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>>>This diary features three songs, one about Amor, one about Amore, and one about Amour
this is somewhat narrow theme, so anything that can be related will fit!
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Wikis: That's Amore Historia De Un Amor Chanson D'Amour
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Historia de un Amor" (Spanish for "Love Story") is a song about a man's old love written by Panamanian songwriter Carlos Eleta Almaran. It was written after the death of his brother's wife. The song tells of a man's suffering after his love has disappeared. It holds the world record as the most popular song to be translated and sung across the world in various languages by various singers from the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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"That's Amore" is a 1953 song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Jack Brooks and became a major hit and signature song for Dean Martin, who first recorded and released it that year. Amore means "love" in Italian.
The song first appeared in the soundtrack of the Martin and Lewis comedy film The Caddy, released by Paramount Pictures on August 10, 1953. Lewis commissioned Warren and Brooks to write songs for Martin to sing in the movie. According to Lewis, he personally paid them $30,000 secretly in the hope that one would be a hit for Martin.
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"Chanson D'Amour" (French for 'Love Song') is a popular song written by Wayne Shanklin.
In 1958, the husband and wife team of Art and Dotty Todd were the resident act at the Chapman Park Hotel in Los Angeles. Art Todd recalls how Wayne Shanklin gave the duo the song "Chanson D'Amour": "Wayne Shanklin stopped us one day and said, 'I've got a great song for you.'" Shanklin produced a demo of Art and Dotty Todd singing "Chanson D'Amour" which was shopped to Era Records, who released the demo track as a single. According to Art Todd: "The airplay was just sensational. This was just at the beginning of rock 'n' roll and the old-time DJs hated rock 'n' roll and they jumped on our song." Art and Dotty Todd's "Chanson D'Amour" was a Top Ten hit and reached #6 in April 1958, and crossed over to the R&B chart and reached #9.
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Historia De Un Amore by Daniele Vitale
That’s Amore by Dean Martin
Chanson D’Amour by Art and Dotty Todd
