Italian music in the '70s reached new poetic heights with singer/songwriters like folk rocker Francesco De Gregori, and Pino Daniele, who infused canzone napoletana with blues guitar stabs. His song “Putesse Essere Allero” eloquently pays homage to the value of little things in the pursuit of happiness. Rino Gaetano references Verdi’s opera “Aida” on a loosely reggae-inspired rocker tackling political corruption, Nazism and a country divided—themes still resonant today—and, true to the decade’s prog leanings, rockers Delirium topped the charts with totemic flute-tinged hit “Jesahel”.