Question

This was the main language of a jazz pop musician whose signature song calls his home city “a thousand colors, a thousand fears.” It’s not Spanish, but a quirky Guinness ad popularized Pérez Prado’s mambo version of a song in this language whose title means “boy” or “urchin.” A song (-5[1])in this language about an “evil woman” was first written on a cigarette pack by a comedian known by the mononym Totò. A 1956 (15[1])song in this language uses English phrases like (-5[1])“I love you,” “whiskey,” “soda,” (-5[1])and (-5[1])“rock ’n’ roll” to satirize its (15[1])speakers (-5[1])as wannabe (*) Americans. (10[1]-5[1])Elvis’s (-5[1])single “It’s Now or Never” was based on a song (10[1])in this language (10[1])whose title means “my sunshine.” Richard Strauss’s first tone poem (10[1])accidentally (10[1])plagiarized (10[1])a song in this language that celebrates a cable railway on a volcano. For 10 points, name this (10[2])language used in “Funiculì, Funiculà,” (-5[1])“’O Sole Mio,” and other songs from Campania. ■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: Neapolitan [or napulitano; or ’o nnapulitano; or napoletano; accept Canzone napoletana or canzona napulitana; prompt on Italian] (The jazz pop musician is Pino Daniele, the songwriter of “Napule è.” The other songs are “Guaglione” and “Tu vuò fà l’americano.” The tone poem is Aus Italien.)
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y15100%13%53%127.00

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Colin Stewartvar merchantsFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!49-5
Nick JensenLMM's LLM MLMA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence7315
William GoldenThe Dyatlov Passement incidentI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)81-5
Caleb KendrickWe Need New NamesPunished "Venom" BHSU86-5
Natan HoltzmanLisan al-QuibCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team87-5
Doug SimonsLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer9315
Anuttam Ramjiit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownThe Empire Bikes Back94-5
Justin WytmarAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretThe Oldest Men in the World9710
Kevin WanggenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE97-5
Vivek SasseThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH98-5
Michael CoatesBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago BoyMindgoblin of Little Hobbes10810
John LawrenceBHSU Bsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone11110
Jorrest WeintraubThe Jeam Teamwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything12110
Henry AtkinsThe Empire Bikes Backit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown12210
Eric BobrowRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: ANJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)12310
Jeremy TsaiI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)The Dyatlov Passement incident14110
Rob CarsonPunished "Venom" BHSUWe Need New Names14110
Fierro GreyNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)Les Missourables146-5
Arya KarthikCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamLisan al-Quib15510
Nikhil DesaiFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!var merchants15510
Charles HangLes MissourablesNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)15510
Raymond WangAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see15510
Matt WeinerSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUAREgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet15510