Which famous Neapolitan song was borrowed from heavily in the 1927 novelty song written by Van and Schenck?
Funiculì, Funiculà "Funiculì, Funiculà" (] ) is a famous Neapolitan song composed in 1880 by Luigi Denza to lyrics by Peppino Turco. It was written to commemorate the opening of the first funicular cable car on Mount Vesuvius. It was presented by Turco and Denza at the Piedigrotta festival the same year. The sheet music was published by Ricordi and sold over a million copies within a year. It has been widely adapted and recorded since its publication.
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.