"Jamaica / Pappagallo" | |
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Single by Robertino | |
A-side | "Jamaica" "Pappagallo" |
Written | T. A. Valli |
Released | 1961 |
Label | Triola |
"Giamaica" (also known as "Jamaica") is a song written by T. A. Valli. In late 1950s and 1960s it was recorded by a number of Italian artists: Luciano Virgili, [1] Giorgio Consolini, [2] 13-year-old Robertino Loretti. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Robertino Loretti characterizes the song as "bright and fresh". [7]
The lyrics go like this:
Jamaica! Jamaica! When it seemed like I was burning under your magnificent scorching sun, I could quench my thirst from a spring. But how can I rinse the heat of my heart that burns of passion? [8]
In the USSR Robertino Loretti's version of the song became immensely popular when around 1962 his record containing it was released in the country. [9] Together with his rendition of " Santa Lucia", "Giamaica" could be heard from every window. [10] [11] [12] The song was since translated into Russian.
In 1961 the song was covered by Danish singer Birthe Wilke. Her version was released as a single, with "Pepito" on the other side. [13] [14]
7-inch (45 RPM) single La Voce Del Padrone 7MQ 1498 (1958, Italy)
7-inch (45 RPM) single Parlophon QMSP 16269 (1959, Italy)
7-inch (45 RPM) single (1959, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, etc.)
7-inch EP (45 RPM) Triola TEP 31 (1961, Sweden, Switzerland, etc.)
7-inch (45 RPM) single Philips 355 247 PF (1961, Denmark)