Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers". He released his debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, in 1946. Sinatra's professional career had stalled by the early 1950s, and he turned to Las Vegas, where he became one of its best known residency performers as part of The Rat Pack. His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of From Here to Eternity, with his performance subsequently winning an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sinatra released several critically lauded albums, including In the Wee Small Hours (1955), Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956), Come Fly with Me (1958), Only the Lonely (1958) and Nice 'n' Easy (1960).
Sinatra left Capitol in 1960 to start his own record label, Reprise Records, and released a string of successful albums. In 1965, he recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and released the tracks "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". After releasing Sinatra at the Sands, recorded at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Vegas with frequent collaborator Count Basie in early 1966, the following year he recorded one of his most famous collaborations with Tom Jobim, the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim. It was followed by 1968's collaboration with Duke Ellington. Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971, but came out of retirement two years later and recorded several albums and resumed performing at Caesars Palace, and reached success in 1980 with "New York, New York". Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally until a short time before his death in 1998.
Sinatra forged a highly successful career as a film actor. After winning an Academy Award for From Here to Eternity, he starred in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and received critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He appeared in various musicals such as On the Town (1949), Guys and Dolls (1955), High Society (1956), and Pal Joey (1957), winning another Golden Globe for the latter. Toward the end of his career, he became associated with playing detectives, including the title character in Tony Rome (1967). Sinatra would later receive the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1971. On television, The Frank Sinatra Show began on ABC in 1950, and he continued to make appearances on television throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Sinatra was also heavily involved with politics from the mid-1940s, and actively campaigned for presidents such as Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, though before Kennedy's death Sinatra's alleged Mafia connections led to his being snubbed.
While Sinatra never formally learned how to read music, he had an impressive understanding of it, and he worked very hard from a young age to improve his abilities in all aspects of music. A perfectionist, renowned for his dress sense and performing presence, he always insisted on recording live with his band. His bright blue eyes earned him the popular nickname "Ol' Blue Eyes". Sinatra led a colorful personal life, and was often involved in turbulent affairs with women, such as with his second wife Ava Gardner. He went on to marry Mia Farrow in 1966 and Barbara Marx in 1976. Sinatra had several violent confrontations, usually with journalists he felt had crossed him, or work bosses with whom he had disagreements. He was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. After his death, American music critic Robert Christgau called him "the greatest singer of the 20th century", and he continues to be seen as an iconic figure.
Sinatra died with his wife at his side at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on May 14, 1998, aged 82, after a heart attack. Sinatra had ill health during the last few years of his life, and was frequently hospitalized for heart and breathing problems, high blood pressure, pneumonia and bladder cancer. He was further diagnosed as having dementia. He had made no public appearances following a heart attack in February 1997. Sinatra's wife encouraged him to "fight" while attempts were made to stabilize him, and his final words were, "I'm losing." Sinatra's daughter, Tina, later wrote that she and her sister, Nancy, had not been notified of their father's final hospitalization, and it was her belief that "the omission was deliberate. Barbara would be the grieving widow alone at her husband's side." The night after Sinatra's death, the lights on the Empire State Building in New York City were turned blue, the lights at the Las Vegas Strip were dimmed in his honor, and the casinos stopped spinning for a minute.
Sinatra's funeral was held at the Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, California, on May 20, 1998, with 400 mourners in attendance and thousands of fans outside. Gregory Peck, Tony Bennett, and Sinatra's son, Frank Jr., addressed the mourners, who included many notable people from film and entertainment. Sinatra was buried in a blue business suit with mementos from family members—cherry-flavored Life Savers, Tootsie Rolls, a bottle of Jack Daniel's, a pack of Camel cigarettes, a Zippo lighter, stuffed toys, a dog biscuit, and a roll of dimes that he always carried—next to his parents in section B-8 of Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.
His close friends Jilly Rizzo and Jimmy Van Heusen are buried nearby. The words "The Best Is Yet to Come", plus "Beloved Husband & Father" are imprinted on Sinatra's grave marker. Significant increases in recording sales worldwide were reported by Billboard in the month of his death.
05-Something Stupid
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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To spend an evening with me
And if we go someplace to dance, I know that there's a chance
You won't be leaving with me
And afterwards we drop into a quiet little place and have a drink or two
And then I go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like "I love you"
I can see it in your eyes
And though it's just a line to you, for me it's true
And never seemed so right before
I practice every day to find some clever lines to say
To make the meaning come through
But then I think I'll wait until the evening gets late and I'm alone with you
The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get red and, oh, the night's so blue
And then I go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like "I love you"
The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get red and, oh, the night's so blue
And then I go and spoil it all by sayin' something stupid like "I love you"
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
The lyrics of Frank Sinatra/Lee Hazlewood/Nancy Sinatra's song Somethin' Stupid describe a hesitant, uncertain man who is trying to express his true feelings to the woman he loves. He begins by acknowledging that he has been waiting patiently for her to make time for him and that he realizes there is a chance she won't want to be more than friends. The man then suggests going somewhere to have a drink together, but he ruins the moment by blurting out that he loves her, which he fears may make her uncomfortable or result in her rejecting him outright. Despite this, he explains that he truly means what he's said and feels that it's never been more right for him to express his love for her.
The song is melancholic and captures the fear and vulnerability that can come with expressing one's true feelings. The lyrics reference the difficulty in finding the right words to express oneself and the fear of being rejected or not being heard. The song also comments on the complicated nature of romantic desire, in which one person may feel strong passion while the other may be hesitant or not feel the same level of emotions. Overall, Somethin' Stupid is a poignant reflection on love, vulnerability, and the complexity of human relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
I know I stand in line until you think you have the time
I understand that you're busy and I'm willing to wait for you because I value spending time with you.
To spend an evening with me
I want to take you out and enjoy your company for an entire evening.
And if we go someplace to dance, I know that there's a chance
I recognize that you may not want to dance with me and that's okay.
You won't be leaving with me
I'm aware that you have no obligation to stay with me and I respect your right to choose.
And afterwards we drop into a quiet little place and have a drink or two
If you're open to it, I'd like to continue our evening together somewhere quieter where we can talk and enjoy each other's company.
And then I go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like 'I love you'
Unfortunately, I have a habit of sabotaging myself by blurting out my romantic feelings when I'm with you.
I can see it in your eyes
I can tell from your expression that you don't believe the typical romantic lines people use.
That you despise the same old lies you heard the night before
You're tired of hearing the same insincere things from other people and you're rightfully skeptical of my words.
And though it's just a line to you, for me it's true
Even though you see it as a cliché, I really mean what I'm saying.
And never seemed so right before
My feelings for you have never felt so genuine and authentic until now.
I practice every day to find some clever lines to say
I'm constantly trying to come up with new and interesting things to say to you to express my feelings.
To make the meaning come through
I want to find the perfect words to convey the depth of my emotions for you.
But then I think I'll wait until the evening gets late and I'm alone with you
However, I've realized that it's better to wait until we're alone and the atmosphere feels right before I share my true feelings with you.
The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get red and, oh, the night's so blue
When the moment finally arrives, everything feels perfect and romantic. I'm surrounded by your sweet scent and the sky is filled with the beautiful colors of nightfall.
I love you
There's no other way to say it, I am genuinely in love with you.
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I know I stand in line
Until you think you have the time
To spend an evening with me
And if we go some place to dance
I know that there's a chance
You won't be leaving with me
Then afterwards we drop into a quiet little place
And have a drink or two
And then I go and spoil it all
By saying somethin' stupid like, "I love you"
I can see it in your eyes
That you despise the same old lies
You heard the night before
And though it's just a line to you
For me it's true
And never seemed so right before
I practice every day
To find some clever lines to say
To make the meaning come through
But then I think I'll wait
Until the evening gets late
And I'm alone with you
The time is right, your perfume fills my head
The stars get red, and, oh, the night's so blue
And then I go and spoil it all
By saying somethin' stupid like, "I love you"
The time is right, your perfume fills my head
The stars get red, and, oh, the night's so blue
And then I go and spoil it all
By saying somethin' stupid like, "I love you"
"I love you"
"I love you"
"I love you"
"I love you"
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I know I stand in line
Until you think you have the time
To spend an evening with me
And if we go some place to dance
I know that there's a chance
You won't be leaving with me
Then afterwards we drop into a quiet little place
And have a drink or two
And then I go and spoil it all
By saying somethin' stupid like, "I love you"
I can see it in your eyes
That you despise the same old lies
You heard the night before
And though it's just a line to you
For me it's true
And never seemed so right before
I practice every day
To find some clever lines to say
To make the meaning come through
But then I think I'll wait
Until the evening gets late
And I'm alone with you
The time is right, your perfume fills my head
The stars get red, and, oh, the night's so blue
And then I go and spoil it all
By saying somethin' stupid like, "I love you"
The time is right, your perfume fills my head
The stars get red, and, oh, the night's so blue
And then I go and spoil it all
By saying somethin' stupid like, "I love you"
"I love you"
"I love you"
"I love you"
"I love you"
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I wrote to Frank Jr. a couple of years before he passed away and he sent me several autographed photos which I framed. He was a brilliant composer and singer and musician and will always be missed and loved.
Veronica Gorosito
Great!!
Those were the days when artists were really in tune with their followers, not happening today.
You have such a gift from Frank, lovely!
Tony Vincent
Jr. was very accomplished!
Len Hummel
They harmonized perfectly. Such talent in that family❗
dinasty68
Absolutely, the second voice of this song it's very difficult not to lose it.
Michael Barlow
It's amazing that Frank Sinatra Jr. never had the singing career that his father did considering how much he sounded like his father!
Michael Barlow
@Icarus . Although it is true that timing is an important factor in whether or not someone's talent gets noticed by important people in the entertainment world (as the late, great Jackie Gleason told Johnny Carson in Gleason's only appearance on "The Tonight Show" on October 18, 1985, "Anybody that thinks that it's just their talent - their crazy - you gotta have luck" ), it is a truism that talent usually rises to the top.
Icarus
You also have to consider the fact that Jazz and Big Band music were on their way out. When Frank Jr. started, we were seeing the emergence disco and the new wave of rock music, the times were changing. You need more than just talent to be as successful as Frank Sr., the timing was key.
rhchah HILL
@Jeffrey Farmer that's what I just said he didn't have his father's personality .
rhchah HILL
@Alejandro Failla Julian didn't want his father's kind of music and was very popular .Frank Jr gave me meah no personality vibes .