{"id":3047,"date":"2012-12-19T10:23:16","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T15:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westwoodvalley.com\/?p=3047"},"modified":"2012-12-19T10:23:16","modified_gmt":"2012-12-19T15:23:16","slug":"my-musical-evolution-part-372-21st-century-dean-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/2012\/12\/19\/my-musical-evolution-part-372-21st-century-dean-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"My Musical Evolution – Part 372 21st Century Dean Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dean<\/a>I have been a fan of Dean Martin’s my whole life. Dino was present in The Scratchy 45’s, <\/em>\u00a0The Christmas Albums, <\/em> mom and I used to watch his variety show, and his movies like the Matt Helm <\/em>series were favorites.<\/p>\n

Some people think that Frank Sinatra is the\u00a0voice of the era but I disagree. If you listen to Frank sing and compare it to Dean Martin, you’ll find that Dean is so smooth in his delivery and presence. Franks range is small and often forced where Dino’s is effortless and confident. He exudes charisma.<\/p>\n

I picked up a few Dean Martin compilation CD’s and found that in addition to a few childhood favorites like Everybody Loves Somebody<\/em>, there were many more excellent songs.\u00a0 It is difficult to not get caught up in that romantic nostalgia of the late 1930’s and 1940’s.<\/p>\n

One night somewhere around 2004 I had this dream of Dean Martin singing in one of those glamorous venues of days gone by. He was singing My Lady Loves To Dance <\/em>but instead of the actual lyrics, we was singing AC\/DC’s You Shook Me All Night Long.\u00a0 It was pretty funny to wake up to.<\/p>\n

A guy I know named Phil who was also a Dino fan had several of the DVD’s of Dean’s Variety Show. He let me borrow them and I invited my mother over to watch them with me. It was an enjoyable time for both us. We spent a good part of the show pointing out who was dead and missing that kind of entertainment. Someday I’ll pick up that series.\u00a0 You can find numerous Greatest Hits and Best Of collections\u00a0just about anywhere. Spend a few bucks and enjoy the King Of Cool.<\/p>\n

My Lady Loves To Dance – <\/em>OK, listen to this melody then imagine Dean singing the words to You Shook Me instead.
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