Peerla
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Peerla is the a studio album by Italian rock band Elio e le storie tese
Elio e le Storie Tese
Elio e le Storie Tese , often abbreviated EelST, is an Italian band from Milan, formed in 1980, whose music is clearly inspired to the style of Frank Zappa, both in music and lyrics...

 composed mainly of previously unreleased tracks, like the various opening themes for Italian television program Mai dire Gol, and studio outtakes. In Lombardy (the region around Milan) slang pirla is an insult, while perla in Italian means pearl; the double entendre focuses on the "English" pronunciation of "ee".

Track listing

  1. Introducing prof. Magneto - 0:26
  2. La donna nuda (I Want a New Drug) - 3:40 (tr. The Nude Woman; Huey Lewis
    Huey Lewis
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     cover)
  3. La cinica lotteria dei rigori - 1:21 (tr. The Cynical Penalties Lottery)
  4. Help Me - 3:56 (Dik Dik
    Dik Dik
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     cover)
  5. Nessuno allo stadio - 3:39 (tr. Nobody At The Stadium)
  6. In te - 5:44 (tr. Inside Of You; Nek
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     cover, sung by Mangoni)
  7. Urna - 3:46 (tr. Urn; soft version)
  8. Balla coi barlafüs (Time Warp) - 2:25 (Cover from Rocky Horror Picture Show)
  9. Agnello Medley - 2:48 (tr. Lamb Medley; medley of Christmas songs)
  10. Il concetto di banana - 1:20 (tr. The Concept Of Banana)
  11. Christmas With the Yours - 5:54
  12. Giocatore mondiale - 5:11 (tr. World Class Player)
  13. Sabbiature - 5:40 (tr. Sand Blastings; live from Rome
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    )
  14. Ameri (Gli amori) - 4:19
  15. Sunset Boulevard - 3:50
  16. Gli occhiali dell'amore - 2:39 (tr. The Love Glasses)
  17. Puliletti Blues - 5:05
  18. Ti amo campionato - 6:44 (tr. I Love You Championship; live)
  19. Tenia (bonus track included in the 2000 reprinting only); (tr. Tapeworm; cover from Flashdance
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    )
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