It may be the hype for Sanremo Festival, it may be that we like music almost as much as we like motors, it may be that we are never bored, but we wanted to gather here a review of Italian songs celebrating some of the most iconic car models of the past and present. The occasion is the 73rdᵃ edition of the Italian Song Festival, which will take place from 7 to 11 February, and what better occasion to celebrate the link that connects the automotive world with music? All right, first things first. As far as the songs in the competition are concerned, the first time the word 'car' appears at the Festival dates back to 1964 in the song Sole pizza e amore by Aurelio Fierro and Marina Moran: 'Leave everything please, take the car in a few hours, get here you can'. Just one word, but a very significant one, because it was precisely in those years that the car began to become a true symbol of freedom. Then, always within the Sanremo competition, the most recent example is Rolls Royce by Achille Lauro, presented in the 2019, inspired by a phrase by Marylin Monroe. The song is a real invitation to live without limits like the artists and rock stars mentioned in the lyrics: 'Rolls Royce, Rolls Royce, I want a life like this, I want an end like this, C'est la vie'.
