"Nessuno mi può giudicare" (; ''"Nobody can judge me"'') is an

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pop song written by

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and

Mario Panzeri Mario Panzeri (11 October 1911 – 19 May 1991) was an Italian lyricist and composer. He is well known for his composed songs that include "" "", "", and "", which won the first edition of the Sanremo Music Festival in 1951. Panzeri was the c ...

. The song premiered at the sixteenth edition of the

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, and was performed by

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and

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, finishing second. Caselli's version was a massive success, in spite of her being almost unknown at the time, and peaked at the first place on the Italian hit parade for several weeks. It is considered as the song which consecrated Caselli to fame. Caselli also recorded a

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("Baisse un peu la radio") and a

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version ("Ninguno me puede juzgar") of the song. Gene Pitney's version peaked at the eight place on the Italian charts. It became a regional hit in the US and Australia in areas with large Italian communities. The lyrics are about the confession of a betrayal and an unapologetic proposal of reconciliation. They were seen as an anticipation of the moral revolution and

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themes which exploded a few years later. The song had been previously intended to be performed by

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, who also recorded a demo but eventually preferred to compete in the festival with his own song "

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". The song was adapted into a ''

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'' film with the same name, directed by

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and starring

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and Caterina Caselli herself. The song used as the main theme for the Greek black comedy TV series '' Ti Psyhi Tha Paradoseis Mori?'' by

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during the season 2000-2001.

Track listing

*7" single – AN 4155 :A. "Nessuno mi può giudicare" (

, Mario Panzeri) – 2:38 :B. "Se lo dici tu" (Saro Leva,

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) – 2:41

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nessuno mi puo giudicare (song) 1966 singles 1966 songs Number-one singles in Argentina Number-one singles in Italy Sanremo Music Festival songs of 1966 Number-one singles in Spain Caterina Caselli songs Gene Pitney songs Songs with lyrics by Miki Del Prete Songs written by Mario Panzeri Compagnia Generale del Disco singles