Ricchi e poveri is an italian pop band that formed in the 1960s. The four original members were Franco Gatti, Angelo Sotgiu, Angela Brambati, and Marina Occhiena. They were very successful and played the Sanremo music festival several times as well as appearing on Eurovision song contest in 1978. They dominated the italian music charts in the 1980s and 90s despite Martina Occhiera leaving in 1981 to pursue a solo career. They are especially known for having songs or covers of their songs in many languages. For example, Sara perche ti amo was translated into spanish and there have been many Mexican/Caribbean/South American bands who have covered it since. It has been covered in many genres, including: tropical, dance, and mexican folk to name a few.
Ricchi e poveri released Sara perche ti amo in 1981 and first performed it at the 31st Sanremo music festival. It only received fifth place in the festival but remained one of the most popular songs in italy for 8 months after. It is a very upbeat song and the band has a very distinct way of singing it: they sing in short staccato breaths that are high pitched and, for lack of a better word, ‘cutesy’. I think it is very catchy. It is a love song about explaining things through love. One verse reads:
Ma dopo tutto
But after all
che cosa c’è di strano
What’s weird
è una canzone
It’s a song
sarà perché ti amo
It’s cause i love you
se cade il mondo
If the world falls down
allora ci spostiamo
(so) we move
se cade il mondo
If the world falls down
sarà perché ti amo
Its cause i love you
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