The Official Frank Sinatra Appreciation Thread

[Superman79]

I never liked It Might As Well Be Swing. "Fly Me To The Moon" and "The Best Is Yet To Come" are among his best, and I love "More," "I Wish You Love" and "I Believe In You," but the rest of the album is kind of meh for me.

For me his best album is September Of My Years. I played "It Was A Very Good Year" in class yesterday. Everyone loved it.

Nice.

Maybe it's the connection it has with a girl from my life, but "I wish You Love" has climbed into my favorites list...

 

[The Chairman]

Nice.

Maybe it's the connection it has with a girl from my life, but "I wish You Love" has climbed into my favorites list...

I have a live version of it and "That's Life" from 1986 saved on my computer.

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[The Chairman]

Two great performances from Ol' Blue Eyes' famed 1982 Concert For The Americas:

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[The Chairman]

The new 2008 Frank Sinatra stamp:

 

[signalman]

I love listening to Frank on Old-Time Radio Shows.
Usually when he made a guest appearance he would sing a song or two.
Of course he had his own radio series thru the years.

Some of favorites are:

Frank and Gene Kelly recreating their screen roles from "Anchors Aweigh"
on "The Lux Radio Theater".

Frank on "Burns and Allen". "Jack Benny Program", "Bob Hope Show", "Bing Crosby Show", "Command Performance", "Screen Guild Theater", and "Suspense".

 

[The Chairman]

I've been listening to the 20 cd The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings boxed set like crazy lately. There's so much good music on there, it's scary.

 

[Superman79]

I've been listening to the 20 cd The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings boxed set like crazy lately. There's so much good music on there, it's scary.

I hate you for owning that

 

[The Chairman]

I hate you for owning that

Don't worry, you'll get your own copy one day.

 

[Superman79]

^ I know. I'm just not a patient man

 

[The Chairman]

^ I know. I'm just not a patient man

I know how you feel. I kept asking my mom every day, "Is it here? Is it here?". I also got the Francis Albert Does His Thing special on dvd.

 

[The Chairman]

Yesterday, I spent the day listening to the six Frank albums I received for Christmas:

Close To You And More
Where Are You?
No One Cares
Sinatra's Swingin' Sessions!!! And More
Come Swing With Me!
Point Of No Return

Each one is an experience to listen to. Guys like Tony Bennett and Bing Crosby were fabulous entertainers, but they had something Frank lacked. Frank had a way of getting into the soul of the music and taking it to new levels. No one got into the song the way he did.

 

[Superman79]

You're preaching to the choir bro.

 

[The Chairman]

You're preaching to the choir bro.

Is that good or bad?

 

[The Chairman]

I also compiled a list of what I feel Frank's 10 Greatest Recordings (setting aside personal favorites and going on what are his most technically impressive):

1) I've Got You Under My Skin (From Songs From Swingin' Lovers)
2) Ol' Man River (From The Concert Sinatra)
3) I Have Dreamed (From The Concert Sinatra)
4) Night And Day (From Sinatra & Strings)
5) One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (From Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely)
6) Lonely Town (From Where Are You?)
7) April In Paris (From Come Fly With Me)
8) Prisoner Of Love (From Sinatra & Strings)
9) All Or Nothing At All (From Sinatra & Strings)
10) Autumn Leaves (From Where Are You?)

 

[signalman]

Watch "On the Town" with Frank and Gene. Great Movie. A+
Love the opening "New York, New York" number.
Cute sceens with Frank and Betty Garrett.
Gene's dancing is always Fun to Watch.

Wish Rhino would put out the soundtracks for the Sinatra-Kelly movies on CD.

 

[The Chairman]

Watch "On the Town" with Frank and Gene. Great Movie. A+
Love the opening "New York, New York" number.
Cute sceens with Frank and Betty Garrett.
Gene's dancing is always Fun to Watch.

Wish Rhino would put out the soundtracks for the Sinatra-Kelly movies on CD.

I need to see some of his movies. I've only seen The Manchurian Candidate, which is excellent.

 

[signalman]

"Sinatra" the mini-series is coming to DVD.
Produce by Tina Sinatra in 1992.
Philip Casnoff as Frank.


I have never seen it.
Has anyone here?


http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/sinatra-DVDs-Planned/8840

 

[Damiean Dark]

I always prefered Nat King Cole he was not as famous as sinatra but had a far better natural voice Mona Lisa is an al time classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxEmnxiUz8w

 

[Damiean Dark]

"Sinatra" the mini-series is coming to DVD.
Produce by Tina Sinatra in 1992.
Philip Casnoff as Frank.


I have never seen it.
Has anyone here?


http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/sinatra-DVDs-Planned/8840

No anyone remember that great TV drama on the ratpack with ray liotta as sinatra, don cheadle as sammy davis, and Joe magtena as dean martin? great acting in that particularly from cheadle and Bobby Slayton who does a great Joey bishop.

 

[The Chairman]

No anyone remember that great TV drama on the ratpack with ray liotta as sinatra, don cheadle as sammy davis, and Joe magtena as dean martin? great acting in that particularly from cheadle and Bobby Slayton who does a great Joey bishop.

That film was a terrible. Cheadle was the only saving grace. Liotta in particular was terrible.

 

[The Chairman]

I always prefered Nat King Cole he was not as famous as sinatra but had a far better natural voice Mona Lisa is an al time classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxEmnxiUz8w

I disagree. I love Nat King Cole, Sinatra's voice was far more natural than Cole's. His phrasing and breath control were far stronger than Nat and his timing was far more accurate. I've been listening to both singers since I was toddler.

 

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Didn't know if this was posted or not.



Elvis and Frank

2 legends and Elvis looking in his prime

This one I never saw during that show... Elvis, Frank, Sammy at end of video

 

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Sinatra's voice was far more natural than Sinatra.

LOL WHAT?

 

[The Chairman]

LOL WHAT?

I meant Nat King Cole. That video I've seen a lot.

 

[kedrell]

2 reasons I love Sinatra:

the song When I was Seventeen is one of my favorites,

and

The original Manchurian Candidate was one of the best movies ever.