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.
Come Rain or Come Shin
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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Come rain or come shine
High as a mountain, deep as a river
Come rain or come shine
I guess when you met me
It was just one of those things
But don't you ever bet me
'Cause I'm gonna be true if you let me
Come rain or come shine
We'll be happy together, unhappy together
Now won't that be just fine
The days may be cloudy or sunny
We're in or out of the money
But I'm with you always
I'm with you rain or shine
The song "Come Rain or Come Shine" is a classic love song originally performed by Frank Sinatra and later covered by Gloria Estefan. The song captures the depth of true love that can withstand any weather, whether "rain or shine." The first verse sets the tone and promises, "I'm gonna love you, like nobody's loved you, come rain or come shine, high as a mountain, deep as a river." The lyrics symbolize the longevity and depth of their love that can hold steadfast through any obstacles, adversities, challenges, or life experiences, and their love will remain pure and true.
The second verse further cements their love bond and commitment, saying that when they initially met, it might have been mere chance, but their love wasn't. The lyrics state, "But don't you ever bet me, 'cause I'm gonna be true if you let me. You're gonna love me, like nobody's loved me, come rain, or come shine. We'll be happy together, unhappy together, now won't that be just fine..." They acknowledge that their journey might not always be easy, and they may have to face some problems together, but they're willing to face them united. They're steadfast in their love, and no matter what's happening around them, they'll remain together, as the final lines say, "The days may be cloudy or sunny, we're in or out of the money, but I'm with you always. I'm with you rain or shine."
Line by Line Meaning
I'm gonna love you, like nobody's loved you
I will love you like no one else ever can
Come rain or come shine
No matter what happens, good or bad
High as a mountain, deep as a river
My love for you is strong and endless
Come rain or come shine
No matter what happens, good or bad
I guess when you met me
Perhaps our meeting was by chance
It was just one of those things
But it was meant to happen
But don't you ever bet me
Never doubt my commitment to you
'Cause I'm gonna be true if you let me
If you give me a chance, I'll prove my loyalty
You're gonna love me, like nobody's loved me
Your love for me will be just as strong
Come rain or come shine
No matter what happens, good or bad
We'll be happy together, unhappy together
We'll face all obstacles together
Now won't that be just fine
And that will be enough
The days may be cloudy or sunny
Life may have ups and downs
We're in or out of the money
We may have money or not, but it doesn't matter
But I'm with you always
I'll always be by your side
I'm with you rain or shine
No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HAROLD ARLEN, JOHNNY MERCER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Come Rain Or Come Shine
(Johnny Mercer / Harold Arlen)
I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you
他の誰もよりも僕は君を愛する
Come rain or come shine
どんなことがあっても
High as a mountain
山のように高く
And deep as a river
川のように深く君を愛する
Come rain or come shine
何があろうとも
I guess when you met me
君は思っただろう、僕と出会ったとき
It was just one of those things
これは単なるひとつの出会いに過ぎないと
But don't you ever bet me
でもそんな風に絶対思わないでくれ
'Cause I'm gonna be true
僕は君への愛を貫く
If you let me
君が僕を受け入れてくれるなら
You're gonna love me like nobody's loved me
他の誰もよりも僕を愛してほしい
Come rain or come shine
雨が降ろうと 晴れようとも
Happy together, unhappy together
幸も不幸も二人で分かち合おう
And won't that be fine
そんな人生も悪くない
Days may be cloudy or sunny
曇りの日もあれば、太陽眩しい日もあるだろう
We're in or we're out of the money
お金だってあるときもあれば、無いときもある
But I'm with you always
だけど君にはいつも僕がついているから
I'm with you
僕は君のそばにいる
come rain or come shine
どんなことがあろうとも...
@jamwayofaiken-augustarockb7643
My God how epic can a love song be
@joeasmythe
I was lucky enough to take Frank and Toots fishing on my boat one day back in the 40's. We had a great day, not a lot of fish, but plenty of booze and laughs. He was indeed the greatest.
@MarkBlackburnWPG
What a wonderful memory to cherish for a lifetime. Thanks for posting, Joe A. Smythe
@zuliano05
How are you Sir
@ronaldciccone260
You Luck Man
@rickeydavis9517
I would love to know more about your adventures with Sinatra
@pamelaring9427
Wow. Just wow.
@missycake1
NO ONE could or can sing this any better!
@ronaldciccone260
Agree, Frank Is The Best!
@atlasshrugged1855
Ain't that the truth! And it's not for lack of trying, everybody and their aunt and uncle have tried singing this song.