“When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore (“love” in Italian—ed.)” is the famous line from the song “That’s Amore” (1953) by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Jack Brooks, popularly sung by Dean Martin.
A parody was posted on Twitter by Paul Ford on February 27, 2018:
“When the moon hits your knees
And you mispronounce trees
Sycamore.”
Wikipedia: That’s Amore
“That’s Amore” is a 1953 song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Jack Brooks. It became a major hit and signature song for Dean Martin in 1953. Amore (pronounced [aˈmoːre]) means “love” in Italian.
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Dean Martin - That’s Amore
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Twitter
Paul Ford
@ftrain
When the moon hits your knees
And you mispronounce trees
Sycamore
8:14 AM · Feb 27, 2018·Twitter for Android
Twitter
Jim Michaels
@JMichaels5
Love it RT @ftrain: When the moon hits your knees
And you mispronounce trees
Sycamore
6:51 PM · Feb 27, 2018·Tweetbot for iΟS
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drizwa
@ARossomanno
Replying to @ftrain and @PRllNCE
When the moon hits your knees (lmao ok?)
And you mispronounce trees (where are you going with this)
Sycamoreeeee (wow I want to die)
8:00 PM · Feb 27, 2018·Twitter for Android
Twitter
Eric Leary
@leleary71
When the moon hits your eye
Like a big pizza pie
That’s amore
When the moon hits your knees
And you mispronounce trees
Sycamore
11:44 PM · May 27, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
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Alliance Tree Care - Dedicated, Professional Tree Care
October 2, 2018 ·
When the moon hits your knees,
And you mispronounce trees,
Sycamore!
Reddit—Warthunder
Posted by u/[deleted] October 11, 2018
When the moon hits your eye Like a big pizza pie, that’s amore
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Heavenlysome
When the moon hits your knees and you mispronounce trees sycamore
Joe
January 1, 2019
100 of the funniest tweets you might have missed in 2018
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Paul Ford
@ftrain
When the moon hits your knees
And you mispronounce trees
Sycamore
8:14 AM · Feb 27, 2018
Twitter
Ugandan Knuckles Enthusiast
@4TheGamers2
Replying to @MarioKartBot_
when the moon hits your knees
and you mispronounce trees
sycamore
9:02 AM · Mar 8, 2020·Twitter Web App
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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