"Mégu megún" (that can be translated to "Quack doctor") is a satirical song written entirely in Genoese dialect with the help of Mauro Pagani and Ivano Fossati that helped him write the lyrics. The song has a world music feel, with Pagani playing several ethnic instruments and singing backing vocals in an invented, pseudo-African language ("ooh welele, ooh welelele"). "It talks about the long complaint of an imaginary patient against his doctor, guilty of wanting to get him out of bed. What scares the poor hypochondriac is contact with people, peop… read more
"Mégu megún" (that can be translated to "Quack doctor") is a satirical song written entirely in Genoese dialect with the help of … read more
"Mégu megún" (that can be translated to "Quack doctor") is a satirical song written entirely in Genoese dialect with the help of Mauro Pagani and Ivano Fossati that h… read more
Fabrizio De André (18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was a leading Italian singer-songwriter. In his works he often told stories of marginalised and rebellious people, above all prostitutes, that were seen by De André as an answer to the bourgeois prissiness. De André was born in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. His father was an anti-fascist, and during the war the De André family had to seek refuge in a country farm near Revignano d'Asti, Piedmont. The family returns in Genoa in 1945. Fabrizio studied law at the University of Genoa, but left before graduating. His first instrument wa… read more
Fabrizio De André (18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was a leading Italian singer-songwriter. In his works he often told stories of marginalised and rebellious people, above all prostitut… read more
Fabrizio De André (18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was a leading Italian singer-songwriter. In his works he often told stories of marginalised and rebellious people, above all prostitutes, that were seen by De André as an answer to… read more