Eh Cumpari
Julius Larosa Lyrics

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Eh Cumpari, ci vo sunari?
Chi si sona? U friscalettu
E comu si sona u friscalettu?
U friscalett e tipiti tipiti tà

Eh cumpari, ci vo sunari
Chi si sona? U saxifona
E comu si sona u saxifona?

Tu tu tu tu u saxifona
U friscalett e tipiti tipiti tà

Eh cumpari, ci vo sunari?
Chi si sona? U mandolinu
E comu si sona u mandolinu?
A pling a pling, u mandulin
Tu tu tu tu u saxifona
U friscalett e tipiti tipiti tà

Eh cumpari, ci vo sunari?
Chi si sona? U viulinu
E comu si sona u viulinu?
A zing a zing, u viulin
A pling a pling, u mandulin
Tu tu tu tu u saxifona
U friscalett e tipiti tipiti tà

Eh cumpari, ci vo sunari?
Chi si sona? A la trumbetta
Ma comu si sona a la trumbetta?
Papapapa a la trumbetta
A zing a zing, u viulin
A pling a pling, u mandulin
Tu tu tu tu u saxifona
U friscalett e tipiti tipiti tà

Eh compari, ci vo sunari?
Chi si sona? A la trambona
Ma comu si sona a la trambona
A fumma a fumma a la trambona
Pa pa, pa pa, pa la trumbetta
A zing a zing, u viulin
A pling a pling, u mandulin
Tu tu tu tu u saxifona
U friscalett e tipiti tipiti tà

Tipiti tipiti
Tipiti tipiti tà

Overall Meaning

The song "Eh Cumpari!" by Julius La Rosa is an Italian-American novelty song that features a dialogue between two individuals discussing various musical instruments and their sounds. The lyrics are in Italian and English mixed with some nonsense words. It begins with "Eh Cumpari, ci vo sunari?" translated to "Hey friend, do you want to make music?".

Following this, the two individuals mention different instruments such as the "friscalettu," which makes a "tipiti tipiti ta" sound, the "saxifona" that makes a "tu tu tu tu" sound, the "mandolinu" which goes "pling a pling", and so on.

The song goes on describing other instruments and the sounds they make, with the two characters often repeating the sound of the instruments. The lyrics are particularly catchy and fun to sing, making it a popular party song among Italian communities in the US.

Overall, the song is a lighthearted celebration of Italian music and culture, showcasing the beauty and excitement of different musical instruments and encouraging people to come together to create music and have fun.

Line by Line Meaning

Eh Cumpari, ci vo sunari?
Hey friend, do you want to play music?

Chi si sona? U friscalettu
Who plays? The recorder

E comu si sona u friscalettu?
How does it sound? Tipiti tipiti tà

Eh cumpari, ci vo sunari
Hey friend, do you want to play music?

Chi si sona? U saxifona
Who plays? The saxophone

E comu si sona u saxifona?
How does it sound? Tu tu tu tu

U friscalett e tipiti tipiti tà
The recorder plays tipiti tipiti tà

Eh cumpari, ci vo sunari?
Hey friend, do you want to play music?

Chi si sona? U mandolinu
Who plays? The mandolin

E comu si sona u mandolinu?
How does it sound? A pling a pling

Tu tu tu tu u saxifona
The saxophone plays tu tu tu tu

U friscalett e tipiti tipiti tà
The recorder plays tipiti tipiti tà

Eh cumpari, ci vo sunari?
Hey friend, do you want to play music?

Chi si sona? U viulinu
Who plays? The violin

E comu si sona u viulinu?
How does it sound? A zing a zing

A pling a pling, u mandulin
The mandolin plays a pling a pling

Tu tu tu tu u saxifona
The saxophone plays tu tu tu tu

U friscalett e tipiti tipiti tà
The recorder plays tipiti tipiti tà

Eh cumpari, ci vo sunari?
Hey friend, do you want to play music?

Chi si sona? A la trumbetta
Who plays? The trumpet

Ma comu si sona a la trumbetta?
How does it sound? Papapapa

A zing a zing, u viulin
The violin plays a zing a zing

A pling a pling, u mandulin
The mandolin plays a pling a pling

Tu tu tu tu u saxifona
The saxophone plays tu tu tu tu

U friscalett e tipiti tipiti tà
The recorder plays tipiti tipiti tà

Eh compari, ci vo sunari?
Hey friend, do you want to play music?

Chi si sona? A la trambona
Who plays? The trombone

Ma comu si sona a la trambona
How does it sound? A fumma a fumma

Pa pa, pa pa, pa la trumbetta
The trumpet plays pa pa pa

A zing a zing, u viulin
The violin plays a zing a zing

A pling a pling, u mandulin
The mandolin plays a pling a pling

Tu tu tu tu u saxifona
The saxophone plays tu tu tu tu

U friscalett e tipiti tipiti tà
The recorder plays tipiti tipiti tà

Tipiti tipiti
Tipiti tipiti

Tipiti tipiti tà
Tipiti tipiti tà

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Archie Bleyer, Julius Larosa

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Comments from YouTube:

@rottenfleshmaniac7526

4y↑53

Nuoto in un oceano d'amore (klaus , american dad) 👍

@kevinmendoza6386

1y↑7

What the hell is in that sauce?

-Steve

@neils185

15w↑2

(He really likes the sauce)

@logoquiz7074

9y↑142

I'm half Italian and this is the first song I learned with Italian words. My Mom, Aunt and Grandma. even gave me little hand signals for each of the instruments. Today my Mom is almost 95 and in late stages dementia and she still remembers all the words and will sing it with me and Julius La Rosa on YouTube.

@wntriam6485

3y↑3

@vaxiawval che cosa?? the whole song is Sicilian dialect so yes it is Italian

@wntriam6485

3y↑1

@vaxiawval I am Sicilian. Sicilian is an Italian language simply put. We share words with the Italian language, there is no arguement.

@wntriam6485

3y↑2

@vaxiawval Stai zitto, tu're un idiota, Sicilian language is still an Italian language, it is a language formed in the region of Italy you complete dumbass

@vinzclortho2638

3y↑2

I wish I could say such a nice story but I learned the dirty words and dirtier songs first. 😁 Can you perhaps stop the argument and just enjoy the song?

@wntriam6485

@vaxiawval I grew up with a Corsican mother and a Sicilian father, don't tell me where I am from, I speak my regional dialect as well as 3 other languages, unless you have lived where I am from do not explain to me what MY dialect and slang is, minchione.

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@josefmuglia6524

4w↑2

I was in Italy and requested this song to my waiter in Rome and he never heard of it. I told him the Tippity Tippity ta song. The waiter knew it. He said they play it all the time in Italy.

@soulassassin0g

6y↑335

What the hell was in that sauce?

@roryridge4242

6y↑31

A cup of tipiti , a tbsp of cumpari, with a dash of friscalettu.

@sheva9666

4y↑12

And a sack of saxaphona

@oreokookie1000

4y↑8

italian acid

@mangarda

3y↑12

YA GOTTA EAT SUMP'M FIRST

@grenschock1566

2y↑2

LSD Cokain und heroin

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@merllafleur6095

1y↑13

For all those Italian-Americans, this is not Italian, this is Sicilian dialect! It’s different! Cause I’m Italian and sicilian 😎

@unhodin

10y↑161

I love how he even almost laughs during the last whistling bit xD

@AbbyAndChristian

2y↑5

I love that too!

@NikkiDrawsStuff

2y↑3

2:11

@shahab_78

5y↑43

John Pinette brought me here. He sings a small bit of this song during his France to Italy joke.
RIP.

@mikejordan8259

4y↑2

John was awesome

@nhm1069

3y↑4

I remember that. He was so funny - one of my favorites.

@theillegal2350

3y↑5

He was one the best comedians out there im sures he's in a buffet in heaven

RIP

@cannibalisticrequiem

3y↑2

@@theillegal2350 Hopefully not waiting behind an indecisive person! We wouldn't want him to pull out his Jawa voice! 😂

@ericstrong513

6w↑1

YES!!! YES!!! John was the best, miss him so much. He was pure funny, always made me laugh. "I'm eating Pom Frites and we're down the street from the Motherland!!! 45 minute drive took me 11 minutes, I could have ran it in 45!!!" Oh Lord, so good! Every so often I'll watch that special again and it still gives me huge belly laughs. Cheers Everyone!

@spaciestcastle

3y↑26

This is the greatest italian song of All Time

@spaciestcastle

@@alpkane2007 This is the greatest Italian meme of All Time

@cord2706

31w

Charlie’s Alt Account

@richardwible4938

7y↑9

Tante grazie! Hearing this song after all of these years chokes me up. The nostalgia is overwhelming. Songs like this were fun and sung at family get-togethers after a hearty meal of spaghetti and meatballs. Nonno would fetch his classical guitar and lead us in song. C'è la Luna Mezzo Mare was another such song. It's sad to witness the culture fade into little more than a distant memory.

@dougr.2398

Richard Wible —-£u¢Iano Pavarotti brought back “Che la £una” years after Anna Russell made a hilarious version of it.... because it was probably over-done

@dougr.2398

Here’s the Anna Russell parody... and the correct title of the song is “La Danza” (apparently set or composed by Rossini)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mF64Byz063PtK0havLeGpSfm91VazlX58

@Frank7681

11y↑149

Oh I remember signing that song at my great grandmother 100th anniversary with all the orchestra. I was 5 years old and didn't know all the lyrics haha, i'm 15 now and she passed away in 2008 at the age of 106. This song sure bring back lots of memories. A very great song R.I.P Nonna Sorry for my english

@Reincoon

4y↑8

may she rest in peice, my nonna pasted away last year at 94, at least she rest under the strs and can still look out at the mediterranean sea as she always did

@milescaredio7519

4y↑7

Crazy that she was 106, sorry for your loss. also crazy that you're 22 now. my grandma died in 2012 and used to love ave maria and it was played at her funeral...

@jerrymartinelli5213

3y↑2

Your English is fine. So sorry for your loss friend!

@fr0sty25tyler9

@@Reincoon bj

@jackwolf7966

2y↑1

So sorry for your loss. May you find happiness and better times in the future.

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@djncwood

8y↑14

Remember my Sicilian Grandmother loving this song when I was a little boy in the late 1950's. She used to call me a "Rocka Head".

@brandonbar5888

9y↑67

this was a song my grandfather made spaghetti and meatballs to and he was Italian and had alot of pride of our heritage and he could never whistle and sadly 3 years ago he died in the line of duty as a firefighter being struck by a motor veichel in Maryland and now everytime i make meatballs i sing with this song and cry a little. so thank you Julius La Rosa for being apart of this wonderful family tradition.

@allboydogs

7y↑1

Brandon Bar nice story I live in Baltimore

@frankrusso8179

6y↑1

Ditto! Baltimore sicilianos!

@davidfyre2963

6y↑1

Frank Russo. Hello from Bagheria Sicily. I will write this one in English. I am a Washington DC Siciliano. Born and raised in DC. Grew up in Little Italy, Belmont Heights in NW, DC.

@giacomopasquali2571

2y↑2

In Italy we don't eat spaghetti with meatballs

@giuseppealico2731

2y↑1

@@giacomopasquali2571 most of the immigrants in the 30s,40s, 50s were poor and invented some dish in the USA like spaghetti with meatballs for example. We don't eat it in italy nowadays but at that time they were popular in America for italian/sicilian immigrants.

@pacoaguilera7241

11y↑37

My grandpa used to sing this song with his best friend, they were both very wise and knew lots of languages, just today i found this song and immediately brought me the best memories of my life, i miss my grandpa more than anything in this world, because he is my current inspiration to become a doctor( he was a doctor and treated lots of patients for free because they didn't had any money) and he always did what he thought was right, i thank him for being the way he was, love you Grandpa..

@localfish5668

21w↑1

Are you a doctor yet?

@renaud-julesdeschenes9903

7y↑2

Populaire dans les années quarante...
Merci !
Renaud

@fossilmaker5745

1y↑5

Heard this at Olive garden the other night and my kids loved it.

@jamesalamia7194

7y↑3

This was one of my grandfathers favorite songs. We used to listen to it on the caddys 8-track. He was the best.

@TheCrispyTwinkies

3y↑10

After 20 years I finally found it!!! I was 5 years old when I’d always listen to this song. My parents had a Italian mix cassette tape that’d they play in the car when we’d go onto trips. I’d literally give them hell by telling them “can we listen to ‘toot toot, toot toot’ again??” From all the songs that would play Lmaoo. Omg this is great!

@davidfyre2963

8y↑4

1953. Well I was only Six years old when this song was released. But I still remember it very well. And I still like to listen to it. It brings back alot of pleasant memories of growing up in little Italy in Washington, DC. And it makes me very proud to be American of Sicilian descent. R.I.P. Julius. You are still one of the great ones.

@jamesharrington4752

David, both you and me were born in 1947.

@nicholascirillo4094

7y↑128

I love that part when he cracks up during it, haha.

@birdsley1962

7y↑13

Yea he tries to whistle but it's like his lips are dry and he can't

@magicmoon7162

6y↑1

Nicholas Cirillo 2:11

@savage3113

@_charliezard_7218

4y↑1

Savage 31 so it’s funny

@gpcolucci

8y↑11

I GREW UP TO THIS SONG IN THE 50s,..LOVED IT SO MUCH, I BECAME A SINGER AND WAS FORTUNATE TO PERFORM WITH HIM A FEW YEARS AGO IN (THATS ITALIAN)..NICE GUY & A TRUELY WONDERFUL SINGER..ALSO LOVE (DOMANI)..THANKS JULIUS LA ROSA FOR YOUR GIFT TO US!

@gregp103

5y↑2

Stop yelling, Gerald.

@marty1942

5y↑40

The Godfather introduced me to this song..... but American Dad brought me here today 🙄🤦🏾‍♂️

@smd3271

@troll malone Godfather 3

@omarherat

5y↑3

my family is from Afghanistan the city of Herat I'm from Ohio I have a very big record collection and it has some of the best Italian American singers Russ Columbo, Louis Prima, Dean Martin, Sinatra and of course this song which is one of my favorites. RIP Julius La Rosa

@dougr.2398

omarherat welcome to America! I love reading about Afghanistan.... do you Know Joseph Kessel’s book “The Horsemen”? It was made into a Hollywood film, but the book, translated by Patrick O’Brian from the otlriginal French is far better.

@tr4nsg0th1ca

10y↑144

it's family tradition that we sing this song at christmas while drunk!

@leonbone7080

6y↑7

Must be very funny.

@MrKristofeur

5y↑3

exellent

@tommyyates3129

5y↑3

That’s awesome!

@zizogh.8124

4y↑3

Love it

@The2firebirds

4y↑3

That sounds like so much fun.

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@MEZZETTA5

5y↑5

Vive Italia!

@Doomster9

5y↑48

"What the hell is in that sauce" - Steve

@Go1US1Marines

7y↑2

I have to listen to this every once in a while to remind me of a simpler time.

@FairDealDan

11y↑31

I heard this in a local Italian restaurant and immediately ordered another pizza that I didn't even need!!!

@DonnaLori-df3sl

8y↑3

My dad and uncle used to sing this when I was a kid (in the 50's) love it!!

@pkel2003

5y↑10

'Connie... if you marry this man and don't enjoy this song... you'll disappoint me.'

@joanbartolotta4180

2y↑2

When I was 4 or 5 years old, this was my favorite song. I am now 75 and I will listen to it on You Tube every once in awhile and I still remember the lyrics.

@roachsmoker2040

i’m 17 just discovering this song, glad to see that you’re now here listening to this song after 70. years, i wish you good health

@RiskieBizz

12y↑5

My grandpa played me this song everytime we drove somewhere when i was a kid. he passed away and it took me 10 years to find the name of this song, and just listening to it is bringing back the memories. i miss you grandpa

@princemarmalade4955

5y↑14

American Dad brought me here. Listening to this while eating 🍝🤣.

@beccabiss8947

6y↑2

My childhood in one song! Growing up Italian is the best thing everrrrrr

@crooning4leftovers125

8y↑47

Brooklyn's own Julius La Rosa (Jan. 2, 1930 ~ May12, 2016) went to Heaven today. He did NOT find Arthur Godfrey there! Prayers going up ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ God Bless You, Julie!

@vincentpaolini

7y↑2

Crooning4Leftovers that was very nice to say

@cginetto

7y↑2

I remember George Stevens (the Kingfish) refer to Arthur Godfrey as Arthur Goofey.

@afamzambrano241

7y↑1

So do I.

@tinalarosa661

6y↑1

Crooning4Leftovers I was so upset when I found out he died, I never met him and he was family. This means a lot that I'm not the only one who cares. He had many fans and it's so cool to see that they still care. I love looking back at videos of him and it makes me wish I knew we were family before he died.
I knew that we were realated a year ago, so thank you for commenting this, it means a lot 😊🙏

@chicago082546

9y↑4

THIS SEEMED TO ALWAYS BE PLAYING AT MY NANA'S HOUSE. WE JUST LEFT SOPRANO'S RESTAURANT IN CAMPBELLTOWN PA (EXCELLENT ITALIAN DINING), THEY ALWAYS HAVE ITALIAN MUSIC PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND AND YONIGHT THIS WAS ONE OF THEM - i LOVED IT !!!

@leonardodalongisland

8y↑2

IF there is an after-life the band just got another Great performer.

@jasonphillips1377

6y↑5

My first record when I was 3 still have it 45 years later .

@denyelle1

11y↑5

oh this brings me back to an amazing holiday through Europe - thank you to our tour director Lynda for playing this fun song

@valeriesara

8y↑46

RIP to this great family man and entertainer. Brings me back to the days of my Mum and especially my Dad who loved Julus La Rosa.

@sdidovich1

8y↑1

+valeriesara he was a lovely man

@valeriesara

8y↑1

+Stephen Didovich Great artist!

@emilyking7892

Fun fact he is my great uncle!!!!

@MrA259

8y↑3

This takes me back to a time when I was all of 8 years old. It has been so long so I have even though of Arthur Godfrey and Mr. La Rosa. May he rest in peace.

@mvperson

8y↑6

RIP Julius. What a life this man had. Simply amazing.

@bizpubs

6y↑2

Hooray for this! My mother used to sing this ditty exuberantly, sixty years ago, in our back yard while she was hanging the laundry out to dry. What a trip down the old lane.

@mcf1933

6y↑410

American Dad brought me here!

@hectorhernandez1897

6y↑2

@vinzenzherrmann7231

5y↑2

@audreysummers5807

5y↑3

Me, too!

@ta2joe13

5y↑6

Me too! VIVA PADRE AMERICANO
(sorry if that's incorrect) Ima no speaka the Italian, capice?!

@segioprades7402

5y↑1

Me too

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@matthewaguilar7505

8y↑26

This was one of my wedding songs! He will be missed.

@Icedmindblow

12y↑1

Alone the giggle at the end when he screws up the whistling is worth gold. Saluti dal nord d'Italia :)

@patriciagerresheim2500

20w

I have clear memories of listening to this at my grandparents' apartment in the Bronx. It was a 78 rpm record - which I still have to this day.

@lilimarlene7813

9y↑32

Memory from my childhood.

@SC11420

14y↑2

I have these records. This is the first song on side A. Wow this album was released in the early 70s. Didn't think anyone still had em.

@ajciccar3

8y↑30

my father would sing this to me at bedtime when i was a kid

@guilleum2

8y↑3

I would always hear this song in a small italian restaurant I've been going to since I was little. It's still there and sometimes I hear this song still. I like it a lot

@ahrya3148

5y↑5

my stepfather is italian, growin up i have always admired italians because of him, although i am not italian i will always appreciate their culture, music and the people and most of all the language, la lingua italiana è la lingua degli angeli!

@doncmleon

33w

American Dad brought me here.. I love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@auntieaa9046

9y↑12

A very dear friend of mine would talk about this song and when I found it on here then played it for her she lit up like a Christmas tree. She passed away 2 years ago. Now when I play this song once in a while I think of her. Miss You Kitty

@Maaaaaascowzoomer

1y↑2

MAN, I FOUND IT FINALLY!!!!!

@F4GRAPHICS

1y↑1

Same lol

@sauquoit13456

4y↑3

On this day in 1953 {November 1st} "Eh, Cumpari!" by Julius La Rosa peaked at #2 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart, the week it was at #2, the #1 record for that week was "Vaya Con Dios" by Les Paul and Mary Ford...
Between 1953 and 1958 the Brooklyn, NY native at eleven charted records according to Billboard Magazine, two made the Top 10, besides the above "Eh, Cumpari!", his other Top 10 record was "Anywhere I Wander" {#4 in 1953}...
Mr. La Rosa passed away at the age of 86 on May 12th, 2016...
May he R.I.P.

@larryzeleznik3490

8y↑1

This great man and singer passed today. My earliest childhood memory is of Julus singing 'Eh Cumpari'. They do not produce such singers today. RIP Mr. LaRosa.

@lindalcoomes

Ed Ames is one of if not THE best still around today.

@CecenaGuy

6y↑68

Thanks, American Dad!

@andrez03

12y↑8

I soooooo love the novelty songs from the Post-WWII, pre-Rock/Elvis era of the late 40s/early 50s. They're sooooo very underrated.

@rosieharpas9650

27w

I rember my parents playing this song on their record player. That was over 60 years ago. The song came to my head this morning and l thought l would see if it was on you tube. Thanks for the memories.

@DianneP70

12y↑9

My parents used to sing this song to me when I was a little girl! Love it! So happy to find it here on Youtube!

@KylesKickNPeppers

26w

I sing this to my daughter lol 😆

@joeblack3721

3y↑2

This song never gets old. A big thumbs up.

@Patriot725

14y↑2

I remember growing up in a traditional Italian household, my grat grandma made us listen to this! much better than some of the stuff they have out today!

@davidschaefer5253

7y↑1

My grandmother had this record that played at 78 RPM! We used to have great sing-alongs in her living room!

@joeslob1199

7y↑3

Remember learning this from 78. Wonderful! Hard to do so fast ha ha!
I don't even speak Italian but remember the lyric.
Great fun thanks for sharing :)

@GuyandLori

15y

Sono cresciuto ascoltando questo.

@carolinehoran8201

11y↑3

my family listens to this song every chrismas and its a family tradition

@candyapple4utoo

9y↑6

what great memories for me with this song.... my grandparents played it all the time, and we would all sing to it !!

@worlditc

9y↑2

Thanks! "Ay combaddi, she was so naughty...." :-)
They played that song in the movie theater, before the movies started and people were still finding their seats, in my small town in the 50s, when I was just a kid. It got etched in my memory, and all my life I've wondered what that song was. I thought it was a clever Spanish song, since our town had a big Hispanic population at the time. Again, thanks for clearing it up.....

@valentinecresent9620

16w↑1

"45 minute drive, took me 11 minutes! I could've ran it in 45!" - John Pinette

@DaRigger420

Brings fond memories of John Pinette and his story of going to Italy for food.
Big guy with a bigger heart, Rip.

@shmoriy

6y↑2

Haleyyy we’re listening to Julius La Rosa!!!! Shad-Upaaaa!!!!!

@rileyk2754

39w↑1

When this song plays in the Olive Garden, I know about 3 hours in the shift passed

@nickm5911

6y↑4

Reminds me of when my older aunt would blast this cd in the car at her house while all of us were outside and she would start to dance to it and we would all clap along.. good times

@karenamy2117

51w

Awww hi Papi, I love you 💕 He always sang and whistled the heck outta this song for us…

@andybreglia9431

1y↑1

My paternal grandparents were Italian immigrants, hence my Italian surname. I remember Talia Shire singing part of this, I think it was in "Godfather III."

@genevieveboiko7623

Grew up with this song. My Dad sang many times. Gen Panarelli

@FernandoGarcia-dg8ml

9y↑54

I love these kinda of Italian songs but the future is now changing miss the good old days now

@wely1100

King X Fernando classic yuri on ice

@sarahhishere

2y↑1

I just rediscovered this song after 4-5 years of not singing it and it’s as much fun as I remember it being. This was a sing-along at an Italian-American Heritage festival in my hometown and had to look it up by my terrible memory of how to spell friscalettu

@MrErsamo

8y↑8

I absolutely loved this song growing up. My cousin had the record and whenever I went to visit him and his parents I played it non-stop until it was time to leave. My parents were smart enough not to buy a copy for in order to keep their sanity.

@Neg1213

12y↑3

I remember this song very well from my childhood!

@LordFrobozz

6y↑4

I sung this at a UNICO outing once. I loved it. :)

@dougr.2398

Lord Frobozz what did the audience think?

@ticket88

15y↑1

One of my favorites. I have the 78 from when I was a kid, used to play it blaring loud over and over and over and over until my mother just about went crazy LOL

@Frank7681

11y↑2

Oh wow same thing for me! My grandpa had a italian restaurant and everytime we went to it, he played me this song also along with Peppino the italian mouse on our way to eat some delicious pasta. I'm only 15 but this reminds me alot of good memories. Sorry for my english :)

@humpty79ify

12y↑2

My kindergarten teacher had this song on an LP. She would teach us how to dance to it. Ahh how I miss those days . Great song.

@TarmaII

15y↑2

Grande !!!

@robertmmar

4y↑2

I love this Italian song a lot.

@Donfrak

5y↑1

Ma como si sonaaaaaa!

@roryridge4242

6y↑4

This song gets everyone in the family in a festive mood!

Oh, and it also makes me crave buca di beppo!

@johnc6158

8y↑27

amazing seeing all these comments about people who experienced this type of music back in the 50's it really shows how much the times have changed and as an 18 year old I honour these musicians from the past that made such amazing music with just so much raw talent and love for the art.
p.s I love the part at 2:15 where he messed up whistling and he just chuckles it put a smile on my face. rest in piece to a beautiful man

@joeslob1199

Remember Holiday for strings? Red Skeleton theme by David Rose?

@xSlashtastic

6y↑1

Times haven't changed that much when it comes to good music with raw talent. You just have to do the work to find it. Don't write it off as a generational thing so fast.

@abacoabbie

5y↑1

I love it at that part also; reminds me of how simply recorded was most of the music we listened to in the '50s. I got here because, for some odd reason, I was singing this song in my car, but couldn't remember all of the instruments, and I have to simply blow the friscolettu myself now that I'm 84 years old! This isn't a Dad post, it's a Grandad post.

@richardurbans5816

9y↑2

I remember my dad playing the recording of this when I was a little boy and I loved it, i think the record was a 78 rpm, the grooves were on one side and the other side had nothing on it, love it! I'll bet this song made a lot of people happy.

@TheAloweWolf

9y↑2

I like it! Very Nice!

@SativaDiva773

5y↑1

Memories of Italian classes in high school brought me here🥰

@nenariccio6996

2y↑1

My Uncle Joe serenaded us many times at his home and ours while playing his accordion when we were kids.

@algenovese3017

THE GODFATHER PART THREE FOR THE TRUE ITALIANS

@johanna5355

42w↑1

I heard this at Olive Garden while I was eating! So I searched it up because it was so catchy! And I heard it again and realized it’s similar to what we had growing up!! I am MEXICAN🇲🇽 and we had a famous kids clown named CEPILLÍN 🤡 who sang kids songs
this song is like the song: la feria- by Cepillín
I though it was so cool!

@Dryblas002

12y

This should be the Italian national anthem

@victoriamarievalenti596

9y↑19

my father always play this song when i was very young an to this day at times i play this song, like right now.

@victoriamarievalenti596

9y↑1

cool

@victoriamarievalenti596

I still do :)

@fjmcm111

8y↑1

+smiley valenti I'm 69 years old , I sand this song to the whole school in the First grade, 63 years ago.

@victoriamarievalenti596

Frank Mancuso
Hi thank you for answering. Yes i was raise with this song and other songs like it, and yes i still listen to it and love it. I will be 57 yrs old in JUne. Have a great day.