Marlena is not a woman, or a lost love. Marlena is the music or, rather, the inspiration. Re-read the translation, keeping this in mind and think that Damiano was 18 when he wrote the words. Thanks for everything, Mike. It's wonderful to follow you.
Marlena is not a woman, is their muse... Without her they feel lost and they ask her to come back home... Excuse me for my poor English. I really appreciate your reaction, you seem very excited to discover our favorite band... Welcome in the Maneskin rabbit hole! Ciao! 🇮🇹 🤗
Damiano is on another level. His emotions, the power and the clearness of his voice. Such a memorable performer. This is still my fav song and performance of them
When Damiano (the singer) lost his inspiration when he couldn't found the words to write his lyrics he gave to that the name Marlena and begged it to come back because he could not live without ❤️ And maybe he was only 16 or 18 that's crazy!!!! And this is maybe the only band that sounds better in live version than studio version. My English is not perfect but I hope you'll understand There is not 1 song of them that isn't perfect ❤ Finally I'm so proud they are Italian in a world where the greatests are only American or English. There is another great Italian rock singer: Vasco which I want to recommend you listen to. Thanks for your reaction
Torna a casa (2018, from their first full length album) was their absolute hit single in Italy, its music video is still one of their most watched videos and it's among their 10 most streamed songs of all time.
Marlena is their inspiration, is the music that saved them, that guides them to go further. If you think of the song this way, you realize how He invokes her while he has still Half cigarette and a piece of paper to come back and inspire him to write more music, because without inspiration they are doomed to disappear
You feel exactly how I felt two years ago and I am still obsessd now - love your reaction. I love their live version of GASOLINE from Global citizen New York 2022
I finished watching the last reaction and this had just been posted, so I guess I'm here again. lol Watching stuff while I work is what keeps working all day bearable, so I hope you'll bear with me, too. The lyrics are definitely hoping "Marlena", as if she was a long lost lover, to come back home. "Marlena" is a concept from their first album, but despite having a woman's name, she's not a real person: she's their muse. They have said "Marlena", their muse as artists, represents freedom, beauty and creation. So this is a love song, in a way, but not necessarily to a lover, but to music, because without it, they'd be nothing.
Une chanson incomparable !!!! Qui s adresse à tout le monde !!! Universelle !!! D une sensibilité indescriptible !!!! Bravo Damiano !!! C'est du pur talent ❤❤❤❤❤ ont vous adores !!!! Chanson magnifique ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
When you see and hear this song and Coraline, you can understand the true artistry of what they can do as teenagers! The poetry of the lyrics, the music, and the vocals are special. For me it feels like when I discovered QUEEN in my late teens.
Thank you for this one Mike though I still think you should also do a reaction video to the official video of the same song because that version just hits differently, and also the music video is very artistic and storytelling ✌️
OK, now that you know who Marlena is, 😉 listen for her name in other songs from this era. The album is called "Il Ballo Della Vita" (The Dance of Life). It was their first full album and it was released in 2018. If you like artsy music videos, this song has an interesting one.
That's one of the songs that I have uploaded and am just awaiting copyright clearance. It will post as soon as that happens. It's usually instant with Måneskin but the last three have taken many, many days to clear.
Thank you for this beautiful reaction.Seeing you feel the music is wonderful because that is how us fans feel with them - the songs go straight into the core. They are felt.
It's the most beautiful compliment you can do for Thomas when you say it's like earing for the first time Led Zeppelin because it's his favourite band! (excuse my english!!!)
Man, thank you for your reaction. As a proud Måneskin listener and not-so-low-key fan, I very well know that nothing beats the moment you first listen to this song. Nothing can really prepare you to it, especially on this awesome, 100% live, incredibile acoustic version. And think they were just teens, too! Worth to also check the official video, trust me. Keep going and congrats for 10k subs, well deserved ❤
I'm very sorry for your beautiful language but when Damiano sings in Italian it's magical. With your language, you have stolen all their artistic value.
Mike, speechless this time. I knew that the other acoustic song among Back to back cover, was this. Please watch the official video of Torna a casa, it’s a masterpiece, you can’t miss it. See you next❤️🤗🔥🤟
Hi Mike, I see that you like live shows, I suggest For your love live at 1 WDR and New Song radio Italia, are both Damiano terrific vocal performance but you should know that they make great video clip, Vent'anni, The Loneliest(winner VMA) Torna a casa and Gossip ft. Tom Morello (more 300mln views 4 add) I'm almost 60 but I enjoy listening and watching Maneskin. Btw I like your reactions. Ciao
Hi Mike, I just watched all your reactions back to back and it's been a pleasure, you are becoming a fan hahaha ❤ Since you asked for suggestions i'm gonna give two, two opposite songs from their last album. One is a punk banger, Kool Kids, that is super ironic but explain well their take about music (when you said they aren't a specific genre but they just rock, they kinda say the same in the song). There's a great live video on SiriusXM channel). The other one is an Italian ballad, Il dono della vita, and imho is their most refined song so far, pretty sure that as a musician you will love it! There's no a live version of that song tho. Thank you so much for your videos, i have enjoyed them tremendously!!
Si , fanno emozionare… pure me , sono italiana… Purtroppo qui in Italia non sono molto apprezzati ahimè… c’è tanta invidia e gelosia … tutti a criticare 😡….. sono felice della tua opinione 😘
"cazzo2 lo hai detto, anche io che ho piu anni di te prima di nominare i Led Zeppelin mi sono morso la lingua, poi l'ho detto ,ma tutti noi come i Maneskin abbiamo avuto dei maestri nella vita e agli inizi ti porti dietro un po delle influenze acquisite, musicali e culturali , poi stacchi il cordone ombelicale e viaggi nel Mondo ,ognuno portando il proprio messaggio, oltre la musica che è un linguaggio universale, anche i propri ideali ed il rispetto sulle libertà individuali, loro vestendosi senza inibizioni, disinibiti e senza tabù capaci di indossare i tacchi a spillo o vestendosi di rosa, una Steet band che sa, che sognare cantando sui marciapiedi ,nelle piazze ,mentre la gente ti passa accanto ignorandoti presa dalla fretta della vita, e tu che lotti per non abbatterti cercando di suscitare le loro attenzioni ,chiudendo gli occhi e sognando un palcoscenico davanti a te trovando la forza di continuare a cantare ,per non affogare nelle umiliazioni ,come testimoniano i testi delle loro prime canzoni molto poetiche autobiografiche e piene di rabbia ,la strada ,una scuola di vita che ha forgiato le loro menti ha rispettare gli ultimi e come hanno sempre sostenuto ,di avere avuto come primi ascoltatori clochard e tossici ,gente che fa della strada la propria casa ma che per loro hanno trovato il tempo di ascoltarli ed applaudirli ,
Damiano couldnt find any inspiration at that time for writing songs, they wanted to make their second album i think and he had like a "blackout" if this makes sense. Marlena he calls his kreativity his inspiration....so he began to wrote about Marlena to come back home to him....and they finally got another song for their album and Marlena did come home after they finished that song. love it
I don't know why many are not translating. I have all of them set to do so, but for some reason only a few actually are. Some aren't even doing English. The settings are all the same on every one.
