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.
Brazil
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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We stood beneath an amber moon
And softly murmured "Someday soon"
We kissed and clung together
Then, tomorrow was another day
The morning found me miles away
With still a million things to say
Recalling thrills of our love
There's one thing I'm certain of
Return I will to old Brazil
Then, tomorrow was another day
The morning found me miles away
With still a million things to say
Now, when twilight dims the sky above
Recalling thrills of our love
There's one thing that I'm certain of
Return I will to old Brazil
That old Brazil
Man, it's old in Brazil
Brazil, Brazil
The song "Brazil" by Frank Sinatra depicts a nostalgic reminiscence of a passionate love affair that took place in Brazil. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of two lovers who stood under an amber moon in Brazil and shared a tender moment, anticipating a future together. They passionately kissed and clung tightly to each other, dreaming of their future together, oblivious of the time that was passing by.
However, before they knew it, the night slipped away and tomorrow arrived, and the morning found the singer miles away from his love. Despite the distance, he couldn't stop thinking about her, and there were still a million things he wished he could say to her. As twilight falls, the singer finds himself reminiscing about their love affair, and he becomes certain that he will return to old Brazil, where his heart and his lover are waiting for him.
The song "Brazil" is a sentimental and romantic ballad that captures the essence of a passionate love affair. The lyrics are poignant and evocative, and Sinatra's velvety voice perfectly conveys the emotions that the song portrays. "Brazil" is a timeless classic that has resonated with people across generations, and it remains one of Sinatra's most popular songs to date.
Line by Line Meaning
Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June
Brazil, where love and romance were always in the air during the month of June.
We stood beneath an amber moon
We stood together, mesmerized by the beauty of the moon's amber glow.
And softly murmured "Someday soon"
Whispering to each other the promises we would fulfill in the near future.
We kissed and clung together
Sharing a passionate embrace, holding onto each other tightly.
Then, tomorrow was another day
The next day came, with all of its new possibilities and uncertainties.
The morning found me miles away
Waking up in a different place than where we shared our love.
With still a million things to say
Despite the distance and time, thoughts and feelings of love remained unexpressed.
Now, when twilight dims the sky above
As darkness falls and the colors of the sky fade away.
Recalling thrills of our love
Remembering the excitement and passion of our romance.
There's one thing I'm certain of
Amidst all the uncertainties of life, there is one thing that I know to be true.
Return I will to old Brazil
I will come back to the place where our love was born and thrived.
That old Brazil
The Brazil of the past, full of memories and emotions.
Man, it's old in Brazil
Brazil may have changed over time, but the memories remain as vivid as ever.
Brazil, Brazil
The name of the song, a tribute to a place and a time that will always be meaningful.
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: S. K. Russell, Ary Barroso
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Gabril Antony
Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June
We stood beneath an amber moon
And softly murmured "Someday soon"
We kissed and clung together
Then, tomorrow was another day
The morning found me miles away
With still a million things to say
Now, when twilight dims the sky above
Recalling thrills of our love
There's one thing I'm certain of
Return I will to old Brazil
Then, tomorrow was another day
The morning found me miles away
With still a million things to say
Now, when twilight dims the sky above
Recalling thrills of our love
There's one thing that I'm certain of
Return I will to old Brazil
That old Brazil
Man, it's old in Brazil
Brazil, Brazil
Canal do Gêgê
Tempo que o Brasil tinha crédito no mundo até Frank Sinatra cantava nossos clássicos
Mr. Sylky
Canal do Gêgê, Bob crosby também compôs algumas canções com seu grupo "bobcats" sobre o samba brasileiro, isso em 1939, o disco em questão do Frank Sinatra é dos anos 60. Durante boa parte do século 20 o Brasil foi visto como prospera futura potência mundial, essa visão foi retratada na revista veja em seu anuário de 1993 como "o futuro que nunca veio".
Natan Alves
@Mr. Sylky exatamente vi o Marco Antônio Villa falando algo parecido que você falou.
Júlia Natália
iconoclast 😄😄😄
BRAZILIAN NEWS
Livre Pensador O Festival Internacional da Canção, realizado no Rio de Janeiro, foi antes ou depois do regime militar? Só a nata da música brasileira se apresentou por lá. O Brasil ainda é muito respeitado musicalmente, sim. O problema é a falta de conhecimento da sua parte. Há muitos cantores brasileiros mais conhecidos lá fora do que aqui no Brasil ainda nos dias atuais. Caso exija, mencionarei nomes.
punhetinhagameplays
Lembrei tanto do Jobim ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Eduardo S.C.C.P
The Voice !!! 🇧🇷🇺🇸💗
João Takanori jamjao
WONDERFUL...I'm Brazilian and I didn't know the KING had recorded this song of my country!!!
Danielle Correa
Tb n !!
Sergio Belini
O Loko essa música é mais conhecida que banana...