Mika to be a guest @Italian TV program LE INVASIONI BARBARICHE 17 January 2014

[Valmont69]

Did any of you show up on tv? I looked at all the crowd scenes and wondered if I was looking at any of you. I said to my kids, "I know people there!" They were unimpressed, but I found it cool.

 

You can say to your kids: this is valmont69

 

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He seemed impressed, indeed.

So they must be, too.

[allegra]

It's insane long.

Dedicated to Allegra, who loves my looooong reports so much

Oh thank you, Elwendina. Anyway i'm quite disappointed. It is not so long, i just passed the past 10 minutes to cancel the text of the quote!!!

I challenge you... for a gig report i want an entire page of the thread!

[allegra]

Dear Ceebs little kids,

don't be afraid, poor little babies!

Mika is not a giant who is going to eat an helpless blond lady!

[Kumazzz]

Ysa83 lets me know the link. Merci beaucoup !!!

 

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[Kumazzz]

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[ceebs]

Dear Ceebs little kids,

don't be afraid, poor little babies!

Mika is not a giant who is going to eat an helpless blond lady!

 

I love it!

[ceebs]

You can say to your kids: this is Valmont

 

He seemed impressed, indeed.

So they must be, too.

 

That's so cool! You look so happy! I'm sure you will remember that night forever. The 13yo old was as impressed as she allowed herself to be. You know teenagers. The 9yo was too bus running around to look. He just wants to see pictures of Clown Mika. Those make him laugh hysterically.

[dcdeb]

Apparently he did said something to me, about three words, I've just been told, and I don't remember it at all.

 

Is this you giving him the cookies?

 

[mamiam]

You can say to your kids: this is valmont69

 

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He seemed impressed, indeed.

So they must be, too.

 

Thanks a lot for sharing this lovely photo! You look as great as the city you live in ... Must be fantastic to have this memory, from a very special night ...

 

Thanks also to you Eriko - for all these amazing and happy photos from the TV studio - love it a lot!!

 

Love,love

me

[SimonaG]

As you wish

I suggest the others to skip it. It's insane long.

 

When I landed here on MFC (I wish I could say back in the day but actually that was just some months ago) one of the first thing many of you told me was: forget planning, forget preparing, forget that comfy feeling to be aware of what's going to happen.

Which was quite a shock to me, all my life is based on planning. It makes me feel safe. But when Mika is at stake, how could I stick to my old habits? I guess I apprenticed a bit through Bergamo signing session and Che Tempo Che Fa show, so I was a kind of relaxed this time.

 

As you all know the start of this adventure was a bit difficult: confirmed, cancelled, confirmed again almost the day before the show (I'll be grateful forever, won't forget). That would be enough to make my old me freak out, but new me was a way more calm. I admit, actually after the first confirmation I still tried to plan a bit asking people were they were going to sleep, as you (yes, you know who you are ) told me... “don't bother the girls”.... (just kidding, I love you, don't get mad )

I think the fate is using Mika to teach me something.

I'm overcoming so many fears these days, I'm changing so much. And the side effect is that I'm always happy. Who wouldn't enjoy learn having fun like that?

I was scared of driving around in big towns and about getting injections by myself. I spent months avoiding to think about that, since I knew I should have face that this month and I was terrified.

The day of the first confirmation I switched from “what if I ask some old lady to come at my place and do the shots?” to “just give my that thing, I'll do it by myself, I'm busy, I have to go and see Mika”. See? No big deal.

Anyway, for the third time in about a month and a half I asked my hubby to get my bakpack from the attic. “Which one, the one you told me you weren't going to ask it again since your trips to see Mika were over after the Bergamo thing?” Euh, yes, that one

 

So, I left friday morning with my backpack and my coolbag with the drugs and drove to Sarik's parents home in Milan. Just a little stop at the pastry shop to buy a little present for Mika, even if I swear I was totally sure we wouldn't meet. There will be no sneaking ut of the studio, and no chances to meet. But you know, just in case something weird happen,just in case, just in case. That's not planning. That's wondering about life twists and be prepared not to regret something. Besides we all enjoyed those biscuits last time, I was sure we could enjoy them again.

Of course me and my car were singing Mika all he drive long. I listened especially to Underwater instrumental, I felt in love with it, it's overwhelming and fulfills me completely.

As I arrived close to Sarik's place I dropped the car in the first free parking spot I found, and relaxed: ok, it's done, I parked the car. From now, I just have to walk to her place, and get it tomorrow morning. Sarik introduced me to her family (lovely lovely people) and then pizza and chat.

In a blink of an eye it was time to leave, so we walked towards the car. While walking I noticed I already knew that road, since it was the same I did to reach her home. I thought “Oh, funny, she parked near to my car”. Then an awful thought came to my mind, exactly when I recalled her saying “I don't drive”. Oh s * h * t.

This is how Kismet made me drive downtown in Milan, by night. Remember the ovecome-your-fear thing? Exactly. This didn't prevent me to swear now and then against traffic, pavement, pedestrians and the whole town while Mika was still singing on my cd. Well, even he can't do all miracles, can he? We finally got to the studio, thank to my human navigator Sarik, who was always late on giving instructions (turn here – here where? - here!!! - wheeeere???!!!)

 

So, we eventually parked in an alley and agreed to split the fine since it's less expensive than a parking lot (we didn't get it eventually) and reached the studio.

I was totally sure we weren't going to meet him this time. But just in case just in case I wrote a tiny note and attached it to the present. I don't know why I did it, I really didn't think to have a chance. Probably that was all about not having any regret. I hate regrets, they haunt me. Outside Rai studio I just got stucked and couldn't to anything, I didn't want to feel like that again. Just in case.

Dario Fo arrived and walked his way to the studio, asking if we all were there for Mika (sure!) and telling us “Mica sceme”. (not fool of you).

Then Mika came but the van didn't stop, me and Sarik didn't care, we had no expectation at all, we were too busy to chat.

Little walk back to my car to have my shot done (dark alley, but Sarik being on lookout couldn't prevent a guy to stare at that junkie girl (me), her car full of garbage and dogs crates, her syringe and her so-what-look...

Back to the studio, met the girls (yes, we all still are girls) I already knew and some new one and waited for the door getting opened.

I didn't do it that much, so yes, I still enjoy queueing to have the chance to talk with everybody (which I eventualy didn't even if I tried to.)

 

We finally managed to get in, and we left our jackets at the wardrobe. We were given tickets with numbers, to be able to recognize our stuff later. I noticed some year ago that my lucky number is 4. It really is. Well, I had two tickets: 4 and 44.

I felt a bit thrilled and wondered “WTH...?” but then let it go. I used to study science at university, I used to be skeptical on that stuff, so I just put them into my pocket and kept on talking with the girls (yes, before that I told everybody about my lucky numbers, the gap between the being-thrilled moment and the let-it-go one was long enough to tell The more emotional I get, the more childish) We finally noticed there were no strangers left, so it occured to us that they were letting people getting the seats and reached the stage. We were told were to sit, and we all got the perfect seats to admire Mika's bright red soles. I was fine with that, we were alltogether, the studio was so tiny that we could perfectly hear everything and I knew I could watch the vids today. I was and still am so grateful for this chance, I don't mind the seats at all.

 

The show started and I enjoyed being there, chatting a little while listening to guests. Daria told us we were a bit too calm when the politician was talking, but what could we do? You stay quiet when a politician talks, right? I thought.. ok.. just wait and see when Mika will enter the stage...

We managed to see him peeping from the back stage, that was funny.

He finally got in, and two rows among the audience did a standing ovation. That were the former too quiet rows.... guess who they were

I think he looked at us in that moment, but I don't know if I'm delusional, the others could confirm or deny.

Then it was just perfect. I enjoyed so much his time with Dario Fo, they both looked happy, I suppose Mika felt a kind of how we could feel meeting him one to one for many minutes... I'm sure they had some extra time behind the scenes as well.

 

When it comes to the interview, we knew Daria is pretty good to make guests at ease and ask them interesting questions in order to make them talk. We knew she was dangerous, as he noticed after a while and I didn't know what will be the result. I think it was pretty good, wasn't it? I still have to watch the vids, I'm looking forward to see his looks, for you sake, who knows how long could I write after having watched them?

Then he sang. OMG he sang Underwater and that was a way too good to forget it in a whole life. I love that song, I already knew him back in the day for being the writer of it (yes, swatch ad). I almost never fall for a song at the first listening, but on that one I fell immediately. Ok, I admit I didn't look for more till I randomly stumbled on him on XF while doing chores, I'm (should I say I was?) a moron when it comes to music.

I could talk more about Underwater but I could end up banned for writing too much...

 

Then the show ended and my 4 and 44 worked. He stayed there, he didn't leave. Ok, I didn't take that chance cause I didn't go to him immediately (none of us did), so when I managed to go over there he was surrounded by people asking for pics together and stuff. But that's my fault, I'm the one to blame. I was trying to get whether we were allowed or not.

So I let it go and come back to join the girls who were chatting with his band. I didn't dare to say anything, cause I felt I had no right, so I just waved, but I enjoyed so much just standing there with all of them.

We eventually got out, and waited for him at the gate. As you know, he did stop. I couldn't believe my no meeting no expectation day was twisting like that. I know, I know, you told me things happen like that, randomly, and I should have trusted my 4 and 44, but … unbelievable. He was happy and willing to chat (I suppose a platinum award and a meeting with Dario Fo worked) and so he talked a little with the ones he already knew and with the new ones who managed to speak. Guess who got stuck?

I managed to give him my present, though, I still don't know how. I wasn't able to get his attention (too busy signing school journals and stuff), I suppose Lucrezia helped (thank you so so so much ). So this way I fixed my previous regret of the Rai studios and have another one to fix for the next time (it's about time to switch from notes to spoken chat, isn't it?....)

 

I'm not lying when I say I enjoyed his chat with mfcers. I don't care if it wasn't me the one who spoke. I admit I have loved if he had looked at me eve for less than a second, which he didn't, but since I wasn't expecting anything of that, I'm good with what happend. He will regret it when he will taste those amazing biscuits and won't be able to remember who ask for more . I told once or twice that I would have enjoyed a group chat and that was a kind of.

If he waited 14 years to talk some minutes to Dario Fo, I can wait some time (months, years, who knows?) to chat with him a few seconds. Meanwhile, I'll keep on writing. Perhaps he would read a note of mine, some day. And yes, those are shorter than this report.

 

Epilogue: back to Sarik's parents place, couldn't sleep till 5 am. Woke up at 7, drove 200 km far to visit a friend, boosted my energies with some coffee (try never have coffee and then drink it with sugar, it kicks your ass), another 200 km drive back home, felt high with endorphines (and coffee and sugar), sang from the top of my lungs (I trust truck drivers heard me), saw The Voice/chatted with some mfcers till midnight, went to bed, woke up at 5 am and back to Milan, came home from Milan, wrote this report for about 4 hours.

And I'm not done. I still feel good.

 

Outcomes:

driving around Milan: done

having my shot done by myself in my car: done

meeting mfcers: done

seeing Mika in the show talking and singing: done

meeting Mika: a kind of done

 

Feeling amazed: work in progress, so far so good.

 

Dedicated to Allegra, who loves my looooong reports so much

 

Elwendin I really loved your report and I can imagine you talking about the wonderful night we had. You explained everything so well and I can't tell more!:thumb_yello:

[Kumazzz]

MIKA e Valeria Bruni Tedeschi chiacchierano amabilmente nei camerini di #leinvasioni (Courtesy of Luca Sofri)

 

Edited January 21, 2014 by Kumazzz

[~TheLoveYouBreathe]

Thanks for these amazing photos, Eriko!!

[Kumazzz]

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Ultima chicca da @mikasounds alla prossima settimana. #leinvasioni

 

 

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[Elwendin]

May I suggest finding a chicken for next time you meet Mika?

A chicken is sure to catch his attention

 

I won't ever steal your prerogative, that would be treacherous.

 

 

Oh thank you, Elwendina. Anyway i'm quite disappointed. It is not so long, i just passed the past 10 minutes to cancel the text of the quote!!!

I challenge you... for a gig report i want an entire page of the thread!

 

Deal! Now we just need a gig. Someone would please tell Mister Mika to arrange for one? I suppose no one here will be annoyed by our challenge if it leads to a gig

 

 

Is this you giving him the cookies?

 

Mfc does have KGB skills (which I can appreciate btw), but no. That's not me.

That's my hand.

 

I know, it sounds totally lame and I feel a bit awkward about that. But when you taste them, those are so amazing that they find their reason to be there. I don't really think he will eat them, but I hope someone would.

[allegra]

[YOUTUBE]Cxyh06gbsiM[/YOUTUBE]

Ok, call me irriverent but my favourite funny and surreal moment of the MikaFo dialog is at 12:54

 

 

Mister Fo: "You have a double brain"

 

Mika (with an orangutan expression): "Eh?"

[robertina]

thanks for posting all those pics Eriko. I love them.

 

Allegra....we have so much to laugh at but we shall forgive him...can you imagine US surrounded by english speakers trying to catch anyone accent?

:aah::aah:

[Kumazzz]

Photos from NEWSCOM. http://www.newscom.com/nc/showMainNCPage.action

 

search "Mika Le Invasioni Barbariche 2014" --->70 results

 

I'll try to post some of them...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[elliedo93]

I love these pictures!!! thank you!

[Isabella77]

Photos from NEWSCOM. http://www.newscom.com/nc/showMainNCPage.action

 

search "Mika Le Invasioni Barbariche 2014" --->70 results

 

I'll try to post some of them...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you very much!!!!!

[ceebs]

Thank you. These are beautiful pictures. That second one, with the platinum record; doesn't he look like he's about ten feet tall?

[kat75]

Hello Everyone,

 

I don't come here too much but I will try to check this thread more, such great work from everyone on here who translate these lovely Mika moments. Thank you!

 

I was wondering if anyone knows if this video has an English translation and where I might find it?

 

Again, thank you for all the effort you all put into translating for those of us who may not be multilingual you rock!

 

Ok, call me irriverent but my favourite funny and surreal moment of the MikaFo dialog is at 12:54

 

 

Mister Fo: "You have a double brain"

 

Mika (with an orangutan expression): "Eh?"

[kat75]

Elwendin, this is FANTASTIC!!!! I loved every bit of it! Thank you for sharing each moment with us

 

As you wish

I suggest the others to skip it. It's insane long.

 

When I landed here on MFC (I wish I could say back in the day but actually that was just some months ago) one of the first thing many of you told me was: forget planning, forget preparing, forget that comfy feeling to be aware of what's going to happen.

Which was quite a shock to me, all my life is based on planning. It makes me feel safe. But when Mika is at stake, how could I stick to my old habits? I guess I apprenticed a bit through Bergamo signing session and Che Tempo Che Fa show, so I was a kind of relaxed this time.

 

As you all know the start of this adventure was a bit difficult: confirmed, cancelled, confirmed again almost the day before the show (I'll be grateful forever, won't forget). That would be enough to make my old me freak out, but new me was a way more calm. I admit, actually after the first confirmation I still tried to plan a bit asking people were they were going to sleep, as you (yes, you know who you are ) told me... “don't bother the girls”.... (just kidding, I love you, don't get mad )

I think the fate is using Mika to teach me something.

I'm overcoming so many fears these days, I'm changing so much. And the side effect is that I'm always happy. Who wouldn't enjoy learn having fun like that?

I was scared of driving around in big towns and about getting injections by myself. I spent months avoiding to think about that, since I knew I should have face that this month and I was terrified.

The day of the first confirmation I switched from “what if I ask some old lady to come at my place and do the shots?” to “just give my that thing, I'll do it by myself, I'm busy, I have to go and see Mika”. See? No big deal.

Anyway, for the third time in about a month and a half I asked my hubby to get my bakpack from the attic. “Which one, the one you told me you weren't going to ask it again since your trips to see Mika were over after the Bergamo thing?” Euh, yes, that one

 

So, I left friday morning with my backpack and my coolbag with the drugs and drove to Sarik's parents home in Milan. Just a little stop at the pastry shop to buy a little present for Mika, even if I swear I was totally sure we wouldn't meet. There will be no sneaking ut of the studio, and no chances to meet. But you know, just in case something weird happen,just in case, just in case. That's not planning. That's wondering about life twists and be prepared not to regret something. Besides we all enjoyed those biscuits last time, I was sure we could enjoy them again.

Of course me and my car were singing Mika all he drive long. I listened especially to Underwater instrumental, I felt in love with it, it's overwhelming and fulfills me completely.

As I arrived close to Sarik's place I dropped the car in the first free parking spot I found, and relaxed: ok, it's done, I parked the car. From now, I just have to walk to her place, and get it tomorrow morning. Sarik introduced me to her family (lovely lovely people) and then pizza and chat.

In a blink of an eye it was time to leave, so we walked towards the car. While walking I noticed I already knew that road, since it was the same I did to reach her home. I thought “Oh, funny, she parked near to my car”. Then an awful thought came to my mind, exactly when I recalled her saying “I don't drive”. Oh s * h * t.

This is how Kismet made me drive downtown in Milan, by night. Remember the ovecome-your-fear thing? Exactly. This didn't prevent me to swear now and then against traffic, pavement, pedestrians and the whole town while Mika was still singing on my cd. Well, even he can't do all miracles, can he? We finally got to the studio, thank to my human navigator Sarik, who was always late on giving instructions (turn here – here where? - here!!! - wheeeere???!!!)

 

So, we eventually parked in an alley and agreed to split the fine since it's less expensive than a parking lot (we didn't get it eventually) and reached the studio.

I was totally sure we weren't going to meet him this time. But just in case just in case I wrote a tiny note and attached it to the present. I don't know why I did it, I really didn't think to have a chance. Probably that was all about not having any regret. I hate regrets, they haunt me. Outside Rai studio I just got stucked and couldn't to anything, I didn't want to feel like that again. Just in case.

Dario Fo arrived and walked his way to the studio, asking if we all were there for Mika (sure!) and telling us “Mica sceme”. (not fool of you).

Then Mika came but the van didn't stop, me and Sarik didn't care, we had no expectation at all, we were too busy to chat.

Little walk back to my car to have my shot done (dark alley, but Sarik being on lookout couldn't prevent a guy to stare at that junkie girl (me), her car full of garbage and dogs crates, her syringe and her so-what-look...

Back to the studio, met the girls (yes, we all still are girls) I already knew and some new one and waited for the door getting opened.

I didn't do it that much, so yes, I still enjoy queueing to have the chance to talk with everybody (which I eventualy didn't even if I tried to.)

 

We finally managed to get in, and we left our jackets at the wardrobe. We were given tickets with numbers, to be able to recognize our stuff later. I noticed some year ago that my lucky number is 4. It really is. Well, I had two tickets: 4 and 44.

I felt a bit thrilled and wondered “WTH...?” but then let it go. I used to study science at university, I used to be skeptical on that stuff, so I just put them into my pocket and kept on talking with the girls (yes, before that I told everybody about my lucky numbers, the gap between the being-thrilled moment and the let-it-go one was long enough to tell The more emotional I get, the more childish) We finally noticed there were no strangers left, so it occured to us that they were letting people getting the seats and reached the stage. We were told were to sit, and we all got the perfect seats to admire Mika's bright red soles. I was fine with that, we were alltogether, the studio was so tiny that we could perfectly hear everything and I knew I could watch the vids today. I was and still am so grateful for this chance, I don't mind the seats at all.

 

The show started and I enjoyed being there, chatting a little while listening to guests. Daria told us we were a bit too calm when the politician was talking, but what could we do? You stay quiet when a politician talks, right? I thought.. ok.. just wait and see when Mika will enter the stage...

We managed to see him peeping from the back stage, that was funny.

He finally got in, and two rows among the audience did a standing ovation. That were the former too quiet rows.... guess who they were

I think he looked at us in that moment, but I don't know if I'm delusional, the others could confirm or deny.

Then it was just perfect. I enjoyed so much his time with Dario Fo, they both looked happy, I suppose Mika felt a kind of how we could feel meeting him one to one for many minutes... I'm sure they had some extra time behind the scenes as well.

 

When it comes to the interview, we knew Daria is pretty good to make guests at ease and ask them interesting questions in order to make them talk. We knew she was dangerous, as he noticed after a while and I didn't know what will be the result. I think it was pretty good, wasn't it? I still have to watch the vids, I'm looking forward to see his looks, for you sake, who knows how long could I write after having watched them?

Then he sang. OMG he sang Underwater and that was a way too good to forget it in a whole life. I love that song, I already knew him back in the day for being the writer of it (yes, swatch ad). I almost never fall for a song at the first listening, but on that one I fell immediately. Ok, I admit I didn't look for more till I randomly stumbled on him on XF while doing chores, I'm (should I say I was?) a moron when it comes to music.

I could talk more about Underwater but I could end up banned for writing too much...

 

Then the show ended and my 4 and 44 worked. He stayed there, he didn't leave. Ok, I didn't take that chance cause I didn't go to him immediately (none of us did), so when I managed to go over there he was surrounded by people asking for pics together and stuff. But that's my fault, I'm the one to blame. I was trying to get whether we were allowed or not.

So I let it go and come back to join the girls who were chatting with his band. I didn't dare to say anything, cause I felt I had no right, so I just waved, but I enjoyed so much just standing there with all of them.

We eventually got out, and waited for him at the gate. As you know, he did stop. I couldn't believe my no meeting no expectation day was twisting like that. I know, I know, you told me things happen like that, randomly, and I should have trusted my 4 and 44, but … unbelievable. He was happy and willing to chat (I suppose a platinum award and a meeting with Dario Fo worked) and so he talked a little with the ones he already knew and with the new ones who managed to speak. Guess who got stuck?

I managed to give him my present, though, I still don't know how. I wasn't able to get his attention (too busy signing school journals and stuff), I suppose Lucrezia helped (thank you so so so much ). So this way I fixed my previous regret of the Rai studios and have another one to fix for the next time (it's about time to switch from notes to spoken chat, isn't it?....)

 

I'm not lying when I say I enjoyed his chat with mfcers. I don't care if it wasn't me the one who spoke. I admit I have loved if he had looked at me eve for less than a second, which he didn't, but since I wasn't expecting anything of that, I'm good with what happend. He will regret it when he will taste those amazing biscuits and won't be able to remember who ask for more . I told once or twice that I would have enjoyed a group chat and that was a kind of.

If he waited 14 years to talk some minutes to Dario Fo, I can wait some time (months, years, who knows?) to chat with him a few seconds. Meanwhile, I'll keep on writing. Perhaps he would read a note of mine, some day. And yes, those are shorter than this report.

 

Epilogue: back to Sarik's parents place, couldn't sleep till 5 am. Woke up at 7, drove 200 km far to visit a friend, boosted my energies with some coffee (try never have coffee and then drink it with sugar, it kicks your ass), another 200 km drive back home, felt high with endorphines (and coffee and sugar), sang from the top of my lungs (I trust truck drivers heard me), saw The Voice/chatted with some mfcers till midnight, went to bed, woke up at 5 am and back to Milan, came home from Milan, wrote this report for about 4 hours.

And I'm not done. I still feel good.

 

Outcomes:

driving around Milan: done

having my shot done by myself in my car: done

meeting mfcers: done

seeing Mika in the show talking and singing: done

meeting Mika: a kind of done

 

Feeling amazed: work in progress, so far so good.

 

Dedicated to Allegra, who loves my looooong reports so much

 

YAY!!!! THANK YOU FOR THIS TRANSLATION I've been looking for it and boom here it is your effort is truly appreciated

 

So, today hails so I,ve translated also the third part...Dario Fo and Mika together...enjoy!

 

interview at LE INVASIONI BARBARICHE 17 January 2014 - part 3-

Dario Fo and Mika together

 

(Dario Fo enters and embraces Mika)

F: Oh...you are so good-looking! (they laugh)

[Fo is concerned about the steps which are in the studio, maybe he does not see well anymore, but Mika takes him by the hand and accompanies him,

warning him about every steps of the studio...then he takes strongly the chair and expects Fo to be sitting]

D: So, when I went at Dario Fo's home, our Nobel Prize for literature, to talk him about Mika, I didn't know if master Fo already knew Mika in someway

M : oh, no...I don't think so ...

D: Mika , do you know what he told me ? He said: "I 'm a big fan of Mika!"

M : No, but how is it possible?

F : When I listened to Mika for the first time I was watching television and... I jumped ! I heard there was a force of nature ... a rhythm...

and especially I heard the mathematics of the music ..but more later I discovered that Mika cannot read music: and this can only mean that he has the music inside!...in his skull , inside the stomach , inside his heart ... everywhere ..

M: Oh, but are you really Dario Fo ? But I can't still believe...

F : Do you know what I thought when I heard you the first time ? I thought: "I would love to sing with him!!"

D: It's possible?

M : Yes, we've talked a little before entering the studio ... ehm ... (Mika 's so emotioned that he can not talk ) ..ehm... I asked Mr. Fo if he knew some of my songs...and I was expecting maybe Grace Kelly ... but no, he knew The Origin of Love! ... incredible for me ...I think that Dario Fo is one of the most important symbols of freedom , not only in his work but also in his life, he is a symbol of freedom and tolerance , the most important things for a culture and for Love in general

D: ok , Dario...do you feel ready singing with Mika ?

F: But I want to sing with Mika ! I am excited ! Come on Mika, sing your song about the origin of love ... I'll follow you...and please, give me a good vote!

(Mika starts playing visibly emotioned and sings his song ; Fo follows him singing with his famous Gramelot, a set of onomatopoeic sounds without a real sense. ​​... lots of claps from the audience ... )

F: (laughs) it was so simple!

M : oh, I have studied the work of Dario Fo in english, even if I can not figure it out in Italian ... [ and I believe it , it's almost all dialect ! ]

D: But you have in common many things ... there's a movie that puts you in comparison

(a movie starts ... and actually their gestures , the way of moving on the stage...are quite similar )

F: Mika, you're crazy !

M : Oh no , not me ! You are crazy ! I have learned from you !

Q: The madness seems to be fundamental !

F: Oh yes, with the madness you can go out from normality, from obvious things, trivial and risapute ... all the more great men of culture and especially of art have always been regarded as fools ... even Michelangelo or Leonardo because they went out of the banality

Q: Let's try to sing even the Dario's song ... Can someone bring me the drawings you have done before?

F: oh, yes I made a gift for Mika and one for you Daria, my drawings are here..

D: oh thank you! But these lithographs are of inestimable value! Thank you so much!

F: I know that Mika knows one of my songs, "I've seen a King" [a satiric song about a king and his horse] and now we can sing it together ... Mika, if you can not read the song's music, you can use the drawings that I've given to you...they represent just the lyrics of my song..

M: Oh, but these drawings are perfetc for me, beacuse I can not read the music of the song... Ok ... then ... "Re maggiore"? D major?

F: Yes, Re maggiore.

M: ok ... uh ... "oh mamma!" ... Oh my god I'm a little 'nervous ... (he starts playing)

(Fo begins to sing in the dialect spoken in Milan and Mika ... he continues to sing in Milanese dialect!] .

D: oh, you are so wonderful together![audience does not stop clapping]

D: Mika, I think next year Dario Fo will be one of the judges of XF ... now you are a couple that you can not split ... Dario, you have to expect a proposal from Sky

M: (to Fo) Would you like to be a judge? Having to say "yes or no".

F: well, it depends ... I have to know people before judging them ..

Mika, I know you...and when I see you ... it always comes in my mind an idea of clarity, developing, sincerity, intelligence ... oh yes, INTELLIGENCE!

M: Oh, no...I'm not intelligent ... I have a too simple brain, it's so confused ..

F: ah, but you've got a double brain, two brains that run together

(Mika does not understand well, Fo notices it and uses his hands to describe the two brains in motion ... Mika laughs and understands immediately)

M: oh but no...i don't..

F: But yes, it is true, I tell you! You have one brain of spare!

D: Another thing you have in common is the language ... there's your "Gramelot" Dario, but even Mika has his own "Gramelot," when he speaks in his language a little invented, a mix of many languages ​​he speaks ...

M: Yes, maybe ..

F: It is true, Mika! ...Listen, you made me an extraordinary remark ... "Italian language is a beautiful language ... but you need to learn Italian dialects, those are important to understand Italy in the deep ... and this, said by a foreigner, is extraordinary...

M: I've learned a little dialect spoken in Piemonte ... very difficult

Q: tell us something ...

M : Oh no , I've only learned bad words ... but this night I also learned a bit of the dialect spoken in Milan ( and says a few words )

D : well, I think you are also similar in the body ...both tall, handsome , with large teeth..let's see...

( a video starts with images of a young Fo ... he reminds Mika a little bit)

F: Oh I have never seen that video... I was so young, I was 23 ...

D: Ok, now we have to say goodbye ...

[Daria still talks a little bit about the book of Fo's wife, Franca Rame, who died recently, his partner in life and work ...and about the next show of Fo in the theatre. Fo says that in Rome, even now as in the past , someone tried to censor him... the theatre where he had to play the show is a Vatican property and "someone" was not happy...and tried to stop him. - Fo's shows often attack "the power", including the Church's one -]

M : I know your problems with censorship...

F : Well Mika, this is the proof that I still get annoyed someone (he laughs) ... and this is important ... a musician, a poet, a clown, an artist must always give annoyance to the power ... otherwise it means they are not worth anything

[ Daria still talks a little about the book and greets - the audience stood applauding - Mika accompanies Dario Fo outside the studio ]

[Kumazzz]

Thanks a lot for incredible works !!

 

 

Krysady is lucky, she doesn't have to do the beta-watching Because we are ready with another subtitled video thanks to the help of Marta, Laura, Alecs, Flavia, Salura, Christine, Elwendin & DerMoment

 

Le invasioni barbariche

 

k-PCmvmc0tY

 

 

Please click on CC for the English subtitles.

 

English SRTs: http://www.mediafire.com/download/1huc2d8p32tpwk5/Mika_Sub_2014-01-17_LEI.srt

[Elwendin]

Thanks a lot for incredible works !!

 

Elwendin, this is FANTASTIC!!!! I loved every bit of it! Thank you for sharing each moment with us

 

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