#Cinema - Andrea Bocelli #O2O

Andrea Bocelli is having quite a busy year. The Italian Italian classical tenor, recording artist and singer-songwriter was recently invited by Vatican officials to sing for Pope Francis on his historic visit to my hometown, Philadelphia. He has also been been busy with a major project, a new album of classic and famous movie songs, Cinema, which he produced with his longtime producers David Foster, Umberto Gattica and Tony Renis. Bocelli records duets with Ariana Grande and Nicole Scherzinger. 

Listening to this album in advance was pure magic. Music and motion pictures are a love of mine, and Andrea Bocelli' Cinema is pure magic. Cinema by Andrea Bocelli features a collection of movie songs etched in the culture and hearts of several generations. When I listened to Cinema I was carried back in time to when heard these songs for the first time watching the movie. Cinema brings life to  famous theme songs from films such as  “The Godfather”, “Life is Beautiful”, “Gladiator”,  “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and many more. Songs such as MARIA from ‘West Side Story’ to NO LLORES POR MÍ ARGENTINA duet with Nicole Scherzinger from ‘Evita’.  This album is just incredible. It is simply pure magic.

Bocelli was quoted saying this “I’m fulfilling a wish that I’ve harboured for decades. I’ve never made a secret of my dream of bringing to life a recording project associated with soundtracks, as I truly believe that it’s an exceptional artistic treasure trove.”

It truly shows and it's a must!!!

Cinema Track Listing: 

1) MARIA from ‘West Side Story’   

2) LA CHANSON DE LARA from ‘Doctor Zhivago’ 

3) MOON RIVER from ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’   

4) E PIU’ TI PENSO duet with Ariana Grande from ‘Once Upon a Time in America /Malèna’ 

5) BE MY LOVE from ‘The Toast of New Orleans’

6) THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT from ‘The Phantom of the Opera’

7) BRUCIA LA TERRA from ‘The Godfather’ 

8) POR UNA CABEZA from ‘Scent of a Woman’ 

9) NO LLORES POR MÍ ARGENTINA duet with Nicole Scherzinger from ‘Evita’

10) L’AMORE È UNA COSA MERAVIGLIOSA from ‘Love is a many splendored thing’ 

11) MI MANCHERAI from ‘Il Postino’ 

12) CHEEK TO CHEEK duet with Veronica Berti from ‘Top Hat’

13) SORRIDI AMORE VAI from ‘La vita è bella’  

14) HISTORIA DE AMOR from ‘Love Story’ 

15) OL’ MAN RIVER from ‘Show Boat’ 

16) NELLE TUE MANI (NOW WE ARE FREE) from ‘Gladiator’

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To give you a little taste of the brilliance that is Cinema by Andrea Bocelli, releasing October 23, here is a video:

I participated in the Andrea Bocelli “Cinema” album review program as a member of One2One Network. I was provided an album to review but all opinions are my own.

Do you Remember??

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends, make it last forever, friendship never ends...I was about 7 or 8 years old the first time I heard these lyrics on the radio. Wannabe is, hands down, one of my favorite song and still is. Friendship is the understatement for this song. It really makes you feel like you’re a Spice Girl. I knew this song before I even knew who the Spice Girls were. I adore the beat to the song and every time I hear it, it puts me in a good mood. I remember buying their CD and listening to it EVERYDAY! I would blast Wannabe multiple times throughout the day. I had that song on repeat, and I am surprised the back button did not break. My friends and I had every word to Wannabe memorized from the laugh in the beginning to the Zig a Zag Ahhh. We even made up dance moves to the song and would sometimes dress up to perform them. We would perform them for ourselves, families and friends. We performed in our living rooms, bedrooms and on the front lawn with our hairbrush microphones in hand.

There is one performance I remember the best . It was on at a father / daughter camping trip, the daughters had to perform a skit on Saturday night and we were going to perform Wannabe (of course)! We practiced Friday night, Saturday morning and afternoon, and then performed it that night. It was so much fun. Each girl was a Spice Girl. I was Sporty or Posh depending on my mood, but I can rocked the pout or track pants when I need to. Wannabe’s lyrics are about the value of friendship and that is what spoke to me as well as the Zig a Zag Ahhhh line.  Now that I am older I understand the lyrics more and the message of the song is about friendship and closeness between friends. If you want to be with someone, you have to get along with his or her friends too. Nothing can break that bond between true friends, i.e., "Friendship never ends..." I still love listening to Wannabe and I still sing and dance along to it. Every time I listen to it now I remember those times as kid and all the fun times this song brought and still does. I listened to this song while I was exercising and getting ready to go out. It gave me this rush and burst of energy and I usually sing along too. Even when I played it at home, I couldn’t sit still while this song plays. Though, it is arguable that this song is sexual. While reading the lyrics, I mean it is kind of obvious… the chorus is “If you wannabe my lover you’ve got to give.” Another part in the lyrics I found sexual was “We got Em in the place who likes it in your face, you got G like MC who likes it on E, Easy V doesn’t come for free, she’s a real lady.” G likes it on E? Well I’m pretty sure that is about drugs. I mean they are called the SPICE girls, not the sweet girls.

 Do you remember  your First Favorite Song?


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Press Play: Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all of your fab moms out there. If your a mom yourself Happy Mother's Day!! Thank you to everyone that comment on my previous post. I loved the variety of music you shared and the stories / memories that when with every song.  Whether your mom jams out to her favorite song on karaoke night, while trying to helping practice for cheer or just driving in the car , music has the power to remind us of some great and fun things. In honor of all of our leading ladies on this very special day, I gathered up all the songs and made a playlist speciality for Mother's Daysthat remind us of Mom whenever we hear them.

Press Play: What Song Reminds You Of Your Mom?

Mother's Day is right around the corner and I wanted to know what song reminds you of the amazing woman in your life that you call MOM? Was it a song that you both jam out to on the way to school, a song your mom sang around the house or was it her go to karaoke song?!?!

Let me know!! 

Music has the power to remind us of some great things so when you hear the song on the radio do you think of your mom?