Billy May recorded a Latin-styled version of the piece for his 1954 album Naughty Operetta! The recording was later included on
Capitol's Ultra-Lounge Internet-only album "Ciao Bella!" The children's novel
Zizzy Zing by
Ursula Dubosarsky takes its name from a line of
The Italian Street Song, which is played on a record by one of the characters. It was performed on
Sesame Street by
Plácido Flamingo, accompanied by an orchestra of animals making musical versions of their noises, conducted by
Seiji Ozawa. ==References==