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.
After You've Gone
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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After you've gone there's no denying
You'll feel blue you're gonna be sad
You've missed the dearest pal that (slickest partner) you ever had
There'll come a time don't you forget it
(Yeah) there'll come a time when you're gonna regret it
Some day when you get lonely
After you've gone (split) after you've gone away (flown the coop)
After we paid our dues together
You should have stayed through all that nasty weather
Someday while you're feeling badly
You'll need the only one that loves you so madly
But I'll be gone yes I'll be gone to stay
Yeah after I've gone after I've gone away
The song “After You’ve Gone” by Frank Sinatra is a classic breakup song that depicts the pain of losing a loved one. The verses talk about the aftermath of the breakup and the feelings that come with it. The first verse talks about the immediate aftermath of a breakup when the person who left is still present in the mind of the one left behind. The second verse talks about the future when the person who left will regret their decision and realize that they lost someone who truly cared for them. The chorus talks about the inevitability of the person who left realizing that they need the one they left behind, but by then it will be too late.
The overarching message of the song is that time heals all wounds, and eventually, the person who left will realize their mistake. The lyrics suggest that the one left behind will move on and find someone else while the one who left will be alone and regret their decision. The song is a bittersweet reminder that love can be painful, but in the end, everything will work out for the best.
Overall, “After You’ve Gone” is a melancholic song that beautifully encapsulates the emotions that come with a breakup. It is a timeless classic that has resonated with generations of listeners.
Line by Line Meaning
After you've gone and left me crying
Once you have abandoned me and caused me heartache
After you've gone there's no denying
It is absolute that you have left me
You'll feel blue you're gonna be sad
You will experience a sense of melancholy and sadness
You've missed the dearest pal that (slickest partner) you ever had
You have lost the most treasured friend (or possibly romantic partner) you've ever had
There'll come a time don't you forget it
There will be a moment, do not overlook it
(Yeah) there'll come a time when you're gonna regret it
There is no doubt that you will eventually rue your decision
Some day when you get lonely
At some point when you are feeling desolate and isolated
Your heart will break like mine (and) you'll want me only
Your heart will experience the same pain as mine and you will yearn only for me
After you've gone (split) after you've gone away (flown the coop)
Once you have departed and left me behind
After we paid our dues together
After we endured hardships and challenges together
You should have stayed through all that nasty weather
It would have been beneficial to have remained united despite the difficulties
Someday while you're feeling badly
At some point when you are experiencing sadness or regret
You'll need the only one that loves you so madly
You will require the sole individual that loves you so ardently
But I'll be gone yes I'll be gone to stay
However, I will have already left and will not return
Yeah after I've gone after I've gone away
Indeed, after I depart and leave for good
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Henry Creamer, Turner Layton, Ray Sherman
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Oscar Cisneros III
After you've gone and left me crying, after you've gone - there's no denying
You'll feel blue - you're gonna be sad
You've missed the dearest pal that (slickest partner) you ever had
There'll come a time - don't you forget it
(Yeah) There'll come a time - when you're gonna regret it
Some day when you get lonely
Your heart will break like mine - (and) you'll want me only.
After you've gone (split) - after you've gone away (flown the coop)
After we paid - our dues together
You should have stayed - through all that nasty weather
Someday while you're feeling badly
You'll need the only one that loves you so madly
But I'll be gone - yes I'll be gone - to stay
Yeah after I've gone - after I've gone away
Janet Anderson
unbelievable arrangement, works perfectly with the singer's strengths, stands alone as very creative. great job to Quincy Jones.
Keo R
vikramjit banerjee, yes it is George Benson on guitar.
KROSSWINDZ
IS this George Benson playing the guitar solo on this Sinatra version ?
Marvin Muoneké
The final track from Sinatra's final solo album. If you ask me, it's a great way to go out!
Juan M.P.
Agree
BIX SINGS the music of life
Quincy Jones, Lionel Hampton, George Benson, the best big band ever assembled in a studio, and an aging singer who still has the feel for a great song. What a recording. Love this example of great American music. And of course Mr. Foster, who put it all together. Fantastic.
knarfartanis
Great song, beautiful arangment, this is swing, can't be done better than this.
Element’ry Penguin
Tremendous swing from the best!
Oscar Cisneros III
After you've gone and left me crying, after you've gone - there's no denying
You'll feel blue - you're gonna be sad
You've missed the dearest pal that (slickest partner) you ever had
There'll come a time - don't you forget it
(Yeah) There'll come a time - when you're gonna regret it
Some day when you get lonely
Your heart will break like mine - (and) you'll want me only.
After you've gone (split) - after you've gone away (flown the coop)
After we paid - our dues together
You should have stayed - through all that nasty weather
Someday while you're feeling badly
You'll need the only one that loves you so madly
But I'll be gone - yes I'll be gone - to stay
Yeah after I've gone - after I've gone away
Nicky DePaola Entertainer
ALL TIME AWESOME CLASSIC !!!!!! ALL~STAR BAND !! 1984, I WAS 21 !!