24.000 baci
| "24.000 baci" | ||||
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| Single by Adriano Celentano | ||||
| B-side | "Aulì-ulè" | |||
| Released | January 1961 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Label | Jolly | |||
| Songwriters | Ezio Leoni, Piero Vivarelli, Lucio Fulci, and Adriano Celentano | |||
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| "24.000 baci" on YouTube | ||||
"24.000 baci" ('24,000 kisses'), also spelled as "24 mila baci", is a 1961 song composed by Ezio Leoni, Piero Vivarelli, Lucio Fulci, and Adriano Celentano. The song premiered at the 11th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with a double performance of Adriano Celentano and Little Tony, and placed second. It is regarded as the first rock and roll song to enter the competition at the Sanremo Festival. During his performance, Celentano created a large controversy for turning his back to the public during the instrumental intro.
The song has been described as a "portrait of the disenchanted youth of that time, not inclined to romanticism, and on the threshold of sexual liberation".