Pink Martini is on tour! Find out if we're headed to a venue near you:
https://pinkmartini.com/tour/
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Enjoy this incredible performance of Destino, one of the fantastic songs from Pink Martini's recently released EP, Bella ciao. Sung by our regular and show-stopping guest singer, Edna Vazquez, this song is becoming a fresh and new fan favorite at our live shows. This performance was filmed on May 14, 2025, the song and EP's release day, in Paris, France at the incredible Accor Arena.
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LYRICS
Now I can smile and say

Destino
My heart was sad and lonely
In knowing that you only
Could bring my love to me

Destino
This heart of mine is thrilled now
My empty arms are filled now
As they were meant to be

For you came along
Out of a dream I recall
Yes you came along
To answer my call

I know now
That you are my destino
We'll be as one for we know
Our destiny of love
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LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader
Edna Vazquez, lead vocals
Phil Baker, upright bass
Dan Faehnle, guitar
Nicholas Crosa, violin
Mihail Iossifov, trumpet
Antonis Andreou, trombone
Reinhardt Melz, drums
Brian Davis, percussion
Miguel Bernal, percussion
Timothy Nishimoto, percussion and backup vocals
Storm Large, backup vocals
Sofia von Trapp, backup vocals
China Forbes, backup vocals
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CREW:
Greg Tamblyn, tour manager
Will Reischman, stage manager
Pete Plympton, sound engineer
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FILMING AND EDITING:
Filmed by and courtesy of Accor Arena
Edited by Rick Ring Photography
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#pinkmartini #destino #ednavazquez

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Pink Martini's popular concert favorite "Ich dich liebe" was, as bandleader Thomas Lauderdale reminds the audience, originally sung by Mamie Van Doren in the 1964 German Western "Freddy und das Lied der Prärie" ("Freddy and the Song of the Prairie"). Written by Lotar Olias, Max Kolpé and Karl Vibach, the song was recorded on Pink Martini's 2013 album "Get Happy." This compilation, featuring Storm Large, is comprised of performances from Pink Martini's 2024 European tour.

If you want to see this live, Pink Martini heads back to Europe this Summer then again in October. Check our tour page to see if we're coming to a venue near you! https://pinkmartini.com/tour/

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Pink Martini Fan Club: https://www.patreon.com/pinkmartini
The Official Pink Martini Store: http://store.pinkmartini.com/

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Who knows it...?

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Happy birthday to the fantastic China Forbes!

Filmed at Pink Martini's Paris show in Accor Arena on May 14, 2025.

LYRICS

Amado mio, love me forever
And let forever begin tonight
Amado mio, when we're together
I'm in a dream world of sweet delight

Many times I've whispered
"Amado mio"
It was just a phrase, that I heard in plays
I was acting a part

But now when I whisper
"Amado mio"
Can't you tell I care by the feeling there?
'For it comes from my heart

My one endeavor, my love, my darling
Will be to hold you and hold you tight
Amado mio, love me forever
And let forever begin tonight

Many times I've whispered
"Amado mio"
It was just a phrase, that I heard in plays
I was acting a part

But now when I whisper
"Amado mio"
Can't you tell I care by the feeling there?
For it comes from my heart

My one endeavor, my love, my darling
Will be to hold you and hold you tight
Amado mio, love me forever
And let forever begin tonight
And let forever begin tonight
And let forever begin tonight


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#pinkmartini #amadomio #lovemeforever

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China Forbes sings "Amado Mio" in Paris

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Pink Martini is on tour! Get your tickets at pinkmartini.com/shows

Pink Martini vocalist Timothy Nishimoto sings "Zundoko-bushi" at Pink Martini's picturesque concert atop Mount Lycabettus in Athens, Greece. This song, with lyrics in Japanese by an anonymous soldier, first appeared on Pink Martini's 2013 album Get Happy.

LYRICS (Japanese):

海軍小唄（ズンドコ節）

汽車の窓から 手を握り
送つて呉れた 人よりも
ホームの陰で 泣いてゐた
可愛いあの娘が 忘られぬ
ズンズンズンズンズンズンドコ・・・

花は櫻木　人は武士
語つて呉れた　人よりも
港の隅で　泣いてゐた
可愛いあの娘が　目に浮かぶ
ズンズンズンズンズンズンドコ・・・

元氣でゐるかと　言ふ便り
送つて呉れた　人よりも
涙のにじむ　筆の跡
可愛いあの娘が　忘られぬ


LYRICS (English Translation)

She held my hand through the train window as I left
But the one I can’t forget
Is that lovely girl
Crying in the shadows of the platform

She said “a flower should be a cherry blossom,
And a man should be a warrior,”
But the one I keep seeing in my mind
Is that lovely girl
Crying in a corner of the harbor

She sent a letter asking how I am
But the one I can’t forget
Is that dear girl
And her tear-stained brush strokes


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Pink Martini is on tour! Tickets are on sale now at:
http://pinkmartini.com/shows/

Filmed live during the Pink Martini concert residency at SFJAZZ, on December 1, 2023, Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale and pianist Hunter Noack, founder of the celebrated concert series "In a Landscape" are featured in a piano duo arrangement of the 1933 song "Carioca," by Vincent Youmans. The song originally appeared in the film "Flying Down to Rio" where it was danced to by Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Hunter Noack's acclaimed concert series "In a Landscape" (https://www.inalandscape.org/) features live classical performances by Noack on a 9' Steinway in beautiful and extreme wilderness areas, with audience members listening on wireless headphones as they wander in areas of natural beauty.



#pinkmartini #carioca #pinkmartinilive #thomaslauderdale #inalandscape #hunternoack

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Pink Martini is on tour! You can see if we're coming to a venue near you at: pinkmartini.com/tour

In 2016, our friend Iyad Qasem created new lyrics in Arabic for "La soledad." Iyad's lyrics beautifully explore the nostalgic sentiment of homesickness from an immigrant's perspective. Thomas Lauderdale opens the song on piano with an excerpt from Chopin's Andante Spianato, Op. 22.

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#pinkmartini #finnismadi #arishapiro #pinkmartinilive #thomaslauderdale #lasoledad

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Pink Martini is on tour! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows/

Pink Martini performs their original song "Bitty Boppy Betty" live at SFJAZZ in San Francisco from their December 2017 residency at the venue. Written by friend and longtime Pink Martini songwriting collaborator Alex Marashian, "Bitty Boppy Betty" was first heard on the band's fourth studio album, Splendor in the Grass. The song tells the age-old tale of the strait-laced district attorney by day who on the weekends is the cross-dressing life of the party. Featuring Jimmie Herrod on lead vocals, China Forbes and Timothy Nishimoto on backup vocals, bandleader Thomas Lauderdale on piano, with a trumpet solo by Gavin Bondy.

LYRICS:

Bitty boppy Betty
Bitty boppy Betty
Bitty boppy Betty, boo boo
On weekends she’s your honey
Then comes Monday
And that’ll be “Sir” to you

Bitty boppy Betty
Better known as Billy
He’s the up and coming local DA
A fearless crime fighter
Political insider
Sure to be mayor one day

But after work on Fridays
Off comes his necktie
And on come her diamonds and pearls
You better get ready
‘Cause now Billy’s Betty
Everybody’s favorite girl

The underbelly of the city
That’s where you’ll find Betty
Friday to Sunday night
Is she working undercover
Or looking for a lover?
Either way, that’s alright!

Bitty boppy Betty
What a bouncy beauty
So sophisticated and refined
She’s a boy who doesn’t show it
And though the guys all know it
None of them seems to mind

When Betty starts a-boppin'
The joint starts a hoppin’
She can twist and bend the whole night through
You really can’t ignore her
And if you don’t adore her
There might be something wrong with you

On Mondays bright and early
Betty’s back to Billy
Working hard on behalf of our town
Upholding law and order
Talking to reporters
And keeping us safe and sound

If there’s a moral to this ditty
It’s not to judge Betty
Billy or anyone
‘Cause life’s a lot richer
With a healthy mixture
Not to mention lots more fun!

Bitty boppy Betty
Bitty boppy Betty
Bitty boppy Betty, boo boo
On weekends she’s your honey
Then comes Monday
And that’ll be “Sir” to you!


LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader and piano
Jimmie Herrod - lead vocals
China Forbes - vocals
Timothy Nishimoto - vocals and percussion
Phil Baker - upright bass
Dan Faehnle - guitar
Gavin Bondy - trumpet
Antonis Andreou - trombone
Nicholas Crosa - violin
Miguel Bernal - percussion
Brian Davis - percussion
Reinhardt Melz - drums


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The Official Pink Martini Store: http://store.pinkmartini.com/


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