Fred Bongusto - L'amore e
Alfredo Antonio Carlo Buongusto (6 April 1935 – 8 November 2019), known by his stage name Fred Bongusto, was an Italian light music singer, songwriter and composer who was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
Bongusto was born in Campobasso. He made his recording debut with the song "Bella Bellissima", a song written by Ghigo Agosti and produced by the Milan-based label Primary. It was released on phonographic record in 1960. Some of his most successful songs include "Amore fermati", "Una rotonda sul mare", "Spaghetti a Detroit" and "Prima c'eri tu", which won the 1966 edition of Un disco per l'estate. Bongusto's proclivity for exploring Latin American rhythms and American Big Band swing made him very popular in South America, especially in Brazil. He had collaborated with Toquinho, Vinicius de Moraes and João Gilberto, who successfully covered Bongusto's song "Malaga" in his 1991 album João
He composed the soundtracks of more than 30 films, including Day After Tomorrow (1968), Un Detective (1969), The Divorce (1970), Come Have Coffee with Us (1970), The Eroticist (1972), Gli ordini sono ordini (1972), Bianco, rosso e... (1972), Malizia (1973), Lovers and Other Relatives (1974), Le farò da padre (1974), Conviene far bene l'amore (1975), Al piacere di rivederla (1976), Oh, Serafina! (1976), The Cricket (1980), Fantozzi contro tutti (1980), Fracchia la belva umana (1981) and Superfantozzi (1986). He also starred in Obiettivo ragazze (1961), and Questi pazzi, pazzi italiani (1965).
In the 1990s, he was elected as a PSI town councillor in Bari,On 18 March 2005, the President of the Council, Silvio Berlusconi, presented him with a silver plate to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his musical debut. On 2 June 2005, he was awarded the title of Commendatore by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.
He was married to Gabriella Palazzoli, an Italian soubrette, who was famous in the 1950s and 1960s. She is known for starring in the film Buonanotte... Avvocato! with Alberto Sordi.
In 1960, before their marriage, Palazzoli had a previous marriage with American actor John Drew Barrymore, who is the father of her daughter Blyth Dolores. Blyth was raised by Bongusto.
Bongusto spent much of his time in Ischia, in the village of Sant'Angelo. Bongusto died in Rome on 8 November 2019, after a long illness, at the age of 84.
Lyrics of the song translated in English by Google.
Darling, I have to talk to you
Talk about your too much love
Your too much love scares me, torments me
Because between the two of us, the one who loves less is me
This loving you makes me think more and more about a goodbye
If you loved me as much as I love you
It might be that I wouldn't love you anymore
A bit of a distorted reasoning
But isn't even a ship bored
Always in the port?
If every day I didn't doubt you
Of your thoughts, dreams and your steps
What pleasure would there be in conquering you?
But it's my madness, I want to love you
Love is a crazy brain
If you think about it too much you lose the beauty
If you started to think about it
There would be no one left willing to love
Love is a crazy brain
The more it makes you suffer the more beautiful it is
In love two plus two never makes four
And don't fall in love if you're not crazy
If you loved me like I love you
It might be that I wouldn't love you anymore
All in all, you know, love
It's the union of a slave and a master
So stay, where do you want to go?
There are no scruples of the heart
There are no guilts to pay
And then it's so beautiful, it's beautiful to love
Love is a crazy brain
If you think about it too much you lose the beauty
If you start to reason
There would be no one left willing to love
Love is a crazy brain
The more it makes you suffer the more beautiful it is
In love two plus two never makes four
And don't fall in love if you're not crazy
Love is a crazy brain
If you think about it too much you lose the beauty