Our next Lithobag was proposed by Liliana Cafiero, the geojazz singer which you may have heard in “Tatti and its stones a few days ago” (if not, you should check it out NOW).

This song was launched in 1977, in Italy. Who knows if Alfredo Antonio Carlo Buongusto (aka Fred Bongusto) when writing of stones and ideas piling on top of each other was thinking about stones and ideas which were flying around the the streets of many Italian cities, in the turmoil of the years .

For us rockers Fred Bongusto is often (and with prejudice) avoided given his traditional crooner and romantic ballad role. But we were completely surprised preparing this article by learning that in 1973 he also covered Stevie Wonder’s super-funky Superstition. Rumor has it that at the time, in a couple of gigs, he presented himself as Fred Goodtaste, for a laugh. Now, on with the music, and then everybody go read the Participatory Lithology page as presented by the Metalliferous Hills Jug Band.

pietra su pietra
idea sopra idea
ce la faro’
dentro la forza che il sole mi crea
ci riusciro’
ricominciare no
senza di te
ricostruire in me
distrutto ormai
nell’anima per te…
per te, sono spento per te
per me, devo solo combattere
e pietra su pietra
ridere piangere
pietra su pietra una vita…
per vivere
ma lontano da te…
giorno su giorno
il tempo che va
passa di qui
io ti credevo intoccabile ma
non e’ cosi’
devo convincermi
ora, di piu’
che non ci sei piu’ tu
un filo ormai
mi sta tenendo su…
per te, sono spento per te
per me, devo solo combattere
e pietra su pietra
ridere piangere
pietra su pietra una vita…
per vivere
ma lontano da te…
per te…
cosi’, sulla terra da solo io
ma pietra su pietra
rimettermi ad illudermi
pietra su pietra una vita…
ma lontano
ma lontano da te…
lontano da te…