DINO! He was born as Dino Paul Crocetti in my hometown of Steubenville, Ohio. Used to run numbers as a kid before becoming a boxer and a crooner ❤️ We still have an annual Dean Martin festival every June. He died on Christmas Day 1995 and they dimmed the Vegas lights in his honor.
My Dad used to buy cigarettes from him at the drop store where they took the numbers!! ( they STILL run them- better odds than the lottery!) I found , romanced and married my wife to this song!!!!!
But it was all an act. He wasn’t a drinker; he just played the slightly inebriated neighbor on stage. It was either apple juice or tea in his whiskey glass.
I’m 68 years old, and Dean Martin was from my parent’s generation, but I loved him. When my oldest son was a tiny baby, I would sing That’s Amore to him, and he’d instantly stop crying. lol
Actually, he didn’t drink much at all. That was his act. It was smoking that got him. He had very bad emphysema and lived isolated from family. His general health declined and he succumbed to respiratory failure. It was a sad ending because I heard he was alone but that could have been Hollywood gossip of the times. Dean was my favorite of the Italian crooners, even Frank and Tony. But as you said drunk isn’t funny. It was just a different time. People then knew Dean was not a drinker. Frank was!
@@rosemary702001 thanks for clarifying that drunk myth. It was an act and that’s all it was! If anything he was a heavy smoker than a drunk and he went into a deep depression when his son Dino died.
His best known songs include "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?", "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", and "Volare". They are all wonderful. I come from an Italian family most of us sing. My mom sang opera. I really miss it.
Great picks! I would only add "Return To Me", love that song too! J&A, after you hear these, you'll get why he's categorized as a crooner. BTW, he sang "That's Amore" with the Italian accent, but he's fully American with Italian ancestors.
Are you still looking for contemporary artists with the crooner vibe? Michael Buble is the obvious choice but also Harry Connick Jr. Any vocal from the "When Harry Met Sally" soundtrack would be great (Harry was pretty much a piano prodigy, so lots of great piano for J). I also think Leslie Odom Jr's self titled album is old school crooner/ jazz.
I can name 3 singers who are levels above Sinatra from that era. Dean Martin, Johnny Hartman and Arthur Prysock . All 3 were as smooth as that come with The kind of baritone voices that defied description. I like Sinatra but in all honesty he's a bit overrated. He was good but there's levels to this and Johnny Hartman was 5 times better as was Prysock and both could Interpret a song equally as well as Sinatra and in my view which is shared by many, BETTER. Especially Hartman. Unfortunately Sinatra benefited from The help of the mafia and the fact that This was still the Apartheid era in America where the black community in so many levels, was not going to get the same as advantages and advancement and push that their white counter parts enjoyed, and that definitely applied here as well. And Dean Martin was effortless in his delivery and that husky, baritone smokey lush voice could sing a telephone ☎️ book and make it sound like Romance.
Finally! Dean's show on NBC was #1 for 15 years. They couldn't pay him enough, so they paid him in stock. When he died, he was the largest single stockholder in General Electric. Who had bought NBC. You're nobody till you love somebody. Ain't that a kick in the head, Sway, Everybody loves somebody sometimes. My favorite his My Rifle My Pony and me with Ricky Nelson from the movie Rio Bravo, John Waynes best western. Christmas songs Let it snow and Marshmallow World are classics. He was a great actor. Hilarious with Sammie Davis Jr. in Cannonball Run.
Dean Martin had his own TV show in the late 60s. He had super charisma and was funny as heck. He would not go to rehearsals so that he could just react to his guests and be fresh in the silly skits. He would always sing and he always had a secret guest behind a door. It was a great show.
Deans probably the greatest 'Crooner' as not only could he sing and dance, he was also an actor. He has so many great songs. Try listening to 'Little Old Wine Drinker Me'.
Dean Martin “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head”. A million times this song. And if you want a beautiful female crooner look up Della Reese “Don’t You Know”. Both are masterpieces!!!
Yes, Deano is a crooner. He doesn’t have an accent, but an Italian through n through. Baby,, it’s Cold Outside is great...any song he sing is top notch! Perry Como is wonderful, also.
"Everybody Loves Somebody" was a big song for Dean. He knocked the Beatles' "Hard Days Night" out of the #1 spot on the charts with it and it was Dean's theme song that he used to open his TV show - aptly named "The Dean Martin Show" - that ran from 1965 to 1974.
Dean's acting was as good as his singing. As others have said his movies with Jerry Lewis were classics. He also starred in a western with John Wayne, Walter Brennan and Ricky Nelson (another singer). Dean, of course, played the drunk sheriff. The movie was Rio Bravo released in 1959. Cheers, Steve
He was such a star. He had his own TV show, he was the first to do celebrity "roasts", and many many many records. He played like he was drunk, that was his gimmick, but was a family man and even during filming movies he was home for dinner with his family at night.
In my opinion, Dean is by far the most talented member of the Rat Pack. Great voice, great sense of humor, terrific comedic timing, and a superb actor. He truly had it all.
I love Dean Martin but sorry...nobody compares in talent to the quadruple threat, greatest of all, Sammy Davis, Jr. He sang, danced, played many instruments especially the drums, and was an incomparable actor. His dancing was world class. So incredibly underrated. Look at all the available videos out there of Sammy doing drums, dancing, etc.. He was excellent at everything.
Not all his stuff is based on Italian culture -- He was a true crooner. He had a great crooner voice, but he was also a pretty damn good comic actor as well! He played the playboy, heavy drinker kinda guy brilliantly! He made a bunch of hilarious little movies in the 60's with his buddy, comic legend Jerry Lewis. Edit: Correction, the movies were from 1949 to 1956... thanks, Tim Carr!
Dean Martin made moves with Jerry Lewis in the 1950s. After 1956, Jerry Lewis decided to continue on as a solo act. Lewis acted solo in movies through the remainder of the 1950s, and throughout the 1960s.
Also, two westerns with John Wayne, Rio Bravo (1959) and Sons of Katie Elder (1965), another one with Robert Mitchum in 1968 5-card Stud. Also, the Matt Helm Secret Agent movies starting in 1966 (Silencers) which were somewhat of parody of the secret agent genre started with the James Bond franchise which of course began in 1962 with Dr. No.
Dean didn’t have any accent. He was an actor and this song reflects him getting into a role. I used to love watching him and Jerry Lewis in their comedies.
This is making me cry. My Grandma LOVED Dean Martin. She'd put a stack of his records on the "Hi-Fi", and dance with my Grandpa. RIP Grandma & Grandpa. 😭🥰☮&❤
My dad's side of the family is italian and I swear everytime we went to any italian resturant (which was a lot of the time) this song was always playing
Mr. Smooth. I like his flow better than Frank's actually, he's sort of like Sammy that way. Dean always seemed like the warmest one of the Ratpack to me, very funny.
Dean's version of "That's Amore" was a big part of one the greatest romantic comedies of all time - "Moonstruck" starring Cher and Nicolas Cage. Please watch it.
Dean Martin is one of my favourites. Has been for a looooooong time. The Rat Pack was always fire. Please dive into those next, because the three together are just amazing. For Deans solo work i highly suggest "You´re nobody till somebody loves you"
Dean's voice was a little smoother than Frank's, but they had different styles. Listen to him sing, Dean always a smile in his voice and never took himself seriously. Loved his TV show years ago. Look some of those up on TH-cam.
Dean played straight man to Jerry Lewis in the movies for years. He was the crooner and Jerry was the clown. Personally, I'd take Dean before Frank Sinatra any day. For a good laugh, check out some of his Celebrity Roasts. Between songs, of course. I love his smile, sense of humor and his voice!!
Dino was a one-off and there was no other who could get away with his way of singing. He took it way over the top---and made it work. Bless him forever. Glad you found him!
When I was 15 I worked in a very posh Italian restaurant in California. Under the same roof as this 5-star restaurant, there was also a huge banquet hall that seated 350 people. This banquet room was the place where a lot of very wealthy people had their wedding receptions. After the guests had finished dining on steak and lobster along with ravioli and other pasta dishes, one of my jobs as a dishwasher and busboy was to clear the tables which all slid under the large stage at the back end of the banquet hall so that people could dance. One wedding reception I worked I could tell was for a very wealthy and important Italian business man. You could always tell by the decorations and the meal when it was a particularly wealthy individual having their reception. I cleared the tables and went back into the kitchen to wash the dishes. You could hear the music playing very clearly in the kitchen. Most of the time it was records or some local band would be playing for the guests to dance to. I heard the owner of the Restaurant say over the sound system, "we have a couple of very special performers for this evening". Then I heard the song That's Amore begin to play and Dean Martin singing the song with someone else. I thought it must be some impersonators because there was no way Dean Martin was singing at such a small event as a local wedding. I pushed the swinging door open and peaked out at the stage and sure as heck there was not only Dean Martin but also Frank Sinatra singing on the stage. It was indeed a very wealthy person's wedding reception because to have Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra singing at your wedding you had to be wealthy. One of my bosses walked up behind me and said I know you are enjoying the show but you need to get back to work. That was the most fun I had washing dishes in my life washing them while listening to the real and live Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra sing.
This was used as the theme song for the 1980’s movie “Moonstruck “, starring Cher and Nicholas Cage. It’s a romantic comedy about a woman from an Italian family, and it’s worth watching. I’ve probably watched it upwards of 20 x over the years.
There's a song Dean sings in the movie "Rio Bravo" - "My Rifle, My Pony, and Me". It's amazing. BTW - Rio Bravo one of the great westerns, and Dean's acting in it was absolutely wonderful. Singing, acting - comedy, drama, action, Dean could do it all. Then, in the late 60s, he became the #1 star on TV as well, just for good measure.
He actually didn’t speak English until he was in school and was bulied for his broken English. I think he covered the accent up in his professional life.
"Sway" Dean Martin. Amber, it is just the right song to make you go weak in the knees. One of my parents favorites. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary this year!
@ Mary Engleman Wow! That's so beautiful. Happy 70th Anniversary, and Congratulations to your parents!♥️ I agree, "Sway" is a great suggestion! I think Amber especially, will love that song.
This song was played in the movie "Moonstruck" starring Cher. I love this song and knew y'all would. Dean actually recorded 1 Country song called "Houston". He can SING!!! Sorry, but "'ole Blue Eyes" comes in second to Dean for me..... :)
I always loved Dean Martin best of the rat pack, and we never missed his weekly show. No one's mentioned Volare', also a great song. We had music like this at my sister's reception in 1993, and it was wonderful. It didn't hurt that Dean was sooo handsome, and felt more approachable than Sinatra. As others have mentioned, he was a decent actor as well, and I especially liked Rio Bravo. You might want to try some Bobby Darin one of these days - singer, songwriter, and actor.
Dean was one of the coolest cats that ever lived. He was also a great actor, he did a lot of westerns ... which were good and are FUN to watch. Lots of comedies with Jerry Lewis as well.
I would take Deano over Frank any day. Watch him live. He is so charismatic,funny and entertaining. He made some really good movies. I grew up listening to both Frank and Dean. And always preferred Dean.
He was nicknamed "the King of Cool" for a reason lol. He sang like he was standing right next to you in a restaurant and by no means would it have felt unwelcome.
So this song is a tribute to his Italian roots. You’ll also like “Ain’t That A Kick In The Head”. His version of “Volare” is probably the best with the lyrics translated into English (well, part of the song for his version). but as for me, I love the original jazzy version by Domenico Modugno the best.
His voice is so lovely.... I'm lucky to have listened to this as a kid since my parents both loved music... he's a favorite of mine along with Bing Crosby.
Dean, while always playing somewhat drunk, was actually a teetotaler. He held a glass with a beverage, but it wasn't booze. And he was considered to be a wild party person when in actuality he was a family man. I think he had 7 children. Just goes to show what a great actor he was when performing.
This is the music my mom introduced me to as a child, so yeah, I couldn't help but love it. Loved watching his movies as well, especially the ones with Jerry Lewis.They were hilarious!
His signature song…”Everybody Loves Somebody”. He always said that the Mills Brothers were his musical mentors…their phrasing and their voices. Check them out someday soon.
Dean’s magic was that he sounded like what every man thought he sounded like when singing in the shower. Apparently he didn’t think his voice was ‘all that’ so he developed a persona of a bumbling drunk on stage & TV, sticking to romantic, fun, sentimental and up tempo songs, but in doing so he imparted great joy to the world and was very natural & generous with his live performances. I don’t know if you guys are a couple but you have a nice vibe & energy together.
Fun song and a big hit in it's day. In my opinion Dean Martin was not only the most handsome but also the most interesting member of the Rat Pack. I would love to see a movie of his life, who would you cast as Dean? I'm still thinking on this one. Dean's "Return to Me" is beautiful. Then there is the romantic comedy "Return to Me" 2000, starring David Duchovny and Minnie Driver. Minnie's Dad owns an Italian Restaurant and he and his friends are always arguing who is the better singer, Frank or Dean. 😂 It is a fun movie with 1960's romantic comedy vibes. ❤️ If you watch you must be sitting down and watching from the very beginning. It is beautiful how it opens with Dean singing Return to Me.
Nope, he is his own person, he starred in some movies too. He’s even starred in a western with John Wayne. He starred in a spoof of James Bond, which was hilarious. Dino was my favorite rat packer.
I really liked him in Cannon Ball Run to...but he and Sammy where basically playing their public personas in that movie. He also Hosted a number of Roasts that where great too. Especially considering Don Rickles was always featured
Oh Dean had a velvet voice . Grew up listening to his music and watching his movies with Jerry Lewis . Edit -- also watched The Dean Martin Variety Show … do some clips from that would be great
He is soooo smooth. He was mine and my sisters favorite of the Rat Pack. He has a song called. Ain’t that a kick head You’re Nobody til Somebody loves you Everybody loves Somebody
All these guys had tv variety shows and the moms of my childhood, including. Mine, we’re glued to the tube! The crooner who really stole their hearts and . . ummm . . Unmentionables was Perry Como. If you are listening to the crooners of the ‘50’s Perry Como is a must!
I think the word “crooner” doesn’t specify the quality of one’s voice but instead, the style of the delivery combined with style of song. Andy Williams had a beautiful voice and a smooth delivery, for sure. But he sang all kinds of songs so I’d probably label him as a pop singer. Some might call him a crooner as well!
One of the greatest voices of all time, bar none is Sam Cooke he had so many hits and has been forgotten over the years. Long Time Coming, Cupid, Chain Gang, Another Saturday Night, Wonderful World are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head at the moment.
DINO! He was born as Dino Paul Crocetti in my hometown of Steubenville, Ohio. Used to run numbers as a kid before becoming a boxer and a crooner ❤️
We still have an annual Dean Martin festival every June. He died on Christmas Day 1995 and they dimmed the Vegas lights in his honor.
I am from Cleveland - love Dino!
Ran numbers? He was a mathematician like Matt Damon?
Holly, do you and your family still listening to his Christmas songs along with all other Ladies and Gentlemen crooners during Christmas?
My Dad used to buy cigarettes from him at the drop store where they took the numbers!! ( they STILL run them- better odds than the lottery!)
I found , romanced and married my wife to this song!!!!!
I’ve eaten at his favorite restaurant , attended his Church and the Dean Martin Festival in my home town!!
Dean had many big hits but one of his "newer" hits is Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime. It became his theme song.
And that song is definitely crooner.
Its my favorite by him
It was his theme on his tv show. When smoking was cool.
Probably his biggest hit also Yr Nobody till Somebody Loves You. Houston was very good also
Dean Martin was the best singer of the Rat Pack. He sang with such ease. This was the entrance and exit music for the movie Moonstruck.
They should react to Moonstruck or at least watch it.
"best of the Rat Pack"?! Are you serious? With all due respect to Dino, nobody was better than Sinatra, in or out of a pack.
Dino always looked like he was drunk...and worked it into his songs. You've GOT to listen to "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime"!!!! Nice job guys.
But it was all an act. He wasn’t a drinker; he just played the slightly inebriated neighbor on stage. It was either apple juice or tea in his whiskey glass.
My fav too
"looked" ??
Yep, there was a well known reason why he always looked drunk.
Sorry but he was a well known drinker.
So happy you managed to finally find Dean. Everyone’s life is instantly better for having heard him.
Love watching you guys react to music 🎶 that I grew. up listening to
I’m 68 years old, and Dean Martin was from my parent’s generation, but I loved him. When my oldest son was a tiny baby, I would sing That’s Amore to him, and he’d instantly stop crying. lol
Dean Martin- hell of a singer- actor and a funny drunk. His and Jerry Lewis movies are classic
Nothing funny about a drunk. He may have acted like one on TV, but in real life he died a drunk.
Actually, he didn’t drink much at all. That was his act. It was smoking that got him. He had very bad emphysema and lived isolated from family. His general health declined and he succumbed to respiratory failure. It was a sad ending because I heard he was alone but that could have been Hollywood gossip of the times. Dean was my favorite of the Italian crooners, even Frank and Tony. But as you said drunk isn’t funny. It was just a different time. People then knew Dean was not a drinker. Frank was!
I was referring to his acting ability as a drunk- he and Foster Brooks were the best.
@@rosemary702001 thanks for clarifying that drunk myth. It was an act and that’s all it was! If anything he was a heavy smoker than a drunk and he went into a deep depression when his son Dino died.
But he wasn't always drinking. Many times it's part of the act - especially with the Rat Pack.
His best known songs include "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?", "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", and "Volare". They are all wonderful. I come from an Italian family most of us sing. My mom sang opera. I really miss it.
Sway is one of my favorites!!! I think I like it best by Bobby Rydell!!! But I was in love with Dean!!!
Another great one that's a bit hard to find is "Cha Cha Cha d' Amor".
Great picks! I would only add "Return To Me", love that song too! J&A, after you hear these, you'll get why he's categorized as a crooner. BTW, he sang "That's Amore" with the Italian accent, but he's fully American with Italian ancestors.
Definitely do Sway!!!
Are you still looking for contemporary artists with the crooner vibe? Michael Buble is the obvious choice but also Harry Connick Jr. Any vocal from the "When Harry Met Sally" soundtrack would be great (Harry was pretty much a piano prodigy, so lots of great piano for J). I also think Leslie Odom Jr's self titled album is old school crooner/ jazz.
I love how they said nobody could be as good as Sinatra, and then you could watch Amber's heart melt as soon as Dino started crooning.
He is better than Sinatra any day had so much personality dud a variety show back in the day
@@barbaracampbell9907 Frankie's burger recipe also came from Dino. "Go to Dean's house, have him grill up some burgers, drink his whiskey." XD
Exactly. I couldn't wait for him to start singing and watch her face. Didn't disappoint. 😀
I can name 3 singers who are levels above Sinatra from that era. Dean Martin, Johnny Hartman and Arthur Prysock . All 3 were as smooth as that come with The kind of baritone voices that defied description. I like Sinatra but in all honesty he's a bit overrated. He was good but there's levels to this and Johnny Hartman was 5 times better as was Prysock and both could Interpret a song equally as well as Sinatra and in my view which is shared by many, BETTER. Especially Hartman. Unfortunately Sinatra benefited from The help of the mafia and the fact that This was still the Apartheid era in America where the black community in so many levels, was not going to get the same as advantages and advancement and push that their white counter parts enjoyed, and that definitely applied here as well. And Dean Martin was effortless in his delivery and that husky, baritone smokey lush voice could sing a telephone ☎️ book and make it sound like Romance.
His signature song is “Everybody loves somebody sometimes”
A definite must listen!
I believe that knocked the Beatles from #1.
To me, Dean is the Best of the pack. He had his own show snd he was a great actor and the most attractive.
Elvis said he may be the King of Rock but Dean Was the King of Cool.
Dean’s daughter said that a meeting with all of them.
Finally! Dean's show on NBC was #1 for 15 years. They couldn't pay him enough, so they paid him in stock. When he died, he was the largest single stockholder in General Electric. Who had bought NBC. You're nobody till you love somebody. Ain't that a kick in the head, Sway, Everybody loves somebody sometimes. My favorite his My Rifle My Pony and me with Ricky Nelson from the movie Rio Bravo, John Waynes best western. Christmas songs Let it snow and Marshmallow World are classics. He was a great actor. Hilarious with Sammie Davis Jr. in Cannonball Run.
Dean's variety show ran for ten years. Then he did the Roasts. He did no singing on those tapings.
@@timcarr6401 I'll take your word for it. I'm old so there's that. Those roasts were iconic. Still trying to copy them.
@@Head-ck4hu His variety show was far better IMHO.
“Ain’t That a Kick in the Head” has the full big band sound with Dean.
I agree, great song. Also "Sway" is a great song.
I second "Ain't That a Kick in the Head". Yes, awesome big band sound.
@@marypothoven3864 Love them both.
I thought they already reacted to Ain’t That it a Kick in the Head. Am I dreaming???
Dean Martin had his own TV show in the late 60s. He had super charisma and was funny as heck. He would not go to rehearsals so that he could just react to his guests and be fresh in the silly skits. He would always sing and he always had a secret guest behind a door. It was a great show.
Dean Martin’s Golddiggers.
So loved it as a kid. I was the youngest and me my family watched his show.
Yet, in his home life, he was a pretty straight-up father and not the funny drunk and womanizer he portrayed.
Deans probably the greatest 'Crooner' as not only could he sing and dance, he was also an actor. He has so many great songs. Try listening to 'Little Old Wine Drinker Me'.
yes yes yes
my favorite
Jason, he was in my favorite Western which shows how diverse his acting was -- which couldn't compare to his voice.
Bing says "hold my Oscar, I'm doing a few bars of White Christmas."
Definitely
Dean Martin “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head”. A million times this song. And if you want a beautiful female crooner look up Della Reese “Don’t You Know”. Both are masterpieces!!!
Both on a Bronx tale soundtrack. One of the best ever.
Della is also an actress
Yes! "Aint that a kick in the head".
Yes! Kick in the Head! Della Reese is a good suggestion
Yesss!!!My favorite dean song!!!
Yes, Deano is a crooner. He doesn’t have an accent, but an Italian through n through. Baby,, it’s Cold Outside is great...any song he sing is top notch! Perry Como is wonderful, also.
well he does have an accent actually, a midwest accent.
His first language was Italian. He was a native Italian Speaker
Perry another Italian ❤️
Dean’s version of Baby, it’s Cold Outside is the absolute best! 😍
Andy Williams too... Dean, Perry & Andy have made me melt since I was a little girl listening to Mom's records of these guys... Dreamy!
One of Deans best was Every Body Loves Somebody, definitely worth a listen.
"Everybody Loves Somebody" was a big song for Dean. He knocked the Beatles' "Hard Days Night" out of the #1 spot on the charts with it and it was Dean's theme song that he used to open his TV show - aptly named "The Dean Martin Show" - that ran from 1965 to 1974.
A MUST!
Dean Martin had a voice like butter....one and only king of cool
Love Dean! He had a distinct sound .
Tony Bennett -“ I Left My Heart In San Francisco “ is smooth !
Bobby Darren “ Mack The Knife”
Cool era.
Oohhh...Mack The Knife. Love that song!
These are my songs. Love love LOVE the crooners !!!!!!!!
Bobby Darin singing “Multiplication” is adorable !!!
Splish Splash by Bobby Darrin!
Love Bobby Darin
Dean's acting was as good as his singing. As others have said his movies with Jerry Lewis were classics. He also starred in a western with John Wayne, Walter Brennan and Ricky Nelson (another singer). Dean, of course, played the drunk sheriff. The movie was Rio Bravo released in 1959. Cheers, Steve
Ah, I love Rio Bravo! One of my fave John Wayne movies and Dean Martin is so great in that role!
I remember when that movie came out. Op's just gave away my age.
I also LOVE watching his Celebrity Roasts! Especially the episode where THEY roast HIM.
They just don't make movies or shows like they used to!
Dean Martin is also in The Sons of Katie Elder.
Not to mention four movies with Dean starring as secret agent Matt Helm (The Silencers, Murderers Row, Tha Ambushers, and The Wrecking Crew).
He was such a star. He had his own TV show, he was the first to do celebrity "roasts", and many many many records. He played like he was drunk, that was his gimmick, but was a family man and even during filming movies he was home for dinner with his family at night.
"EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY SOMETIME" was his signature song.
Theme song for his variety show.
Love love Dean Martin! He has so many better songs. To watch him live is awesome
Yes, to catch a glimpse of the authentic man clips of his TV show need to be seen/heard.
Dean Martin had such a pure voice and sang so effortlessly. Such a fan.
More Dean but you have to see him sing. He’s just so, YUM!!!! Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime ❤️❤️❤️❤️
One of his best.
In my opinion, Dean is by far the most talented member of the Rat Pack. Great voice, great sense of humor, terrific comedic timing, and a superb actor. He truly had it all.
I love Dean Martin but sorry...nobody compares in talent to the quadruple threat, greatest of all, Sammy Davis, Jr. He sang, danced, played many instruments especially the drums, and was an incomparable actor. His dancing was world class. So incredibly underrated. Look at all the available videos out there of Sammy doing drums, dancing, etc.. He was excellent at everything.
Agree 100%
@@lindazee I guess we will have to agree to disagree. ✌🏼😎
I agree
You mean you don't agree that Joey Bishop was the most talented member of the Rat Pack? ; )
This song was featured in Cher’s movie “Moonstruck”. Another from that movie is “It Must be Him” by Vickie Carr - a sort of a female crooner
It was also used in "Rear Window"
That's Amore was originally featured in the black and white movie with Jerry Lewis called the caddy
Dino and the great Tony Bennett, two of the very best vocalists ever!
Tony Bennett is a great suggestion.
Not all his stuff is based on Italian culture -- He was a true crooner. He had a great crooner voice, but he was also a pretty damn good comic actor as well! He played the playboy, heavy drinker kinda guy brilliantly! He made a bunch of hilarious little movies in the 60's with his buddy, comic legend Jerry Lewis.
Edit: Correction, the movies were from 1949 to 1956... thanks, Tim Carr!
He didn't make any movies with Jerry in the 1960s. They were in the movies together from 1949 until their breakup in 1956.
@@timcarr6401 Ah, I must be remembering when I watched them on TV, then... Yeah, now that you mention it, that makes more sense, thanks! ;-]
Dean Martin made moves with Jerry Lewis in the 1950s. After 1956, Jerry Lewis decided to continue on as a solo act. Lewis acted solo in movies through the remainder of the 1950s, and throughout the 1960s.
@@LaptopLarry330 Both went on as solo acts. In the early 1960s Dean teamed up with Frank and Sammy in Vegas. In 1965 Dean Got his variety show.
Also, two westerns with John Wayne, Rio Bravo (1959) and Sons of Katie Elder (1965), another one with Robert Mitchum in 1968 5-card Stud. Also, the Matt Helm Secret Agent movies starting in 1966 (Silencers) which were somewhat of parody of the secret agent genre started with the James Bond franchise which of course began in 1962 with Dr. No.
Dean didn’t have any accent. He was an actor and this song reflects him getting into a role. I used to love watching him and Jerry Lewis in their comedies.
This is making me cry. My Grandma LOVED Dean Martin. She'd put a stack of his records on the "Hi-Fi", and dance with my Grandpa. RIP Grandma & Grandpa. 😭🥰☮&❤
Same. I thought if nt grandma and her happy singing of this song.
Beautiful story!
They had great memories and you of them
My Family’s theme song. Family sings it at every family gathering. Yes, we’re Italian.. Dean is the King of Cool.
I worked at an Italian restaurant for a while and this was almost on permanent loop. Perfect for creating a nice ambiance.
The title of King of Cool was bestowed upon Dean by none other than Elvis Presley!!!
My dad's side of the family is italian and I swear everytime we went to any italian resturant (which was a lot of the time) this song was always playing
Dean Martin - Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime 1965. DEAN IS ALWAYS HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH HIS DRINK AND ALWAYS SMOKING. HE IS HAVING A GOOD TIME.
Mr. Smooth. I like his flow better than Frank's actually, he's sort of like Sammy that way. Dean always seemed like the warmest one of the Ratpack to me, very funny.
Nailed it
Dino Dino Dino. Yes, smooooooth! Haha. Dean was my favorite Ratpacker by far.
Always smiling!! Mr. Smoooth lol
Superior to Frank in my opinion, so very smooth!!!!
Yeah to real king of the crooners and a very entertaining guy. Love me some Dino.
Dean's version of "That's Amore" was a big part of one the greatest romantic comedies of all time - "Moonstruck" starring Cher and Nicolas Cage. Please watch it.
That is totally an Amber movie!
Yes!
Such a goofy romantic comedy!
Great film! Cher won the best actress Oscar for that movie.
“That’s Amore” came from the Martin & Lewis movie, “The Caddy”.
Dean Martin is one of my favourites. Has been for a looooooong time. The Rat Pack was always fire. Please dive into those next, because the three together are just amazing. For Deans solo work i highly suggest "You´re nobody till somebody loves you"
Loved his TV show and sooo handsom! Frank , in my book, could not sing! Tom Jones and Englebert Every Sunday was Mom's turn to blast her albums!
Dean's voice was a little smoother than Frank's, but they had different styles. Listen to him sing, Dean always a smile in
his voice and never took himself seriously. Loved his TV show years ago. Look some of those up on TH-cam.
That is so true...about the smile when he sings.
Dean played straight man to Jerry Lewis in the movies for years. He was the crooner and Jerry was the clown. Personally, I'd take Dean before Frank Sinatra any day. For a good laugh, check out some of his Celebrity Roasts. Between songs, of course. I love his smile, sense of humor and his voice!!
his celebrity Roasts were the best
Oh yes! How did I forget that! I want to watch some now!
As I have read and observed Dean on the Radio/Nightclub with Jerry played the White Face clown to Jerry's Tramp as opposed to being the straight man.
Dean’s actual last name was Crocetti. He was Italian. His TV show was super.
Dino was a one-off and there was no other who could get away with his way of singing. He took it way over the top---and made it work. Bless him forever. Glad you found him!
Another great song from Dean Martin is 'Ain't That A Kick In the Head'. Believe it, or not. It's a real gem!
That's a great one! And "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime"!
There's a part in the song where he will blow you away! Just goes to show what a great singer he truly is.
Dean is my all time favorite singer. So glad you reacted to Dean. Lots of great songs. Yes the best of the crooners
Dean Martin still makes me smile .. He was just coolest of the Pack. Dean and Jerry were legendary together .. He just had a great sense of humor.
What about Dean Martin and Foster Brooks ? LET THE HILARITY ENSUE!
You need to do “Ain’t that a kick in the head” if you want to hear Dean the Crooner. Dean has a great many hit songs.
Yes, absolutely! His voice rivals Sinatra in this song. Just fantastic!
When I was 15 I worked in a very posh Italian restaurant in California. Under the same roof as this 5-star restaurant, there was also a huge banquet hall that seated 350 people. This banquet room was the place where a lot of very wealthy people had their wedding receptions. After the guests had finished dining on steak and lobster along with ravioli and other pasta dishes, one of my jobs as a dishwasher and busboy was to clear the tables which all slid under the large stage at the back end of the banquet hall so that people could dance. One wedding reception I worked I could tell was for a very wealthy and important Italian business man. You could always tell by the decorations and the meal when it was a particularly wealthy individual having their reception. I cleared the tables and went back into the kitchen to wash the dishes. You could hear the music playing very clearly in the kitchen. Most of the time it was records or some local band would be playing for the guests to dance to. I heard the owner of the Restaurant say over the sound system, "we have a couple of very special performers for this evening". Then I heard the song That's Amore begin to play and Dean Martin singing the song with someone else. I thought it must be some impersonators because there was no way Dean Martin was singing at such a small event as a local wedding. I pushed the swinging door open and peaked out at the stage and sure as heck there was not only Dean Martin but also Frank Sinatra singing on the stage. It was indeed a very wealthy person's wedding reception because to have Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra singing at your wedding you had to be wealthy. One of my bosses walked up behind me and said I know you are enjoying the show but you need to get back to work. That was the most fun I had washing dishes in my life washing them while listening to the real and live Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra sing.
That’s incredible! I would have floated for a week!
That’s so cool!
It is said that Elvis loved the way Dean Martin played with the notes and wavier his voice. Elvis enjoyed doing that with his voice and we loved it!
This was used as the theme song for the 1980’s movie “Moonstruck “, starring Cher and Nicholas Cage. It’s a romantic comedy about a woman from an Italian family, and it’s worth watching. I’ve probably watched it upwards of 20 x over the years.
One of my TOP favourite feel good movies ever 💖💖💖🍝🍝🍝
Love that movie!!
I was just thinking how this made me want to watch “Moonstruck”! It doesn’t take much really. I love that movie lol
"Snap out of it!"
Dean had such a natural voice, rich and warm, he sang with easy....
There's a song Dean sings in the movie "Rio Bravo" - "My Rifle, My Pony, and Me". It's amazing. BTW - Rio Bravo one of the great westerns, and Dean's acting in it was absolutely wonderful. Singing, acting - comedy, drama, action, Dean could do it all. Then, in the late 60s, he became the #1 star on TV as well, just for good measure.
Does anyone really know why John Wayne made the same movie twice but called them different names. Watch Rio Bravo 1957 and El Dorado 1966
My favorite Western movie
I am going to have to watch Rio Bravo again. It has been too many years since I last saw it!
Dean didn't have an accent, I think he's just playing around with this song because he was Italian. 🤗🤗🤔😎
He actually didn’t speak English until he was in school and was bulied for his broken English. I think he covered the accent up in his professional life.
Sexy, sexy voice❤
He was a movie star and singer. He was part of the rat pack. Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Most their songs were for music movies
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS - DEAN MARTIN, one of his best.
"Sway" Dean Martin. Amber, it is just the right song to make you go weak in the knees. One of my parents favorites. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary this year!
70th wedding anniversary?!?! WOW!!!!!! That is amazing!!!!! ❤
Sway! Another Dino MUST!
70 years? Awesome! Congrats to their love and to the good stock you come from.
My entire family loves this song, especially my 39 years old daughter. Lol
@ Mary Engleman Wow! That's so beautiful. Happy 70th Anniversary, and Congratulations to your parents!♥️
I agree, "Sway" is a great suggestion! I think Amber especially, will love that song.
100% LOVE that ya'll are open to so many genres and eras. Music is life!
This song was played in the movie "Moonstruck" starring Cher. I love this song and knew y'all would. Dean actually recorded 1 Country song called "Houston". He can SING!!! Sorry, but "'ole Blue Eyes" comes in second to Dean for me..... :)
That was a good movie. Remember Cher won the Oscar for best actress that year.
AGREED! Dean was great... had his own TV show, loved it!
Dean sang beautifully with no effort what so ever. Please try "Ain't That A Kick In the Head" next. I hope you can see a live performance.
Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. in 1917 June 7, died December 25, 1995. One of the greatest
I always loved Dean Martin best of the rat pack, and we never missed his weekly show. No one's mentioned Volare', also a great song. We had music like this at my sister's reception in 1993, and it was wonderful. It didn't hurt that Dean was sooo handsome, and felt more approachable than Sinatra. As others have mentioned, he was a decent actor as well, and I especially liked Rio Bravo. You might want to try some Bobby Darin one of these days - singer, songwriter, and actor.
This song was in the movie Moonstruck with Cher starring.
Truth!
Yes. Amber would LOVE that one!
He also sang it in a movie when he was still partnered with Jerry Lewis.
Dean Martin is and will always be my favorite singer ever
Dean was one of the coolest cats that ever lived. He was also a great actor, he did a lot of westerns ... which were good and are FUN to watch. Lots of comedies with Jerry Lewis as well.
I would take Deano over Frank any day. Watch him live. He is so charismatic,funny and entertaining. He made some really good movies. I grew up listening to both Frank and Dean. And always preferred Dean.
Agreed
💯💋
I don't care for Frank at all. Dean was the best.
Yes, my thoughts too!
I agree 100%
He was nicknamed "the King of Cool" for a reason lol. He sang like he was standing right next to you in a restaurant and by no means would it have felt unwelcome.
OK, now you need to listen to Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime. This is a song that knocked the Beatles off the top of the charts.
More Dean! “Everybody Loves Somebody”, “Mambo Italiano”, “You’re Nobody Til Somebody Loves You”, “Memories Are Made of This”
My fave is “I got my love to keep me warm”…always gets you up and moving!
Hey "Rob Squad" I enjoyed watching your reactions to Dean Martin singing "Amore" that'sa nicea..
So this song is a tribute to his Italian roots. You’ll also like “Ain’t That A Kick In The Head”. His version of “Volare” is probably the best with the lyrics translated into English (well, part of the song for his version). but as for me, I love the original jazzy version by Domenico Modugno the best.
I love Domenico Mondugo and his original version of "Nel blu dipinto di blu" the best. His songs are so meaningful.
“Kick In The Head” from the original “Ocean’s 11” is 💯😎🤙🏽
Yes!!!This is the one!
I love volare and swing
Humor:
"When an eel bites your thigh
So you can't help but cry
That's a Moray.."
But seriously, it's a great song.
Weird Al!? Is that You!?
Loved it! 😁😎
@@bobr4987 Well, I am an "Al." But not the one whose family name begins with 'Y' :=)
His voice is so lovely.... I'm lucky to have listened to this as a kid since my parents both loved music... he's a favorite of mine along with Bing Crosby.
Can't miss Bing Crosby while delving into this genre.
They did Bing but didn't really do a song that did him justice.
"Would You Like to Swing On a Star"
@@kahuna754 I must have missed it. Thanks!
If not a good one, would like to see them try again.
@@richardb6260 And Williams and his brothers sang backup to Bing's lead.
@@richardb6260 Bingo. Oops. :>)
Dean, while always playing somewhat drunk, was actually a teetotaler. He held a glass with a beverage, but it wasn't booze. And he was considered to be a wild party person when in actuality he was a family man. I think he had 7 children. Just goes to show what a great actor he was when performing.
Really? All these years I bought into it. Lol
This is the music my mom introduced me to as a child, so yeah, I couldn't help but love it. Loved watching his movies as well, especially the ones with Jerry Lewis.They were hilarious!
Nice to see young people like yourselves treating yourselves to the "oldies". They deserve not to
Be forgotten.
"Frank vs. Dino" is an age old and heated debate. This is probably his most famous tune, but not as good as "Everybody Loves Somebody", IMO.
Dino, Frank took himself way to seriously. But I enjoy both.
They were good friends
Always fun to watch them together.
Dean is my all time favorite crooner. His voice just melts me❤️
His signature song…”Everybody Loves Somebody”. He always said that the Mills Brothers were his musical mentors…their phrasing and their voices. Check them out someday soon.
Yes! The Mills Brothers are a joy! Great harmonies 🙂
Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime, ahhhh Dean Martin has the smoothest voice. He was always my favorite from that time, my dads time.
Dean is my favorite entertainer. He had "the" crooner voice and he was just a fun, cool guy. His TV shows were fantastic as well.
Dean’s magic was that he sounded like what every man thought he sounded like when singing in the shower. Apparently he didn’t think his voice was ‘all that’ so he developed a persona of a bumbling drunk on stage & TV, sticking to romantic, fun, sentimental and up tempo songs, but in doing so he imparted great joy to the world and was very natural & generous with his live performances.
I don’t know if you guys are a couple but you have a nice vibe & energy together.
The Count of Courvoisier! 😉
and it was a persona, he was a family man who had dinner with his wife and kids every night
They are married and she was about to have their third child.
Fun song and a big hit in it's day. In my opinion Dean Martin was not only the most handsome but also the most interesting member of the Rat Pack. I would love to see a movie of his life, who would you cast as Dean? I'm still thinking on this one. Dean's "Return to Me" is beautiful. Then there is the romantic comedy "Return to Me" 2000, starring David Duchovny and Minnie Driver. Minnie's Dad owns an Italian Restaurant and he and his friends are always arguing who is the better singer, Frank or Dean. 😂 It is a fun movie with 1960's romantic comedy vibes. ❤️ If you watch you must be sitting down and watching from the very beginning. It is beautiful how it opens with Dean singing Return to Me.
I agree 100% I watched all of his movies. His time with Jerry Lewis was so classic and perfect for movies.
Yes yes yes!!!!! Ive always loved Dean and really prefer him to Frank! And I adore the movie Return to Me! Those guys are my fave!!!!!!
There’s a really good biography of him on TH-cam
Yes please, my favorite. Loved the movie too.
There was a TV movie made in 2002 about Martin and Lewis - Sean Hayes (Will and Grace) starred in it.
Dean was a crooner. He was so smooth plus he had a lot of control.
Please check out Rosemary Clooney’s “Mambo Italiano”. It’s so fun! She’s from the same era as your crooner faves. (She’s George Clooney’s aunt.)
Love that song!
Yes!!! That song is great!
Give ‘Mack the Knife’ , ‘Splish Splash’ for a few good Bobby Darin bits. More beautiful soft voice is Johnny Mathis ‘Misty’ or ‘Chances Are’
Love Dean Martin, what a voice! Memories are made of this is his best song in my opinion.
Nope, he is his own person, he starred in some movies too. He’s even starred in a western with John Wayne. He starred in a spoof of James Bond, which was hilarious. Dino was my favorite rat packer.
"Rio Bravo" and "The Son's of Katie Elder".
Rio Bravo where he sang a duet with Ricky Nelson. My favorite Western. Dino's acting was top-notch in the film.
I really liked him in Cannon Ball Run to...but he and Sammy where basically playing their public personas in that movie. He also Hosted a number of Roasts that where great too. Especially considering Don Rickles was always featured
@@asticou my favorite western and I love Dino❤️
@@asticou I agree. Dean Martin owned a lot of scenes in that movie.
His real name was Dino Crosetti, he really was Italian. Not only a great voice, but famous for being a sincerely nice person.
I think he was American I could be wrong
@@jacob45415 I meant he was of Italian heritage. He was born in Steubenville OH
I just love watching young people discover the music from yesteryear. You two are simply adorable.
Oh Dean had a velvet voice . Grew up listening to his music and watching his movies with Jerry Lewis .
Edit -- also watched The Dean Martin Variety Show … do some clips from that would be great
Rat Pack crooner and entertainer.
Also from him, Everybody Loves Somebody.
He passed away on Christmas Day 1995
Everybody Loves Somebody is the song I think of when I hear Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis hits the links while Dean Martin sings "That's Amore" in the comedy hit The Caddy (1953) It was in quite a few other movies 🎥👍🏻😁🏴
He is soooo smooth. He was mine and my sisters favorite of the Rat Pack. He has a song called.
Ain’t that a kick head
You’re Nobody til Somebody loves you
Everybody loves Somebody
If you're going to do anymore of Dean, please do "Ain't That a Kick In the Head" next... also Everybody Loves Somebody and Memories are Made of This
And Sway!
All these guys had tv variety shows and the moms of my childhood, including. Mine, we’re glued to the tube! The crooner who really stole their hearts and . . ummm . . Unmentionables was Perry Como. If you are listening to the crooners of the ‘50’s Perry Como is a must!
Perry Como is one of the smoothest crooners. Try “It’s Impossible”
Yes, he’s another one. Would Andy Williams be considered a crooner or just a good singer?
I think the word “crooner” doesn’t specify the quality of one’s voice but instead, the style of the delivery combined with style of song. Andy Williams had a beautiful voice and a smooth delivery, for sure. But he sang all kinds of songs so I’d probably label him as a pop singer. Some might call him a crooner as well!
@@Divamarja_CA i wasn’t sure. Thanks for your opinion. :)
One of the greatest voices of all time, bar none is Sam Cooke he had so many hits and has been forgotten over the years. Long Time Coming, Cupid, Chain Gang, Another Saturday Night, Wonderful World are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head at the moment.
If you haven’t already, you gotta do Sam Cooke. So many great songs by him but I love Wonderful World.
I like his take on "Unchained Melody" the best. A shame he isn't getting love on TH-cam.
There's so many great damn Cooke and Dean Martin songs... It's hard to choose, right!
When hearing I feel as if I'm in Venice during a starry night being sung to while riding in a gondola
Dean was definitely the jokester of the "pack" - drink and cigarette in hand - always! lol