Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola
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| Single by David Bowie | ||||
| B-side | "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud" | |||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Format | Vinyl record | |||
| Recorded | 20 December 1969, Morgan Studios | |||
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| Length | 5:15 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
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| Producer(s) | Gus Dudgeon | |||
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"Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola" is a version of David Bowie's first hit single "Space Oddity" with Italian lyrics by Mogol.
This special version of "Space Oddity" was commissioned for the Italian market and released in early 1970. Two Italian bands, Equipe 84 and The Computers, had recorded their own Italian versions of "Space Oddity" and Bowie's record company probably felt that this threatened the chances of Bowie's version in Italy. Instead of translating the lyrics of the original version Mogol wrote a love story about a young couple that meet on the top of a mountain, "Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola" meaning "Lonely Boy, Lonely Girl". Bowie recorded the Italian vocal on 20 December 1969.
This version was later released on the album Rare and was included on Re:Call 1, part of the Five Years (1969–1973) compilation released in 2015.
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