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.
Be Careful It's My Heart
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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It's not my watch you're holding,
It's my heart.
It's not the note that I sent you
That you quickly burn,
It's not a book I lent you
That you never return.
Remember, it's my heart
It's yours to take, to keep or break,
But please, before you start,
Be careful, it's my heart.
The lyrics to Frank Sinatra's "Be Careful It's My Heart" serve as a warning to an unnamed lover. Sinatra implores this person to be careful with their heart, as it is a precious and vulnerable thing that he’s entrusting into their care. When he says "It's not my watch you're holding, it's my heart," he is emphasizing the importance of the heart over all material possessions. By saying "It's not the note that I sent you that you quickly burn, it's not a book I lent you that you never return," Sinatra drives home the idea that what he's entrusting to his lover is not something that can be easily replaced or forgotten.
The song's central theme is a warning against reckless behavior and the potential consequences of such actions. Sinatra's plea to "be careful…before you start" highlights the importance of fully considering the potential harm that could come from acting carelessly with someone's heart. He wants his lover to be fully aware of the weight of his trust and the value of what he's giving them so that they can approach their relationship with caution and sensitivity.
Overall, this song serves as a powerful reminder that all relationships require care, trust, and a willingness to put others' needs ahead of our own. Sinatra's beautiful voice and the gentle, romantic instrumentation make this song a timeless classic that continues to resonate with listeners many decades after its original release.
Line by Line Meaning
Be careful, it's my heart,
Please handle my emotions with care, as they are fragile and valuable.
It's not my watch you're holding,
This is not a trivial object, but rather my heart, which holds my most intimate and personal feelings.
It's not the note that I sent you
That you quickly burn,
The message I conveyed to you was important, but compared to my heart, it was insignificant and easily forgettable.
It's not a book I lent you
That you never return.
The book I gave you was a simple gesture, whereas my heart is a much grander and meaningful gift, which I hope you will cherish and not forsake.
Remember, it's my heart
The heart with which so willingly I part
By giving you my heart, I made myself vulnerable and open to you. I did this willingly, but now I ask that you treat my heart with the respect and tenderness it deserves.
It's yours to take, to keep or break,
But please, before you start,
I entrust my heart to you to do with as you please. However, I implore you to take a moment to consider the gravity of your actions before you make any decisions.
Be careful, it's my heart.
Once again, I ask that you proceed with caution and handle my heart delicately, knowing that it holds my most profound emotions and desires.
Lyrics © IMAGEM U.S. LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: IRVING BERLIN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@Roberttuck5611
Nice and lively song
@l0v3_y0uu
i search this song bc it was in my cd and it sounds so good
@chrisandersen5635
Ahh, the Vegas Rendition. Great song open to many interpretations.
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@legochetos7726
Nice
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@andyhowlett2231
Good, but I prefer the warmth of the old 1942 recording.