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.
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you"
Bird singin' in the sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of me
Say "nightie night" and kiss me
Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me
While I'm alone and blue as can be
Stars fading but I linger on, dear
Still craving your kiss
I'm longin' to linger 'til dawn, dear
Just sayin' this...
Sweet dreams 'til sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me
The lyrics of Frank Sinatra's song "Dream a Little Dream of Me" express the longing and desire for someone special. The singer encourages his lover to dream about him through romantic evening imagery of stars shining bright above, night breezes whispering sweet nothings, and birds singing in the sycamore tree. The song opens with an invitation to his lover to take a deep breath and dream alongside him.
Sinatra's plea is for his lover to "Say 'nightie night' and kiss me, Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me." This reflects the vulnerability he feels, and how he longs for the embrace of his lover. In the same verse, Sinatra acknowledges his loneliness and sadness: "While I'm alone and blue as can be," but then he encourages her to dream about him, to keep him in her thoughts and to keep him company in his dreams.
The chorus conveys a sense of longing and desire that Sinatra still feels as he recalls the moments he shared with his lover. He suggests that "Stars are fading but I linger on, dear," and that he still craves her kiss, longing to make the most of every moment with her. This reinforces the idea that even though their physical presence might be apart, he is not letting go of their emotional connection.
Overall, "Dream a Little Dream of Me" serves as a plea from Sinatra to his lover to dream and to remember him. The lyrics convey a sense of longing, sadness, and hope for the sweet dreams of their future together.
Line by Line Meaning
Stars shinin' bright above you
The stars are shining brightly above the person that the singer is addressing
Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you"
The breeze of the night seems to be whispering "I love you" to the person the singer is addressing
Bird singin' in the sycamore tree
A bird is singing in the sycamore tree where the person the singer is addressing is located
Dream a little dream of me
The singer is asking the person to dream of him/her; a longing for the person to think of the singer while dreaming
Say "nightie night" and kiss me
The singer is asking the person to bid him/her goodnight by kissing
Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me
The singer is asking the person to hold him/her tightly and say that he/she will be missed
While I'm alone and blue as can be
The singer is expressing how he/she feels when the person is away
Dream a little dream of me
The singer repeats the request from earlier, asking the person to dream of him/her
Stars fading but I linger on, dear
The stars are fading but the singer is lingering on in the memory of the person he/she is addressing
Still craving your kiss
The singer is still wanting the kiss of the person he/she is addressing
I'm longin' to linger 'til dawn, dear
The singer wants to linger with the person he/she is addressing until dawn
Just sayin' this...
The singer is emphasizing that what he/she said before is important, and must be considered seriously
Sweet dreams 'til sunbeams find you
The singer is wishing sweet dreams to the person he/she is addressing until the sun comes up
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
The singer is wishing that the person he/she is addressing has sweet dreams that leave behind all worries
But in your dreams whatever they be
The singer is acknowledging that he/she can't control the dreams of the person he/she is addressing, even though he/she has requested that the person dream of him/her
Dream a little dream of me
The singer repeats the request from earlier, asking the person to dream of him/her
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Fabian Andre, Gus Kahn, Wilbur Schwandt
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@alexmm1902
Sueña, cuando te sientas triste
Dream, when you're feeling blue
Sueña, eso es lo que hay que hacer
Dream, that's the thing to do
Solo mira los anillos de humo que se elevan en el aire
just watch the smoke rings rise in the air
Encontrarás tu parte de recuerdos allí
You'll find your share of memories there
Así que sueña cuando termine el día
So dream when the day is through
Sueña y puede que se hagan realidad
Dream, and they might come true
Las cosas nunca son tan malas como parecen
Things never are as bad as they seem
asi que sueña, sueña, sueña
So dream, dream, dream
@user-sl8om4wt6l
懐かしい ノスタルジック感じる 胸がキューンとします
@Mama-Ames
Another beautiful song by the late, great Johnny Mercer! And to have it recorded by the late, great "Chairman of The Board"... "Old Blue Eyes" himself... our beloved Frank Sinatra... well... music just doesnt get any better than this. Thank you for posting this timeless recording for all to enjoy.💕
@beatrizlorenz1269
Esos hermosos ojos!!!! Bellísima voz y el guapísimo. Y excelente canción!!!!
@user-hi3bh9ze8b
певец от бога, не устаю слушать его необыкновенный голос.
@lorac1260
maravilhoso, essa música é incrível :) ❤️
@alejandroopazo9305
Increíble. Saludos desde Chile.
@Jan-qg1iy
Great song!!
@richardjani832
Frank Sinatra era un icono de la música universal.
@enzodelcelo7730
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@richardjani832
@Enzo Delcelo Y será...