{"id":358564,"date":"2026-10-29T20:05:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italien.news\/uncategorized\/vacanze-romane-matia-bazar\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T21:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T20:16:53","slug":"roman-vacations-matia-bazaar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/vacanze-romane-matia-bazar\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abVacanze romane\u00bb by Matia Bazar: 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\/vacanze-romane-matia-bazar\/#Wie_entstand_%C2%ABVacanze_romane%C2%BB\" >How did *Roman Holiday* come about?<\/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\/vacanze-romane-matia-bazar\/#Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABVacanze_romane%C2%BB\" >What is \u00abRoman Holiday\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\/vacanze-romane-matia-bazar\/#Der_Text_Strophe_fur_Strophe\" >The Lyrics, Verse by Verse<\/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\/vacanze-romane-matia-bazar\/#Warum_klang_%C2%ABVacanze_romane%C2%BB_1983_so_neu\" >Why did \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb sound so fresh in 1983?<\/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\/vacanze-romane-matia-bazar\/#%C2%ABVacanze_romane%C2%BB_im_Video\" >\u00abRoman Holiday\u00bb on Video<\/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\/vacanze-romane-matia-bazar\/#Hor_die_Fassung_ohne_Strom\" >Listen to the version without electricity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/vacanze-romane-matia-bazar\/#Wer_hat_%C2%ABVacanze_romane%C2%BB_gecovert\" >Who covered \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/vacanze-romane-matia-bazar\/#Auf_den_Spuren_der_romischen_Ferien\" >In the Footsteps of Roman Vacations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/vacanze-romane-matia-bazar\/#Fazit_Nostalgie_aus_dem_Synthesizer\" >Conclusion: Nostalgia from the synthesizer<\/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\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>\nWhite gloves, microphones straight out of old dance halls, and synthesizers instead of guitars: that\u2019s how Matia Bazar took the stage in Sanremo in 1983. The band from Genoa released \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb as a single in February 1983 on the Ariston label. The song placed fourth at the festival, won the Premio della Critica (Music Critics\u201e Award), and, according to Hit Parade Italia, reached No. 1 on the Italian charts that same month. Translated, the title means \u201cRoman Holiday,\u201d just like the Hollywood film starring Audrey Hepburn to which it alludes.<\/p>\n<p>Still, \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb is not a love song. Antonella Ruggiero, the band\u2019s lead singer, sings of a longing for a Rome that no longer exists in that form. Her classically trained voice is accompanied by an entirely electronic backing track. More than forty years later, the song is one of the best-known pieces of Italian pop music; in 2020, it was performed once again at the Sanremo Music 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<div class=\"inw-card\" style=\"border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; padding: 30px 32px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #F3F6FA 0%, #FBFCFE 55%, #FFFFFF 100%); color: #2b3138; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #16263f; margin: 0 0 12px;\">AT A GLANCE<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"inw-h\">\u00abVacanze romane\u00bb by Matia Bazar: Facts and Figures<\/h3>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #16263F; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">A festival performance, a number-one hit, a critics' award: the key facts about the most famous song by the band from Genoa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inw-tiles\" style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(140px, 1fr)); gap: 1px; background: #E3E7EC; border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; overflow: hidden; margin: 22px 0 0;\">\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e;\">PUBLISHED<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263f; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">1983<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">Single, Ariston<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e;\">HIT PARADE<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263f; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">1st Place<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">February 1983<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e;\">GOLD<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263f; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">50.000<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">Units according to FIMI<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e;\">SANREMO<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263f; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">4th place<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">Critics' Award<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tablewrap\" style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table class=\"inw-table inw-table--spec\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; min-width: 480px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 36%;\" scope=\"col\">Feature<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 64%;\" scope=\"col\">Information<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Performer<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Matia Bazar, vocals by Antonella Ruggiero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Lyrics and Music<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Lyrics by Aldo Stellita (credited to Giancarlo Golzi), music by Carlo Marrale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Arrangement<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Carlo Marrale and Aldo Stellita, electronic arrangement by Roberto Colombo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Single<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Ariston AR 00943, back side \u00abPalestine\u00bb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Album<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">\u00abTango\u00bb (1983), produced by Roberto Colombo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Award<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Critics' Award, 1983 Sanremo Festival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inw-source\" style=\"font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0.01em; color: #6b747e; border-top: 1px solid #E3E7EC; padding-top: 14px; margin: 26px 0 0;\">As of October 2026 \u00b7 Information according to Wikipedia, Hit Parade Italia, and Fanpage.it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wie_entstand_%C2%ABVacanze_romane%C2%BB\"><\/span>How did *Roman Holiday* come about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Matia Bazar was formed in Genoa in 1975. The original lineup included singer Antonella Ruggiero (born in 1952), guitarist and composer Carlo Marrale, bassist Aldo Stellita, keyboardist Piero Cassano, and drummer Giancarlo Golzi. In 1978, the band won the Sanremo Festival\u2014Italy\u2019s most important song contest\u2014for the first time with \u00ab\u2026e dirsi ciao.\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>In the early 1980s, the band\u2019s sound changed. In March 1981, Cassano left the group, and Mauro Sabbione took over on keyboards. As early as the 1982 album *Berlino, Parigi, Londra*, synthesizers and drum machines took center stage. \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb took this shift to the extreme: Marrale wrote the melody, Stellita wrote the lyrics, and producer Roberto Colombo gave the whole thing an electronic sound.<\/p>\n<p>At the 33rd Sanremo Festival in February 1983, the song placed fourth and won the Premio della Critica. That same year, Vasco Rossi performed with <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/vasco-rossis-reckless-life\/\">\u00abVita spericolata\u00bb<\/a> and Toto Cutugno with <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/litaliano-toto-cutugno\/\">\u00abL\u2019italiano\u00bb<\/a> . According to Hit Parade Italia, the single\u2014which featured \u00abPalestina\u00bb on the B-side\u2014reached No. 1 in February 1983 and made it into the Top 10 of the year-end chart. Later, FIMI, the Italian music industry association, awarded the song a gold certification for 50,000 units sold. Rolling Stone Italia ranked the album \u00abTango\u00bb at number 72 on its list of the 100 greatest Italian albums.<\/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 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABVacanze_romane%C2%BB\"><\/span>What is \u00abRoman Holiday\u00bb about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00abVacanze romane\u00bb is a song about the longing for the Rome of days gone by, without pinpointing a specific era. The city becomes a memory of splendor, cinema, and operetta\u2014a memory that has long since faded.<\/p>\n<p>Even the title is a quote. In Italy, the 1953 film \u00abRoman Holiday\u00bb is known as \u00abVacanze romane,\u00bb in which director William Wyler sends Audrey Hepburn as a runaway princess and Gregory Peck as a reporter through Rome. Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance. The song also references two operettas from the early decades of the 20th century, \u00abIl paese dei campanelli\u00bb and \u00abThe Merry Widow,\u00bb as well as \u00abLa dolce vita,\u00bb Federico Fellini\u2019s film about glamorous Rome, and the Hollywood actress Greta Garbo.<\/p>\n<p>Sky TG24, the news channel, also interprets the song as a dig at the Italian music scene and at Sanremo itself, which at the time took a rather conservative stance toward the band's new style.<\/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 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Der_Text_Strophe_fur_Strophe\"><\/span>The Lyrics, Verse by Verse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can find the full lyrics on Spotify and Apple Music; here, we\u2019re focusing on the imagery. The verses string together mementos like photos in an old album: an operetta stage, a movie screen, a Hollywood star. None of it sounds bitter\u2014it\u2019s more like an afternoon at the movies.<\/p>\n<p>The chorus addresses the city directly. The singer asks Rome where it has gone, and the little word <em>dove<\/em>, that is, \u201ewhere,\u201c carries the song\u2019s entire melancholy. She doesn\u2019t get an answer, because the Rome she\u2019s searching for may never have existed.<\/p>\n<p>That is precisely what makes it so compelling. Ruggiero sings of nostalgia with great seriousness, while the machines behind her run coolly and steadily. As a result, the past sounds like a projection that could fade away at any moment.<\/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<div class=\"inw-note\">\n<div class=\"inw-note-label\">GOOD TO KNOW<\/div>\n<p>The lyrics for \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb were written by bassist Aldo Stellita. However, he registered them with the SIAE, the Italian copyright collective, under the name of drummer Giancarlo Golzi. That is why Golzi is credited as the lyricist on the single.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Warum_klang_%C2%ABVacanze_romane%C2%BB_1983_so_neu\"><\/span>Why did \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb sound so fresh in 1983?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The rhythm is a beguine, a leisurely dance that a salon orchestra from the 1940s might have played. There are no guitars. Sabbione on keyboards, Marrale on synthesizer, and Golzi on the drum machine create a sound that comes across as cool and precise.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, Ruggiero\u2019s voice is that of a light soprano, with ornamentation more reminiscent of opera than of the charts. The tension of the piece arises from this clash of seemingly contrasting sounds. On stage in Sanremo, the band amplified the effect: Hit Parade Italia evokes images of gloves, evening wear, and microphones in the style of an old dance band.<\/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 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%ABVacanze_romane%C2%BB_im_Video\"><\/span>\u00abRoman Holiday\u00bb on Video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At the very top of this post, you can see Matia Bazar performing \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb on TopPop, the well-known music show on Dutch television. The song was also a hit outside of Italy. In the clip below, Antonella Ruggiero performs the song in 2025 at the Musicultura Festival, the singer-songwriter competition in Macerata in the Marche region, more than four decades after its premiere in Sanremo.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><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=\"Antonella Ruggiero sings &quot;Vacanze romane&quot; at Musicultura 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g6qR5y1QglI?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><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>Available for listening on streaming services:<\/p>\n<div class=\"inw-btnrow\"><a class=\"inw-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/search\/Matia%20Bazar%20Vacanze%20romane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen on Spotify<\/a> <a class=\"inw-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/de\/search?term=Matia%20Bazar%20Vacanze%20romane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen on Apple Music<\/a><\/div>\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<div class=\"inw-card inw-card--warm\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ECE6DC; border-radius: 2px; padding: 30px 32px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #FBF8F3 0%, #FFFEFC 55%, #FFFFFF 100%); color: #2b3138; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8a6b41; margin: 0 0 12px;\">EDITOR'S INSIDER TIP<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hor_die_Fassung_ohne_Strom\"><\/span>Listen to the version without electricity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #8A6B41; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">In 1997, Antonella Ruggiero re-recorded \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb for her album \u00abRegistrazioni moderne\u00bb with the Rhapsodija Trio: accordion, guitar, and violin instead of synthesizer and drum machine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">First, listen to the original from 1983, and then listen to this version right after. Without the cool electronic sounds, the melody really comes to the forefront, and suddenly you realize just how much it sounds like something you\u2019d hear at a dance club or from street musicians. For us, that\u2019s the best proof that there\u2019s a really great song behind this experiment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wer_hat_%C2%ABVacanze_romane%C2%BB_gecovert\"><\/span>Who covered \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most often, Matia Bazar re-recorded the song themselves. Antonella Ruggiero left the band in 1989; her successor, Laura Valente, sang it in 1995 on the album *Radiomatia*. Silvia Mezzanotte, who won Sanremo a second time with the band in 2002, recorded it in 2000 for *Brivido caldo* and again live in 2002 for *Messaggi dal vivo*.<\/p>\n<p>Ruggiero herself revisited her old hit in 1997. The album *Registrazioni moderne* features two versions: one with the Rhapsodija Trio and a second featuring Madaski, a musician and co-founder of the Piedmont-based reggae band Africa Unite.<\/p>\n<p>His most famous recent performance took place at the 70th Sanremo Festival in 2020. On the night of the cover songs, Marco Masini, the singer-songwriter from Florence, sang \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb together with Arisa, the 2014 Sanremo winner.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><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_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1309\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rom-spanische-treppe-barcaccia-pexels-11898747.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"The Spanish Steps, with the Church of Trinit\u00e0 dei Monti and the Barcaccia Fountain, in Piazza di Spagna in Rome\" title=\"Rome \u2013 Spanish Steps with the Fontana della Barcaccia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rom-spanische-treppe-barcaccia-pexels-11898747.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rom-spanische-treppe-barcaccia-pexels-11898747-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rom-spanische-treppe-barcaccia-pexels-11898747-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rom-spanische-treppe-barcaccia-pexels-11898747-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rom-spanische-treppe-barcaccia-pexels-11898747-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rom-spanische-treppe-barcaccia-pexels-11898747-750x511.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rom-spanische-treppe-barcaccia-pexels-11898747-1140x777.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">The Spanish Steps and the Fontana della Barcaccia in Rome \u00b7 \u00a9 pexels.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><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<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Auf_den_Spuren_der_romischen_Ferien\"><\/span>In the Footsteps of Roman Vacations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you hear \u00abRoman Holiday,\u00bb your thoughts almost inevitably turn to the Spanish Steps. In the 1953 film, Gregory Peck reunites there with the princess, who has just had her long hair cut, and persuades her to spend the day with him in the city. The square in front of it, the Piazza di Spagna with the Barcaccia Fountain, remains one of Rome\u2019s most visited spots to this day.<\/p>\n<p>To find out which places in the Eternal City are really worth visiting, how much time you should set aside, and where to avoid lines, check out our overview of the <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/lazio\/rome\/sights-in-rome\/\">the most beautiful sights in Rome<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><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_postblock_3 jeg_postblock jeg_module_hook jeg_pagination_disable jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module__0_6af1cbae6e392  jeg_pb_boxed    with-format-icon\" data-unique=\"jnews_module__0_6af1cbae6e392\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_posts jeg_block_container\">\n                \n                <div 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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<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fazit_Nostalgie_aus_dem_Synthesizer\"><\/span>Conclusion: Nostalgia from the synthesizer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00abVacanze romane\u00bb brings together two worlds that didn't seem to go together in 1983, and that's exactly why it still sounds fresh today. If you want to hear more from Matia Bazar, check it out <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/i-feel-like-matia-bazar\/\">\u00abTi sento\u00bb<\/a> \"Weiter,\" the band's 1985 new wave hit. A completely different love song to the capital is <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/roma-capoccia-venditti\/\">\u00abRoma capoccia\u00bb<\/a> by Antonello Venditti, the Roman singer-songwriter. You can find all the song profiles in our overview of the <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/italian-music\/\">Italian music<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><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__1_6af1cbae6fcfe\">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions About \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb<\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div><div  class='jnews-faq-wrapper jnews_module__2_6af1cbae6fe89 style-4'>\n\t\t\t\t    \n        <div class=\"list-wrapper expand\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Was bedeutet \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb auf Deutsch?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What does \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb mean in German?<\/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>Translated, the title means \u201eRoman Holiday.\u201c That is also the Italian title of the 1953 film *Roman Holiday*, starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, to which the song alludes.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wie spricht man \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb aus?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">How do you pronounce \u00abVacanze romane\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>Something like \u201ewa-KAN-tse ro-MA-ne.\u201c The \u201cz\u201d is pronounced like the German \u201cts,\u201d and the \u201cc\u201d before \u201ca\u201d is pronounced like \u201ck.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wer hat \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb geschrieben?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Who wrote *Roman Holiday*?<\/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 music was composed by Carlo Marrale, and the lyrics were written by Aldo Stellita. The lyrics were officially registered under the name of Giancarlo Golzi, the band's drummer.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wie erfolgreich war \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">How successful was *Roman Holiday*?<\/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>According to Hit Parade Italia, the single reached No. 1 on the Italian charts in February 1983. It placed fourth at the 1983 Sanremo Music Festival, and FIMI awarded the song a gold certification for 50,000 units sold.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Welchen Preis hat \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb gewonnen?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What award did *Vacanze romane* win?<\/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 Premio della Critica at the 1983 Sanremo Festival. The award is presented by music journalists and is now named after the singer Mia Martini.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Welche Lieder von Matia Bazar sollte man noch kennen?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What other songs by Matia Bazar should people know?<\/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>Above all, \u00ab\u2026e dirsi ciao,\u00bb with which the band won Sanremo in 1978, and the 1985 new wave hit \u00abTi sento.\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Singt Antonella Ruggiero noch bei Matia Bazar?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Is Antonella Ruggiero still singing with Matia Bazar?<\/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>No. Antonella Ruggiero left the band in 1989 and has been working as a solo artist ever since. However, she still sings \u00abVacanze romane\u00bb to this day\u2014for example, at the Musicultura Festival in 2025.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><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<details class=\"inw-sources\" style=\"border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; padding: 20px 24px;\">\n<summary style=\"font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e; cursor: pointer;\">Sources and Further Information<\/summary>\n<ol style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #6b747e; margin: 0; padding-left: 18px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vacanze_romane_(brano_musicale)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia (Italian): Roman Holidays<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hitparadeitalia.it\/schede\/v\/vacanze_romane.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hit Parade Italia: Roman Holidays<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.fanpage.it\/la-storia-di-vacanze-romane-capolavoro-dei-matia-bazar-a-sanremo-1983\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fanpage.it: The Story of *Roman Holiday*<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tg24.sky.it\/spettacolo\/musica\/2018\/08\/13\/matia-bazar-canzoni-famose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky TG24: Matia Bazar's 5 Most Famous Songs<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matia_Bazar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia (Italian): Matia Bazar<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_Holiday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia (en.): Roman Holiday<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00abVacanze romane\u00bb von Matia Bazar (1983): wie der Sanremo-Hit entstand, was der Text \u00fcber Rom erz\u00e4hlt und wer das Lied von Silvia Mezzanotte bis Arisa gesungen hat.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":358548,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","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":{"subtitle":"Matia Bazar verbanden 1983 in Sanremo Synthesizer mit klassischem Gesang und sangen von einem verlorenen Rom. 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