The Official Frank Sinatra Appreciation Thread

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Okay, I wasn't going to make this thread, but if Trent Reznor and Michael Jackson can get their own threads, than this man definitely has the honor.

The most gifted and prolific performer of the 20th century, Frank Sinatra, officially has his own thread. Talk about his music, his movies, his lifestyle, his alleged but ultimately falsified mob connections, and the various old time actresses he had sex with.

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I was born the day after he turned 75.

 

Tell me about it. I'm 16, and have the deal with the same crap from kids my age. Frank performs circles around today's so called "talents".

 

Indeed. No one carries themselves with the dignity or class that he did. His artistry is underrated as well. Few people realize that he revolutionized music in many ways. He was the first artist to gain complete artistic control of his recordings, the first to head to head up his own label, and he invented the concept album.

Hopefully tonight I can post some links to my favorite Frank recordings.

 

"Somethin' Stupid" is the most popular one with Nancy. There was also a one-off collab called "Life Is A Trippy Thing" or something along those lines. They did a tv special together in the 1960s' as well.

Oh, and "The Coffee Song" is awesome.

 

This is the only Frank recording I could find that's among my favorites. Here's his great version of "Soliloquy" from the show "Carousel". It's one of the many excellent performances from his 1963 album The Concert Sinatra.

Soliloquy

The way Frank gets into the song and phrases the lyrics is nothing short of astounding.

EDIT: Got a good bit more:

All Or Nothing At All (from Sinatra & Strings) (Take a listen to the note Frank hits at the end, it astounds).

Fly Me To The Moon (from It Might As Well Be Swing) (Quincy Jones did the arrangement and this is the song that turned me on to Frank. One of his best as well as most popular.

I've Got You Under My Skin (from Songs From Swingin' Lovers) (His best recording. Nelson Riddle's arrangement is one of the most inventive compositions in American music, and Frank's phrasing and breath control has never been stronger.)

Wave (from Sinatra & Company) (One of his most underrated and atmospheric recordings. Done with Bossa Nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim, this is Ol' Blue Eyes at his most sensual. He nails the richly textured bass notes perfectly.)

Prisoner Of Love (from Sinatra & Strings) (Not many know this one, but this one of his most powerful performances. His phrasing is incredible here. He sounds like he's actually crying at the end of the second chorus)

 

Finally managed to locate this one. This is Frank's 1980 cover of The Beatles' "Something", which is for my money the best Beatles cover ever, and every bit as good if not slightly better than the original.

Something

 

For anyone interested, the new boxed set A Voice In Time was recently released. It covers his early career from 1939 to 1952. A lot of the stuff is either previously unreleased or hasn't been heard for over 50 years, so I urge most Frank fans to check it out.

 

Munroe's good, but I wouldn't put him as equally talented as Sinatra. The only singer who comes close to Ol' Blue Eyes IMO is Bobby Darin.

 

Bumping this thread because of major news on the Frank front.

A new Frank album is nothing short of exciting. I will definitely pick it up.

Also, Frank's family has finally been able to cut a deal with Reprise Records (the company Frank founded 50 years ago and now sponsors some of rock's biggest acts) and they hold joint ownerships on all of Frank's music, film and stage work.

Next year is the 10th anniversary of his passing, so expect a good amount of new Frank material on the horizon.

 

I need to get that one. I love the version of "Silent Night" on that album. Best version of the song anywhere.

 

I have that exact same photo in my basement. They were the coolest.