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* NotChristianRock: With song and album titles such as "San Francesco" ("St. Francis"), "Il vangelo di Giovanni" ("The Gospel According to John") and ''Amen'', you would think they are a particularly devout band. In truth, it's the result of a deep fascination with faith and spirituality, and not just the Christian one.

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** All the videos from ''L'amore e la violenza'', as well as "Veronica n. 2" from the following album, end with the protagonist dying ("Amanda Lear" is strangled by a jealous woman; Jesus in "Il vangelo di Giovanni" is unsurprisingly stabbed in the side by Judas; "Betty" and Veronica both commit suicide).

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** All the videos from ''L'amore e la violenza'', as well as "Veronica "Veronica, n. 2" from the following album, end with the protagonist dying ("Amanda Lear" is strangled by a jealous woman; Jesus in "Il vangelo di Giovanni" is unsurprisingly stabbed in the side by Judas; "Betty" and Veronica both commit suicide).



** Same for the girl in "Veronica n. 2" who shoots herself in the head at the end of the video.

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** Same for the girl in "Veronica "Veronica, n. 2" who shoots herself in the head at the end of the video.



* NumberedSequels: ''L'amore e la violenza - Vol. 2''.

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''L'amore e la violenza - Vol. 2''.2''.
** The same album contains "Veronica, n. 2". WordOfGod says that it's the sequel to an earlier "Veronica" song that got scrapped.



* OneWomanSong: "Martina", "Cristina", "Betty", "Veronica n. 2", "Perdere Giovanna" ("Losing Joan").

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* OneWomanSong: "Martina", "Cristina", "Betty", "Veronica "Veronica, n. 2", "Perdere Giovanna" ("Losing Joan").


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* SelfDeprecation: In "Veronica, n. 2":
--> It's the dog who writes my songs, for better or for worse.
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!!I left you a child, Foster Wallace, three jumpers, and these tropes:

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!!I !!She left you a child, Foster Wallace, three jumpers, and these tropes:



--> I left you a child, [[Creator/DavidFosterWallace Foster Wallace]], three jumpers\\

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--> I She left you a child, [[Creator/DavidFosterWallace Foster Wallace]], three jumpers\\

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->''"I love you. I love you but I hate you but I love you all.''\\
''Is it good or bad? I don't know."''
-->-- "Un romantico a Milano"



** For a certain definition of celebrity, there's "Alfredo", about the real-life story of Alfredino Rampi, an Italian child who made national news after falling into an artesian well but who tragically died before he could be rescued.

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** For a certain definition value of celebrity, celebrity there's "Alfredo", about the real-life story of Alfredino Alfredo "Alfredino" Rampi, an Italian child who made national news after falling into an artesian well but who tragically died before he could be rescued.



* CrucifiedHeroShot: At the end of "Il vangelo di Giovanni" Jesus is held like this with his arms over the shoulders of Claudio and another "apostle", complete with bleeding stab wound in his side and a crown of barbed wire placed on his head by Judas.

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* CrucifiedHeroShot: At the end of "Il vangelo di Giovanni" Jesus is held like this with his arms slung over the shoulders of Claudio and another "apostle", complete with bleeding stab wound in his side and a crown of barbed wire placed on his head by Judas.



* LyricalColdOpen: The original version of "Gomma", and "Il vangelo di Giovanni".



* NotChristianRock: With song and album titles such as "San Francesco" ("St. Francis"), "Il vangelo di Giovanni" ("The Gospel According to John") and ''Amen'', you would think they are a particularly devout band. In truth, it's the result of a deep fascination with faith and spirituality, and not just the Christian one.



* NumberedSequels: ''L'amore e la violenza - Vol. 2''.



* TheSomethingSong: "La canzone di Alain Delon" ("The Song of Alain Delon").

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* TheSomethingSong: "La canzone di Alain Delon" ("The Song of Alain Delon").Delon"); "La canzone della rivoluzione" ("The Revolution Song").


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* VocalEvolution: Both Francesco and Rachele's voices got deeper as time went by, but while his voice became bolder and less whispery, hers went more or less the opposite way. Compare [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iPQNYqgGYE the original version of "Gomma"]] with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYGAhCXo2dc&ab_channel=baustelleofficial the 2010 remake]].
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* CrucifiedHeroShot: At the end of "Il vangelo di Giovanni" Jesus is held like this with his arms over the shoulders of Claudio and another "apostle", complete with bleeding stab wound in his side and a crown of barbed wire placed on his head by Judas.


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* MomentOfSilence: In the video for "Il vangelo di Giovanni", the music temporarily cuts off as Judas suddenly stabs the Jesus character in the side.
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** "Charlie fa surf" is named after an artwork by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, ''Charlie Don't Surf''.

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** "Charlie fa surf" is named after an artwork by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, ''Charlie Don't Surf''.Surf'' (whose title is a ShoutOut in itself to ''Film/ApocalypseNow'').
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* TheNameAndTheName: ''L'amore e la violenza''.

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* TheNameAndTheName: TheNounAndTheNoun: ''L'amore e la violenza''.

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* ArcWords: The words "amore" (love) and "violenza" (violence) reappear in "Betty", "Eurofestival" and "Jesse James e Billy Kid", from ''L'amore e la violenza'' and ''L'amore e la violenza - Vol. 2'' (in the case of "Betty" it's a proper AlbumTitleDrop). They also reappear in "Lili Marleen"[[note]]Despite being a non-album single, it was released shortly before the album[[/note]] and, obliquely, in "Ragazzina" (with the lyric "little soldier of love and war").



* FaceOnTheCover: The only album cover on which the three members of the band appear is ''I mistici dell'Occidente'', among a larger group of unrelated people to purposely confuse those who aren't familiar with their faces.

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The only album cover on which the three members of the band appear together is ''I mistici dell'Occidente'', among a larger group of unrelated people to purposely confuse those who aren't familiar with their faces.faces.
** The cover of ''Amen'' is a close-up of Rachele's eye.
* GratuitousGerman:
** The band name, which means "construction site".
** The ending of "Il vangelo di Giovanni" has undistinct chatter in German between a man and a woman.



* TheNameAndTheName: ''L'amore e la violenza''.



* OneWomanSong: "Martina", "Cristina", "Betty", "Veronica n. 2", "Perdere Giovanna".

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* OneWomanSong: "Martina", "Cristina", "Betty", "Veronica n. 2", "Perdere Giovanna".Giovanna" ("Losing Joan").



* ParentalLoveSong: "Ragazzina" is one, directed by Bianconi towards his young daughter.



* {{Sampling}}: The first few notes of "Basso e batteria" are taken from the theme song of the 1976 TV adaptation of ''Literature/{{Sandokan}}'', which was wildly popular in Italy.



* ShoutOut: Almost every song has one or more, covering the fields of literature, philosophy, art, pop culture, history, and so on. To name just a few:
** "Charlie fa surf" is named after an artwork by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, ''Charlie Don't Surf''.
** "Gli spietati" ("The Ruthless") is the Italian title of ''Film/{{Unforgiven}}''.
** "Il minotauro di Borges" is inspired by Creator/JorgeLuisBorges's short story ''Literature/TheHouseOfAsterion''.



--> I left you a son, [[Creator/DavidFosterWallace Foster Wallace]], three jumpers\\

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--> I left you a son, child, [[Creator/DavidFosterWallace Foster Wallace]], three jumpers\\

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Baustelle are an Italian indie rock band originally formed in Montepulciano, a town in the province of Siena, Tuscany.


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Baustelle are an Italian indie rock band originally formed in Montepulciano, a town in the province of Siena, Tuscany. \n\n Since 2005 their core lineup has consisted of Francesco Bianconi (lead vocals, keyboards, guitars), Rachele Bastreghi (co-lead vocals, keyboards, drums) and Claudio Brasini (lead guitars).




* ''I mistici dell'occidente''[[note]]Mystics of the West[[/note]] (2010)

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* ''I mistici dell'occidente''[[note]]Mystics dell'Occidente''[[note]]Mystics of the West[[/note]] (2010)



!!I left you a son, Foster Wallace, three jumpers, and these tropes:
%% * HilariousInHindsight: Fans of ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'', as well as tropers on this very website, will get a chuckle when looking at the consecutive singles [[BettyAndVeronica "Betty" and "Veronica n. 2"]].

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!!I left you a son, child, Foster Wallace, three jumpers, and these tropes:
%% * HilariousInHindsight: Fans of ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'', as well as tropers on this very website, will get a chuckle when looking at the consecutive singles [[BettyAndVeronica "Betty" and "Veronica n. 2"]].
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* FaceOnTheCover: The only album cover on which the three members of the band appear is ''I mistici dell'Occidente'', among a larger group of unrelated people to purposely confuse those who aren't familiar with their faces.


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* SiblingTeam: Francesco Bianconi's brother Ettore is part of the live lineup, handling keyboards and synths.


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* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Their core lineup of Francesco Bianconi, Claudio Brasini and Rachele Bastreghi.
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* CoverVersion:
** They covered Music/BillyIdol's "Eyes Without a Face" for a Gucci promotional campaign, a rare full performance in English for a band that usually only sings in Italian.
** Bianconi has occasionally performed during concerts the song "Bruci la città", written by himself but originally recorded by singer Irene Grandi.


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* SharpDressedMan: Francesco Bianconi. That's what happens when your stage suits are provided by fashion house Gucci.
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Baustelle are an Italian indie rock band originally formed in Montepulciano, a town in the province of Siena, Tuscany.


!!Discography:
* ''Sussidiario illustrato della giovinezza''[[note]]Illustrated Textbook of Youth[[/note]] (2000)
* ''La moda del lento''[[note]]The Fad of Slow Dancing[[/note]] (2003)
* ''La malavita''[[note]]The Underworld[[/note]] (2005)
* ''Amen'' (2008)
* ''I mistici dell'occidente''[[note]]Mystics of the West[[/note]] (2010)
* ''Fantasma''[[note]]Phantom[[/note]] (2013)
* ''L'amore e la violenza''[[note]]Love and Violence[[/note]] (2017)
* ''L'amore e la violenza - Vol. 2''[[note]]Love and Violence - Vol. 2[[/note]] (2018)

!!I left you a son, Foster Wallace, three jumpers, and these tropes:
%% * HilariousInHindsight: Fans of ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'', as well as tropers on this very website, will get a chuckle when looking at the consecutive singles [[BettyAndVeronica "Betty" and "Veronica n. 2"]].
* BaitAndSwitch: In "Un romantico a Milano":
--> Out of the Manzonis, I prefer the true one:\\
Piero.[[note]]Alessandro Manzoni, author of ''Literature/TheBetrothed'', is one of the most famous authors of Italian literature ever -- and one of the most hated by school students. Piero Manzoni is a much later conceptual artist, a very distant relative of Alessandro, infamous for his ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist%27s_Shit Artist's Shit]]''.[[/note]]
* CelebritySong:
** "La canzone di Alain Delon", "Baudelaire", "San Francesco", "Amanda Lear", "Jesse James e Billy Kid", "Il minotauro di Borges".
** For a certain definition of celebrity, there's "Alfredo", about the real-life story of Alfredino Rampi, an Italian child who made national news after falling into an artesian well but who tragically died before he could be rescued.
** ''La moda del lento'' has a ghost track titled "Beethoven o Chopin?"
* DownerEnding:
** All the videos from ''L'amore e la violenza'', as well as "Veronica n. 2" from the following album, end with the protagonist dying ("Amanda Lear" is strangled by a jealous woman; Jesus in "Il vangelo di Giovanni" is unsurprisingly stabbed in the side by Judas; "Betty" and Veronica both commit suicide).
** The narrator of "Contà l'inverni" ends up in prison after killing his lover.
* DrivenToSuicide:
** The protagonist of "La guerra è finita" commits suicide by inhaling gas fumes.
** So does "Betty" at the end of the music video, jumping from a highway bridge.
** Same for the girl in "Veronica n. 2" who shoots herself in the head at the end of the video.
* DrugsAreGood: The ending of "Un romantico a Milano":
--> Weed harms you if you smoke it without class.
* MurderBallad: "Contà l'inverni".
* OneManSong: "Sergio".
* OneWomanSong: "Martina", "Cristina", "Betty", "Veronica n. 2", "Perdere Giovanna".
** Subverted with "Maya colpisce ancora" ("Maya Strikes Again"), where "Maya" is the Sanskrit word for "illusion", other than a reference to the Maya civilisation and their apocalyptic prophecies.
* PunnyName: They chose "Baustelle" -- "construction site" in German -- as the band name after coming across it in an Italian-German vocabulary. Bianconi stated that it caught their attention because it contains the words "stelle" ("stars" in Italian), "elle" ("her" in French) and "bau" (the Italian onomatopoeia for a dog's bark, like "woof").
* TheSomethingSong: "La canzone di Alain Delon" ("The Song of Alain Delon").
* UnexplainedAccent: Bianconi sings "Contà l'inverni" in a [[UsefulNotes/{{Rome}} Roman accent]], despite being from Tuscany. That's because the track is inspired by an older song, "Lella", by Roman singer-songwriter Edoardo De Angelis.
* VocalTagTeam: Francesco Bianconi is usually the lead voice, but sometimes he duets with Rachele Bastreghi and other times Rachele has the lead for a full song.
* WordSaladLyrics: They lampshade their own tendency to abuse this trope in "Basso e batteria":
--> I left you a son, [[Creator/DavidFosterWallace Foster Wallace]], three jumpers\\
And these fucking meaningless words in the songs.

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