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Sixty years ago this week, Domenico Modugno's "Volare" topped the Billboard pop chart — the only song to originate in Italy and do so. 

The lyrics were inspired by the paintings of Marc Chagall, and describe a dream in which a man paints his hands blue and flies through the sky — "blue painted in blue." The song was the No. 1 single of 1958 and has been covered by many artists.

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The lyrics were inspired by the paintings of Marc Chagall, and describe a dream in which a man paints his hands blue and flies through the sky -- "blue painted in blue." The song was the No. 1 single of 1958 and has been covered by many artists.

The lyrics were inspired by the paintings of Marc Chagall, and describe a dream in which a man paints his hands blue and flies through the sky — "blue painted in blue." The song was the #1 single of 1958 and has been covered by many artists.

Domenico Modugno's 'Volare' topped charts 60 years ago

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