Few interesting facts about this italian song. It was written by Umberto Bindi in 1963, he's probably been one of the first singer/songwriters around the world to be openly gay and he paid a heavy price for it. His problems started in 1961 at the Sanremo Festival when journalists started gossiping about the ring he wore instead of focusing on his beautiful song. What they wanted was the name of his boyfriend the one that inspired "you're my world (Il mio mondo)" and "Il nostro concerto (our concerto)". While his career was going great (several singers were singing his songs internationally, among them Tom Jones, Robert Plant, Carmen McRae, Shirley Bassey, Dionne Warwick and Dusty Springfield), his career in italy was poisoned by the censorship of the governement that no longer allowed him to promote his music on tv. Those dreadful people thought that he was way too popular for being homosexual and that he was not a good example in a then bigoted and catholic Italy. By the early 70es he was facing a slow and continous decline that lead him to serious economic problems and poverty. Few years before dying he could not help but accept few dimes for the sale the rights of his songs that were actually worth millions because the italias IRS was after him. Money that did not prevent him from dying poor. Those last days a famous tv host and some journalists were influencing politicians to offer Umberto a financial support due to his artistic achievements. Sadly he died one month after receiving the first pension on may 23, 2002. He was 70.
I fell in love with her when I first heard this song plus anyone who had a heart back in the early sixtees i was a teenager at the time beautiful voice music forever love u cilla
Wish you were still with us twiggy(ha) now the angels in heaven have you. My beautiful wife looked like you in the 60's songs. She up there too now. Tell her i miss her.
She had a unique voice for sure. This song in particular showcases her range. “With your hand resting in mine” - I remember my Dad saying “Not sure about that” (probably in common with half the nation) but Cilla became one of his favourites. She could deliver a song in a way that grabbed your attention from start to finish. I heard Agnetha from ABBA being interviewed and stating that Cilla was one of her idols. Too many singers, whilst having great voices, lack that X factor that propels them into super stardom. Our Cilla, bless her heart, must have had X’s running through her veins. Why do you think we still discuss these performances today? Why did they put out a biopic about her? What was it about her that made her a sixties icon. She had it all and I count myself lucky to have grown up witnessing as a boy and then a teenager, her rise to stardom.
This was Cilla's one song that did well in the USA. I didn't hear of Cilla and Sandie until 1976. I am glad I found them both. I don't know why Lulu is in the video. She looks nothing like Cilla but neither does Martin Luther King, Jr. and he is in the video, too. This will always be a good song and it will always belong to Cilla.
The 60's when Britain actually meant something. British music topped the world, The Mersey Beat, Swinging London, Concord, World cup 66, sadly now look at Britain since then, a sad backwater.
The original version of this Song Is italian: "Il mio mondo" of Umberto Bindi... The english versions are cover..... The original italian version and the english covers are all beautiful..... The music Is Art and Life!!!! 🤍💛🧡🤎❤️💜💚💙🖤
MUCH, much missed! Me late mam saw our Auntie Cilla in Birmingham way back in 1964. I never had the chance. Pardon me, but F!!! anyone, who says Cilla Black could not sing!!
Bellissima versione di una canzone italiana...il mio mondo di Umberto bindi.un grandissimo autore e cantante che ebbe una triste storia a causa della cattiveria umana
Quanti echi..questa canzone. Ognuno però ha il suo dono * o talento ,per esprimere la " musica" o il proprio lato artistico. Difficile saper tutto e tutto fatto bene!
