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‘The Godfather Theme’ by Nino Rota is the Restaurant Santa Lucia Song of the Day!

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‘We will make you a pizza you can not refuse’

This beautiful yet haunting piece is on our playlist today. Patrons usually quieten down when this comes on.

I try to get this song playing when there’s an important business meeting going on, heheh!

The Waltz & Love Theme from the 1972 Francis Ford Coppola film “The Godfather” with Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, John Cazale, Talia Shire, Sterling Hayden & Richard Castellano. Music composed by Nino Rota.

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Toto Cutugno’s ‘L’Italiano’ is the Restaurant Santa Lucia Song of the Day!

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L’Italiano has been on our playlist since day one.

The classic Italian song!

Let me sing!

“L’Italiano (Lasciatemi Cantare)” (commonly known as “L’Italiano“) is an Italian pop song by Toto Cutugno released in 1983. It was his biggest international hit and is his best-known composition. The song was forgotten during the 1990s and was re-discovered when Toto Cutugno performed it live at a charity concert in Rome commemorating Italy’s victory at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, creating a new wave of popularity for this song.[1]

Tiramisou

‘Playground Love’ by Air is the Restaurant Santa Lucia Song of the Day!

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Sweet and sexy, just like our Tiramisou!

Enjoy!

The discography of French electronic music duo Air consists of seven studio albums (including one collaborative album), one remix album, onesoundtrack album, one mix album, two video albums, one extended play, twenty-two singles and sixteen music videos. The band’s first release was the 1995 single “Modular Mix”, which peaked at number 177 in the United Kingdom.[1] Their debut extended play, Premiers Symptômes, was released in July 1997; it peaked at number 12 in the UK and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[2][3] Moon Safari, Air’s debut studio album, was released in January 1998. It peaked at number 21 in France and was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l’Édition Phonographique (SNEP).[4][5] Moon Safari reached the top ten in countries such as Ireland and the UK and produced three singles: “Sexy Boy“, “Kelly Watch the Stars” and “All I Need“.[2][6] All three singles reached the top 40 in the UK; “Sexy Boy” and “All I Need” reached the top 25 in Finland and the Netherlands respectively

‘The Godfather Theme’ by Nino Rota is the Restaurant Santa Lucia Song of the Day!

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‘We will make you a pizza you can not refuse’

This beautiful yet haunting piece is on our playlist today. Patrons usually quieten down when this comes on.

I try to get this song playing when there’s an important business meeting going on, heheh!

The Waltz & Love Theme from the 1972 Francis Ford Coppola film “The Godfather” with Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, John Cazale, Talia Shire, Sterling Hayden & Richard Castellano. Music composed by Nino Rota.

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‘Summertime’ by Charlie Parker is the Restaurant Santa Lucia Song of the Day!

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Summertime in Montréal means Jazz, food and fun!

Here is one of the greats playing Summertime!

“Summertime” is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP.

The song soon became a popular and much recorded jazz standard, described as “without doubt … one of the finest songs the composer ever wrote … Gershwin’s highly evocative writing brilliantly mixes elements of jazz and the song styles of blacks in the southeast United States from the early twentieth century”.[2] Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim has characterized Heyward’s lyrics for “Summertime” and “My Man’s Gone Now” as “the best lyrics in the musical theater”.[3] The song is recognized as one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music, with more than 33,000 covers by groups and solo performers.

Restaurant Santa Lucia Song of the Day: Dean Martin’s ‘Ain’t That a Kick in the Head’!

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“Ain’t That a Kick in the Head” by Dean Martin is one of the favourite songs for us all here at Santa Lucia.

Here is a video with the lyrics, so you can sing along!

 

“Ain’t That a Kick in the Head?” is a hook-laden song that was written in 1960 with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was first recorded on May 10, 1960 by Dean Martin, with conducting by Nelson Riddle. Martin performed the song in the 1960 heist film Ocean’s 11 in an alternate arrangement featuring vibraphonist Red Norvo and his quartet.