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La gatta
1960 single by Gino Paoli From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"La gatta" (lit. 'The female cat') is a 1960 song written and recorded by Gino Paoli.
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Background
Initially, the single was a resounding fiasco, selling only 119 copies in about three months.[1][2] In the following months, without any promotion and thanks to word of mouth it eventually proved to be a surprise hit and Paoli's breakthrough, selling up to over one hundred thousand copies in a week.[1]
The song is a nostalgical autobiographical portrait of Paoli's simple, bohémien life in his small apartment in Boccadasse, Genoa.[2] According to Paoli, the cat represented "all my hopes, my romanticism, my desire to look up in the air, to look at the sky".[2] In 2012, Paoli adapted the song in an illustrated book for children.[3]
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Cover versions
Artists who also recorded the song include Ornella Vanoni, Gianni Morandi, Little Tony, Róisín Murphy, Skip Battin and Carla Boni.[1][4] In 2011, Paoli recorded a new version of the song titled "La chatta" in a duet with Daniele Silvestri for Silvestri's album S.C.O.T.C.H.[5][6]
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