Berlusconi’s anthem «Thank goodness Silvio is there» is first in the rankings on Spotify-Corriere.it

Not the nuclear Tactical Penguins, nor the duo Emis Killa and Lazza or Calcutta, in Italy in Spotify’s top ten Viral 50 there is Andrea Vantini with “Thank goodness Silvio is there”, the blue anthem dated 2008. The ranking , which through an algorithm calculates the surges in the ratings of a single song and the shares, is the photograph of the media (and musical) impact of Silvio Berlusconi’s disappearance. The song had accompanied the victory at the Politics of 2008 and ofra, after three decades, stands out in front of Vetri neri by Ava, Anna and Capo Plaza and Come You Want by TheMa. In seventh place will be for you by Francesco Nuti, who also died last Monday like Berlusconi.

“When I met him years ago in Arcore I didn’t know exactly if I was in the real world or not. I was afraid to wake up. Instead it was reality: he sat down at the piano with me and we played together the piece I had written for him ‘Thank goodness Silvio is here’…” , Vantini recalled in recent days. Who also recalled the birth of the piece, written and set to music years before 2008: “It wasn’t easy to get it to the president, but in the end one day his secretary called me and I was invited to Arcore…” Vantini told Adnkronos . «Of Berlusconi I particularly remember his kindness. In the production phase, even though he was very busy, he proved to be available, we spoke on the phone – says Vantini – Outside of work, which he always dealt with seriously, his jovial character emerged, he told me various amusing anecdotes. He was really nice.”

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