Cantagiro, the songs of 1969
The Cantagiro, a singing event conceived by Ezio Radaelli, and still in place although in ways different from the initial ones (the first edition took place in 1962), is an itinerant song of songs on the model of the Giro d’Italia: a caravan made up of several singers who move between the cities of Italy, with evening performances and voting of the public at each stage, up to the final stage in which the absolute winner is proclaimed.
1969
Group a
1st Massimo Ranieri Rosa Rosse
2 ° The angel face chameleons
3rd Lucio Battisti Blue Acqua, Clear Water
4th team 84 All of mine The city
5th bad thought of love
6th Caterina Caselli Emanuel
7th The Rokes June 28th
8th Michele Solo Die dies
9th Mino Reitano Daradan
10th Dori Ghezzi Casatschok
Gian Pieretti Celeste
Giuliana Valci the roses in the fog
Iva Zanicchi a kiss on the forehead
Jimmy Fontana Melodia
Nicola di Bari Eternally
Group B
1st Rossano I love you so much
2nd Paolo Mengoli because you did it
Group B – Other songs in the race
Marcella the clown
Ambra Borelli Acerba apple
Anonymous sound josephine
Diego Peano forbidden
Gianni Davoli the tank top
Gianni Nazzaro Dating in the summer
The gens at the bottom of the avenue
I Pooh Mary Ann
The prophets your voice
I say those
Patrick Samson Solo dies
The Four Kents the hangover
The Motowns dream, dream, dream
Wess & the airedales I invented you
Group C (folk)
Bruno Lauzi arrive the Chinese
Cochi and Renato a piece of bread
Gabriella Ferri has now come down in the evening
Giorgio Gaber the Riccardo
Lino Toffolo Oh Nina
Matteo Salvatore and Adriana Doriani Lu above
Pippo Franco the werewolf
Ugolino but what a beautiful day
A book by Federico Pieri and Daniele Sgherri – “Cantagiro Vol. 1” – reconstructs the history of the event dealing with the editions from 1962 to 1969, telling its history and publishing all the covers of all the 45 laps of all the songs in the race; From it we traced the information for this series of articles.
