Rock

Litio - Lithium

Actually i've never heard of this before but it's cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4E3OOVxDs0

Bye bye Bombay

I sung the beginning of this to you once, we were in your room

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b06rYouE9TA

Fata Morgana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage)

Litfiba is a band from Florence, often excessive and ridicolous. As a teenager i loved this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1JgxzX7irQ

For more independent rock check out this collection https://play.spotify.com/album/0sXQy9ywSi6DNLhJFnwuAI

Singer Songwriter

De André

The master of Italian songwriters, he actually copied a lot the French Brassen

Bocca di rosa (Mouth of rose)

Bocca di rosa loves to love a bit too much for the small village she arrived into, so she will soon be forced to leave from the other ladies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrFjFOjxYyA

Dolcenera

It talks about a forbidden love in some Town and a flood that happens at the same time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKipvcV4soA

Battiato

A famous sicilian songwriter, at times very experimental

Voglio vederti danzare (I want to see you dance)

I want to see you dance at the sound of ... and he lists many different music from the world. The sound style is very very vintage...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CyjIN-nmAI

Concerto a Baghdad (Concert in Baghdad)

Not many italians go to or care about Baghdad nowadays

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otuDAwqOE20

Carmen Consoli

Unicorn female songwriter from Sicily, with an unique style

Parole di burro (Words of butter)

A lady wants to be seduced with sweet, fake, charming words

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuJjOzGIsv0

Focu di raggia (fire of rage (in Sicilian))

I'm not sure about the meaning but it's about some sexy woman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oBFBo4Ze6U

A finestra (The window (in Sicilian))

Observations from a Sicilian window (gente = people)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvV8TaLOV-Y

Opera

Disclaimer: the quality of the sound for all Opera songs on Youtube is bad.

Ridi pagliaccio (Smile, clown)

The clown find out that his woman is cheating him with another actor, but he has to dress, put the makeup, smile and go to stage because the show is about to start. Also used as the starting part of "Save Me" from Queens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN4zv0zhNt8

Nessun dorma (Nobody ought to sleep)

I think that it's about some hero who's going to save some princess and doesn't feel like sleeping the night before

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg-59NoES2o

Casta Diva (Chaste Goddess)

Part of Norma, from a Sicilian composer, it talks about Druids and Romans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYl8GRJGnBY