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Francesco De Gregori

Musician
Forfans of italian singer-songwriters, lyric-focused listeners, 70s/80s music enthusiasts, newcomers curious about de gregori’s classics.
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The Profile

Francesco De Gregori (born 1951, Rome) is an Italian singer-songwriter known for poetic, often hermetic lyrics and a pivotal role in modern Italian canzone. His catalogue spans intimate ballads, historical narratives and politically charged pieces.

Breakthrough with Rimmel (1975); concert protests and the Palalido “trial” in 1976; signature songs include La donna cannone, Generale, La storia, Buonanotte fiorellino, Pezzi di vetro and La leva calcistica della classe ’68; collaborations and affinities often cited with Lucio Dalla, Fabrizio De André, Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan.

DeBaser’s reviewers celebrate De Gregori’s peak albums—Rimmel, Bufalo Bill and Titanic—while returning often to his hermetic imagery, political narratives and tender ballads. Several pieces recall the 1976 Palalido “trial” and the enduring debate around “commercial” vs. committed art. Later albums show consistency and craft, with frequent live reinventions. Strong influences cited include Dylan, Cohen, De André and Dalla.

Notable Quotes

❝ “But I’m out of it, shouted the groom and then/everyone thought behind their hats/the groom has gone mad or he’s drunk...”
❝ “’Bufalo Bill’ is this cross and delight of mine: well, if I could, I would probably redo it with better attention to sounds and arrangements. I did it that way, bare and essential, to punish myself for having made ‘Rimmel,’ which had sold too much... crazy stuff!”
❝ “Captain, I did not want to tell you, but there is a white woman in the middle of the sea... so enormous, fresh and dark, that one never tires of looking at her...”
❝ “Now you can send your lips to a new address and overlay my face with that of who knows who else. Your four aces, mind you, of a single color, you can hide or play them as you want or let them remain good friends like us.”
❝ “Nino don’t be afraid to miss a penalty/it’s not by these details that a player is judged,”
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