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Hotel per ore (H. Pagani) Gino Paoli – Pino Tafuto Piano
The song Hotel at hours is the Italian version of Les amants d’un jour, French song written by Claude Delécluse and Michèle Senlis (text) and Marguerite Monnot (music), led to the success by Édith Piaf in 1956. The Italian adaptation was edited by Herbert Pagani, who published it as B side of the single Cento Scalni/Albergo at hours in 1969.
History and Meaning
The narrative follows the view of a bartender of a hotel at hours that, accustomed to the routine of anonymous couples, remains struck by the arrival of two young lovers "clean, educated" and "painted as saints". The narrator offers them the best room and the newest sheets, but on the return he discovers the tragedy: the two took their lives together, leaving only their bodies in the bed. The text addresses revolutionary themes for the time, such as love out of marriage and suicide, treated with modesty and without judgment.
Censorship and Interpretation
The song underwent heavy censures and was not broadcast on radio and television for years due to its escaping theme, however becoming a battle horse in live concerts. In addition to Herbert Pagani, the song was interpreted by artists such as Gino Paoli (who recorded it in 1969) and Milva. In some alternative versions, such as those of Leopoldo Mastelloni and Paolo Rossi, the couple is explicitly homosexual, expanding the theme of "impossible" or marginalized love. The final sees the bartender refuse to give the key to room number three to new guests, turning the place into a silent memorial.
When I see you again – Gino Paoli (theme)
When I see you again, last song by Gino Paoli, he had to sing it with Vanoni
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23 September 2026
