Friday, July 04, 2008

Fabrizio Moro - Pensa

In Italy, the Mafia is not an idealized glamor life in the 40s, but a real life and death issue still going on today.

When our school visited Sicily for a week, we stayed in the hotel of a man who was one of the first businessmen to fight against the Mob. He organized a group of businessmen together a few years ago to stop paying the mandatory "protection fee" by the Mafia. While some were killed and some were threatened, the Mafia are first businessmen. And a group of people standing together, is a hard cord to break. This song is about taking a stand against the Mafia today and not letting intimidation work. It's called, "Think."

For translated lyrics and a little bit of history on the song, click here.

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