The song eventually reached No. Dominick has even been recently immortalized in fiction; Sylvan Beach, N. It sounds like little D is doing just fine. Bobby Olivier may be reached at bolivier njadvancemedia. Follow him on Twitter BobbyOlivier. Find NJ. All rights reserved About Us. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.
These are the same kind of lopped-off dialect words that Southern-Italians brought to America, the kind I might hear my dad or his mother rattle off around the house when I was a kid. Monte really made a name for himself with these Italian-Americanisms.
All of his songs are full of them. But did you know there are others? Monte had a whole Avengers-style league of Italian-American vermin! Monte came from immigrant parents, lost his mother when he was only two, fought in World War II, then worked his way up through the Jersey club and showroom scene, using his proud Calabrian heritage as fodder for his now-famous Italian-American novelty songs.
Dominick, on the other hand, dances the tarantella and delivers presents that are, for whatever reason, made in Brooklyn—my current place of residence. What the hell have I done with my life? Dominick the Donkey saved Christmas!
I should be proud to have his name! Register Don't have an account? Dominick the Donkey. Edit source History Talk 0. Categories songs Christmas singles American Christmas songs Christmas characters Christmas novelty songs Fictional donkeys Roulette Records singles Songs about animals Add category. Cancel Save. Kennedy hit the national spotlight and started his presidential campaign. The Irish Catholic came along at the perfect time: it was the emergence of the Civil Rights movement and an era in American history in which ethnicity was something of which to be proud.
Lou Monte's career also materialized at the exact right time in American history. His singalong-filled comedy act appealed to Italian Americans , who could understand all of the inside Italian gags and comfortably revel in Monte's national pride. Many Italian Americans experienced legislated and social ostracization in American society during the early 20th century, but Monte's presence brought a humorous spotlight to the group's heritage and history.
Lou Monte became known for singing Italian American novelty songs. His son, Ray, said his father "had a niche for novelty. In , the tune gained a lot of popularity when it was released as part of a WCBS-FM radio Christmas compilation album , but its true success came in , from a highly unlikely source.
Moyles urged his listeners to download "Dominick" from iTunes to crack the iTunes Top His campaign worked, and the jingle went to No.
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