Fun Music Information -> Dean Martin

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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:

These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.

Dean Martin, others

Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Dino Paul Crochetti. Submitted by: olds

Performer Nick Names:

Known informally as: Dino. Submitted by: Martha Hankins

Singers Who Act:

Notable Acting Credits
Comments & Submitter Name
"Some Came Running, Rio Bravo, Ocean's Eleven, The Sons of Katie Elder, The Silencers"Why did Jerry Lewis ever become popular? - Mook

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Bukkake""Volare"abc123

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"The Door Is Still Open To My Heart,"Hearts don't have doors.abc123
"Money Burns a Hole in My Pocket,"just doesn't happenabc123
"You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You,"If so, I wouldn't exist and couldn't post thisabc123

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You""Everybody Loves Somebody," Dean MartinKathy
"You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You""Everybody Loves Somebody," Dean MartinKathy
"Who's Got the Action""People Like Us," Talking HeadsWho are in Vegas, that is... - Martha Hankins
"Baby It's Cold Outside""So What," MetallicaBob

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Sanding On The Corner" originally "Standing On The Corner"
Trina Lufkin
"Let Me Go Over" originally "Let Me Go Lover"
Jacqui O'Day
"Fee To Carry On" originally "Free To Carry On"
Carrying on isn't free after all.
Kayla Stewart
"Send Me The Pillow You Ream On" originally "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On"
Peter

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"On An Evening In Aroma" originally "On An Evening In Roma"
A pleasing aroma, hopefully.
Erika Clarkson
"Return To Meg" originally "Return To Me"
Lydia Helton
"Return To Men" originally "Return To Me"
Lydia Helton
"Return To Med" originally "Return To Me"
You need to take your medication again.
Lydia Helton
"Little Old Swine Drinker Me" originally "Little Old Wine Drinker Me"
Regina Haniger

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"On An Evening In Boma" originally "On An Evening In Roma"
Boma is a city in Democratic Republic Of Congo.
Erika Clarkson
"On An Evening In Coma" originally "On An Evening In Roma"
not a good condition to be in!
Erika Clarkson
"On An Evening In Rosa" originally "On An Evening In Roma"
Erika Clarkson
"Standing On The Cornet" originally "Standing On The Corner"
Not good for a musical instrument.
Trina Lufkin
"Standing In The Corner" originally "Standing On The Corner"
Now more likely a room corner than a street corner
Trina Lufkin

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Recordings:

Apr 8 "Matrimonay!" by Kristof Robertson (lyrics) B.A. Dave (vocals) a parody of "That's Amore" by Dean Martin
The happiest day in your life? hmmmmm.... Soundclick: (mp3) (Comments)
Nov 18 "That's My Cooking" by Below Average Dave (sequenced by) Matthias a parody of "That's Amore" by Dean Martin
Happy Thanksgiving! From Matthias and Below Average Dave... www.youtube.com: (Youtube video) (Comments)
Sep 7 "That's My Cooking" by Below Average Dave a parody of "That's Amore" by Dean Martin
The song was originally written for a contest some two months ago. I came across this great website called Karaoke Version(karaoke-version.com/en/) that makes backing tracks. The track in this song is being used with their permission. Check them out for great backing tracks like the one in this song. badave.com: (mp3) (Comments)
Nov 30 "That's the Subway" by 2nz a parody of "That's Amore" by Dean Martin
I performed some of my parodies in New York City about a year ago. This was the one that garnered by far the most audience participation. Hopefully, I'll have another available soon. (by Glen '2nz' Stollberger) Youtube.com: (MPG when I loaded it) (Comments)

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"That's Amore""That’s A Foul Play"Merry & Pippin
"Ain't That A Kick In The Head""A Kick In The Crotch"Airfarcewon
"Waiting For The Robert E. Lee""Waitin' For The Doctor, To See"Airfarcewon
"The Glory Of Love""Brontosaurus Was Snuffed"Alvin Rhodes
"That's Amore!""Guacamole!"TJC
"The Night Is Young (And you're so beautiful)""Eel Tongue"Airfarcewon
"That's Amore""Anaphora"John A. Barry
"Green Green Grass of Home""Mean Gein's Ghastly Home"Merry & Pippin
"Welcome to My World""Welcome to My Jail"Jack Cherrix
"Five Foot Two""Eight Foot Two"Jack Cherrix

There are additional song parodies available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Memories Are Made Of ThisClinic for AmnesiacsGretchen Wieners

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Love And Memories
   O.A.R.
Memories Are Made Of This
   Dean Martin
Love And Memories Are Made Of This
Modern rock combines with a classic.
Edlin
Old Dogs And Children And Watermelon Wine
   Tom T. Hall
Little Old Wind Drinker Me
   Dean Martin
Old Dogs, Little Children And Watermelon Wine....
...Drinker Me (Ed.'s Note: Donna ran out of space)
Donna Gelpigi
You Knows I Loves You
   Goldie Lookin Chain
Papa Loves Mambo
   Dean Martin
You Knows I Loves Mambo
Slyph
Where's Captain Kirk?
   Spizzenergi
Houston
   Dean Martin
Where's Captain Kirk? Houston
Britney Spears into pruning hooks
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I had it in my power
I would arrange for every girl to have a child.
Original Lyrics:
If I had it in my power
I would arrange for every girl to have your charm.
"That's Amore"
Misheard Lyrics:
When the moon hits your eye
Like a big piece of pie
Original Lyrics:
When the moon hits your eye
Like a big pizza pie
"When The Rhumba Rhythm Starts To Play"
Misheard Lyrics:
When the riddler rhythm starts to play
Original Lyrics:
When the rhumba rhythm starts to play
"That's Amore"
Misheard Lyrics:
When the moon hits your eye
Like a big piece o' pie
Original Lyrics:
When the moon hits your eye
Like a big pizza pie
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I had it in my power
I would arrange for every girl to have a child.
Original Lyrics:
If I had it in my power
I would arrange for every girl to have your charm.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Raynetta Manees

I was a young girl and was absolutely scandelized by what I thought was a very wanton statement (especially for the '60s). But when I discussed it with a friend, she cracked up and told me the correct wording.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"That's Amore"
Better Lyrics:
When an eel bites your thigh
And you think you might die
That's a moray!

[Ed's note: Excellent, Arnequis! Gave me a great laugh after a really hard day!]
Original Lyrics:
When the moon hits your eye
Like a big pizza pie
That's amore!
Submitted by: Arnequis

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"The Door Is Still Open To My Heart"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I'm not ashamed to cry
It's better then to hold it inside
Why They're Nonsensical:
As far as I can remember my very first commentary about a nonsensical song,or rather a nonsensical line in it to Am I right,was Frank Sinatra's Mack the knife.Since that time my no mercy whippings of idiotic numbers for this site have been legion,but it's now interesting for me to look back and realise just what particular species of idiocy in a song first induced me to write to the website to begin with.For anyone unfamiliar with the line in question it goes like this-[If I tell you about Mack the knife babe,it's an offer you can't refuse-Guys,does that sound totally stupid or what?I guess that girl mustn't have gotten out much or something,so she has to be content with a bedtime story about this nasty Mack guy-That man Macky is back,he warns.]Frank Sinatra,and his equally famous partner in showbiz at times,Dean Martin,have surfaced several times since in my writings for the site,with silly ditties like Somethin' stupid,Kick in the head,Little old wine drinker,etc.One of Martin's most famous numbers is Everybody love's somebody,which isn't nonsensical as such,just a tad too cheerily optimistic perhaps.However,what IS nonsensical is another of his numbers,the lesser known The door is still open to my heart,which has a similar presentation.Now,there are quite a few numbers which I wont mind giving ear to because they SOUND great,but that doesn't detract from the fact that their lyrics suck.Both those attributes belong to the song in question,which first crossed my path a couple of years or so ago.It has to be said that Martin was possessed of a wonderful singing voice.What possessed him not to realise that some of his songs though were top drawer material from the filing cabinet of the stupid is another beast entirely.Here he is waxing positive and negative throughout-Downbeat-[I must confess that I cry from loneliness.The door is still open to my heart.I'm not ashamed to cry.[It's better then to hold it inside.]Wont be satisfied until you're here by my side.]-Now we pass to the upbeat-[You are to me like honey is to the bee.You're as close to me as two is to three.]-Now,you're left with certain questions here,principally this-Is the guy portrayed by Martin here in his right mind?One is left wondering if he's with this chick or without her.Like,does he know himself?To say you wont be happy until she's with you,and your heart still for sale,and then to say you and her are as close as two to three-Does that,no pun intended,add up?NO.You may have noticed that I've bracketed a line within the bracketed lines themselves of the downbeat section,and the reason is simply this-How,in the name of all sanity.can you cry your heart out,and claim that it's better THEN to hold your feelings inside.Like,you've made a total nonsense of your first statement.The entire point of an outburst of grief is expressly to get that hurt out in some way-NOT keep it locked up.He's ALREADY given vent with tears,yet maintains it's better AFTERWARDS to HOLD IT INSIDE.I've been under the impression for some time that he was singing-It's better THAN to hold it inside,but have discovered that he's singing...better THEN.[One of the most worrisome aspects of stupidity in songs is that in exploding them for what they really are you can become a tad mixed up in your analysis of them,which actually happened with me when writing a commentary on the number This old house by Shakin' Stevens.It further reinforces my point that some songs were simply born from the most convoluted mazes of stupidity imaginable.A particular line from This old house goes-This old house is gettin' old-Like,TWICE,in a six word sentence,you're told the house is old.Said OLD house would hardly be gettin' YOUNG would it?]There are quite a few examples of idiocy in Martin songs including Chapel in the moonlight,in which he's become so overawed by said chapel with it's organ,choir and so forth that he could stay forever in the event she jilts him.STUPID?I can scarcely think of something more so.
Submitted by: THE BIG GUY
"Little Old Wine Drinker,Me"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
When they ask
who's the fool in the corner,crying,
I say,
A little old wine drinker,me
Why They're Nonsensical:
The above line,one of the most famous ever written for a song,doesn't make sense.The words-When they ask who's the fool in the corner,crying...That,ofcourse,is a question.The answer isn't really an answer at all.It is a statement-A little old wine drinker,me.-The words do not address the question.They don't reveal his name to them or reveal why he's sat in the corner crying.[Not only that but he would appear to be diving in with this silly answer because the question isn't being directed at him at all-When they ask...]That's not all.This dude is painting himself as a chronic alcoholic.[I'm praying for more rain-more grapes-more wine]Could that possibly be why his girlfriend split in the first place?Perhaps we'd best just take our leave of this sad loser,and let him make the best of that broken heart with the jukebox,his memories and his wine,not to mention his nonsensical stock answer.
Submitted by: THE BIG GUY
There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.

Misrhymed Lyrics:

"That's Amore"
The Misrhymed Lyrics:
In Napoli, where love is king,
When boy meets girl, here's what they say
Why They're Misrhymed:
These are the correct lyrics according to every lyrics site I've checked. But I've always thought that some older version of the song must have said '...here's what they sing:' instead of '...here's what they say:', since the former rhymes with 'king' while the latter does not. And after all, the words that follow are sung, not merely spoken.
Submitted by: Olga Ruiz
 

Song Title Space Change:

"Every Body Loves Some Body" originally "Everybody Loves Somebody"
Headless people's love song?
Submitted by: Peter

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Free To Carry On"
The Lyrics:
I'll taste the wine in Kingston Harbor, I'll sing a song in old San Juan.
I'll kiss a girl in Barcelona, and I'll be free to carry on.
Why:
Refers to Kingston, Jamaica, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Barcelona, Spain.
Submitted by: Lucinda Blair
"Houston"
The Lyrics:
I'm goin' back to Houston, Houston, Houston.
Why:
Refers to the city of Houston, Texas.
Submitted by: Lydia Helton

Songs That Are Banned:

"Wham Bam, Thank You Ma'am"
Another song from 1951 that was banned by radio stations for fear it was suggestive.
Submitted by: Peter

Foreign Language in English Songs:

"Volare"
The Lyrics:
Nel blu dipinto di blu.
Why:
This is Italian for "In the blue painted blue". And the song Volare means "To fly" in Italian.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
 

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Mean Dartin originally "Dean Martin"
Submitted by: Herculina Alencar
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Italian Love Songs at Amazon.com
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Dean Martin - All-Time Greatest Hits at Amazon.com
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Live From Las Vegas at Amazon.com
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Live at the Sands Hotel at Amazon.com
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Dino: The Essential Dean Martin (Special Platinum Edition) at Amazon.com
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Christmas With Dino at Amazon.com
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This Time I'm Swingin'!/Pretty Baby at Amazon.com
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Dream With Dean/Everybody Loves Somebody at Amazon.com
 
 
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