# Recommend for me some Italian dinner music, **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 29, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965 "2010-01-29T23:57:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/1 "2010-01-29T23:57:15Z")
please. As in background music for an Italian dinner. 🙂 MP3 would be great, iTunes would be perfect. This would be a family dinner, not a seduction. Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![Pray\_for\_peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/2 "2010-01-30T04:07:12Z")
Are you looking for music that will be fun/appealing for kids, or is it a dinner for adults only? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/3 "2010-01-30T04:16:03Z")
[Music To Eat Pizza By](http://vinylfromhell.com/?p=195) from the Duluth Accordianaires. It’s all there to listen to. ---
**Author:** ![Dorothea\_Book](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dorothea\_Book](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorothea_Book)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/4 "2010-01-30T05:55:33Z")
Puccini. Especially the very beautiful “o mio babbino caro” from _Gianni schicchi_. ---
**Author:** ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/5 "2010-01-30T08:08:27Z")
“…_hey Mambo, mambo Italiano_…” Always puts me in a good mood for some reason… ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/6 "2010-01-30T08:16:55Z")
The album [_Romance in Venice_](http://www.amazon.com/Romance-In-Venice/dp/B000WTZCUW/), available by MP3 download from Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/7 "2010-01-30T08:26:51Z")
[_50 Best Napoli Songs_](http://www.amazon.com/50-Best-Napoli-Songs/dp/B0031HD7FO), available for MP3 download. [_World Music Volume 39: The Sound of Napoli_](http://www.amazon.com/World-Music-Vol-39-Napoli/dp/B002ZP1M1E/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1264839928&sr=1-6), available for MP3 download. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/8 "2010-01-30T14:22:34Z")
[Paolo Conte](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kDZXHmC4Cs) would be molto sophisticated. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/9 "2010-01-30T15:10:34Z")
Any Andrea Boccelli I think would be good. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/10 "2010-01-30T15:39:35Z")
> [@Sidney Evgeni Jordan](#): > > Are you looking for music that will be fun/appealing for kids, or is it a dinner for adults only? Teenagers and other grown-ups. 😛 I think _Romance In Venice_, **Walloon’s** suggestion, will fill the bill nicely. My grandkids have taught me to not be surprised at what young people like. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/11 "2010-01-30T16:04:32Z")
Super Mario Bros. background music! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/12 "2010-01-30T16:16:16Z")
> [@Walloon](#): > > The album [_Romance in Venice_](http://www.amazon.com/Romance-In-Venice/dp/B000WTZCUW/), available by MP3 download from Amazon. Yes, perfect. Takes me right back to Sally’s Ristorante on Mulberry street in Little Italy. I wanted mostly instrumental. La mia famiglia, si parla molto. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![kevlaw](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kevlaw/32/2281_2.png) [@kevlaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevlaw)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/13 "2010-01-30T17:21:59Z")
The Godfather Soundtrack It’s really very good. Plus you can bump off any relatives that you don’t like after the coffee. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/14 "2010-01-30T18:29:43Z")
Check out the [“Italia” cd by Chris Botti](http://www.amazon.com/Italia-Chris-Botti/dp/B000U788RK) ---
**Author:** ![RhapsodyInBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RhapsodyInBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RhapsodyInBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/15 "2010-01-30T19:06:50Z")
> [@Walloon](#): > > The album [_Romance in Venice_](http://www.amazon.com/Romance-In-Venice/dp/B000WTZCUW/), available by MP3 download from Amazon. Wow! I just listened to the clips on Amazon and ordered this one on the spot. I’ve been looking for something like this for some time. Nice suggestion! ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-for-me-some-italian-dinner-music/526965/16 "2010-01-30T19:29:03Z")
> [@RhapsodyInBlue](#): > > Wow! I just listened to the clips on Amazon and ordered this one on the spot. I’ve been looking for something like this for some time. Nice suggestion! If you haven’t already, you should read his bio (on amazon). You just never know.