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Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

Was thinking the same this morn... I remembered Janis Joplin specifically .... and just checked, Jimi Hendrix also died at 27.
Sad!!!!

For me as Italian, the big loss was the death by suicide of Luigi Tenco (28), that many consider one of the most talented of our singers/songwriters.

Of his songs, the most viewed on YouTube is this old fashioned beauty. To me at least, it is still touching. I pasted the lyrics also. I am having a coffe.


Italian

Spoiler:

Mi sono innamorato di te
perché
non avevo niente da fare
il giorno
volevo qualcuno da incontrare
la notte
volevo qualcosa da sognare
Mi sono innamorato di te
perché
non potevo più stare solo
il giorno
volevo parlare dei miei sogni
la notte
parlare d'amore
Ed ora
che avrei mille cose da fare
io sento i miei sogni svanire
ma non so più pensare
a nient'altro che a te
Mi sono innamorato di te
e adesso
non so neppur io cosa fare
il giorno
mi pento d'averti incontrata
la notte
ti vengo a cercare.

English

Spoiler:

I fell in love with you
because
I had nothing to do
in the day
I wanted someone to meet
at night
I wanted something to dream about
I fell in love with you
because
I could no longer be alone
in the day
I wanted to talk about my dreams
at night
talk love
and now
that I would have a thousand things to do
I feel my dreams fading away
but I cannot think of
anything but you
I fell in love with you
and now
even I do not know what to do
in the day
I am sorry to have met you
at night
I come looking for you.