Oh, this is the night,
it's a beautiful night
And we call it "Bella Notte."
Who can forget this immortal movie song from Lady and the Tramp? It's truly one of my all-time favorite movie tunes. It brightens a particularly romantic scene with its unforgettable melody, and the lyrics charm with their warm simplicity. If you don't speak Italian, here's a translation that doesn't lose any of the magic:
Oh, this is the night,
it's a beautiful night
And we call it "Nice Night."
I mean, what hard-hearted person could do anything but sigh when they hear that poetry? Of course we all know the songwriters, Frank Sandler and Jerry Wiebler, went on to pen a long string of hits after this. I'm sure every filmgoer can remember their Theme from Cabaret:
Oh, this is a man,
A really strange man
And we call him "Bizarro Muchacho."
Then there's their immortal Love Theme from Man of La Mancha:
Oh, that is a windmill,
A really big windmill
And we call it "Humungo Windmillo."
Sadly, the pair's popularity plummeted with the advent of rap music. They tried to join the trend in 2004 but most agree that even with Vanilla Ice performing it their swan song isn't their most popular work.
Oh, those are some buns,
Some fabulous buns
And we call them "Lotsa Buttockos."
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