# Looking for stereotypical Italian restaurant music **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 24, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136 "2013-10-24T17:39:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/1 "2013-10-24T17:39:05Z")
I’m having friends over for Italian night and I want to play some stereotypical Italian music in the background. Do any of you have a suggestion for how to best do this? I did some searching on Pandora and the only stations I saw were modern Italian music. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/2 "2013-10-24T17:41:09Z")
Italian Opera? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/3 "2013-10-24T17:50:32Z")
[Italian dinner music](http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=italian%20dinner%20music&sprefix=italian+dinner+%2Caps&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aitalian%20dinner%20music) [Mob Hits](http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Mob+hits&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AMob+hits) are fun too. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/4 "2013-10-24T18:17:55Z")
Find a Dean Martin album? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/5 "2013-10-24T18:22:43Z")
Funiculi, funicula! Try this: [Italian Dinner Music, Italian Restaurant Music, Background Music](http://www.amazon.com/Italian-Dinner-Music-Restaurant-Background/dp/B004G5AOMY) ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/6 "2013-10-24T19:16:52Z")
Louis Prima! Classic via the film “Big Night.” ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/7 "2013-10-24T19:25:06Z")
The cheesy song from the spaghetti scene in Lady and the Tramp. ---
**Author:** ![Tante\_Dillie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Tante\_Dillie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tante_Dillie)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/8 "2013-10-24T19:59:36Z")
_Volare_ sung by Dom Modugno [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t4IjJav7xbg/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGQgZChkMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBcLRtLO5CT9bdB8QdB3C9yuPIpLA "Volare - Domenico Modugno - Nel blu dipinto di blu") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4IjJav7xbg) _Luna Mezzo Mare_ sung by Dean Martin [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXlEaDWhIyo) _Lazy Mary_ sung in Italian sung by some guy [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Tg3C0nvenro/hqdefault.jpg "Lazy Mary") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg3C0nvenro) Medley of Italian romantic songs played by the Andre Rieu Orchestra [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REBJbjb71Po) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/9 "2013-10-24T20:01:18Z")
I don’t see how you can go wrong with Frank Sinatra. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/10 "2013-10-24T20:41:13Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > The cheesy song from the spaghetti scene in Lady and the Tramp. That would be _Bella Notte_. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/11 "2013-10-24T21:36:07Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Find a Dean Martin album? Definitely this. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/12 "2013-10-24T21:40:42Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > The cheesy song from the spaghetti scene in Lady and the Tramp. I laugh because that’s exactly what I was thinking. That and “Volare.” ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/13 "2013-10-25T02:23:52Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Find a Dean Martin album? > [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > I don’t see how you can go wrong with Frank Sinatra. These two are all you really need, but for the right occasion, Bella Notte can add that little something extra. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/14 "2013-10-26T23:23:41Z")
[Shaddup You Face](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFacWGBJ_cs). ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/15 "2013-10-27T00:23:40Z")
Overly stereotypical: [La donna è mobile](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_donna_%C3%A8_mobile), trans: “Bitches be crazy” is one you’ve heard. Funiculì, Funiculà as mentioned, usually when you’re making the food. Tarantella maybe not the most appropriate, but if you don’t care about accuracy. Godfather theme/soundtrack. Dino “Dean Martin” Crocetti, and Pierino “Perry” Como, and Frank “Frank Sinatra” Sinatra. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stereotypical-italian-restaurant-music/672136/16 "2013-10-27T01:01:04Z")
If you want to go the classical route - Vivaldi’s 4 Seasons. Not sure how “restaurant-y” it might be though.