All the lights in Miami begin to gleam
Ruby, blue and green, neon too
Everything looks better from above, my king
Like aquamarine, ocean's blue
[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Cacciatore
La-da-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da
Limousines
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ciao, amore
La-da-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da
Soft ice cream
[Verse 2]
All the lights are sparkling for you it seems
On the downtown scenes, shady blue
Beatboxing and rapping in the summer rain
Like a boss, you sang jazz and blues
[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Cacciatore
La-da-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da
Limousines
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ciao, amore
La-da-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da
Soft ice creams
The summer's wild and I've been waiting for you all this time
I adore you, can't you see you're meant for me?
The summer's hot but I've been cold without you
I was so wrong not to doubt your Medellín, tangerine dreams
[Bridge]
Catch me if you can, working on my tan
Salvatore
Dying by the hand of a foreign man happily
Calling out my name in the summer rain
Ciao, amore
Salvatore can wait
Now it's time to eat soft ice cream
[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Cacciatore
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Limousines
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
Ciao amore
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Soft ice cream
About
In southern Italy, “Salvatore” is a name meaning “savior.” On this luscious love song, Lana details imagery of soft ice cream and passionate love in 1940’s southern Italy. Lana takes a vintage slow approach to the song, with a singing style similar to that of 1950s classic singer Frank Sinatra. Backed by soft, echo-y instrumentals, Lana weaves a setting of an old Italian town, full of summer love and cool soft ice cream.
Lana’s savior could possibly be a member of the Italian mafia, complete with big money and limousines, in 40s southern Italy. As Lana revealed the plot of the song, this could relate to the rise of a black market selling U.S. military goods in Sicily during the time.
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According to Songfacts, Lana described the vibe of the song in an interview with presenter Huw Stephens from BBC Radio 1:
[It’s] probably the track that’s the most different from the other tracks on the record. It has a little bit of an old-world Italian feel. It’s kind of a weirder song but I love the chorus. It’s filmic.
