VLVL2 (5): "blue painted blue"

[snarf]

The "italian oldie" alluded is Volare, by Domenico Modugno (1958)

http://www.musicasmaq.com.br/nelblu.htm
http://www.lyricsxp.com/lyrics/n/nel_blu_dipinto_di_blu_volare_domenico_modu
gno.html

Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 22:16:51 -0500
From: "Tim Strzechowski" <dedalus204 at comcast.net>
Subject: VLVL2 (5): "blue painted blue"


" . . . except that she would only shift away those eyes of blue painted =
blue, as the Italian oldie goes, shift them away to sea . . ." (p. 59)


Anyone know what this is alluding to?  Who/what is this "Italian oldie"?


Tim