Spin "Volare" in tribute to Al Martino . . .

[drlove]

Ya'll might wanna spin "Volare" again in tribute to the late Al Martino, who passed away yesterday at age 82.

The '50s/'60s crooner (and featured performer in the 1972 classic The Godfather) became an unlikely disco star in 1975 with his disco update of the 1958 Grammy-winner for Record of the Year: Volare

RIP, "Johnny Fontaine":icon_cool:

[needlefingers]

YouTube - Al Martino "Volare" (Disco Version) 1976
(Long Version)


Al Martino - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks, Al!

[SandraDee]

That disco remake works really well.:icon_razz: RIP Al.:icon_confused:

[Mixmachine]

That Disco version of "Volare" could be heard in every disco in Miami in 1976, imagine a dance floor full of latin disco dancers doing the 'hustle' all the while trying to sing along to the song in Italian, LOL, Djs used to extend this short version to keep the dancers going!

Thanks for the memories Al and rest RIP.

Al Martino also had a hit after Volare with "the more I see you"..

[remicks]

That Disco version of "Volare" could be heard in every disco in Miami in 1976, imagine a dance floor full of latin disco dancers doing the 'hustle' all the while trying to sing along to the song in Italian, LOL, Djs used to extend this short version to keep the dancers going!

Thanks for the memories Al and rest RIP.

Mixmachine
have you seen this ? love this: from 2006 -

Al Martino also had a hit after Volare with "the more I see you"..

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syANIN49eKk

and more disco in 1979:




RIP Al Martino




*****
from wiki:

Quotations

When ABBA’s "Waterloo," was voted as the "all time favorite song of the Eurovision Song Contest" (Volare came second), the creators Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, said when they received the prize

I myself voted for "Volare" but I am pleased that so many people voted for us.
― Benny Andersson[3]

[Mixmachine]

Mixmachine
have you seen this ? love this:

Thanks for the links, amazing that he could still sing like that at seventy-something...