ENNIO MORRICONE/EDDA DELL’ORSO-”Ma Non Troppo Erotico”(1971)
The Muse and the Maestro!
Italian composer Ennio Morricone flipped the script on 1960’s film soundtracks. Out went the syrupy strings, in came radical arrangements, instruments, and textures. The otherworldly voice heralding many of these avant arias belonged to Edda Dell’Orso. Ennio worked in many styles to reflect the 400 hundred movies he scored, and his own restless resolve to try new things. Edda could roll with anything he threw her way. His ’spaghetti westerns’ ricocheted with rough chants, surf clang, jews harps, and whistling: Edda soared into eternity on the magnificently operatic “The Ecstasy of Gold” (THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY). For thrillers, he blendered abrasive and feverish avant-garde soundscapes; Edda hyperventilated gasps somewhere between and strangulation, at once alluring and disturbing (SHORT NIGHT OF THE GLASS DOLLS). For romantic romps, he served a breezy lounge tail of pop and jazz sensuality; Edda’s seductive and upbeat scatting and tonal scales set the template for Stereolab, Hooverphonic, and Pizzicato 5 to follow. This song, for the 1971 film “THE BURGLERS”, is in that realm. She worked with all the great Italian composers, like Nicolai, Umiliani, and Piccioni as well. Check out more of her steller work here:
http://www.myspace.com/eddadell39orso
http://www.myspace.com/enniomorricone
Rudi Gernreich was the iconoclast of 1960’s fashion. He tore out the binding constrictions that strangled womens’ clothing, and made everything fluid and flowing with the form. He invented the topless bikini, portals in clothes, the use of vinyl and plastic, the concept of unisex, the first designer jean, and the thong. But his best gambit was the unclassifiable Peggy Moffitt. Models before had been fembots parading armor dresses with classic femininity. Peggy upended all of that. She was a performance artist, turning each vogue into an individual character. She evolved into a persona that made her seem from the far future; this was true, because Rudi and she were inventing it as they went. Her kabuki eye makeup, helmut bowlcut, mime shapes, gender-ending manner, mischievous pluck, and intense presence tore up the rulebook on female appearance, behaviour, and attitude. Her bold style had immediate effect on the times from Cher to Spock. Her alien androgeny set the stage for Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust several years later. Her mercurial nature and fierce eyemakeup opened the way for Siousiee Sioux and many a New Wave novitiate in the 80’s. And her boundless physicality and hairstyle anticipated Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) today. Between them Rudi and Peggy wrote much of the future we live in. (In fact, Peggy designed the typefont that’s used in the video for names; it’s a tribute to Rudi’s red/black motifs.) Learn more about these brilliant pioneers at:
http://www.myspace.com/rudigernreich
http://www.designervintage.com/rudi.html
http://www.amazon.com/Rudi-Gernreich-Book-Rizzoli/dp/084781422X
Check out my Herstory Of Rock at:
http://www.youtube.com/funknroll
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Tags: 60sMod, ChicksOnSpeed, EddaDellOrso, EnnioMorricone, fashion, KarenO, NewWave, PeggyMoffitt, RudiGernriech, SiouxsieSioux
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
From many sources, …
From many sources, but a great book to check out is “The Rudi Gernreich Book”, by model Peggi Moffitt and photographer William Claxton (1999).
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Let’s git nekid n …
Let’s git nekid n hug!
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
That was a really …
That was a really cool video!
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Morricone mad some …
Morricone mad some great stuff, and I love the whole loung-a-delic arena. But what’s that no-talent poser-fuck Madonna doing in the pictoral? Oh well, thanks anyway-
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
great movie
great movie
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
a pure delight to …
a pure delight to my ears, thanks for posting
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Great composer. …
Great composer. Great performance.
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Peggy REGIA …
Peggy REGIA totalmente…
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Sweet sound. …
Sweet sound. Morricone’s a genius.
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
LA CREME DE LA …
LA CREME DE LA CREME !
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
This song runs …
This song runs chills up my spine.
Edda Dell’Orso is so hot…
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
good song.
good song.
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
This is just …
This is just soooooooooooo coooooooool. It puts you right in 1960s Roma. Fellini is at that table over there, Gore Vidal across the street, Sophia Loren behind you and Claudia Cardinale is whispering in my ear (I get to choose:-)
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Can’t wait! ahem, …
XXXX Love you!
Can’t wait! ahem, for you know
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Knew you would dig …
Knew you would dig this. It’s intoxicating. This is my new favorite vid. Love you xxx
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
What an awesome duo …
What an awesome duo of sexy appeal Edda singing and Ennio playing and the Girl below is my muse! *kisSes cOfFycUP75*
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
*DaMn BabY* What …
*DaMn BabY* What you’re gonna do for me to this… *so good* looking forward to it! Thanks for sending me this! Ennio Morricone is so good isnt he? he has so many great styles from western to horror to so many more and who would of thought the same guy does some great sexy music!!! Can’t wait to see you! Love you! XXX
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
I’m in LOVE with …
I’m in LOVE with this!! A perfect vid if I ever saw one, and the music. *Love*
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Far Out, Man….. …
Far Out, Man…..totally groovy, hep cat
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
i love this music …
i love this music and this 60s. fashion, thank you for sharing.
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
I love 60’s Mod …
I love 60’s Mod fashion. I’ve always loved it as a kid even. In the 80’s I’d watch stuff about the 60’s and wish I came from back in those days. Or grew up in it rather. I donno, the fashion was great, but so much turmoil.
But gosh the music the fashion, the 60s will live on for centuries. In 2110, people will refer back in the history books as the fabulous 1960’s!!!! It will never be forgotten
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
This is the sexiest …
This is the sexiest shake out there, Edda you simply rock, way a head of your time…please record more!
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
You have done it …
You have done it again! What a great video!!!
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Fantastic.
Fantastic.
September 7th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Great retro, yet …
Great retro, yet still very stylish inclusive of the great music.