August 12, 200717 yr Btw, you can stream the album in full http://www.mp3.com/artist/dean-martin/summ...g=download;name
August 12, 200717 yr can you send it to me scotty? :unsure: Opps, sorry did'nt see your post. :P I'll send it now. ^_^
August 13, 200717 yr Thanks Scotty Am I the only one that's not bowled over by this song ?? Its alright and Rob does sound good but its kinda blah. I think I was expecting more after the myspace dvd clip.
August 13, 200717 yr Yeah, it's not as good as I had expected. I think it's far too short for my liking. -_-
August 13, 200717 yr I just now saw that video from YouTube. Robbie looks very cute :wub: and singing nice. ^_^ Can you send the link to me also, Scotty? :dance:
August 13, 200717 yr http://www.canadaeast.com/entertainment/article/48087 Dino banters with Kevin Spacey, croons with Robbie Williams on duets disc CASSANDRA SZKLARSKI Published Monday August 13th, 2007 TORONTO (CP) - There's no denying that legendary crooner Dean Martin was the king of cool. But for his children, the smooth performer with the Vegas persona was just a laid-back golfer who cherished family life, his daughter says as a modern twist on Dean Martin standards hits stores this week. "Sometimes Uncle Frank (Sinatra) would walk in the door, but mostly dad was just a golfer," Gail Martin, 62, says by phone from Chicago, where her husband is a sports columnist for the Chicago Tribune. "Dad was really ordinary. For the movie-star type, he was not a movie-star type." Gail Martin, whose childhood buddies at Beverly Hills High School included Liza Minnelli and Mia Farrow, says her father's reputation as a boozer was unfounded. The Rat Pack days of Martin's lengthy career tend to dominate many people's image of him even though it represented a relatively small period of time, says the younger Martin, one of the singer's eight children. She says her father would often beg off a night of carousing with Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in order to make an early tee time. "He would drink apple juice onstage when they would do that whole (drunk) bit," she says of his reputation for drinking during performances. "He didn't stay up late and carouse. When dad was there with Frank and Sammy and they did the whole Rat Pack (thing)... he'd hang out with them a little bit but other than that, normally it was no way. He just didn't want to." A typical Dean Martin day involved an early round of golf, an afternoon of gin - the card game - and then dinner with the family, she says. Afterwards, they'd just sit around and watch television. Gail Martin says her father didn't have to do much to be cool, adding that it was his effortless charm that keeps him popular today. Joss Stone, Robbie Williams, Martina McBride and actor Kevin Spacey are among the contemporary artists who cite Martin as an influence and an idol on Martin's latest collection, "Forever Cool." The duets disc features Martin's classic delivery mixed in with the voices of newer acts, a technological feat previously seen with posthumous releases involving Sinatra and Nat King Cole. Williams takes on "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone," McBride is on "Baby It's Cold Outside" while Stone sings "I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me." Spacey delivers a straight-ahead take on "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" and "King of the Road", while staging a little faux banter with clips of Martin's old studio chatter. "Shut your mouth," Martin is heard saying after Spacey interjects with a comment during their duet on "Ain't That a Kick in the Head." Other guests include saxophonist Dave Koz, singer Shelby Lynne, trumpeter Chris Botti, and Charles Aznavour, often described as "the Frank Sinatra of France." The disc also includes a previously unreleased a cappella version of "Brahms' Lullaby." Gail Martin, who was the third of four children Martin had with his first wife, Betty McDonald, says she's thrilled with how the songs turned out, insisting the project treats the material with reverence. But Martin, a singer in her own right who appeared on the "Dean Martin Show" several times in the late '60s and '70s and was her father's opening act in Vegas for a time, admits that one of her favourite renditions of a Martin classic is not on the latest disc. She says she has a penchant for Canadian crooner Michael Buble's take on "Sway." Dean Martin, who died Christmas Day 1995, has become such a cultural icon that it's hard to not be reminded of him constantly, says his daughter. "He's never not around," she says. "I walk down into two or three restaurants and there's dad's picture on the wall. Anywhere. I took my daughter to visit colleges and we were in Boston and she said, 'Look! There's (a picture of) grandpa.' I said, 'Honey, he's everywhere.' " "Forever Cool" is set for release Tuesday. -
August 13, 200717 yr Dean died on Christmas Day :o :cry: That must make things really tough for his family. :(
August 19, 200717 yr You know, I was trying to remember when he died. 1995 was when my son was born, so I guess I was a little preoccupied that Christmas to notice Dean Martin died. :( Scotty, you have a pm. :)
August 19, 200717 yr I forgot I had downloaded that song. :lol: Well, :unsure: I can't say it's one of my favourite swing songs. But Robbie sounds great on it (as does Dean of course). Their voices blend in really well together. The wonders of modern technology, eh? :lol:
August 19, 200717 yr Sent Dazzel :D Yeah, it not one of the best Swing songs, and it's too short, but still good.
August 19, 200717 yr It must be great for Robbie though, I mean he grew up listening to Dean and Frank and has now dueted with both :o
August 19, 200717 yr That's true! Just Sammy Davis Jnr left. :lol: Yep, maybe a Sammy duets album will be next. Hopefully. :yahoo:
August 19, 200717 yr It must be great for Robbie though, I mean he grew up listening to Dean and Frank and has now dueted with both :o Oh yeah, I didn't even realize that until you mentioned it Scotty. How cool is that ?!
