Songs Written by Paolo CitorelloTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

"Cc'è la luna n menzu ô mari" (Sicilian for 'There's the moon amid the sea'), mostly known in the English-speaking world as "C'è la luna mezzo mare", "Luna mezz'o mare" and other similar titles, is a comic Sicilian song with worldwide popularity, traditionally styled as a brisk 68 tarantella. The song portrays a mother-daughter "coming of age" exchange consisting of various comic, and sometimes sexual, innuendos. It is frequently performed at Italian-American wedding receptions and other festive occasions. Hit versions... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Paolo Citorello first charted in 1938 with Oh, Ma, Ma (The Butcher Boy).The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.