So reminiscent of what Dean used to do on his variety show -- try to sing the "hits of the day" to stay relevant/current and appeal to a wider audience. Frank did it on his records, too (recording songs by Stevie Wonder, et al). Give the guys an A for effort. It wasn't their bag, man....we knew it and they knew it....but they were under pressure from their record and TV producers, no doubt, to get hip or get out.
You don't tell someone like Sinatra or Dean to "get hip"......they pioneered it...It follows that neither gentleman ever did what they didn't want to do....particularly at this point having been established for a couple of decades
Actually he sounds way better than I thought he would. He hits the notes okay and he's not flat. I think Dino's critics are a bit too harsh because they expected he'll interpret the song the same way the original performer did instead of his own style. Everybody's got an opinion I guess..😒
I love Dean's singing. This isn't his style. He sounds strained. Usually he sounds at ease, simple comfort of singing show tunes, or Italian songs. This is not his thing. Just my opinion.
Dean tried to expand into other genres. Mixed results at best. The stringy arrangement with all the R&B background singers does not fit. A simple, slow piano with Ken Lane would have been better. He does not sound strained so much - as going through the motions with a lyric sheet.
