If you’ve ever watched his show, chances are you’ve laughed with Dean Martin.
Dean Martin is a name that everyone knows—the singer, actor and comedian is one of the most popular and influential entertainers of the 20th century. In this hilarious duet, Caterina Valente and Dean Martin sing “One Note Samba” together on The Dean Martin Show.
The Dean Martin Show has always had amazing guests, like Caterina Valente who did a hysterical duet of “One Note Samba” with “The King Of Cool” himself.
Singer Caterina Valente was a frequent guest on The Dean Martin Show. In this appearance, she has the audience bursting with laughter as she and Dean Martin do a funny rendition of “One Note Samba.”
At the beginning of the video, Dean Martin and Caterina Valente sit down together.
After Dean admits he can’t play the guitar, he asks Valente to play him something but she only will if he sings along.
The tune they decide on is a bossa nova song known as “One Note Samba,” mainly because it’s an easy song for Dean to sing along to.
First, Caterina explains to Dean that there is only one note in the song, and that note is E. She even runs him through the sound of E flat, an experience that has the crowd cracking up. Once Dean gets the E flat note down, it’s time for the real show to begin.
Dean Martin’s only job during the comical performance is singing “ba” every time Caterina tells him to.
After repeatedly singing “ba” on command, the crowd gets a good laugh when Dean is abruptly told “that’s enough” by Caterina who continues to sing beautifully.
Dean stands by, unsure whether Caterina will call on him again to sing “ba.”
Just when you think she may not ask him to sing, she suddenly turns to him yelling “ba” and the audience chuckles.
The best part comes at 2:19, when Caterina actually starts beat-boxing hilariously until she and Dean both begin laughing.
Once Caterina gets out of her funny beat-boxing session, everyone shares a laugh as they get ready for the big finale.
“Ready for the big finish?” Says Caterina, Dean replies: “Oh you can bet your sweet cheeks,” to which the crowd roars with laughter.
For the grand finale, Dean and Caterina sing together in one last barrage of gorgeous vocals.
The duo repeatedly sings “wow” together, before singing “du-be du-be du” to end the show.
This was one of many appearances Valente made on The Dean Martin Show, she also performed with Dean Martin and other stars like Bing Crosby. The ultra-talented Valente who is now 89-years-old speaks six languages and can sing in eleven.
Over 50-years later, and The Dean Martin show is still popular, this video of his and Valent’s comical duet went viral with millions of people who got a good laugh out of it.
The funny performance of “One Note Samba” has been viewed over 11.1 million times, with 81,000 that also liked it
The Dean Martin Show had more funny moments than we can count, and we’re just glad we still have footage to look back on.
Sadly, Martin passed away back in 1995 from lung cancer after refusing to get surgery that would have prolonged his life. Still, what an incredible legacy he left, from his years with Jerry Lewis to his membership to The Rat Pack with Frank Sinatra.
To see the funny duet on The Dean Martin Show, watch the video below!
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