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Rating: The existence of bands that enjoy humorously modifying the lyrics of famous songs is not new: anyone will have heard of Jem Boys, Prophilax, or Elio E Le Storie Tese themselves. However, the irony that transpires from these lyrics, although sometimes very heavy, has never crossed into pure blasphemy; at least not before the birth of the Federazione Italiana Fottipapa.
The debut album of this pseudo-band is entirely centered on this theme; we could even define it, using grand words, as a true "concept album about blasphemy". The 19 songs presented to us, almost all accompanied by a single essential acoustic guitar, are amusing stories with either a sexual or blasphemous undertone, or both together, which have already had the chance to be known (and appreciated) by wandering from one MP3 player to another, now are finally united in one album, whose cover, appropriately censored here, says a lot about its content.
And so here we have "Canzone Per Un Amica" by Guccini transforming into the hilarious adventure of a boy who, going to prostitutes, mistakenly picks up a "Viados" who kidnaps and rapes him (thus "Canzone Per Un Amica/o"); "Monnlight Shadow", the old hit by Mike Oldfield, turns into "Suor Bestia", the story of a 200-kilo nun who, during a camp, lets loose in a super-bang with her boys; the famous "Alba Chiara" becomes "Acne", an intense track that humorously talks about pimples and cysts; "Io Vagabondo" turns into "Io Segaiolo" (and you can guess what it's about); the ancient "Pugni Chiusi" by Demetrio Stratos and his Ribelli transforms into "Chiappe Strette", which tackles the difficult relationship between children and pedophile priests; even Le Orme are contaminated? their equally ancient "Gioco Di Bimba" becomes "DSL", a senseless but very funny song; "Certe Notti" becomes the title track, which directly addresses the subject of blasphemy; Battisti's "Gallina Co-coo De" transforms into "La Gallina Co-Coo D_o"; and even Bennato doesn't escape: "Il Gatto E La Volpe" becomes "Alina E Il Pappone", a song in which a young girl is convinced by a so-called "pimp" to take up the world's oldest profession; Masini's "Bella Stronza" on the other hand, turns into "Dopo-Sbronza", adorned with top-quality burps.
The album also contains several little gems composed by the band, like the simple but direct "Valentina", the danceable "Ballata Della Zoccola", and that source of nonsense called "La Serenata (Per Il Giuseppino)", where the guitar even ventures into psychedelic interventions.
And all this seasoned with resounding "madonnas", which appear in every song (perhaps sometimes they overflow). The CD concludes with the first great masterpiece of Fottipapa: "Fotti Il Papa", a reckless ultra-blasphemous version of "We Will Rock You", which quickly gained fame.
What to say? La Soluzione è Nella Bestemmia is certainly an album worth listening to; perhaps musically it is at rather low levels, but I assure you: it will really split your sides with laughter. Those who want to know more about the Federazione Italiana Fottipapa can visit its official site (where almost all the lyrics of La Soluzione? are reported) at www.geocities.com/feditfottipapa.
A must-visit for Po_co D_o enthusiasts.
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