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.
A Hard Day's Night
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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When the jungle shadows fall
Like the tick, tick, tock of the stately clock
As it stands against the wall
Like the drip, drip, drip of the raindrops
When the summer show'are is through
So a voice within me keeps repeating
You, you, you
Night and day
You are the one
Only you 'neath the moon
Or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
No matter, darling where you are
I think of you
Night and day
Day and night
Why it is so
That this longing for you
Follows wherever I go
In the roarin' traffic's boom
In the silence of my lonely room
I think of you
Night and day
Night and day
Under the hide of me
There's an oh such a hungry
Yearnin' burnin' inside of me
And it's torment won't be through
'Til you let me spend my life
Making love to you
Day and night
Night and day
The lyrics to Frank Sinatra's song Night and Day describe an intense and overwhelming feeling of love for someone, that persists regardless of the time or place. The repetition of different sounds, such as the beat of the tom tom and the tick-tock of the clock, demonstrate how the voice within the singer echoes the rhythm of his heart, continuously reminding him of his beloved. The imagery of the raindrops falling and the shadows of the jungle emphasize the depth of his infatuation and the complexity of his emotions.
Despite being separated from his love, whether they are near or far, the singer's thoughts are consumed by them both day and night. His yearning for them is all-consuming, burning inside of him like a hunger that cannot be satiated. The intensity of his feelings is particularly apparent in the final stanza, where he expresses that his torment will not cease until he is able to spend his life making love to the object of his desire.
Overall, the song is a beautiful expression of passionate love and the ways in which it can consume and overwhelm us, remaining a constant presence even in the absence of the beloved.
Line by Line Meaning
Like the beat, beat, beat of the tom tom
The singer compares the feeling of longing to the sound of a drum beating repetitively.
When the jungle shadows fall
The drumming is like the shadows that come when the night falls in a jungle.
Like the tick, tick, tock of the stately clock
The beat of the clock is like the incessant call of longing.
As it stands against the wall
The clock's immovable stance is symbolic of the unwavering endurance of desire.
Like the drip, drip, drip of the raindrops
The heartbeat of the artist is echoed by the sound of raindrops falling.
When the summer show'are is through
When the summer's display of nature has ended, the longing does not stop.
So a voice within me keeps repeating
The singer's inner voice constantly reminds them of their desire.
You, you, you
Only one person can put an end to the endless longing - 'you'.
Night and day
The longing pervades all moments of the artist's life.
You are the one
The person the artist craves is the only one for them.
Only you 'neath the moon
The person is the only one the singer desires under the moonlight.
Or under the sun
The person is the only one the artist desires during daylight hours as well.
Whether near to me or far
The distance between the singer and the object of their affection does not matter.
No matter, darling where you are
Wherever the person the singer craves is, they will always have the same effect on the singer.
I think of you
The thoughts of the person are ever-present in the singer's mind.
Day and night
The longing pervades all moments of the artist's life.
Why it is so
The artist questions why they are beset by such longing.
That this longing for you
The singer's desire for the person is unrelenting.
Follows wherever I go
The singer carries their desire with them wherever they go.
In the roarin' traffic's boom
Even in the noisy bustle of life, the desire for the person is unyielding.
In the silence of my lonely room
Even in the quiet solitude of the artist's room, their thoughts are consumed with the object of their desire.
Night and day
The longing pervades all moments of the artist's life.
Under the hide of me
The source of the singer's longing is deep within them.
There's an oh such a hungry
The artist's desire for the person is intense and insatiable.
Yearnin' burnin' inside of me
The desire for the person is like a flame that consumes the singer from within.
And it's torment won't be through
The singer's suffering will not end until they can be with the person they desire.
Til you let me spend my life
The singer's desire is for a lifelong union with the object of their affection.
Making love to you
The artist yearns for an intimate connection with the person they desire.
Day and night
The longing pervades all moments of the artist's life.
Lyrics © Roba Music Verlag GMBH, Red Brick Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cole Porter
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@shaquadradeloiserussell8659
craig stiegel
the older versions best.
we like MEN.... not kids who think theyre men. ....even though they are, but just dont act like it.
by the time he got older his give a damn just busted.
but hey thats life. thats the way it goes.
@victorroque5667
Night and day
You are the one
Only you 'neath the moon
Or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
No matter, darling where you are
I think of you
Night and day
Day and night
Why it is so
That this longing for you
Follows wherever I go
In the roarin' traffic's boom
In the silence of my lonely room
I think of you
Night and day
Night and day
Under the hide of me
There's an oh such a hungry
Yearnin' burnin' inside of me
And it's torment won't be through
'Til you let me spend my life
Making love to you
Day and night
Night and day
@emmamcgurk6257
That's my Aunt Francis on the far left playing violin. She's now 93 years old and still playing. I asked her about it and she said Frank wasn't attractive to her as he was still a teen, he even invited her to go to a party that night, although her mom wouldn't let her as she was only 15. Throughout her life she played at shows in Vegas with Elvis and many greats. Hearing about this time and how much fun she had is amazing.
@DanyaalShaozab
emma mcgurk nice story but I’m pretty sure he was 28 at the time of this film
@melissacastro13
Your aunt is a lucky woman
@ChloeAmberASMR
Danny I think she meant her aunt was still a teen
@erma12268
Danny yeah sorry, she just said that he didn’t seem like all that when she met him 😂
@hannahburge1454
amazing :)
@michealballspen1s93
The Knight Returned
@lrn_news9171
In my opinion, 1940s Sinatra was the best Sinatra. Silky smooth and flawless voice. Unbeatable.
@danielalexanderkandou9610
Yeahh, That's True👍👍👍👏👏👏
@shawnbruce6934
He did Well as He evolved. He Really Indulged. Sad.