Dean Martin - Thats Amore

Starring: Dean Martin Dvd Release: 31st January, 2005 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 0 Encoding

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Dean Martin was an American film actor & singer, crooner. Born Dino Paul Crocetti into an Italian-American family in Steubenville, Ohio, he left school at age sixteen & had a variety of jobs including that of prizefighter before changing his name & achieving moderate success as a singer in the New York nightclub scene. He first teamed up with Jerry Lewis July 25, 1946 at Club 500 in Atlantic City, New Jersey & the two created a successful stage comedy routine. The duo made their first film together in 1949 with My Friend Irma & in 1951 they starred in the hit At War with the Army, which established the formula for their thirteen following films. On television, the duo debuted on June 20, 1948 on Ed Sullivans Toast Of The Town variety program. They later appeared on The Colgate Comedy Hour, a variety show that they would occasionally host from 1950 - 1955. The partnership with Lewis broke up on July 24, 1956 & Martin surprised many when he went on to further success on his own. In the 1960s, he was part of the Rat Pack & made a number of successful films with them. Posters Of Dean Martin

Thats Amore is a 1952 song by composer Harry Warren & lyricist Jack Brooks. It became a major hit for Dean Martin in 1953. The song first appeared in the soundtrack of the little-remembered Martin & Lewis comedy film, The Caddy. In 1953 Martins record of the song reached #2 on the Billboard charts. A Son Remembers Dean Martin. The arrangement of the 1953 hit was scored primarily for mandolins. The lyrics poke affectionate fun at the Italian-American ethnic stereotype, with lines like When the moon hits your eye/Like a big-a pizza pie/Thats amore & When the stars make you drool/Just like pasta fazool/Thats amore. Martin did not attempt to deliver the lyrics in an authentic Italian accent, but used the accent of an American trying to mimic Italian pronunciation. Spider Robinson s 1993 book, The Callahan Touch, featured many bad puns on the lyrics, such as When you swim in the sea/And an eel bites your knee/Thats a moray & A New Zealander man/With a permanent tan/Thats a Maori. The popularity of the book led to the creation of such puns becoming a recognized joke form in some circles.

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