Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Seems like I'm not the only one who thought Luca Madonia's song featuring Franco Battiato isn't that original and sounds a bit too familiar. And indeed, in this video by La Repubblica you can hear it is pretty much a remake of two Battiato songs from 1981 when he really hit it big with La voce del padrone. And the funny thing is the song is credited to Luca Madonia instead. What do you think? Knowing Battiato and his genius mind this might be some sort of test or joke to us... :-)

Now this is a surprise! Franco Battiato will be in Sanremo 2011, too, and not as a guest but in competition. Well, to say the truth it's going to be Luca Madonia ft Franco Battiato but who cares? It is not the first time they collaborate together. They have dueted for example in Quello che non so di te ,  and Moto perpetuo , and Madonia has also recorded Battiato 's Summer on a solitary beach , just like Alice .  And with Alice Battiato has won Sanremo in 1981 with Per Elisa. Two years later he wrote Oppio for Sibilla but that didn't go that well...