Wednesday, April 30, 2014

L'Urlo Negro

"L'Urlo Negro", or "The Black Man's Scream", was an original psychedelic rock song by the band "The Blackmen".  Originally done in 1967, Patton added his intense version to his only Mondo Cane album.  This song is such a contrast to the rest of the album, but seems to fit in regardless.  Sung from a slave's point of view to their master, there's a lot of anger behind the lyrics, which Patton nails with the screams he perfected twenty years prior.



lo sai che cosa hai fatto? a me!!
lo sai che cosa hai fatto? a me!!
lo sai che cosa hai fatto? a me!!
Ti odierò finché il signore non mi porterà con sè...

Do you know what you’ve done?? To me??
Do you know what you’ve done?? To me??
Do you know what you’ve done?? To me??
I'll hate you till the Lord will take me away...

There are plenty of great versions of this, including the one on the album, but this one, performed in Israel in the summer of 2010, is my favorite.  Patton really nails this one, and both he and those lucky enough to be in the audience know it.

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