Italian Pavilion Music celebrates Expo 2030 Rome in @theExpoCityDubai 19-Feb-2022

21 Jan 2023 · 4 min

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The video features a short, playful musical performance by two vocalists (Speaker A and Speaker B) that blends English and Italian lyrics. The lyrics reference Italian heritage, American culture, and personal indulgences such as whiskey and soda, while also mentioning the French horn and dancing worldwide. The piece serves as a celebratory anthem for the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2030 Rome, presented in the context of Expo City Dubai. The tone is light‑hearted and rhythmic, using repetitive choruses (“Whiskey and soda, rock and roll”) and whimsical phrases to create an upbeat promotional vibe.

You were born in Italy, you studied at Harvard, you drink whiskey and soda, all you do is sing and eat, you dance around the world, you play the French horn. But my song is better than that, it'll tear you down, a bursetta in my mouth.
What a good American, American, American. I live in the city of New York, don't you know it's not New York City?
Come de boca piqui de topelinen,
si tuye
parli miez americana. E quando se fa l'amore sotto la luna, come te bere in gao. I love you. Whiskey and soda, rock and roll. Whiskey and soda, rock and roll. Whiskey and soda, rock and roll. That's what I want!