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Spied in Italy: Non Avvicinarsi, Non Cantare... (John Eipper, USA, 01/06/22 6:58 am)

Our friend in Savona, Eugenio Battaglia, forwarded this ominous sign from somewhere in Italy.  "Do not come close, do not enter, and (especially) do not sing 'Bella Ciao.'" Possibly the warning is not as jocular as one might think:  "Bella Ciao" was originally a 19th-century protest song, and it was adopted as a resistance anthem by the Italian partisans of WWII.

So are the intimidating cani secretly Mussolini nostalgists?  Eugenio, what more can you tell us?

 

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• "Bella Ciao" and "Casa de Papel" (Francisco Ramirez, USA 01/07/22 5:59 AM)
  If you want to hear the song "Bella Ciao" in a made-for-TV series, you could check out Casa De Papel. The English translation of the drama was Money Heist.
  
  I managed one season, courtesy of Covid 2020. The Spanish Mint was the target in that season. "Bella Ciao" was there to activate resistance imagery.
  
  
  JE comments: Until yesterday, I naively believed that "Bella Ciao" was harmless musical escapism, with the same gravitas as the recent sensation "Pulcino Pio."  Boy was I wrong.
  
  
  Great recommendation, Francisco.  I always enjoy a good Spanish TV series.
  
  
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