Chi non lavora non fa l'amore

"Chi non lavora non fa l'amore"
Single by Adriano Celentano
B-side"Due nemici innamorati"
ReleasedMarch 1970
GenrePop ballad
Length3:01
LabelClan
Songwriter(s)Adriano Celentano, Luciano Beretta, Miki Del Prete
Adriano Celentano singles chronology
"Lirica d'inverno"
(1969) 		"Chi non lavora non fa l'amore"
(1970) 		"Viola"
(1970)
Audio
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"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]

Reception

The song's lyrics, which satirized the labor fights of the period, turned to be controversial both among critics and collegues 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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chi non lavora non fa l'amore"Adriano Celentano, Luciano Beretta, Miki Del Prete3:01
2."Due nemici innamorati"Gino Santercole, Luciano Beretta, Miki Del Prete3:00

Charts

Chart Peak position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[3] 1

References

  1. ^ a b c d Anselmi, Eddy (2009). "Chi non lavora non fa l'amore". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini. p. 214. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  2. ^ a b c Castaldo, Gino (2003). "Chi non lavora non fa l'amore". Il dizionario della canzone italiana. Le canzoni. Curcio. pp. 103–4. ISBN 978-88-97508-31-1.
  3. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Chi non lavora".


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