Mi Libre Canción
| "Il mio canto libero" | ||||
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| Single by Lucio Battisti | ||||
| from the album Il mio canto libero | ||||
| B-side | "Confusione" | |||
| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Format | 45 rpm single | |||
| Recorded | Fonorama Studios, Milan | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 5:09 | |||
| Label | Numero Uno | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lucio Battisti, Mogol | |||
| Producer(s) | Lucio Battisti | |||
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"Il mio canto libero" (My Free Song) is a song written by Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti and lyricist Mogol. The song was recorded by Battisti for the album of the same title, and released as a single in November 1972 for Mogol's recording label Numero Uno. The song was a commercial success in Italy, topping the Musica e dischi singles chart in 1973 and becoming the third best-selling single of the year. During the following years, it was covered by several artists, and it became a classic of Italian popular music.
The front cover of the single is a photograph by Cesare Monti, showing an eye with a white background.
"Il mio canto libero" was written by Mogol and Battisti, and it was produced by Battisti himself. As revealed by Mogol after Battisti's death, it was initially proposed to Mina, who refused to record the song, because she felt it was not strong enough to become a hit.
The song deals with individual freedom, describing the feelings of a young couple which faces with hope the difficult moment when they have to start living as adults, while feeling a shared sense of alienation within a society they consider hypocritical. During an interview released in 2009 to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Mogol explained that "The Italian society in that years was very conformist. And [in the song] there's a couple which rises up against conventions, claiming a right to individual liberty, a right to love." As revealed by Mogol himself, the song was inspired by Mogol's relationship with a young woman after the end of his marriage, and by his feeling that "at that time, the orthodox disapproved that kind of things."
An English-language version of the song, titled "A Song to Feel Alive", with lyrics adapted by Peter Powell, was also recorded by Battisti and included in his album Images, released in 1977. Battisti also recorded the song in Spanish, under the title "Mi libre canción", in French, releasing it as a single in 1973 titled "Ma chanson de liberté", and in German, with lyrics penned by Udo Lindenberg, under the title "Unser freies Lied".
A cover of the song was recorded in 1994 by Italian singer-songwriter Cristiano De André. His version of the song was included in the compilation album Innocenti evasioni, a tribute to Battisti by various Italian artists. On the following year, José Feliciano performed the song during the Italian TV show Mina contro Battisti, a competition between songs originally performed by Mina or Lucio Battisti.
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