ORIGINAL PARODY-LYRICS
MUSICAL UNDERPINNINGS: "That's Amore", Dean Martin
PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, February 2015. You can also view the lyrics and commentary (without images or chords) displayed on a parody-lyrics website where they were first developed at AmIRight.com.
UKULELE and GUITAR-FRIENDLY LINK: Our whole series of songs can be found in a friendly format for ukulele (and guitar)-players on our sister blog "SILLY SONGS and SATIRE" with chord-charts for both the parody and original song, as well as helpful performing suggestions.
To find ukulele chord-charts to help you accompany
"RATIONALE" on your favorite instrument, click HERE.
EXPLANATORY NOTES:
As in Dino’s original, there are only a few Italian words you need to learn.
forse = maybe, perhaps
forse = maybe, perhaps
dal cuore = from the heart.
THAT'S YOUR FORTE
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| Dominion Hotel, painting: David Crichton |
INTRO (Tremolo)
In old T.O., where Queen meets King,
On Wednesday nights, here's what they sing...
In old T.O., where Queen meets King,
On Wednesday nights, here's what they sing...
When they asked you to play, you accepted half-way
Thatsa forse.
(Maybe thatsa new word, but it shouldn’t be slurred
Say it ‘for-say’)
(Maybe thatsa new word, but it shouldn’t be slurred
Say it ‘for-say’)
You begin, everyone joins in, forty players sing,
Strum their strings - Ukuleles.
Strum their strings - Ukuleles.
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| Dominion Hotel, photo 1945 |
They’re observed chortling gaily.
When you strain to play loud to be heard by the crowd
Thatsa forte.
What your uke-friends expect - in old lyrics inject
A new twist.
When the word-play you’ve subbed rings out in that old pub
Dal cuore,
You’ve invented, you see, ‘Strum-Along Parody’,
That’s your forte.
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| meeting of theCorktown Ukulele Jam |
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