that just my culturally ignorant mind speaking?

[tasosk3]

I'm afraid it's the latter :-P No, Nicola is actually the Italian equivalent of Nicholas, and Michele is similarly the equivalent of Michael. You're welcome ;-)

[Superdriverxx1]

but it has much to do with a Top quality song ( in my opinion the only one really Top ).

A top quality song disliked by clueless people with bad taste x music who chose the cheesey rubbish x teens or the usual medium-paced pop tune in place of the one classy entry .

In my humble opinion , Eurovision audience got so much accustomed to the average sized garbage music in last years of esc, that they truly trust there's no music else left !

[Superdriverxx1]

@jasonptify then let's bann jazz from our beloved esc ,since in your mind it shouldn't be allowed to partecipate having as same chance as any kind of music else .....

Sorry, but I find your argument quite weak. not to say nonsensical .

As x the voting , probably you couldn't keep yourself well informed on that nite of may : people voted Italy's song 11th , experts juries instead 1st , with a 70 pts lead over the 2nd song , which I don't think have anything to do with homecoming courtesy

[Superdriverxx1]

Though this song does not get 2 much into my musical preference , I have to recognize that it 's all beauty and elegance , really a Top class entry as typical of Italy in many contests .

Tnks x posting it tasoks3 , I really enjoed you video ;-)

[61Angua]

Интересно, существуют ли в природе немузыкальные итальянцы?

[50maz]

ITALIAN MUSIC, WOW

[Bernabecn]

Que tremendo..gracias muy hermosa

[jasonptify]

@jasonptify - it would sound better perhaps in a jazz club not for a eurovision audience although it did well but i suspect that was because Italy hadnt participated in eurovision for many years and the people felt nostalgic more than voting for a good song

[jasonptify]

@sandrodream1 - I think the Italian song for 2011 is ok but not really a Eurovision Song

[33Sergo]

Love it !

[mrrk]

how lovely