Every year, on the 1st of May, a rock festival is held in Rome. EelST first took part in the event in 1991. Like Elvis Costello on Saturday Night Live 14 years earlier, they played the opening bars of the song that was on their setlist ("Cassonetto differenziato") but then abruptly switched to another one, "Ti amo", which they had previously performed for a staggering 12 consecutive hours. A new, biting lyric mercilessly attacked several Italian politicians on the basis of facts, and that was even before the huge bribery scandal that would send many of them to jail!
Of course the national TV that was broadcasting the concert wasn't too pleased with the band's unexpected move, so they hastily arranged an interview with singer-songwriter Ricky Gianco to drown out the final part of the song. The band kept on playing until they were ordered off stage by the police, à la Jim Morrison.
Every year, on the 1st of May, a rock festival is held in Rome. EelST first took part in the event in 1991. Like Elvis Costello on Saturday Night Live 14 years earlier, they played the opening bars of the song that was on their setlist ("Cassonetto differenziato") but then abruptly switched to another one, "Ti amo", which they had previously performed for a staggering 12 consecutive hours. A new, biting lyric mercilessly attacked several Italian politicians on the basis of facts, and that was even before the huge bribery scandal that would send many of them to jail!
Of course the national TV that was broadcasting the concert wasn't too pleased with the band's unexpected move, so they hastily arranged an interview with singer-songwriter Ricky Gianco to drown out the final part of the song. The band kept on playing until they were ordered off stage by the police, à la Jim Morrison.