Che Gusto C'è Lyrics in English by Fabri Fibra, Tredici Pietro
Buongusto means “good taste” or “refinement,” especially in the way someone lives, dresses, or chooses luxury. In the song, Fabri Fibra plays on gusto (“taste”) and buongusto while questioning society’s obsession with wealth, status, and a luxurious lifestyle, making this a memorable word with cultural and ironic depth.
Fabri Fibra opens by selling Italy the way a tourist brochure would, "Rap italiano, pizza, Briatore" (Italian rap, pizza, Briatore), then turns the postcard over. Everyone wants "una vita di lusso" (a life of luxury) while the bills read "Tasso fisso, mutui, rate" (fixed rate, mortgages, installments), and the rich gossip "con i soldi nostri" (with our money). He even jokes that since Berlusconi died "tutti quanti ci sentiamo migliori" (we all feel like better people), because nobody is rubbing millions in our faces anymore.
The chorus, sung with Tredici Pietro, asks the question in the title: "Che gusto c'è?" (what's the point?) "se tutti stanno sempre meglio di te" (if everyone is always doing better than you), from Porto Cervo to Saint Tropez. The last verse goes after reality TV fame and tabloid romance, "sentimenti Rovagnati" (Rovagnati feelings), named after a brand of sliced ham sold vacuum-packed. It ends on a shrug: "siamo tutti cantanti, ma non ci sono canzoni" (we're all singers, but there aren't any songs).
