PSYCHOcatholic Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Thats what they called him. Frankie! Why dont we get singers like him anymore? Nobody can sing like him at all! I just hope Kevin Spacey doesnt lose some weight and get blue eyes. YIKES! What do you think of Ol Frankie? New York, New York...favorite song, hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 I cried when he died... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggplant Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Frank Sinatra was cool, period. There's no way he'd survive in today's musical world though. "My Way" has got to be my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 No one interpreted a song better than Sinatra. From the aching ballads to the swinging up-tempo charts, he was without peer. He chose great songs from Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter,etc. He hired the best arrangers with Nelson Riddle, Axel Stordahl, Gordon Jenkins and Billy May. His 1950's Capitol sides are his best, followed closely by his '60s Reprise sides, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHOcatholic Posted February 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Sorry to get off Subject...real quick...WHERE IS MUZIKTYME? Hes like Role Model Major. I know he would have something to say about this. I just havent seen him around much. Ok, back to Frankie. Fly Me to the Moon... Oh, and question...did HE do Dancing Cheek to Cheek, or did Fred Astaire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Yes, they both recorded it along with lots of other artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanAm Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 I like the early Sinatra recordings before the booze and the cigarettes took a toll on his voice. Favourite Sinatra tunes: Luck Be A Lady/Fly Me To The Moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 One of my favorite ballads is You Go to My Head off the album (1960), and one of my favorite swingin' up-tempo tunes is Old Devil Moon off the Songs For Swingin' Lovers! album (1955). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 No way I can begin to list fave Sinatra songs here. I'd be here all night. Suffice it to say I've got 'em all. If there could be only two singers in the universe my picks would be Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. Hey BluesBoy, what about All My Tomorrows ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 All My Tomorrows and You're right Uncle Joe ... there's Dozens of cuts, by both of 'em. Ella Deserves # 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Hey Unc, How about Queen Latifah as Ella for a bio-pic. Let's submit our recommendations for the soundtrack. Whadayathink. We could mine the vaults and find some original / live tapes worthy of lip-synching, and then show 'em how to pull it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyduck85 Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Fantastic man. Truly an icon and his music will definitely live on, no matter what kinda techno/dance/rap BS the future generation insists upon... Anyway, I really wish I'd lived in his generation, cuz I don't know too many of his songs. But my fave (like so many) is "My Way" followed closely by "Fly Me to the Moon" and "For Once in My Life"... Great, great stuff. And very nice blue eyes, btw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Hey Unc, How about Queen Latifah as Ella for a bio-pic. Let's submit our recommendations for the soundtrack. Whadayathink. We could mine the vaults and find some original / live tapes worthy of lip-synching, and then show 'em how to pull it off. Count me in! There are some great Sinatra/Fitzgerald duets, too. Morgan Freeman as The Duke? Don Cheadle as Satch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHOcatholic Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 I like the early Sinatra recordings before the booze and the cigarettes took a toll on his voice. Favourite Sinatra tunes: Luck Be A Lady/Fly Me To The Moon But, can you picture Sinatra without the glass of liquor on rocks in one hand and a cig in the other? Trademark buddy...trademark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy11173 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Personally I like Frank Sinatra's music. Who could forget 'New York, New York"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybalt Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Frank Sinatra starred in the movie Suddenly (1954 - Directed by Lewis Allen) a tense thriller about psychotic professional assassin John Baron (Sinatra) and his henchmen who take a local family hostage as they prepare to ambush the President of the United States at a whistle-stop visit to a rural town on a railroad line in central California. In the notorious colorized version of this black-and-white film, Frank Sinatra is given brown eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otokichi Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 It's probably heresy in The Church of Sinatra, but if Hollywood ever decided to do "Sinatra/Old Blue Eyes/Chairman of the Board" ala "Ray," I think Harry Connick, Jr. might be able to lip synch his way through the movie. (I wonder if the actor who played "Johnny Fontaine" in "The Godfather" would do if the kid from New Orleans won't do?) Signed...a fan of Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, and...Chet Baker. :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 What he said about Elvis :- (1956) "His kind of music is deplorable, a rancid smelling aphrodisiac...It fosters almost totally negative and destructive reactions in young people." (1977) "There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 (*I wonder if the actor who played "Johnny Fontaine" in "The Godfather" would do if the kid from New Orleans won't do?) Signed...a fan of Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, and...Chet Baker. *And a fan of Al Martino it seems. Hey Darryl,ever seen the appearances Elvis made on Frank's TV Show? They seemed to get along very well like warm friends with lots of respect for each other. Don't believe everything you read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 Hi Uncle. Yes I saw a bit of one where they both sang each other's song. Elvis sang "Witchcraft" and I forget what Frank sang. I hate to say it, but Frank did the better job. I DO like Frank Sinatra, always have. He's a great interpreter of a song, eg "The Lady Is A Tramp". He made some really good movies too - "Man With The Golden Arm" and of course the one that got his career back on track "From Here To Eternity". (THAT was a hot book back in the 50s). Also as Nathan Detroit in "Guys And Dolls". Digressing for a moment, it and "Little Miss Marker" were the two best Movie adaptations of Damon Runyon's excellent books. I think Frank and many other established Musicians felt "Threatened" by Elvis - the same as Elvis and others did when the Beatles/ British Invasion hit the scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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