Che Ne Sanno I 2000 Lyrics in English Gabry Ponte , Danti

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Of Battisti and Mogol

Of Festivalbar

But what do the 2000 kids know

Of when the Walkman was around

And Fiorello on karaoke

Of Nirvana and Guns

Of dance music

But what do the 2000 kids know

And of when at 3 there was Bim Bum Bam

Of the Game Boy and 'blue da ba di da ba da'

Verse 1

Summer's ending, we only get the value of that time when we

Lose it like Luigi Tenco

I only eat pizza, provincial life, I live in a sewer I'm a turtle, yeah

But I'm a f*cking Ninja Turtle

Give me back my kid time, when Banderas was Zorro and not the

Baker of the Mill

When I started, when Captain Hook wasn't DJ Francesco he was

Bennato, if I could redo everything I've already done, everything I can't do anymore today

I'd take life from 18 to 24 and put it on loop loop loop loop

But what do the 2000 kids know

Of Battisti and Mogol

Of Festivalbar

But what do the 2000 kids know

Of when the Walkman was around

And Fiorello on karaoke

Of Nirvana and Guns

Of dance music

But what do the 2000 kids know

And of when at 3 there was Bim Bum Bam

Of the Game Boy and 'blue da ba di da ba da'

Da da dan Ti

Of Jeeg Robot and MacGyver

But what do the 2000 kids know

Of the MegaDrive and Street Fighter

But what do the 2000 kids know

Of pranks from the booth

But what do the 2000 kids know

Of Trainspotting, Kenshiro, Tiger Mask, Knight Rider, Milan's Dutchmen

But what do the 2000 kids know

Of Nirvana and Guns

Of dance music

But what do the 2000 kids know

And of when at 3 there was Bim Bum Bam

Of the Game Boy and 'blue da ba di da ba da'

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SONG MEANING

Che Ne Sanno I 2000 is a high-energy nostalgia trip that invites listeners born in the 80s and 90s to jump back into their childhood living rooms, arcades, and summer discos. Gabry Ponte and Danti fire off a rapid-fire list of cultural touchstones—Walkmans, Game Boys, Nirvana, Bim Bum Bam, Street Fighter, MacGyver, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles—painting a vivid collage of the pre-smartphone era when mixtapes ruled and TV cartoons were appointment viewing. Each reference is a playful badge of honor, and the repeated question “Ma che ne sanno i 2000?” (“What do the 2000s kids know about this?”) becomes a rallying cry for everyone who ever rewound a cassette with a pencil.

Beneath the playful name-dropping lies a bittersweet message: we only grasp the true value of those carefree years once they are gone. The song celebrates the magic of being 18 to 24, dreaming of looping that golden slice of life forever. It is equal parts party anthem and affectionate time capsule, turning personal memories into a collective sing-along and reminding learners that every generation has its own soundtrack—and its own stories to tell.

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