Capo 3 Intro: Emmanuel Zucchini Senior The Human Cannonball Died in Sarasota Monday    Eighty-four was all From Italy in Thirty-four John Ringling brought him here Broken neck in Fifty-one Ended his career But in those years in between    Seventeen in all Few flew as fast or as far    As the Cannonball Fifty-eight yards and one foot Was the distance that he went Fifty-four miles in an hour    The speed that he was sent Solo: Two of his brothers and two daughters   Nine grandchildren in all And the one great grandchild   Survive the Cannonball He died on Monday where he lived It happens to us all Shot through the air expecting nets   A flight and then a fall Emmanuel Zucchini Senior The Human Cannonball

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque la vie tragique et fascinante d'Emmanuel Zucchini Senior, un homme qui a fait sensation en tant que homme-canon. Il est mort à 84 ans à Sarasota, laissant derrière lui une famille nombreuse. Commençant sa carrière en 1934 après avoir été amené en Amérique par John Ringling, il a connu un parcours impressionnant, marquant les esprits avec des performances audacieuses, mais sa carrière a pris fin brutalement suite à un accident en 1951. Les paroles reflètent à la fois l'excitation de ses exploits et la fatalité de sa fin, soulignant la fragilité de la vie à travers une métaphore de vol et de chute.