{"id":329392,"date":"2026-07-14T20:50:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italien.news\/?p=329392"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:08:38","slug":"gianna-rino-gaetano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/gianna-rino-gaetano\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abGianna\u00bb by Rino Gaetano: Meaning &amp; Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/gianna-rino-gaetano\/#Die_Geschichte_hinter_dem_Lied\" >The Story Behind the Song<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/gianna-rino-gaetano\/#Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABGianna%C2%BB\" >What is \u00abGianna\u00bb about?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/gianna-rino-gaetano\/#Songtext_Bedeutung\" >Lyrics &amp; Meaning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/gianna-rino-gaetano\/#%C2%ABGianna%C2%BB_im_Video\" >\u00abGianna\u00bb in the video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/gianna-rino-gaetano\/#Das_macht_den_Song_besonders\" >That's what makes this song special<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/gianna-rino-gaetano\/#Fazit\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sanremo, Winter 1978: A young man in a tailcoat, his chest adorned with medals, stands on Italy\u2019s most famous stage and sings a woman\u2019s name like a mantra\u2014\u00abGianna.\u00bb Not a sappy love song, not a ballad, but a bouncy, ironic earworm that holds up a mirror to the country with a wink. \u00abGianna\u00bb by Rino Gaetano became an overnight hit\u2014and remains to this day one of the most unconventional songs ever to come out of the festival.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4>Profile<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Artist:<\/strong> Rino Gaetano<\/li>\n<li><strong>Published:<\/strong> 1978, from the album \u00abNuntereggae pi\u00f9\u00bb (RCA Italiana)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lyrics &amp; Music:<\/strong> Rino Gaetano<\/li>\n<li><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Singer-songwriter pop with ska and reggae influences<\/li>\n<li><strong>Special features:<\/strong> 3rd place at the 1978 Sanremo Festival; considered the first entry in the festival's history to include the word \u00absesso\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Die_Geschichte_hinter_dem_Lied\"><\/span>The Story Behind the Song<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rino Gaetano, whose real name was Salvatore Antonio Gaetano, was born in Crotone in 1950 and was one of the most eccentric figures in Italian music in the late 1970s: a Calabrian with a hoarse voice, a mocking gaze, and a penchant for absurd verbal cascades. While other cantautori suffered from world-weariness, he danced it away.<\/p>\n<p>On January 28, 1978, he performed \u00abGianna\u00bb at the Sanremo Festival\u2014in a tailcoat and decked out in medals, half circus director, half public menace. The song placed third, but the real victory came afterward: The single sold exceptionally well and was among the best-selling singles of the year in Italy. \u00abGianna\u00bb cemented Rino Gaetano\u2019s status as a crowd favorite.<\/p>\n<p>The song is from the album *Nuntereggae pi\u00f9*, which was released that same year by RCA Italiana. Musically, it features a bouncy ska and reggae groove\u2014unusual for a festival entry and one reason why the song immediately stood out from the rest of the lineup.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABGianna%C2%BB\"><\/span>What is \u00abGianna\u00bb about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At first glance, \u00abGianna\u00bb sounds like a lighthearted party song about a woman. Upon closer inspection, the lyrics are a fireworks display of nonsense, wordplay, and ironic contradictions. Gianna is surrounded by grand, mutually contradictory claims\u2014at times she holds up theories and illusions, at other times she promises hardships and walls. The humor lies precisely in this confusion: the song pokes fun at grand rhetoric that ultimately means nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Between the lines, Rino Gaetano paints a picture of a society with two faces\u2014one for the day and one for the night. By day, it\u2019s all a facade; by night, the mask comes off\u2014those who have something to offer sell it to those who buy it. The seemingly silly chorus thus becomes a tongue-in-cheek critique of double standards, venality, and the pursuit of material security.<\/p>\n<p>And then there\u2019s the line that made Sanremo history: The word \u00absesso\u00bb slips out casually\u2014according to tradition, for the very first time on that stage. For a competition that liked to present itself as wholesome and family-friendly, it was a minor scandal and a major part of its appeal.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Songtext_Bedeutung\"><\/span>Lyrics &amp; Meaning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The appeal of \u00abGianna\u00bb lies in the fact that the lyrics defy any straightforward interpretation. Rino Gaetano strings together images and statements that, taken individually, hardly make any sense, but as a whole convey a certain attitude: Don\u2019t take yourself\u2014or the world\u2019s solemn gestures\u2014too seriously.<\/p>\n<p>The refrain thrives on the mere sound of the name. \u201eGianna, Gianna, Gianna\u201c becomes the rhythmic driving force to which ever-new, contradictory attributions are attached. These lists come across as slogans without a program\u2014and that is precisely the point: they caricature the pathos with which politics, advertising, and show business dish out promises.<\/p>\n<p>A central theme is the act of hiding. The song hints at how people play a role during the day and show their true colors at night; how aspirations and reality, idealism and base self-interest intertwine. The famous reference to desire is the icing on the cake: Instead of lofty sentiments, the song deals very directly with lust\u2014expressed with the casualness that makes it so cheeky.<\/p>\n<p>Rino Gaetano\u2019s ironic tone permeates it all. Exclamations like \u201ee dai, e dai\u201c or the thrown-out \u201eNew York\u201c are pure moments of rhythm and sound, almost Dadaist. They show that here, someone is playing more with the sound of language than with a message\u2014and precisely through that, reveals a great deal about his country.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%ABGianna%C2%BB_im_Video\"><\/span>\u00abGianna\u00bb in the video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Below you can see \u00abGianna\u00bb in the legendary live performance from the 1978 Sanremo Festival\u2014Rino Gaetano in a tailcoat, wearing medals and sporting a mischievous grin. It\u2019s the performance that made the song immortal.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-align-left\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe title=\"Rino Gaetano -- &quot;Gianna&quot; -- Live at Sanremo 1978 -- Final Night...\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XbbSA_1Za_U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>If you'd like to give it a listen, you can also find \u00abGianna\u00bb by Rino Gaetano on popular streaming services such as <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Das_macht_den_Song_besonders\"><\/span>That's what makes this song special<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00abGianna\u00bb was the song that cemented Rino Gaetano\u2019s reputation as the cheerful anarchist of Italian pop. The ska rhythm, the nonsensical lyrics, and the tailcoat adorned with medals created a mix that was groundbreaking in 1978 and still sounds fresh today.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the character \u201eGianna\u201c isn\u2019t a real person is part of the game: Rino Gaetano frequently used women\u2019s names as a canvas for his imagination. Fans nevertheless spent years wondering who was behind the name\u2014proof of just how well the song works.<\/p>\n<p>The song remained a perennial favorite and was covered many times. In Italy, it was covered by Fausto Leali alongside Enrico Ruggeri, as well as by the band Pinguini Tattici Nucleari; in 2021, Aiello and Vegas Jones even brought \u00abGianna\u00bb back to the Sanremo stage. The catchy melody also found imitators outside of Italy. Rino Gaetano himself died tragically young: in 1981, at the age of just 30, he was killed in a car accident in Rome. \u00abGianna\u00bb keeps his carefree, mocking spirit alive to this day.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fazit\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00abGianna\u00bb is one of those rare songs that\u2019s both a party hit and a subtle commentary on society\u2014easy on the ears, yet profound in its lyrics. Once you\u2019ve grasped Rino Gaetano\u2019s irony, you\u2019ll never hear the cheerful chorus in a completely naive way again. Want more Italian classics? Then check out <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/nel-blu-by-modugno\/\">\u00abNel blu dipinto di blu\u00bb by Domenico Modugno<\/a>, another song that made history at the Sanremo Festival.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div  class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_6 jeg_alignleft jnews_module__0_6af1ce1090ab8\">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About \u00abGianna\u00bb<\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div><div  class='jnews-faq-wrapper jnews_module__1_6af1ce1090d29 style-4'>\n\t\t\t\t    \n        <div class=\"list-wrapper expand\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wovon handelt \u00abGianna\u00bb von Rino Gaetano?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What is Rino Gaetano's \u00abGianna\u00bb about?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\">\n                <p>\u00abGianna\u00bb sounds like a lighthearted party song about a woman, but it's actually an ironic track full of nonsense and wordplay. Between the lines, Rino Gaetano takes aim at double standards, empty pathos, and the pursuit of material security.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wer ist Gianna wirklich?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Who is Gianna, really?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Gianna is not a real person, but a fictional character and a vehicle for projection. Rino Gaetano liked to use women's names as a way to satirize society\u2014yet fans still spent a long time wondering who she might be.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Aus welchem Jahr stammt \u00abGianna\u00bb und auf welchem Album ist es?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What year was \u00abGianna\u00bb released, and which album is it on?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>The song was released as a single in 1978 and is taken from the album *Nuntereggae pi\u00f9*, released by RCA Italiana.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wie schnitt \u00abGianna\u00bb beim Sanremo-Festival 1978 ab?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">How did \u00abGianna\u00bb fare at the 1978 Sanremo Festival?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Rino Gaetano took third place with \u00abGianna.\u00bb Commercially, the song was an even bigger hit and was one of the best-selling singles of the year in Italy.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wer hat \u00abGianna\u00bb gecovert?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Who covered \u00abGianna\u00bb?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>In Italy, the song was covered by Fausto Leali with Enrico Ruggeri and the Pinguini Tattici Nucleari, among others; in 2021, Aiello and Vegas Jones brought it back to Sanremo. The song was also adapted outside of Italy.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00abGianna\u00bb by Rino Gaetano: Meaning, background, and the story behind the ironic 1978 Sanremo hit\u2014the most important verses explained in their own words, with videos.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":329387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"inwp_podcast_mp3":"","inwp_podcast_apple":"","inwp_podcast_spotify":"","inwp_podcast_youtube":"","inw_restaurant_url":"","inw_restaurant_lat":"","inw_restaurant_lng":"","in_event_type":"","in_event_featured":"","in_event_teaser":"","in_event_name":"","in_event_address":"","in_event_status":"","in_event_turnus":"","inw_hotel_email":"","inw_hotel_type":"","inw_hotel_name":"","inw_hotel_street":"","inw_hotel_zip":"","inw_hotel_city":"","inw_hotel_region":"","inw_hotel_country":"","inw_hotel_phone":"","inw_hotel_url":"","inw_hotel_lat":"","inw_hotel_lng":"","inw_hotel_pricerange":"","inw_hotel_stars":"","inw_hotel_amenities":"","in_event_start":"","in_event_end":"","in_event_time":"","in_event_time_end":"","in_event_location":"","in_event_city":"","in_event_region":"","in_event_price":"","in_event_organizer":"","in_event_url":"","in_event_sort":"","in_event_sort_end":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"video","subtitle":"Ironisch, tanzbar und ein kleiner Skandal: 1978 hielt Rino Gaetano mit \u00abGianna\u00bb ganz Italien den Spiegel vor. 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