Francesco De Gregori - Titanic (Official Audio)

Notice, here, what I hoped was a metonymy but instead is a simple metaphor: that is, the use of the noun "ice." There are much more evocative things in The Prince, but this piece is almost surgical in its ruthless vividness: you get what I mean: ugh! The whole album is beautiful, what can I say, but this thing was pointed out to me by my friend Valentino (in name and in fact) who taught me one fundamental thing: "Marco: stop listening to music as a musician! That way you'll never understand a damn thing!"

I have never forgotten (!) this axiom. And the funny thing is he says he doesn’t remember telling me. But he’s lying, because despite being my age, after 45 years in a steel mill working three shifts, he’s retired, while I still have three years to go! So a bit of indulgence...