If we really want to but find a flaw in this edition (in addition to the nearly disastrous run), we can not see how this year have missed the big names in international music (assuming that the Take That, Avril Lavigne just not part this category).
We could not say that since the Festival of Italian music, this is definitely a "defect" secondary, but for us, "heterophile" (not on principle, but to taste) the fact is quite important.
Throughout its history, in fact, Sanremo has always had a large foreign guests and with this our little book we want to remember someone.
And 'a must then begin with the group preferred by this writer, that is one of Britain's most influential bands in rock history: the Queen!
exceptionally landed at the Festival in 1984, to promote the release of their album "The Works" and the upcoming tour that would hit Italy for the first and only time in history (with Freddie Mercury), although only two dates in Milan, in September of that year.
The piece presented for two consecutive evenings, was "Radio Ga Ga," the famous song written by drummer Roger Taylor, who reached the top of the charts worldwide, and then formed one of the pillars of the concerts that followed, with the distinctive hand claps of the audience (the unforgettable Wembley for Live Aid, the following year). Even then, however, the Italians did not fail to recognize us, ordering one of the best live band in the world (if not the best ever) ... to sound playback! What
normal for the Sanremo 80s, but really eccezioale for Queen, who seldom had done and who did not accept at all the situation with good grace, blatantly showing their disapproval during the performance. Especially
Mercury, which in fact in singing, often lacked align the microphone to his mouth, just making note that the performance was not live.
Unfortunately for these 'artefacts' that we propose, the image quality is not great and even the early evening we have only one minute.
But surely it is worth reviewing these rock legends perform on a stage far too small, with just a playback, the usual mocking Ariston public property (which fortunately is not framed), with the launch of his jacket and flowers in end by a great and unforgettable Freddie Mercury ...
Sanremo 1984 - Radio Ga Ga (Primetime)
Sanremo 1984 - Radio Ga Ga (Second night)
and could not miss the press conference ...
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