ANDit was 1988, but what does it matter? the night flies, the song with which Lorella Cuccarini made Italian viewers fall in love with it 35 years ago, conquer even today with his rhythmic and cheerful notes.
On the fourth evening of San Remo Festivalthe one of the covers, the young rapper in the race Olly21 years old, wanted Lorella Cuccarini next to him – 36 years of differencepractically a generation – to tune The night fliesa song that – together with its video clip – was used as opening theme song of the Saturday night variety show by Odiens.
The program was broadcast in the 1988/1989 season and conducted by Cuccarini herself with Ezio Greggio, Gianfranco D’Angelo And Sabrina Salerno.
Olly and Lorella Cuccarini on the cover night. (Getty Images)
The song The night flies
The night flieswith which Olly proposes for the evening of duets, was written by Silvio Testi, with music by Marco Salvati and Beppe Vessicchio, one of the most beloved conductors of the San Remo Festival, up tonight to direct Paradise destination of the duet Grignani-Arisa.
Olly and Lorella Cuccarini, unleashed on stage. (Getty Images)
The single, as soon as it was released, immediately became one of the best sellers in Italy, it is a real evergreen: in December 2021 received a new one Gold Record for digital sales.
Olly and Lorella Cuccarini, what a couple!
The young artist – competing for the first time at the Festival, sang the first notes and then she – divine – came down the stairs of the Ariston reaching Olly on stage.
Lorella Cuccarini goes down the stairs of the Ariston. (Getty Images)
Gorgeous, loose hair with soft waves, a black twenties minidresssequined, with feathers on the skirt, Lorella Cuccarini is the physical demonstration that age is just a number printed on the ID card. And that, in some cases, it can not correspond in the least with the real age of a person.
The version brought to the Ariston by Olly it was not identical to the original, but it included a “rapped”, rhythmic part, which Lorella appreciated very much. «You made it contemporary» the dancer told him at the end of the performance.
And Cuccarini took her role as “godmother“, to be literally “sprint” (read under: crashed down) during the rehearsals of the famous ballet of the piece, in this case particularly stunts.
“I went into the studio and my producer played me the refrain of this iconic song and I thought I’d do it again,” he explained Olly, interviewed by RTL 102.5. And so it was, in a modern version that made the Festival audience rise from their seats. And also a lot of people who followed the Festival from home.
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