That Celentano is a great showman and that he has positively influenced the stages of Italy and the world with his music is a fact. Perhaps it is not even his fault, but staying silent automatically tips the scales toward guilt. Yes, the title is provocative... I was listening to the Sanremo festival and that melody already seemed familiar to me, but I didn't give it much thought; however, while listening to Rock Economy, I realized! Of course I know it, I have even read about it, it is Chopin's Prelude Op. 28 No. 20!!
I don't judge so much the fact that the "authors" (in this case, it's even funny to say it) used Chopin's prelude; what I cannot stand is that once again classical pieces are used without citing the source, which is shameful... And so Beethoven's Romance in F major gets renamed "the one from the Brandy commercial," and Bach's Air on the G String becomes "the one from Quark"...
I think there are few words to be spent... You decide...
Celentano
Chopin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaNSCYexQh0
In any case, I think it is interesting to see how the great classical geniuses are always so relevant!
It happens too often; I remember that only "Non solo moda" cited the titles of the pieces used. I always hope that when commercials are proposed, the author of the music is cited, but it doesn't happen; just think of another advertisement that has been on air for a while with Mozart's Requiem—citations, zero—and they get it wrong; in that way, people aware of what they are listening to and perhaps interest in a certain type of music would increase.
