"I Like Chopin" is a song by Italian singer-songwriterGazebo from his debut studio album,Gazebo (1983). It peaked at number one in several European national charts. The music was composed byPierluigi Giombini (contrary to what the title implies, without themes fromChopin) and the lyrics were written by Gazebo.
In1984, Japanese singer and actressAsami Kobayashi recorded a Japanese-language cover of the song titled "Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe" (Japanese:雨音はショパンの調べ; "The Sound of Rain is Chopin's Music"), with lyrics byYumi Matsutoya.[31][32] The song peaked at the top of theOricon Singles Chart for three weeks.[33]
In 1985, the Soviet singer and musician Serg Minaev recorded a Russian-language version of the composition (called "Chopin"), which was included in the magnetic albumCollage.[34]
In 1992, theGrasshopper, which is aHong KongCantopop male group that formed in 1985, recorded a Cantonese cover of the song titled "Zoi Gin Rainy Days" (Cantonese: 再見Rainy Days; "Goodbye Rainy Days"), with lyrics by Calvin Choy Yat Chi (Cantonese:蔡一智) . Later on, they published the Mandarin cover.[citation needed]
^I Like Chopin (German 12-inch maxi-single liner notes).Gazebo.Baby Records. 1983. 1C K 052-65 151 Z.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^"Classifiche" (in Italian).Musica e dischi.Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved7 January 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Gazebo".
^"Top 3 in Europe"(PDF).Eurotipsheet. No. 1. 19 March 1984. p. 6.Archived(PDF) from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved5 July 2023 – via World Radio History.
^Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005).Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE.ISBN84-8048-639-2.
