In this episode of Society of Sound, Marianna follows Lucio Dalla from the mid-1980s into the 1990s, tracing how his music responded to a rapidly changing Italy. From the maxiprocesso and the enduring North-South divide to the end of the Cold War, Tangentopoli, mass television, and the rise of Berlusconi, this episode explores a nation caught between hope, spectacle, corruption, and uncertainty. At the center is Dalla’s iconic song “Caruso,” born from his deep love for Naples, Neapolitan culture, and the South. From there, the episode moves through songs like “Vita,” “Attenti al lupo,” “Comunista,” “Henna,” and “Ayrton,” asking how Dalla used music to hold onto human connection, memory, place, and love in the midst of political upheaval and cultural transformation. As Italy became more mediatized, more globalized, and more fractured, Dalla’s music continued to insist on the possibility that love might still be what saves us. Songs mentioned: “Te volgio bene assaje” - Roberto Murolo “Caruso” - Lucio Dalla “Caruso” - Luciano Pavarotti “Le tue ali Bologna” (not included on playlist) “Vita” - Lucio Dalla and Gianni Morandi “Careless Whisper” - George Michael “C’Era Un Ragazzo Che Come Me Amava I Beatles E I Rolling Stones” - Lucio Dalla and Gianni Morandi “Il Duemila, Un Gatto E Il Re” - Lucio Dalla and Gianni Morandi “Attenti al lupo” - Lucio Dalla “Comunista” - Lucio Dalla “Emilia” - Lucio Dalla (not included on playlist) “Le rondini” - Lucio Dalla “Amen” - Lucio Dalla “Henna” - Lucio Dalla “Erosip” - Lucio Dalla “Treno” - Lucio Dalla “Ayrton” - Lucio Dalla “Amici” - Lucio Dalla “Tutto il male del mondo” - Lucio Dalla “Vieni, Spirito Di Cristo” - Fra’ Alessandro Franti Playlist links: Youtube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSDUOPfhrIiUVAzTPo2-gbhfvA0kkCxt&si=8ZA6dk3JVgfMx24p Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TzSrjFsA0FbXWhgCCukIx?si=8a1a983a0db84aef
