“Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’Americano,” written by Nicola Salerno and Renato Carosone, performed by Hetty & the Jazzato Band, 2015. Heather ‘Hetty’ Loxston (vocal), Charlotte Jolly (clarinet), Fabrizio Bonacci (guitar), Alessandro Cimaschi (bass), Riccardo Castellani (percussion). Originally recorded by Renato Carosone in 1958.
“You’re wearing trousers with a tag on the back
and a cap with the visor turned up,
parading around Toleto
like a bully trying to show off
You’re acting all american,
american, american,
listen here: who’s asking you to?”
Hetty and the Jazzato Band website
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