Thursday, August 23, 2018

The Heart of Rock and Soul # 143 The Elegants


'Dion & the Belmonts were the kings of Italin doo-wop. But the prototypical Italian doo-wop record is this take off on Mozart's classical nursery rhyme. Vito Piccone opens and closes the record by asking and answering Mozart's question, and the chorus restates the wish formula, but aside from that, the approach is pure Belmonts - which is to say, a husky baritone lead, a Latin feel to the rhythm, and vocals that simply mouth open vowels, with an occasional "duh,duh,duh" from the bass.'



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