Gianni Morandi - Bella Belinda (Stereo)

The song was originally called “Pretty Belinda”. It was written, recorded and released as a single by Chris Andrews in 1969.
It didn’t chart in the UK but was successful in South Africa and in several European countries.
This Italian cover by Morandi, had reached #1 in Italy and was also successful in Israel.

[cebrailyil]

I was only 10 years old when this video with this version of the song made me fall in love with the Italian language and at the same time Gianni Morandi became my idol. My father recorded it on audio tape and then I tried to do my best in order to write the lyrics as I could by listening to it many times, pressing the buttons "play" - "stop" every 4 or 5 seconds. That's how I learned the whole song by heart. The fact that I am Romanian helped me a lot because Italian and Romanian languages are quite similar. A few days after, I sang it at school in front of all my classmates. :)

[loukiakalogeropoulou]

Beautiful Gianni, beautiful song. Love from Greece.

[flora.c]

Bella Belinda è innamorata
Parla da sola con l'insalata
E non guarda il piatto, ma la finestra
Scende una lacrima nella minestra
Gioca col pane, bella Belinda
Fa le palline con la mollica
Nel suo bicchiere, bella Belinda
Lei vede i suoi occhi pieni d'amore
E mille pensieri come farfalle
E mille carezze sui suoi capelli
E brividi dolci lungo le spalle
E più è innamorata e più si fa bella
È unica al mondo, bella Belinda
Scende le scale come volando
È da romanzo, bella Belinda
Vive l'amore e salta il pranzo
Belinda, Belinda, Belinda, Belinda
Belinda, Belinda, Belinda, Belinda
Belinda, Belinda, Belinda, Belinda
Belinda, Belinda
E quando fa notte, bella Belinda
Si copre tutta fino ai capelli
No, non è il vento, bella Belinda
Sono i sospiri di chi ti pensa
E mille pensieri come farfalle
E mille carezze sui suoi capelli
E brividi dolci lungo le spalle
E più è innamorata e più si fa bella
E bella Belinda è innamorata
Parla da sola con l'insalata
E non guarda il piatto, ma la finestra
Scende una lacrima nella minestra
Belinda, Belinda, Belinda, Belinda
Belinda, Belinda, Belinda, Belinda
Belinda, Belinda, Belinda, Belinda
Belinda, Belinda, Belinda, Belinda

[tonibt]

I had a doll that played this record. You would put the tiny record in a panel on her back and press a button.

[guidosacco]

Ia pettinatura, capelli più lunghi....