Which famous Neapolitan song was borrowed from heavily in the 1927 novelty song written by Van and Schenck?
Pastafazoola Pastafazoola (also known as Pastafazula) is a 1927 novelty song written by the early 20th-century American songwriting duo of Van and Schenck. Borrowing heavily from the Italian standard "Funiculì, Funiculà", the song tells of the masterful feats of world-leading individuals who ate the traditional Italian dish, "pasta fagioli", which is simple "peasant fare" of pasta and navy beans. Among the individuals mentioned in the song are Babe Ruth, who had hit a record 60 home runs during the 1927 season, singer John McCormack, John D. Rockefeller, Jack Dempsey, Charles Lindbergh, Christopher Columbus and Benito Mussolini.
La Vandeana La Vandeana (English: The Vendéen ) is an Italian song focusing on the topic of the counter-revolution against the Jacobins' anticlerical republican system by Royalists and Catholics during the War in the Vendée in France. The folk song is popular in traditionalist circles and it was also used by intransigent radical right cultural organisation Ordine Nuovo as their group anthem. Various slightly different versions of the song have been recorded, including versions by Contea and Settimo Sigillo.