I'm 37 years old now. When I used to visit my grandparents in Brooklyn NY my grandmother used to play this record for me. Now she is in her mid 90's at an old age home. I pull this song on youtube on my android phone and play it for her. Sometimes she cries but usually this old song makes her happy.
Idk why Americans shove their parents in an old folks home when they get older. It makes me feel sick. I mean they take care of u from birth til they finally leave the house and bam you just drop them off at a home when they're old. Yikes....
Some. People genuily have issues. I took care of my mom who had parkinsons while she was in and out of. the home where as my father needed care as a result if brain trama. 😂
I'm 62 now and the same is true for me. When I use to visit my grandparents in Southwest Philly as a kid my Grandfather would pop lay his "45". Anybody remember 45's????
I remember when I was 5 my Nonno taught me this song. He was trying to teach me Italian, now 25 years later I know Italian fluently. Thank you Nonno for teaching me such a beautiful language! Amo tutti voi compagni italiani! Rimanga sicuro! Lunga vita agli italiani! 🇮🇹
Lori De Marco ...my Mama had me memorize the song & sing it for all our relatives & friends...I was 4. I still remember some of it, but it’s been a looong time since I’ve heard it! Lol ( I’m 61 now!) But, it’s funny how some things come back..I heard this song tonight & it’s like no years had passed...amazing ! Thanks for inspiring me to write my experience with Pepino !
Lou Monte was always a favorite at our house. I had to explain the dialect to my WASP wife. Back in the early 20th century in NY, there were Italian Americans who immigrated from many parts of Italy (mostly southern), and naturally they spoke their respective regional dialects. But they needed to communicate across these different languages, and so over time there developed a uniquely Italian American dialect, and this is predominantly what Lou Monte uses in this delightful song, as well as many others. My parents and my godparents were from different regions, so they spoke this way to each other. Hearing it again makes me mist up for those days of my youth. Today, I speak a better dialect than I do the standard Italian.
I am from Belgium and I don't speak a lot of Italian, only a few words, but this accent has always made me LOL! It's hilarious! 😂😂 for years I'm trying to understand this song, but it's hopeless🤣 parts of it are like Chinese! LOL! Still enjoy it dough and then I sing along and don't know what I 'm saying. It's the most stupid thing.🤣🤣 God bless New York Happy New Year to you all.🙏🍀✌️💯👍🎉🤩
He's singing in a Northern Calabrian dialect which is very similar to the Neapolitan dialect. I'm Napolitan and I understand every word. I'll give ya'll just a little cause y'all aint paying me for translation: "There's a mouse in the cellar in the wall. Every night he comes out when the house is dark. In the middle of the kitchen he dances all alone. He looks like a little villain, even the cat is scared! Pepino the mouse you make me embarrassed! You damned mouse, you're not to enter my house! Tonight in the kitchen I'll leave you with a little wine, and when you're drunk I'll catch you!" Lou recorded this song in 1962 and he "borrowed" the idea of incorporating sped-up high-pitched vocals from Napolitan singer / pianist Renato Carosone who first used the technique on his 1958 hit "Chella La" In fact, "The Alvin Show" debuted in 1961 and featured the same sped-up high pitched voices for it's 3 chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore. They claim a trademark but Renato did it FIRST!
As a 5 year old Italian kid in Chicago I figured out how to use my fathers record player. I must have played the 45 record about 5,000 times. As soon as I heard it again here on UA-cam I was magically brought back to my fathers basement kneeling in front of that record player. Priceless memory.......
My Grandpa played this song for me as a child. He was full Italian and this was always a fun song. It makes me happy to hear still. I miss him but at least I can hear this and think of him and smile. Such fun memories
My parents had the 45 and we listened to this all the time when I was a child. Funny, I only looked it up on here, because I thought of my Dad and the song popped into my head. Dad was a full blooded Italian. Rest in Peace Dad. AND Mom.
This reminds me of my Nonna who was born in Italy in the early 1930's and sadly passed away 2 years ago. :( She didn't speak very good English, but we were very close. I miss you Nonna. You will never be forgotten.
@@thomastimmons7747 My Nonna spoke English, Italian and Yiddish. She used to go to the Jewish part of Brooklyn and bargain with the vendors. All to save a penny!
This was played at the end of my Dad's funeral. He loved this song... we had the pianist quietly playing this as he went out... brings a smile on my face now!
mi2boiz my dad does the same thing to me and my older brother. He tells us about all our family and the Italian music and it’s awesome! Couldn’t be more proud to be Italian
I used to listen to this record over and over again on the jukebox in my grandparents' Italian restaurant in the Bronx during the early-1960s. "No, I'm a Calabrese, ya nut!" LOL Still love it!
.. thank you for the memories.. Lou Monte was played often in our house, road trips, at my fathers shop.... some of the better times growing up with an Italian father.
there will never be a classic singer with humor and talent like Lou Monte reminds me of being a little girl hearing this at the festival in Astoria those were the days
My Grandmother Angelina Lionti / Scoma from Gela Sicily played this all the time when I was a kid in Wappinger Falls New York early 60’s.. she was the best!
My favorite song when I was a child. Played this song and album over and over again, and never got sick of it. Still have the original album which I will keep forever!!!
Lou Monte was a great singer one of the best from italy. my papa is Lou monte's cousin i am italian too I did not get to met him for his died before i was born :/ its too bad that he is dead THUMBS UP! if you agree
We had the 45 and I listened to this all the time when I was a child. into my head. I remember the lyrics, I am a full blooded Italian. When I heard the song I was 55 years back.
My parents had this album and I used to okay it all the time in the 60's. Such a fun song. I was cracking up at the captions on youtube. They tried! Lol
I grew up with this song.. My dad used to play it on the record player all the time. I miss my pops... :( this song makes me happy and sad at the same time.
I live it, as a German American in St. Louis grew up with German songs and German traditions my grandparents spoke German, Silesia West Prussia East Prussia and Czech German from Prague, prost
I remember digging through my parents pile of old records in the basement and found this....my sister and I played it on that old stereo in the living room for hours. We'd play it at family gatherings and it made us SO proud to be Italian-Americans!
Im puertorican but my parents best friends were Italian and when ever we visit them on Saturdays for dinner and card playing Mr. LIVARONI would play this for me i loved it
i have fond memories of my ole nona playing this song to me as a little boy on her 50s marconi radiogram nona and the radiogram are long gone now but the memories stil remaine frankie uk 35 its a shame to think the good days are gone
My Dad used to play this on the record player , God bless him, he would keep getting up and restarting it for me. Now, my 5 year old daughter hits the replay button about 20 times. This song still takes me to Luigi's house picturing Pepino running around half drunk, busting Lou's balls. Then the Italian parts remind me of Gram and Auntie reading the Franoi at the kitchen table. Every time they heard an Italian song they'd start clapping their hands like it was a reflex.
It wasn't an Italian House hold growing up,? Unless you Listened & played Lou Monte's Musice.? Great stuff a lot of good memories listening to it.? R.I.P. Lou Monte.for you are Sadly missed by all of your Fans.?
I doubt we'll ever again see a simple fun song bond parents and children as strongly and lovingly as this innocent classic did. And Lou was good enough to be signed to Sinatra's label, and roam the charts with the 4 Seasons AND the Beatles!!😃
When I was a kid in Staten Island, my Pop-Pop used to play the records when we visited . And this record was a favorite! All of us dancing in the living room,while Nanny was getting the spaghetti finished. Miss those days! P.S. I now have the record! 😘
My grandmother used to sing this song with me, then we would go over to my great-grandmother's and we would perform it over there! I miss you both and love you very much! Thanks so much for uploading to you tube!
My grandfather always puts this song on when I came to visit. When I was a kid, I didn't understood this song. Now he is gone for years, and I grew older....I do understand why he linked this song with me😂 I am that little mouse hahahah
So funny. I was a kid and all my aunts, and great Aunts were dancing around singing this one. Even Grandma was doing a Tarantella ! It sold a million copies in the NYC area alone. The "flip-side is also very funny. "What did Washington Say when he Crossed the Delaware?" Lou says it in Italian, and in English it translates to
OMGoodness....I think this was the first song I knew how to sing! I can still remember most of it too! I was singing it to my youngest son not that long ago! The Italian parts were a bit fuzzy for me though. I'm sure I still have my Mom's albums too!
Brings me back. My grandparents, both sides used to listen to this. Lou Monte.. Louie Prima.. Good times growin up in Hoboken NJ. When there was a “Social Club” on every corner. My Uncle Petey had one. Jimmy Roselli would pop in.
YES! My grandma (and mom) also played & taught me this song when I was just a baby, played it on a 45!! What memories it brings back!! I played it for my mom, today, who is 90 and she was smiling and happy because she remembered all the times we played and sang along! (Flip side was "what did Washington say when he crossed the Delaware"). Great memories!! (just add pasta & vino!)
I'm 37 years old now. When I used to visit my grandparents in Brooklyn NY my grandmother used to play this record for me. Now she is in her mid 90's at an old age home. I pull this song on youtube on my android phone and play it for her. Sometimes she cries but usually this old song makes her happy.
Your 46 now,how does that feel?
@@dannyberger7501 lol
Idk why Americans shove their parents in an old folks home when they get older. It makes me feel sick. I mean they take care of u from birth til they finally leave the house and bam you just drop them off at a home when they're old. Yikes....
Some. People genuily have issues. I took care of my mom who had parkinsons while she was in and out of. the home where as my father needed care as a result if brain trama. 😂
@@dannyberger7501 61 feels even WORSE!!! 😭😫
My fello Italians out there will for sure know this song. This brings back so much memories
oh yeah!!! I have the 45 on vinyl !
@@dianedandrea8601 a 45rpm in a 65 Wurlitzer jukebox....a Name like Vitaletti is italian I am sure.....
Yup, just looked down.. I'm Italian 😂✌️🎄🥃🥃
Facts 🇮🇹🇮🇹🥂🥂
@Jayden Ortiz , Bg
@Jayden Ortiz fjgj
I'm 62 now and the same is true for me. When I use to visit my grandparents in Southwest Philly as a kid my Grandfather would pop lay his "45". Anybody remember 45's????
I remember when I was 5 my Nonno taught me this song. He was trying to teach me Italian, now 25 years later I know Italian fluently. Thank you Nonno for teaching me such a beautiful language! Amo tutti voi compagni italiani! Rimanga sicuro! Lunga vita agli italiani! 🇮🇹
Comunque sta cantando in qualche dialetto
la mia famiglia è italiana potrei non avere un accento italiano ma di sicuro so parlare la lingua, lo adoro, buon natale
So wish I would’ve learned it !…
I’m trying to learn now 💚🤍❤️
Me also I guess it’s just an It alien thing I love you dad
My father loved this song and played it often when we were kids. He just died and I miss him. This is a memory to cherish ...
Line Levesque lol
both my parents would play this record so many times!
I am sorry
Same....haven't heard this song since I was six years old, and that was a long time ago.
My dad used to play me this song when I was a kid. He passed away last year but this song always reminds me of him.
This was my mom's favorite song. Sitting here in hospice with her praying for a miracle.
My Calabrese grandma taught me this song when I was 1 year old. I still remember it perfectly 53 years later. :-)
Grandma Lombardi had us dancing around her dining room table to it! ;-)
What is lou monte saying ?
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Lori De Marco ...my Mama had me memorize the song & sing it for all our relatives & friends...I was 4. I still remember some of it, but it’s been a looong time since I’ve heard it! Lol ( I’m 61 now!) But, it’s funny how some things come back..I heard this song tonight & it’s like no years had passed...amazing ! Thanks for inspiring me to write my experience with Pepino !
Lori De Marco viva gli Italiani di tutto il mondo:))
Lots of Good Memories Every Time I Hear This Song
God Bless Italian’s !!!
Good
Lou Monte was always a favorite at our house. I had to explain the dialect to my WASP wife. Back in the early 20th century in NY, there were Italian Americans who immigrated from many parts of Italy (mostly southern), and naturally they spoke their respective regional dialects. But they needed to communicate across these different languages, and so over time there developed a uniquely Italian American dialect, and this is predominantly what Lou Monte uses in this delightful song, as well as many others. My parents and my godparents were from different regions, so they spoke this way to each other. Hearing it again makes me mist up for those days of my youth. Today, I speak a better dialect than I do the standard Italian.
what is a wasp wife
I am from Belgium and I don't speak a lot of Italian, only a few words, but this accent has always made me LOL! It's hilarious! 😂😂 for years I'm trying to understand this song, but it's hopeless🤣 parts of it are like Chinese! LOL! Still enjoy it dough and then I sing along and don't know what I 'm saying. It's the most stupid thing.🤣🤣 God bless New York Happy New Year to you all.🙏🍀✌️💯👍🎉🤩
@@SexyFace, White, Anglo Saxon and Protestant
Pur'iu tenyu na mugghiera "Wasp". This dialect brings back so many memories growing up on Long Island with my Calabrese grandparents!
He's singing in a Northern Calabrian dialect which is very similar to the Neapolitan dialect. I'm Napolitan and I understand every word. I'll give ya'll just a little cause y'all aint paying me for translation: "There's a mouse in the cellar in the wall. Every night he comes out when the house is dark. In the middle of the kitchen he dances all alone. He looks like a little villain, even the cat is scared! Pepino the mouse you make me embarrassed! You damned mouse, you're not to enter my house! Tonight in the kitchen I'll leave you with a little wine, and when you're drunk I'll catch you!" Lou recorded this song in 1962 and he "borrowed" the idea of incorporating sped-up high-pitched vocals from Napolitan singer / pianist Renato Carosone who first used the technique on his 1958 hit "Chella La" In fact, "The Alvin Show" debuted in 1961 and featured the same sped-up high pitched voices for it's 3 chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore. They claim a trademark but Renato did it FIRST!
As a 5 year old Italian kid in Chicago I figured out how to use my fathers record player. I must have played the 45 record about 5,000 times. As soon as I heard it again here on UA-cam I was magically brought back to my fathers basement kneeling in front of that record player.
Priceless memory.......
My Grandpa played this song for me as a child. He was full Italian and this was always a fun song. It makes me happy to hear still. I miss him but at least I can hear this and think of him and smile. Such fun memories
My grandfather use to play this when all the grandkids came over. He was from Italy. Guess he enjoyed watching us all dance around the living room
My Mother taught me and my little sister this song.. I still remember it perfectly 64 yrs later .. Still puts a smile on my face...
This was my dad's favorite album ❤
Brings back memories of Papa Guiseppe, circa 1970s. We hold these traditions sacred. God bless, and Merry Christmas
My mom had this on record and we would always ask to listen to it. No idea what he's saying but I still like it. I am Italian. From Boston.
The north side?
@@louiszippittelli5410 east but went to the north end often as a kid. Went back to boston to visit, had to go again
My parents had the 45 and we listened to this all the time when I was a child. Funny, I only looked it up on here, because I thought of my Dad and the song popped into my head. Dad was a full blooded Italian. Rest in Peace Dad. AND Mom.
Am amazing alas!the! My cell kz
*****
Exactly in my house too Babs🇮🇹,, “🎶there was little Pepino doin the Cha Cha on the floor🎶🇮🇹
My mom had 45. We all loved it, but wished we could translate
This reminds me of my Nonna who was born in Italy in the early 1930's and sadly passed away 2 years ago.
:( She didn't speak very good English, but we were very close. I miss you Nonna. You will never be forgotten.
RealMasterpieces same for me my nonna died last may and she was born in 1930s to and born in Italy ☹️
My nonna died a year ago my family came from calabria
My nonni didn’t either on my dad side I still consider me American Italian
@@thomastimmons7747 My Nonna spoke English, Italian and Yiddish. She used to go to the Jewish part of Brooklyn and bargain with the vendors. All to save a penny!
My parents had the album 30 years on and I still know it by ❤ Lou Monte and Louis Prima are stuck in my head!
My dad used to chase me around singing this song and I used to sing the pepino parts. Memories.
This was played at the end of my Dad's funeral. He loved this song... we had the pianist quietly playing this as he went out... brings a smile on my face now!
I have fond memories of this song too as a child. I now play this song for my children and they Love it! It's wonderful to be Italian!
mi2boiz my dad does the same thing to me and my older brother. He tells us about all our family and the Italian music and it’s awesome! Couldn’t be more proud to be Italian
My grandmother would play this album for me when I was a child. I miss her so much, Grandma this one is for you❤️❤️❤️❤️
My mother played this every sunday dinner. My kids now play it for their children 💙 Rip Mother 9/4/21 😔 😢 😭💖💖💖💖💖
An absolutely amazing song from the great 1960s this was a big hit for Lou.!!!
I’m 64 and as a young girl they would play this song for us and we would all dance around. I love it - makes me smile.
I am 61 and came from a huge family. This song also makes me smile always. I will sing this to my 9 month old grandson.
Loved this as an Italian-American kid in the 60s. Fun to hear it again!
My grandpa used to sing this to me all the time and still does he is 82 and he is still a memory of singing this to me and my brother
I'm now 57 and remember my father playing guitar and singing this to us as little kids. Best memories of my childhood ❤️
I used to listen to this record over and over again on the jukebox in my grandparents' Italian restaurant in the Bronx during the early-1960s.
"No, I'm a Calabrese, ya nut!" LOL
Still love it!
What’s he trying to say about us Siciliano’s lol 😂
This was also very popular in southern Italy when I was there
Over 55 years ago.
Tony from Tacony
feels like I'm at the Italian Festival in Buffalo, NY!
.. thank you for the memories.. Lou Monte was played often in our house, road trips, at my fathers shop.... some of the better times growing up with an Italian father.
there will never be a classic singer with humor and talent like Lou Monte reminds me of being a little girl hearing this at the festival in Astoria those were the days
my favorite song from my childhood
My Grandmother Angelina Lionti / Scoma from Gela Sicily played this all the time when I was a kid in Wappinger Falls New York early 60’s.. she was the best!
My father played this song for my sister and I when we were little. Great days and times!!!
My favorite song when I was a child. Played this song and album over and over again, and never got sick of it. Still have the original album which I will keep forever!!!
Fond memories growing up. Good times!!
This song makes me proud to be italian. ITALIAN PRIDE!!!!!!
Lou Monte was a great singer one of the best from italy.
my papa is Lou monte's cousin i am italian too
I did not get to met him for his died before i was born :/
its too bad that he is dead THUMBS UP! if you agree
My 4 year old daughter and myself absolutely love this song, when I play it she asks to hear it again and again ☺️
We had the 45 and I listened to this all the time when I was a child. into my head. I remember the lyrics, I am a full blooded Italian. When I heard the song I was 55 years back.
My parents had this album and I used to okay it all the time in the 60's. Such a fun song. I was cracking up at the captions on youtube. They tried! Lol
I grew up with this song.. My dad used to play it on the record player all the time. I miss my pops... :( this song makes me happy and sad at the same time.
I live it, as a German American in St. Louis grew up with German songs and German traditions my grandparents spoke German, Silesia West Prussia East Prussia and Czech German from Prague, prost
I remember digging through my parents pile of old records in the basement and found this....my sister and I played it on that old stereo in the living room for hours.
We'd play it at family gatherings and it made us SO proud to be Italian-Americans!
Me too !
(The same scenario)
same here
I am with you John and proud to.
Im puertorican but my parents best friends were Italian and when ever we visit them on Saturdays for dinner and card playing Mr. LIVARONI would play this for me i loved it
Seems everyone’s dad played this for their child, mine too ❤️
I'm 63 ..my daughter just sent me this...me and my cousins 57 yrs ago singing and dancing to this whole album at my grandfather's in the Bronx
DOPO TANTI ANNI QUASTA CANZONE MI DIVERTE ANCORA
i have fond memories of my ole nona playing this song to me as a little boy on her 50s marconi radiogram nona and the radiogram are long gone now but the memories stil remaine frankie uk 35 its a shame to think the good days are gone
He just
My Dad used to play this on the record player , God bless him, he would keep getting up and restarting it for me. Now, my 5 year old daughter hits the replay button about 20 times. This song still takes me to Luigi's house picturing Pepino running around half drunk, busting Lou's balls. Then the Italian parts remind me of Gram and Auntie reading the Franoi at the kitchen table. Every time they heard an Italian song they'd start clapping their hands like it was a reflex.
My mom had the record. It's great to hear it again.
No Lackin record players are so cool I have one but I want a new one there awesome to listen to music on
Hell ye man my family is all Italians and when i was a kid my grandfather would play it for all the grandkids and we loved it
No Lackin LOL I always clap my hands to I cant help it 😂
I have the vinyl record. Original too.
My dad always listened to the Italian Hour on the radio every Sunday morning. This song was always on without fail.
I found this when I was looking for Italian songs and my Nonno and Nonna said they remembered it and loved it
This Album was a Christmas classic in our house
I have this record, my Father gave me!!! as a child!!! I love it!!🇮🇹😍🏇
My dad gave me this 45 record when i was 7 yrs old! Im almost 50 and still LOVE IT! Thanks daddy-O and lou monte! :)
I Had this 45RPM as a Child and Played it Hundreds of Times !
I Still Have it!
I can remember my uncles singing this on family gatherings in New Jersey. They would have the entire family in stitches.
Not sure why this popped into my head but had to look it up. Somewhere at home I still have this exact 45.
It wasn't an Italian House hold growing up,? Unless you Listened & played Lou Monte's Musice.? Great stuff a lot of good memories listening to it.? R.I.P. Lou Monte.for you are Sadly missed by all of your Fans.?
This little song has been a favorite of mine since my pre-school days! What memories it brings back. At age 51 now, It's still fun to listen to :)
have not heard this in about 54 years found childhood memories
My dad would always play this on the original vinyl which I still own!
Miss you pops. I shall show this song to my kids too.
Jeez I remember growing up and my grandfather always playing this in his vintage caddy. Memories that will live forever in me
I doubt we'll ever again see a simple fun song bond parents and children as strongly and lovingly as this innocent classic did. And Lou was good enough to be signed to Sinatra's label, and roam the charts with the 4 Seasons AND the Beatles!!😃
When I was a kid in Staten Island, my Pop-Pop used to play the records when we visited . And this record was a favorite! All of us dancing in the living room,while Nanny was getting the spaghetti finished. Miss those days! P.S. I now have the record! 😘
Brings me back to a time when my grandparents and dad where still alive ...I love my Italian roots
I love Italy and love my last name Salerno, and I come from the Provincia di Salerno
i love to hear these songs by Lou Monte,it reminds me of my mom who passed away on Aug/18/2007 i can picture her singing and dancing R.I.P.mom
This brings back memories when I was a little kid. I played the death out of a 45 record my father had. I haven't heard this song in over 50 years !
Amo questa canzone e uno dei migliori cantanti italiani mai!!
My mom had the 45 of his song and I would play it over and over I still remember all the lyrics after all those years Im 55
OMG, this came to my 74 y o mind and I thought - maybe...on UA-cam? And here it is! What memories from childhood...
My grandmother used to sing this song with me, then we would go over to my great-grandmother's and we would perform it over there!
I miss you both and love you very much!
Thanks so much for uploading to you tube!
I had this song on a 45 when I was growing up in illinois in the 70s
Me as well.
I played it thousands of times when I was 5 years old in a Chicago suburb named Morton Grove.
My Father and I love all lou monti songs. He is in heaven and with my health I will be joining him and once again we will listen to lou . RIP Dad
Wow.. Indeed this is the very original of the famous rat song in 70's " I think I love you"!
bro i remember my grandma saying something about pepino. bruh im missin my nonna dis christmas
I agree...same here..I miss many..love this song
..I was a little boy..many beautiful memories
I can't tell you how glad I'am to come across this play list it brings back so many memories of life in The Bx.great times.
My sicilian roots come back on this song rip grandpa papa
Listened to this when I was little! So glad I found this!! Memories!
I just visit my grandmother Brooklyn NY today I'm 80 year great memory with my parents ❤️ I remember this song
Love it. My grandma used to play this for me as a kid❤️
I’m 53 and remember every word of this song. It’s an East Coast Italian requirement.
My grandfather always puts this song on when I came to visit. When I was a kid, I didn't understood this song. Now he is gone for years, and I grew older....I do understand why he linked this song with me😂 I am that little mouse hahahah
O yes... this is such sweet music to my ears.. takes be back to my child hood.. Rest in Peace Lou...
So funny. I was a kid and all my aunts, and great Aunts were dancing around singing this one. Even Grandma was doing a Tarantella ! It sold a million copies in the NYC area alone. The "flip-side is also very funny. "What did Washington Say when he Crossed the Delaware?" Lou says it in Italian, and in English it translates to
My favorite song when I was a kid and still one of the few songs that can make me smile on a lousy day.
growing up with an italian family this was definitly a favorite..now I can play it for my kids lol
my father taught me this song as a child and i can sing it to this day in both Italian and British!!!!!!!
these songs remind me of my grandpa, who passed away in early February 2009. He would always sing along to these songs too.
OMGoodness....I think this was the first song I knew how to sing! I can still remember most of it too! I was singing it to my youngest son not that long ago! The Italian parts were a bit fuzzy for me though. I'm sure I still have my Mom's albums too!
The memories are incredible
Brings me back. My grandparents, both sides used to listen to this. Lou Monte.. Louie Prima.. Good times growin up in Hoboken NJ. When there was a “Social Club” on every corner. My Uncle Petey had one. Jimmy Roselli would pop in.
I'm only 14 but my dad grew up with Lou... So now I am too... Best singer ever!!!
When i was a lil kid my grandfather amd i would sing this song together, i knew all the words....... ty grandfather for giving me a great memory......
YES! My grandma (and mom) also played & taught me this song when I was just a baby, played it on a 45!! What memories it brings back!! I played it for my mom, today, who is 90 and she was smiling and happy because she remembered all the times we played and sang along! (Flip side was "what did Washington say when he crossed the Delaware"). Great memories!! (just add pasta & vino!)
When I was a kid (about 7-10 years) my grandmother had me dancing for her to this and Elvis. Oh what a fun time to remember.
Wow! I remember this from when I was growing up in the 60's. This brings back good memories!