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By Behrouz Bahmani
February 11, 2003
The Iranian
In 1973 Googoosh went to Italy, one of many journeys of self-discovery
she made in that era. She took part in the annual San Remo Music Festival, which
to this day is one of the oldest Pop music traditions in Europe. The annual festival
brings together contemporary Pop stars for concerts, awards, and a paparazzi feast,
culminating in the best of the festival being preserved on a commemorative album.
More recent attendees have included Madonna, Britney Spears and U2.
Back then, Googoosh virtually owned the San Remo festival. She was the toast of the
town. At the end of the festival it was decided that two albums would be made, one
in the standard Italian and another in Spanish. All the best singers from the festival
were invited to record on the album. Googoosh was included in 6 out of the 14 songs
-- but not just the Italian album, she was also the Spanish one as well!
If you are a Googoosh fan, you might not think much of this feat, but to put it into
perspective, no other non-European singer was included in the albums and everyone
at the festival marveled at the quality her voice and ability to sing in perfect
Italian and Spanish!
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Recently these these albums were discovered by my good friend and long-time fellow
Googoosh fan, Kumars, who called me a few weeks ago with his incredible discovery.
Kumars had heard of the San Remo festival and about Googoosh's San Remo recordings
from another fan's web site; Dario's Googoosh Vinyl Discography and
went on a treasure hunt of sorts. |
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His efforts finally paid off in a used-records web site where he managed to snag
rare copies of these gems. Kumars didn't stop there, he contacted an Italian friend
of his to help translate the songs as well.The friend listened to the songs and immediately
asked Kumars who it was. When Kumars told him it was Googoosh, an Iranian pop singer,
the friend did not believe him. Her accent was too perfect and he marveled at her
ability to blend her voice to that of a perfect Italian. The obsession infection
had now infected him, and now he is a fan.
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Kumars kindly scanned the wonderful covers you see here and he even converted the
six Googoosh songs directly from the vinyl records the lucky bastard now owns. The
scratches and pops are from the album which is now 30 years old. To listen, click
on the speaker logo next to the circled songs.
The albums were produced by the European arm of RCA, and although long since out
of print, we should all check our local used record stores if you want to find these
incredible albums. Of course, RCA does not have any plans to issue a CD version at
this time, but one can always hope. Enjoy! |
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* Googoosh songs on iranian.com
* Authorized
Googoosh site
* Dario's Googoosh Vinyl Discography
* Visit the "Googooshlove" Yahoo Group
Purchase other Googoosh CDs HERE
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