Talk:That's Amore

"That's amore" and a Thai colloquialism for 'dead'

http://www.bangkokpost.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=&t=5819

Article in the Bangkok Post by regualr humorous columnist, Andrew Biggs:

QUOTE One slang word for ``dead in Thai sounds like this: ``Det-sa-mole-ay. For example: ``I think Somchai will be det-sa-mole-ay if he doesn't pay his debts. ``If that fat guy with the Jatukarm Ramatep amulet around his bulbous neck doesn't stop hogging the karaoke microphone, he'll be det-sa-mole-ay before midnight.

I would like you now to put down your copy of Brunch and say that word out loud. ``Det-sa-mole-ay. Sound familiar?

It should. It's an English word. Or rather, the name of an English song. In Italian. Back in 1954 Dean Martin scored a No 1 hit with a song called That's Amore.

``When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore

How the hell does a cheesy English-language song from 50 years ago become a Thai adjective for ``dead? Somewhere along the line, a Thai decided ``dead sounded like ``that's amore and used the title of this song in its place. As crazy as it sounds, he or she was right - with the first syllable anyway. That's why the title of a hideous old love song by a det-sa-mole-ay singer means ``deceased in Thai. UNQUOTE —Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.53.19.192 (talk) 01:13, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rear Window

Nice article! "That's Amore" is also used in the original, Jimmy Stewart version of Rear Window. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hstetler (talk • contribs) 05:47, 29 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Novelty?

I'm trying to figure out whether this song should be classed with CAT:Novelty_songs. Any opinions? --Eliyahu S ^Talk 20:38, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think a song that hit #2 on the charts is a novelty. It has a sensibility from the 1950s, not the 20-teens, but that alone would not qualify it for novelty status - not anymore than the latest Beyonce song should be considered a novelty by people later in this century. FatBear1 (talk) 03:30, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Moonstruck

That's Amore was also the theme song for the movie Moonstruck, released in 1987.FatBear1 (talk) 03:25, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]